< 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 4 JP Petricca QB Sr. 6-1 200 Chicago, Ill./ Midwest Prep/ Howard Univ. 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 1 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 No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Prev. School ) 57 Paul Meduri OL Jr. 6-0 300 Columbus, N.J./St. Augustine Prep 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. ] MAINE ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Prev. School ) 1 Manny Patterson DB Sr. 5-10 180 Baltimore, MD. / Mount St. Joseph 2 Devin Young WR So. 5-10 185 Binghamton, N.Y. / Binghamton 3 Richard Carr DB So. 5-8 185 Philadelphia, PA / St. Joseph’s Prep 4 Josh Huffman DB Sr. 5-10 180 Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius 5 Charles Mitchell DL Sr. 6-1 295 Piscataway, N.J. / Piscataway 6 Deshawn Stevens LB Jr. 6-2 255 Toronto, Ontario / Kent School 7 Emmanuel Reed RB R-Sr. 5-8 195 Crestview, FL / Sebastian River/Buffalo 8 Jaron Grayer LB Jr. 5-11 230 Steelton, PA / Steelton-Highspire 9 Kayon Whitaker DL Sr. 6-3 255 Washington D.C. / Friendship Collegiate 10 Andre Miller WR Jr. 6-2 215 Old Town, ME / Old Town/Husson 11 Jaquan Blair WR Sr. 6-2 205 Harrisburg, PA / Susquehanna TWP. 12 Taji Lowe LB Sr. 6-2 250 Stewartsville, N.J. / Phillipsburg 12 Joe Fagnano QB Fr. 6-3 220 Williamsport, PA / Williamsport 13 Jordan Swann DB Jr. 5-10 185 Baltimore, MD / UConn 14 Chris Ferguson QB Jr. 6-4 230 Fort Washington, PA / La Salle College H.S. 15 Ori Jean-Charles TE R-So. 6-2 225 Monsey, N.Y. / Spring Valley/Louisville 16 Ryan Walsh QB R-Fr. 6-2 200 Northport N.Y. / Northport 17 Grant Hartley QB R-Fr. 6-2 215 Auburn, ME / Edward Little 18 Alejandro Oregon DL Sr. 6-2 270 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Lincoln 18 Zoltan Panyi QB Fr. 6-3 200 Old Orchard Beach, ME /Bridgton Acad. 19 David Gelb K/P So. 6-0 180 Manalapan, N.J. / Manalapan 20 Max Roberts DL R-Jr. 6-1 250 Delaware Hayes/Salisbury/Fordham 21 Donovan Bunch DB Fr. 5-11 170 Atco, N.J. / Winslow Township 22 Curtis Murray RB Fr. 5-10 190 Upper Marlboro, MD / Riverdale Baptist 23 Adrian Otero LB So. 6-0 235 Hazelton, PA / Hazelton Area 24 Katley Joseph DB So. 5-11 175 Ottawa, Ontario / Canada Prep Acad. 25 Jordan Rowell RB So. 6-1 210 Elmhurst, IL /No. Illinois 26 Myles Taylor DB R-Fr. 6-0 200 New Rochelle, N.Y. / New Rochelle 27 Joe Fitzpatrick RB R-Sr. 5-11 230 North Yarmouth, ME / Cheverus 28 Shaquille St-Lot DB So. 6-0 195 Montreal, Quebec / Vanier College 29 Donnell Henriquez DB So. 5-10 180 Harrisburg, PA / Harrisburg 30 Erick Robertson DB Jr. 6-0 190 Haddonfield, N.J. / Paul VI 31 Kenny Doak K Jr. 5-10 200 Perkasie , PA / Central Bucks West 31 Robby Riobe DB Fr. 5-11 180 Everett, MA / Everett 32 TJ Jones LB R-Fr. 6-0 198 Rochester, N.Y. / Aquinas Institute 33 Ernest Simon DB Jr. 5-9 175 Westwood, MA / Xaverian Brothers 34 Fred McAlpin LB R-Fr. 6-0 198 Mullica Hills, N.J. / Milford Academy 35 Derek Deoul P Sr. 6-3 215 Washingtonville, N.Y. / Washingtonville 36 Cameron Carson K Fr. 6-0 150 Leesburg, VA / Loudoun County 36 Zac Bouhalloufa RB R-Fr. 6-0 215 Plymouth, MA / Plymouth 37 Satchel McKinney DB Fr. 5-9 160 Brandywine, MD / The Avalon School 38 Shawn Bowman TE R-Fr. 6-5 243 Bear, DE / Howard HS 39 Darius Minor DB So. 6-0 170 Locust Grove, VA / Orange County 40 Owen Elliott LB Jr. 6-0 240 Saco, ME / Thornton Academy 41 Jeremiah Dadeboe DB R-Sr. 6-1 205 York, PA / Central York/Buffalo 42 Elijah Brooks RB Jr. 5-8 205 Fall River, MA / Durfee 43 Rhakim Williams LB R-Jr. 6-1 225 Worcester, MAUConn 44 Skylar Bowman DL Jr. 6-3 295 Hanover, PA / South Western 45 Michael Laverriere TE So. 6-1 233 Arundel, ME / Thornton Academy 46 Quincy Barber DB Fr. 6-0 180 Washington D.C. / Woodrow Wilson 47 Luke Brucher TE Fr. 6-6 180 Nantucket, MA / Nantucket 48 Carter Tomalsoff RB Fr. 5-11 170 Bucksport, ME / Bucksport 49 Jake Maggio LS Fr. 5-9 165 Bridgewater, N.J. / Bridgewater-Raritan 49 Gordon Beckwith LB Fr. 6-0 195 Lewiston, ME / Lewiston/Kents Hill 50 Xavier Nurse LB Fr. 6-3 215 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Erasmus Hall 51 Adam Bertrand LB R-Fr. 5-10 200 Pittsfield, ME / MCI 52 Jamehl Wiley DL So. 6-2 250 New Castle, DE / St. Frances Acad. 53 Kolin Demens LB Fr. 6-2 205 Detroit, MI /Avon Old Farms 54 Lincoln Ibanda DL R-Jr. 6-0 235 Malden, MA / Malden 55 Da’Mire Hutchinson LB R-Fr. 6-0 267 Somerdale, N.J. / Sterling 56 Jacob Tuiasosopo DL Fr. 6-5 263 Waldorf, MD / North Point 58 Raffaele Salamone DL So. 6-3 266 Portland, ME / Deering 59 Isaiah Martinez LB Fr. 6-0 215 Union, N.J. / Union 61 Justin Williford OL Fr. 6-0 290 Melville, N.Y. / St. Anthony’s 62 Michael Gerace OL So. 6-4 285 Bel Air, MD / John Carroll 64 Vincent Schell OL R-Fr. 6-4 295 Oceanside, N.Y. / Oceanside 66 Matthias Staalsoe OL R-Fr. 6-3 305 Copenhagen, Denmark / Taft School (CT) 67 Tyler Royal OL Jr. 6-3 320 Raleigh, NC / Millbrook HS/Cheyney Univ. 68 Bryan Hanly OL Fr. 6-0 255 Quincy, MA / Bridgton Acad. 69 Liam Dobson OL Jr. 6-3 340 Ottawa, Ontario / Canda Prep Acad. 70 Migel Garcia OL Sr. 6-4 304 Uvalde, TX / Uvalde 71 Gunnar Docos OL Jr. 6-5 309 Harrison, ME / Oxford Hills 73 Corey Moore OL R-Fr. 6-4 331 St. Louis, MO / College of the Sequoias 74 Anthony Griffin OL Fr. 6-7 250 Scarborough, ME / Bridgton Acad. 75 Chris Mulvey OL Jr. 6-2 300 Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Our Lady of Lourdes 76 Tyrie Francois OL R-Fr. 6-5 341 Auburndale, FL / Auburndale 77 Kevin Jones OL R-Fr. 6-6 292 Coatesville, PA / Bishop Shanahan 78 Zachary Reed OL Fr. 6-5 325 Scarborough, ME / Scarborough 79 Max Lovblad OL Fr. 6-7 304 Marsta, Sweden / Arlanda Jets 80 Jamie Lamson WR Fr. 6-1 190 Southington, CT / Southington 81 Earnest Edwards WR Sr. 5-10 175 Rochester, N.Y. / Aquinas Institute 82 Kevin Falaki TE R-Sr. 6-6 250 Assonet, MA / Assumption 83 Michael Monios WR Fr. 5-10 170 Montreal, Que. / Choate Rosemary Hall 84 Jayvaun Shears WR So. 5-9 165 McKeesport, PA / McKeesport Area 85 Clark Barnes WR Fr. 6-2 200 Brampton, Ontario / Clarkson Secondary 86 Damon Osmond WR So. 5-11 190 Bath, ME / Morse 87 Jacob Hennie WR So. 5-11 185 Corona, CA / Santiago 88 Daniel Rymer TE So. 6-4 221 Cambridge, MA / Cambridge, Rindge, & Latin 89 Connor Zamiara TE Fr. 6-5 243 Rochester, N.Y. / McQuaid Jesuit 90 Khairi Manns DL Fr. 6-3 230 New Rochelle, N.Y. / New Rochelle 91 Kevin Winston LB R-Fr. 6-0 215 Jersey City, N.J. / Lincoln 92 Bryce Colee LS Jr. 6-3 230 Tampa, FL / Freedom 93 Brian Cooey K/P Fr. 6-2 185 Blackwood, N.J. / Highland Regional 94 Kevin Deree LB R-Fr. 6-0 225 Halifax, MA / Thayer Academy 95 Justin Sambu DL R-Fr. 6-3 285 Rocky View, Alberta, Canada / Clarkson 96 John Williams K/P Fr. 6-1 170 Portland, ME / Portland 97 Garrett Graham DL R-Fr. 6-3 255 Veazie, ME / Brewer 98 Jonathan Smith-Cobb DL R-Fr. 6-1 224 Townsend, DE / Middletown HS 99 Josh Lezin DL R-Fr. 6-1 283 Jackson, N.J. / Lakewood HS14 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 3 Justin Covington 5-11 215 Jr. 36 Jalen Jackson 5-9 215 So. Wide Receiver 10 Dez Boykin 5-10 190 So. 82 Zac Kerxton 5-11 195 Sr. Wide Receiver 2 Changa Hodge 6-1 200 Jr. 1 Josh McGrigg 5-8 170 Jr. Wide Receiver 5 Jevon Jones 6-1 200 Jr. 80 Andrew Perez 6-2 210 So. Tight End 86 Todd Summers 6-5 245 Jr. 87 Charlie Gilroy 6-5 245 So. 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. 48 Owen Thomas 6-4 245 RFr. 42 Michael Taylor 6-2 260 So. Linebacker 52 Drew Wiley 6-2 235 Sr. 4 Qwahsin Townsel 6-0 220 RFr. Middle Linebacker 29 Amin Black 5-9 225 Jr. 4 Qwahsin Townsel 6-0 220 RFr. Linebacker 43 Forrest Rhyne 6-1 225 Jr. 11 Keeling Hunter 6-0 225 Sr. Cornerback 6 Jaquan Amos 6-1 190 Jr. 21 Elijah Trent 6-3 190 So. Cornerback 41 Christian Benford 6-1 190 So. 23 Isas Waxter 6-1 205 Fr. Free Safety 17 Nowoola Awopetu 5-11 200 Jr. 24 Darius Pickett 6-0 190 RFr. Weak Safety 24 Darius Pickett 6-0 190 RFr. 30 Elijah Solomon 6-0 225 Fr. 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. Kick Returner 17 Nowoola Awopetu 5-11 200 Jr. 10 Dez Boykin 5-10 190 So. Punt Returner 1 Josh McGrigg 5-8 170 Jr. 26 Jaaron Hayek 6-1 190 Fr. MAINE BLACK BEARS OFFENSE Wide Receiver 81 Earnest Edwards 5-10 175 Sr. 2 Devin Young 5-10 185 So. Left Tackle 67 Tyler Royal 6-3 320 RSo. 71 Gunnar Docos 6-5 309 Jr. Left Guard 66 Matthias Staalsoe 6-3 305 So. 70 Migel Garcia 6-4 304 Sr. Center 62 Michael Gerace 6-4 285 So. 64 Vincent Schell 6-4 295 RFr. Right Guard 75 Chris Mulvey 6-2 300 Jr. 76 Tyrie Francois 6-5 341 RFr. Right Tackle 69 Liam Dobson 6-3 340 Jr. 73 Corey Moore 6-4 331 Sr. Tight End 38 Shawn Bowman 6-5 243 RFr. 15 Ori Jean-Charles 6-2 225 RSo. Quarterback 14 Chris Ferguson 6-4 230 Jr. 12 Joe Fagnano 6-3 220 Fr. Tailback 7 Emmanuel Reed 5-8 195 RSr. 27 Joe Fitzpatrick 5-11 230 RSr. Wide Receiver 11 Jaquan Blair 6-2 205 Sr. 83 Mike Monios 5-10 170 Fr. Wide Receiver 10 Andre Miller 6-2 215 Jr. 87 Jacob Hennie 5-11 185 So. .DEFENSE Defensive End 9 Kayon Whitaker 6-3 255 Sr. 20 Max Roberts 6-1 250 RJr. Nose Tackle 5 Charles Mitchell 6-1 295 Sr. 44 Skylar Bowman 6-3 295 Jr. Defensive Tackle 18 Alejandro Oregon 6-2 270 Sr. 99 Josh Lezin 6-1 283 RFr. Defensive End 52 Jamehl Wiley 6-2 250 So. 95 Justin Sambu 6-3 285 RFr. Rover 8 Jaron Grayer 5-11 230 Jr. 26 Myles Taylor 6-0 200 RFr. Mike Linebacker 12 Taji Lowe 6-2 250 Sr. 40 Owen Elliott 6-0 240 Jr. Will Linebacker 23 Adrian Otero 6-0 235 So. 43 Rhakim Williams 6-1 225 RJr. Cornerback 1 Manny Patterson 5-10 180 Sr. 28 Shaquille St-Lot 6-0 195 So. Strong Safety 4 Joshua Huffman 5-10 180 Sr. 30 Erick Robertson 6-0 190 Jr. Free Safety 3 Rich Carr 5-8 185 So. 41 Jeremiah Dadeboe 6-1 205 RSr. Cornerback 24 Katley Joseph 5-11 175 So. 13 Jordan Swann 5-10 185 Jr. SPECIALIST Punter 35 Derek Deoul 6-3 215 Sr. 93 Brian Cooey 6-2 185 Fr. Placekicker 31 Kenny Doak 5-10 200 Jr. 36 Cameron Carson 6-0 150 Fr. Kickoffs 93 Brian Cooey 6-2 185 Fr. 36 Cameron Carson 6-0 150 Fr. Long Snapper 92 Bryce Colee 6-1 230 Jr. 49 Jake Maggio 6-0 165 Fr. Short Snapper 92 Bryce Colee 6-1 230 Jr. 49 Jake Maggio 6-0 165 Fr. Punt Returner 10 Andre Miller 6-2 215 Jr. 81 Earnest Edwards 5-10 175 Sr. Kick Returner 81 Earnest Edwards 5-10 175 Sr. 27 Joe Fitzpatrick 5-11 230 RSr. 2 Devin Young 5-10 185 So. 22 Curtis Murray 5-10 190 Fr. 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 >