< Previous10 VILLANOVA.COM 2019 FOOTBALL 2019 GAMEDAY VILLANOVA STADIUM [VILLANOVA, PA. ] VILLANOVA ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Prev. School ) 1 Josh McGrigg WR Jr. 5-8 170 Alexandria, Va./Mt. Vernon 2 Changa Hodge WR Jr. 6-1 200 East Stroudsburg, Pa/. East Stroudsburg South 3 Justin Covington RB Jr. 5-11 215 Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Hayes 4 Qwahsin Townsel LB R-Fr. 6-0 220 Egg Harbor Twp., N.J./St. Joseph 5 Jevon Jones WR Jr. 6-1 200 Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham 6 Jaquan Amos DB Jr. 6-1 190 Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast 7 Julian Williams DB Sr. 6-3 215 Airmont, N.Y./Hun School 8 Qadir Ismail QB R-Fr. 6-6 220 Bel Air, Md./John Carroll School 9 Jack Schetelich QB Jr. 6-2 205 Cranford, N.J./Cranford 10 Dez Boykin WR So. 5-10 190 Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall 11 Keeling Hunter LB Sr. 6-0 225 Franklin, Tenn./Franklin Road Academy/ Peddie School (N.J.) 12 Daniel Smith QB Jr. 6-0 205 Leesburg, Va./Tuscarora/ Campbell Univ. 13 Julian Liaci WR So. 5-9 165 Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth 14 Connor Watkins QB Fr. 6-1 205 Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Twp. 15 Jaquan Allen WR Fr. 6-1 185 East Hartford, Conn./East Hartford 16 JJ Scarpello QB Jr. 6-2 215 Tabernacle, N.J./Seneca 17 Nowoola Awopetu DB Jr. 5-11 200 Staten Island, N.Y./Port Richmond 18 Matt O’Connor QB Fr. 6-2 185 Ardmore, Pa./ Lower Merion 19 Rayjoun Pringle WR Fr. 5-9 170 Dumfries, Va./Hayfield Secondary School 20 Darryl McDaniel DB So. 5-10 200 Washington, D.C./St. John’s 21 Elijah Trent DB So. 6-3 190 Rockville, Md./Thomas Wootton 22 Dan Cirino WR So. 6-0 190 Collegeville, Pa./Pope John Paul II 23 Isas Waxter DB Fr. 6-1 205 Orange, N.J./Immaculate Conception 24 Darius Pickett DB R-Fr. 6-0 190 Nottingham, Md./McDonough School 25 Jalen Goodman DB Fr. 6-0 185 Narberth, Pa./Lower Merion 26 Jaaron Hayek WR Fr. 6-1 190 Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills 27 Jared Wolfe WR Sr. 6-1 195 Seaford, N.Y./ MacArthur 28 DeeWil Barlee RB Fr. 5-8 180 Upper Darby, Pa./Episcopal 29 Amin Black LB Jr. 5-9 225 Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep 30 Elijah Glover DB Fr. 6-1 195 Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville 31 Elijah Solomon LB Fr. 6-0 225 Reisterstown, Md./Franklin 32 Josh Slay LB Fr. 5-11 200 Douglasville, Ga./Douglas County 33 Trajan Anderson LB Jr. 6-1 245 Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax 34 Ike Osuagwu RB Sr. 5-8 190 Wilmington, Del./ Tatnall School 35 TD Ayo-Durojaiye RB Fr. 5-11 185 Damascus, Md./Damascus 36 Jalen Jackson RB So. 5-9 215 Richmond, Va./Thomas Jefferson 37 Hunter Cusimano DB Fr. 6-1 190 Greenwich, Conn./ Greenwich 38 Chucky Smith DB Sr. 5-11 205 Newbury Park, Calif./Newbury Park 39 Anthony Siragusa DB So. 5-11 195 Florham Park, N.J./Delbarton 40 Tahj Powell DB Jr. 6-0 170 Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic 40 Jeff Wiley DL Sr. 6-3 245 Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley 41 Christian Benford DB So. 6-1 190 Randallstown, Md./Randallstown 42 Michael Taylor DL So. 6-2 260 Rockville Centre, N.Y./Holy Cross 43 Forrest Rhyne LB Jr. 6-1 225 Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro Area 46 Jared Nelson DL So. 6-3 295 Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury 47 Jalen Howard DL Fr. 6-1 250 Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge 48 Owen Thomas DE R-Fr. 6-4 245 Lansdale, Pa./North Penn 50 Tyler Will DL Sr. 6-1 245 Newtown Square, Pa./Episcopal 51 Joey D’Antonio LS Jr. 5-9 175 Hope, R.I./Bishop Hendricken 52 Drew Wiley LB Sr. 6-2 235 Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley 53 Patrick Reed LB Jr. 6-3 210 Westwood, Mass./St. Sebastian’s 54 Tyler Von Nessen LB Sr. 6-1 205 Manalapan, N.J./Freehold Twp. 56 Jake Northrop LB Fr. 6-3 230 Fairfield, Conn./ Ludlowe 57 Paul Meduri OL Jr. 6-0 300 Columbus, N.J./St. Augustine Prep No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Prev. School ) 59 Kevin Crabtree LS Jr. 6-2 215 Medfield, Mass./Milton Academy 60 Jacob Walton OL Fr. 6-3 275 Lansdale, Pa./ North Penn 62 Colin Gamroth OL Jr. 6-4 285 Mercer Island, Wash./Seattle Prep 65 Paul Grattan OL Jr. 6-4 300 Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon 66 James Petrovcik OL R-Fr. 6-3 285 Westfield, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 67 MJ Dumas OL Jr. 6-3 310 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North 68 PJ Szymanski OL So. 6-4 285 Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East 70 Wyatt Hummel OL Fr. 6-6 280 Dallas, Texas/Jesuit College Prep 71 Kofi Appiah OL Jr. 6-6 290 Bowie, Md./CH Flowers 72 Jaden Rolling OL Fr. 6-5 350 Brooklyn, N.Y./Hudson Catholic 73 Michael Corbi OL So. 6-3 295 Arnold, Md./Mount Saint Joseph 74 Patrick Lawler OL Jr. 6-7 310 Milton, Mass./Thayer Academy 75 Patrick La Rosa OL Jr. 6-3 275 Uniondale, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial 76 Matthew Mazza OL R-Fr. 6-5 280 Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan 77 William Hambrook OL Fr. 6-2 275 Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic 78 Peter Fallon DL Jr. 6-3 300 Milford, Mass./Millis 79 Nick Torres OL R-Fr. 6-6 315 Whitestone, N.Y./Salisbury School (Conn.) 80 Andrew Perez WR So. 6-2 210 North Caldwell, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 81 Simon Bingelis TE Sr. 6-5 255 Brick, N.J./Brick Twp. 82 Zac Kerxton WR Sr. 5-11 195 Haymarket, Va./Battlefield 84 Robert Brady WR Jr. 5-10 180 Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic 85 Jack Stanton TE Fr. 6-2 220 Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta 86 Todd Summers TE Jr. 6-5 245 Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional 87 Charlie Gilroy TE So. 6-5 245 Wilmette, Ill./Loyola Academy 88 Colton Niedzielski TE So. 6-4 235 Worcester, Pa./Germantown Academy 89 Jack Boomer TE Jr. 6-3 225 Ogden, Utah/Judge Memorial 92 Malik Fisher DL Jr. 6-4 255 New York, N.Y./Xavier 94 Garrett Zobel DL R-Fr. 6-2 290 Hatfield, Pa./La Salle 95 Billy Solms DL SO. 6-1 280 Marshall, Va./Woodberry Forest 96 Nathan Fondacaro K/P So. 5-10 185 Sewell, N.J./St. Augustine Prep 97 Aaron Seigle DL Jr. 6-3 275 Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township 98 Drew Kresge K/P Jr. 5-11 195 Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone 99 CJ Pressley DL Fr. 6-4 275 Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic/ Peddie School (N.J.) COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Mark Ferrante OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS COACH: Chris Boden DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS COACH: Ola Adams WIDE RECEIVERS COACH: Nate Pagan RUN GAME COORDINATOR/OFFENSIVE LINE: Sean Devine RUNNING BACKS COACH: Brian Jones SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE LINE: Ross Pennypacker RECRUITING COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS COACH: Dave Riede OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS COACH: Matt Colangelo OFFENSIVE ASSISTANT: Josh Fletcher DEFENSIVE ASSISTANT: Lenny Smith VIDEO COORDINATOR: TJ Landis STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH: Mike Tucker12 VILLANOVA.COM 2019 FOOTBALL 2019 GAMEDAY VILLANOVA STADIUM [VILLANOVA, PA. ] LONG ISLAND ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Prev. School ) 1 Ricco Aaron, Jr. Sr. LB 6-1 225 Natchitoches, La. / Dean 1 Tosin Oyekanmi R-So. WR 5-11 180 Far Rockaway, N.Y. / ASA 2 Jake Bofshever Sr. WR 6-0 195 Parkland, Fla. / Coral Springs 2 Grant Ibeh Gr. DB 6-2 190 Gaithersburg, Md. / Central Conn. State 3 Justin Degroat Gr. WR 6-3 205 Wayne, N.J. / Wayne Hills 3 Jahmel Johnson Jr. DB 5-10 175 Haverstraw, N.Y. / Bergen Catholic 4 Clay Beathard Jr. QB 6-1 190 Nashville, Tenn. / Iowa Western 4 Tavon Joseph Jr. DL 6-2 225 Queens, N.Y. / Nassau C.C. 5 Ricky Conway Fr. RB 5-10 180 Lindenhurst, N.Y. / Lindenhurst 5 Abdoulaye Konate Jr. LB 5-11 215 New York, N.Y. / Towson 6 Caleb Caslow Fr. LB 6-1 205 Altamonte Springs, Fla. / Lake Brantley 6 Malcolm Denbow Fr. RB 5-10 175 Miramar, Fla. / West Broward 7 Tommy Donovan So. QB 5-10 205 North Massapequa, N.Y. / Farmingdale 8 Elijah Beard So. DB 6-3 190 Wayne, N.J. / Wayne Valley 9 Derick Eugene Jr. WR 6-3 200 Westbury, N.Y. / Holy Trinity 9 Anthony Romano Fr. DB 6-2 215 Long Branch, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic 10 Luke Sprague Fr. QB 6-4 205 Springfield, Pa. / Cardinal O’Hara 10 Dante Zicarelli Fr. LB 6-2 205 Boonton, N.J. / Saint Joseph Regional 11 Alex Daubon R-Jr. WR 6-2 200 Homewood, Ill. / DuPage 12 Camden Orth Fr. QB 6-3 210 Newberry, Fla. / Buchholz 13 Jacob Cheshire Fr. QB 6-2 180 Sayville, N.Y. / Sayville 15 Derrick Edafe Fr. WR 6-0 185 Staten Island, N.Y. / Susan B. Wagner 16 Liam McIntyre Fr. LB 6-0 205 East Moriches, N.Y. / Westhampton Beach 17 Jerome Brooks III Jr. DB 6-2 195 Central Islip, N.Y. / Stony Brook 18 Tariq Snead So. DB 5-10 180 Erial, N.J. / Timber Creek Regional 19 Steven Chambers So. WR 6-0 185 Garden City Park, N.Y. / New Hyde Park 20 Spanky Dixon Fr. DB 6-1 190 Baltimore, Md. / Gilman 21 Ramshar Clarke Sr. LB 6-0 210 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Monroe 22 Allen Crawford Fr. RB 5-7 190 Dania Beach, Fla. / Western 24 Jonathan DeBique R-So. RB 6-0 225 Baldwin, N.Y. / Baldwin 25 Desean Spencer Fr. DB 5-11 185 Baltimore, Md. / Archbishop Spalding 26 Kevin Gutierrez So. LB 6-0 210 Brooklyn, N.Y. / New Utrecht 28 Jared Williams So. RB 5-10 180 Massapequa, N.Y. / Holy Trinity 29 Kobe Hylton Fr. DB 6-1 180 Snelville, Ga. / South Gwinnett 30 Isaiah Richards Fr. LB 6-0 220 Staten Island, N.Y. / Curtis 31 Malachi Wilson Fr. DB 5-10 180 Kissimmee, Fla. / Osceola Kissimmee 32 Tim Marinan Sr. RB 6-0 210 Longwood, Fla. / Lake Brantley 33 Bryce Campbell So. DB 6-3 190 Howell, N.J. / Colts Neck 34 Jason DeLucia Jr. RB 6-1 210 North Bellmore, N.Y. / Kellenberg Memorial 36 Ryan Charleston Fr. TE 5-11 240 Massapequa Park, N.Y. / Milford Academy 37 Rudy Silvera Fr. DB 6-1 200 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Christ the King 38 Briant DeFelice R-Fr. K 5-8 185 Massapequa, N.Y. / Farmingdale 39 Andrew Ferriolo Sr. DB 6-2 185 Yaphank, N.Y. / Longwood 40 Dylan Cook So. LB 6-1 205 Old Bethpage, N.Y. / Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK 41 Blake Nevitt Fr. TE 6-0 235 Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty 42 Luke Brush Jr. DB 5-11 170 Bellmore, N.Y. / Holy Trinity 43 Tommy Pearce Fr. LB 6-1 210 Manalapan, N.J. / Manalapan 44 Alan Presler Fr. TE 6-2 230 Manalapan, N.J. / Manalapan 46 Brendan Didier Fr. DB 5-11 170 North Babylon, N.Y. / North Babylon 47 Dylan McCutchen So. DL 6-2 200 Whitestone, N.Y. / Holy Cross 48 Shawn Bendeck Fr. DB 6-1 195 Glendale, N.Y. / Saint Francis Prep 49 Russ Ferrisi Fr. LB 6-0 220 Freehold, N.J. / Mater Dei Prep 50 Albert Black So. OL 5-9 215 Middle Island, N.Y. / Longwood 51 Liam Mahoney Fr. OL 6-4 270 Shoreham, N.Y. / Shoreham-Wading River 52 Abel Joseph Sr. DL 6-1 280 Hollis, N.Y. / Flushing 53 Matt Aloni R-Fr. LS 6-2 225 Plainedge, N.Y. / Penn State No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Prev. School ) 56 James Regateiro So. DL 6-0 265 Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills West 57 Tyler Love R-Fr. LB 6-1 205 East Meadow, N.Y. / Delaware 58 Jalil Cincinnati So. OL 6-4 225 Valley Stream, N.Y. / Valley Stream Central 61 C.J. Adams Fr. OL 6-4 320 Patchogue, N.Y. / Patchogue-Medford 62 Andrew Chiarelli Sr. OL 6-0 255 Waxhaw, N.C. / Cuthbertson 63 Kyle Kandel So. OL 6-4 260 East Meadow, N.Y. / W.T. Clarke 64 Greg Amato So. OL 6-2 300 Mastic, N.Y. / William Floyd 65 Yodhe Desta Fr. OL 6-3 300 Lancaster, Pa. / Conestoga Valley 66 Tyler Pedersen Fr. OL 6-3 280 Northport, N.Y. / Northport 67 Jack Doherty Fr. OL 6-2 270 Bethpage, N.Y. / St. Dominic 68 Tyler Nemecek Fr. OL 6-7 270 Farmingdale, N.Y. / Farmingdale 69 Frank Sokenis So. OL 6-4 285 Hicksville, N.Y. / Hicksville 70 Chris Sollenne So. OL 6-0 240 Massapequa Park, N.Y. / Massapequa 71 Dareus Smith Jr. OL 6-3 285 Huntington, N.Y. / John Glenn 72 Terrell Cyrus II R-Fr. OL 6-3 295 Uniondale, N.Y. / Uniondale 73 Brian Gibson Jr. OL 6-4 290 Columbia, Md. / Oakland Mills 74 Steve Almada Jr. OL 6-3 335 Lawndale, Calif. / Long Beach City Col. 75 Tedi Kushi Fr. OL 6-6 325 Staten Island, N.Y. / Moore Catholic 76 Steven Reisert Fr. OL 6-6 315 Massapequa, N.Y. / Plainedge 77 Anthony Lavio Jr. DL 6-1 255 Coram, N.Y. / Longwood 78 Julian Singh So. OL 6-3 300 Mount Laurel, N.J. / Lenape 80 Nick Giacalone Fr. WR 6-0 175 Franklin Square, N.Y. / H Frank Carey 81 Jose Acosta, Jr. So. OL 5-11 245 Lindenhurst, N.Y. / Copiague 82 Damien Caffrey So. TE 6-5 235 East Northport, N.Y. / John Glenn 83 Cole Neuendorf So. WR 5-7 145 Levittown, N.Y. / Island Trees 84 Alex Khouri Fr. K 6-0 180 Whitehall, Pa. / Whitehall 85 Anthony Gambino Fr. WR 6-2 200 Manorville, N.Y. / Eastport South Manor 86 Noah Anderson Fr. WR 5-10 180 Hampton, Va. / Bishop Sullivan Catholic 87 Owen Glascoe Fr. WR 6-4 235 Massapequa Park, N.Y. / Penn State 92 Mike Doyle So. DL 6-1 270 New Port Richey, Fla. / J.W. Mitchell 94 Kurt Lassiter Jr. DL 6-3 265 Clifton, N.J. / Passaic Tech 95 Joe Motto So. DL 6-1 240 Flushing, N.Y. / Holy Cross 96 Gerald Crowley So. DL 6-3 275 Newark, N.J. / Morgan State 97 Jordan Valerius-Twyman Jr. DL 6-3 285 Lagrangeville, N.Y. / Monroe 98 Tom Cipolla Fr. DL 6-3 250 Island Park, N.Y. / Kellenberg Memorial 99 Joe Amalfitano Jr. DL 6-3 235 Franklin Square, N.Y. / H. Frank Carey14 VILLANOVA.COM 2019 FOOTBALL 2019 GAMEDAY VILLANOVA STADIUM [VILLANOVA, PA. ] TODAY’S TWO DEEP VILLANOVA WILDCATS OFFENSE Quarterback 12 Daniel Smith 6-0 205 Jr. 9 Jack Schetelich OR 6-2 205 Jr. 8 Qadir Ismail 6-6 220 RFr. Running Back 28 DeeWil Barlee 5-8 180 Fr. 35 TD Ayo-Durojaiye 5-11 185 Fr. Wide Receiver 82 Zac Kerxton 5-11 195 Sr. 10 Dez Boykin 5-10 190 So. Wide Receiver 2 Changa Hodge 6-1 200 Jr. 1 Josh McGrigg 5-8 170 Jr. Wide Receiver 26 Jaaron Hayek 6-1 190 Fr. 5 Jevon Jones 6-1 200 Jr. Tight End 86 Todd Summers 6-5 245 Jr. 81 Simon Bingelis 6-5 255 Sr. Right Tackle 79 Nick Torres 6-6 315 RFr. 76 Matthew Mazza 6-5 280 RFr Left Tackle 71 Kofi Appiah 6-6 290 Jr. 76 Matthew Mazza 6-5 280 RFr Center 62 Colin Gamroth 6-4 285 Jr. 65 Paul Grattan 6-3 295 So. Left Guard 65 Paul Grattan 6-3 295 So. 66 James Petrovcik 6-3 285 RFr. Right Guard 67 MJ Dumas 6-2 310 Jr. 60 Michael Corbi 6-3 295 So. DEFENSE Defensive End 92 Malik Fisher 6-5 255 Jr. 94 Garrett Zobel 6-2 290 RFr. Defensive Tackle 78 Peter Fallon 6-3 300 Jr. 46 Jared Nelson 6-3 295 So. Defensive End 97 Aaron Seigle 6-2 275 Jr. 42 Michael Taylor 6-2 260 So. Linebacker 52 Drew Wiley 6-2 235 Sr. 48 Owen Thomas 6-4 245 RFr. Middle Linebacker 4 Qwahsin Townsel 6-0 220 RFr. 11 Keeling Hunter 6-0 225 Sr. Linebacker 43 Forrest Rhyne 6-1 225 Jr. 31 Elijah Solomon 6-0 225 Fr. Cornerback 21 Elijah Trent 6-3 190 So. 41 Christian Benford 6-1 190 So. Cornerback 6 Jaquan Amos 6-1 205 Jr. 41 Christian Benford 6-1 190 So. Free Safety 17 Nowoola Awopetu 5-11 200 Jr. 30 Elijah Glover 6-1 195 Fr. Weak Safety 24 Darius Pickett 6-0 190 RFr. 6 Jaquan Amos 6-1 205 Jr. Strong Safety 7 Julian Williams 6-3 215 Sr. 38 Chucky Smith 5-11 205 Sr. SPECIALIST Placekicker 98 Drew Kresge 5-11 195 Jr. 96 Nathan Fondacaro 5-10 185 So. Kickoffs 96 Nathan Fondacaro 5-10 185 So. Punter 96 Nathan Fondacaro 5-10 185 So. 82 Zac Kerxton 5-10 190 Jr. Holder 16 JJ Scarpello 6-2 215 Jr. 51 Joey D’Antonio 5-9 175 Jr. Long Snapper 59 Kevin Crabtree 6-2 215 Jr. 51 Joey D’Antonio 5-9 175 Jr. Kick Returner 26 Jaaron Hayek 6-1 190 Fr. 10 Dez Boykin 5-10 190 So. Punt Returner 1 Josh McGrigg 5-8 170 Jr. 26 Jaaron Hayek 6-1 190 Fr. LONG ISLAND SHARKS OFFENSE Quarterback 13 Jacob Cheshire 6-2 180 Fr. 12 Camden Orth 6-3 210 Fr. Running Back 32 Tim Marinan 6-0 210 So. 24 Jonathan DeBique 6-0 225 RSo. Wide Receiver 1 Tosin Oyekanmi 5-11 180 RSo. 87 Owen Glascoe 6-4 235 Fr. Wide Receiver 2 Jake Bofshever 6-0 195 RSr. 11 Alex Daubon 6-2 200 RJr. Wide Receiver 19 Steven Chambers 6-0 185 So. 3 Justin DeGroat 6-3 205 Gr. Tight End 44 Alan Presler 6-2 230 Fr. 41 Blake Nevitt 6-0 235 Fr. Left Tackle 71 Dareus Smith 6-3 285 Jr. 68 Tyler Nemecek 6-7 270 Fr. Left Guard 74 Steve Almada 6-3 335 Jr. 76 Steven Reisert 6-6 315 RFr. Center 64 Greg Amato 6-2 300 So. 65 Yodhe Desta 6-3 300 Fr. Right Guard 78 Julian Singh 6-3 300 So. 51 Liam Mahoney 6-4 270 Fr. Right Tackle 79 Jordan Valerius-Twyman 6-3 235 Jr. 66 Tyler Pedersen 6-3 280 Fr. DEFENSE Defensive End 99 Joe Amalfitano 6-3 235 Jr. 94 Kurt Lassiter 6-3 265 Jr. Defensive Tackle 77 Anthony Lavio 6-1 255 Jr. 47 Dylan McCutchen 6-2 200 So. Defensive Tackle 52 Abel Joseph 6-1 255 RSr. 56 James Regateiro 6-0 265 So. Defensive End 21 Ramshar Clarke 6-0 210 Sr. 4 Tavon Joseph 6-2 225 Jr. Linebacker 16 Liam McIntyre 6-0 205 Fr. 33 Bryce Campbell 6-3 190 So. Linebacker 40 Dylan Cook 6-1 205 So. 35 Russ Ferrisi 6-0 220 Fr. Linebacker 6 Caleb Caslow 6-1 205 Fr. 5 Abdoulaye Konate 5-11 215 Jr. Strong Safety 17 Jerome Brooks III 6-2 195 Jr. 39 Andrew Ferriolo 6-2 185 Sr. Free Safety 25 Desean Spencer 5-11 185 Fr. 29 Kobe Hylton 6-1 180 Fr. Cornerback 3 Jahmel Johnson 5-10 175 Jr. 18 Tariq Snead 5-10 180 So. Cornerback 2 Grant Ibeh 6-2 190 Gr. 20 Spanky Dixon 6-1 190 Fr. SPECIALIST Placekicker 38 Briant DeFelice 5-8 185 RFr. 84 Alex Khouri 6-0 180 Fr. Punter 38 Briant DeFelice 5-8 185 RFr. 84 Alex Khouri 6-0 180 Fr. Kickoff 38 Briant DeFelice 5-8 185 RFr. 84 Alex Khouri 6-0 180 Fr. Long Snapper 79 Jordan Valerius-Twyman 6-3 235 Jr. 50 Albert Black 5-9 215 So. Holder 2 Jake Bofshever 6-0 195 RSr. Kick Returner 5 Ricky Conway 5-10 180 Fr. 6 Malcolm Denbow 5-10 175 Fr. Punt Returner 2 Jake Bofshever 6-0 195 RSr. 2019 FOOTBALL 2019 GAMEDAY VILLANOVA STADIUM [VILLANOVA, PA. ] HEAD COACH MARK FERRANTE 16 V I L L A NO V A . C OM A longtime member of the Wildcats coaching staff, Mark Ferrante returns for his third season as head coach in 2019. Ferrante was an assistant coach under Andy Talley for 30 years, including 18 seasons as Assistant Head Coach. It was announced at a press conference on January 30, 2016 that Ferrante would become the 30th head coach of the Villanova Football program following Talley’s retirement at the end of the 2016 season. Last season, Ferrante led an injury riddled team to a 5-6 overall record. Under Ferrante’s direction a season ago, freshman corner Christian Benford was named the CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year and a third team All- CAA honoree. In addition, senior running back Aaron Forbes and senior offensive tackle Ethan Greenidge were named to the All-Conference second team. Ferrante was also instrumental in helping offensive tackle Brandon Hitner (LA Rams), safety Rob Rolle (Miami Dolphins) and Greenidge (New Orleans Saints) sign NFL free agent contracts. The Wildcats also continued to excel in the classroom in 2018 as 41 players earned a spot on the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. In his first year as the Wildcats mentor in 2017, Ferrante guided Villanova to a 5-6 overall record and 3-5 CAA mark. Ferrante helped four Wildcats earn All- CAA honors in 2017 highlighted by linebacker Ed Shockley and punter John Hinchen who were first team honorees. Villanova also had three players sign NFL free agent contracts including Trey Johnson (Pittsburgh Steelers), Malik Reaves (Kansas City Chiefs) and Shockley (Dallas Cowboys). Ferrante leads one of the nation’s elite FCS programs after playing an instrumental role in the Wildcats rise to national prominence over the past three decades. He has been a part of the coaching staff for all 12 of the team’s FCS playoff trips, including three national semifinal appearances and winning the 2009 national championship. Villanova has also won six conference titles, three Lambert Meadowlands Cups and three ECAC Team of the Year awards. Others have taken note of the success that Ferrante has been a part of throughout his time on the Main Line. At the end of the 2015 season, he was named the FCS Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This award was first presented in 1997 and was created to honor assistant coaches who excel in community service, commitment to the student-athlete, on-field coaching success and AFCA professional organization involvement. Those characteristics exemplify Ferrante’s dedication to the complete student-athlete experience, evidence of which can be seen in the program’s consistent academic success. The football team has earned public 18 VILLANOVA.COM 2019 FOOTBALL 2019 GAMEDAY VILLANOVA STADIUM [VILLANOVA, PA. ] HEAD COACH MARK FERRANTE recognition awards from the NCAA in each of the last four years for ranking in the top 10 percent of FCS programs in academic performance measured by the multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR). In addition, a Villanova student-athlete has been named the CAA Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year four times in the past 12 years. More than 40 student- athletes from the Wildcats have been named to the CAA All- Academic Team in each of the past four academic years. As Andy Talley’s right-hand man for so many years, Ferrante was involved in every facet of the Wildcats program. On the field, he coached the Villanova offensive line for 27 seasons and developed a unit that was traditionally one of the best in CAA Football. Over the years he has coached three All- Americans, 11 All-East performers and 15 first team all-conference selections. Two of Ferrante’s players went on to be NFL draft picks, including second-round selection Ben Ijalana by the Indianapolis Colts (2011) and seventh-round pick Brad Seaton by the Tennessee Titans (2017). Seaton was a second team CAA Football All-Conference selection in 2016, when the offensive line enabled Villanova to average 206.3 rushing yards and 378.7 yards of total offense per game. The Wildcats ranked third in CAA Football and 24th in the nation in rushing offense, in addition to ranking fourth in the league in total offense and fifth with a scoring average of 24.4 points per game. Ijalana was an All-American in both 2009 and 2010, as well as being a three-time first team All- CAA selection during his collegiate career. Villanova reached the FCS playoffs in each of Ijalana’s Next >