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School ) 1 Justin Covington RB Sr. 5-11 215 Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Hayes 2 Denzel Williams DB Sr. 5-10 185 Rocky Point, N.Y./Newfield/Sacred Heart 3 Elijah Glover DB So. 6-1 195 Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville 4 Qwahsin Townsel LB So. 6-0 220 Egg Harbor Twp., N.J./St. Joseph 5 Jevon Jones WR Sr. 6-1 200 Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham 6 Jaquan Amos DB Sr. 6-1 190 Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast 6 Ricky Ortega QB Fr. 5-10 190 Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville 7 Jalen Goodman DB R-Fr. 6-0 185 Narberth, Pa./Lower Merion 8 Qadir Ismail QB So. 6-6 220 Bel Air, Md./John Carroll School 10 Dez Boykin WR Jr. 5-10 190 Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall 11 Jaaron Hayek WR So. 6-1 190 Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills 12 Daniel Smith QB Sr. 6-0 205 Leesburg, Va./Tuscarora/Campbell 13 Julian Liaci WR Jr. 5-9 165 Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth 14 Connor Watkins QB R-Fr. 6-1 205 Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Twp. 15 Jaquan Allen WR R-Fr. 6-1 185 East Hartford, Conn./East Hartford 16 JJ Scarpello QB Sr. 6-2 215 Tabernacle, N.J./Seneca 17 Nowoola Awopetu DB Sr. 5-11 200 Staten Island, N.Y./Port Richmond 18 Matt O’Connor QB So. 6-2 185 Ardmore, Pa./Lower Merion 19 Rayjoun Pringle WR So. 5-9 170 Dumfries, Va./Hayfield Secondary School 20 Josh Slay LB R-Fr. 5-11 200 Douglasville, Ga./Douglas County 21 Elijah Trent DB Jr. 6-3 190 Rockville, Md./Thomas Wootton 22 Dan Cirino RB Jr. 6-0 200 Collegeville, Pa./Pope John Paul II 23 Isas Waxter DB So. 6-1 205 Orange, N.J./Immaculate Conception 24 Darius Pickett DB So. 6-0 190 Nottingham, Md./McDonough School 26 Tyrell Mims DB Fr. 5-10 170 Philadelphia, Pa./Martin Luther King 27 Jared Wolfe WR Sr. 6-1 195 Seaford, N.Y./MacArthur 28 Dee Wil Barlee RB So. 5-8 180 Upper Darby, Pa./Episcopal 29 Amin Black LB Sr. 5-9 225 Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep 32 Kshawn Schulters DB Fr. 6-1 165 Roselle, N.J./Saint Joseph 33 Trajan Anderson LB Sr. 6-1 245 Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax 34 Ethan Potter DB Fr. 5-11 190 Chesapeake City, Md./Caravel Academy 35 TD Ayo-Durojaiye RB So. 5-11 185 Damascus, Md./Damascus 36 Jalen Jackson RB Jr. 5-9 215 Richmond, Va./Thomas Jefferson 37 Hunter Cusimano DB So. 6-1 190 Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich 38 John Rhodan DB Fr. 5-11 160 Elkton, Md./Elkton 39 Anthony Siragusa DB Jr. 5-11 195 Florham Park, N.J./Delbarton 40 Ty Trinh DB Fr. 5-11 180 Owings Mills, Md./Calvert Hall College HS 41 Christian Benford DB Jr. 6-1 190 Randallstown, Md./Randallstown 42 Timmy Furgeson LB Fr. 6-2 215 Gaithersburg, Md./Damascus 43 Forrest Rhyne LB Sr. 6-1 225 Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro Area 44 Richie Kimmel LB Fr. 6-1 217 Holmes, Pa./Archbishop Carroll 45 Jordan Nelson LB Fr. 6-2 200 Palmerton, Pa./Palmerton Area 46 Jared Nelson DL Jr. 6-3 295 Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury 47 Jalen Howard DL R-Fr. 6-1 250 Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge 48 Owen Thomas LB So. 6-4 245 Lansdale, Pa./North Penn 49 Matt Colantuono RB Fr. 5-9 185 Warren, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 50 Tyler Will TE Sr. 6-1 245 Newtown Square, Pa./Episcopal 51 Joey D’Antonio LS Sr. 5-9 175 Hope, R.I./Bishop Hendricken 52 Brendan Bell LB Fr. 6-2 215 Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge 53 Patrick Reed LB Sr. 6-3 210 Westwood, Mass./St. Sebastian’s 56 Jake Northrop DL So. 6-3 230 Fairfield, Conn./Ludlowe 57 Paul Meduri OL Sr. 6-0 300 Columbus, N.J./St. Augustine Prep 59 Kevin Crabtree LS Jr. 6-2 215 Medfield, Mass./Milton Academy No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Prev. School ) 60 Jacob Walton OL So. 6-3 275 Lansdale, Pa./North Penn 62 Colin Gamroth OL Jr. 6-4 285 Mercer Island, Wash./Seattle Prep 66 James Petrovcik OL So. 6-3 285 Westfield, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 67 MJ Dumas OL Sr. 6-3 310 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North 68 PJ Szymanski OL Jr. 6-4 285 Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East 69 Jake Picard OL Fr. 6-3 290 Hope, R.I./Bishop Hendricken 70 Wyatt Hummel OL R-Fr. 6-6 280 Dallas, Texas/Jesuit College Prep 71 Kofi Appiah OL Sr. 6-6 290 Bowie, Md./CH Flowers 72 Jaden Rolling OL R-Fr. 6-5 350 Brooklyn, N.Y./Hudson Catholic 73 Michael Corbi OL Jr. 6-3 295 Arnold, Md./Mount Saint Joseph 74 Temi Ajirotutu OL Fr. 6-4 300 Queens, N.Y./Eagle Academy 75 Patrick La Rosa OL Sr. 6-3 275 Uniondale, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial 76 Matthew Mazza OL So. 6-5 280 Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan 78 Peter Fallon DL Sr. 6-3 300 Milford, Mass./Millis 79 Nick Torres OL So. 6-6 315 Whitestone, N.Y./Salisbury School (Conn.) 80 Andrew Perez WR Jr. 6-2 210 North Caldwell, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 81 Mitchell Bothwell TE Fr. 6-5 230 Fort Worth, Texas/All Saints Episcopal School 84 Robert Brady WR Jr. 5-10 180 Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic 85 Jack Stanton TE R-Fr. 6-2 220 Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta 86 Todd Summers TE Sr. 6-5 245 Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional 87 Charlie Gilroy TE Jr. 6-5 245 Wilmette, Ill./Loyola Academy 88 Colton Niedzielski TE Jr. 6-4 235 Worcester, Pa./Germantown Academy 89 Jack Boomer TE Sr. 6-3 225 Ogden, Utah/Judge Memorial 90 Jake Green DL Fr. 6-0 275 Ashland, Pa./North Schuylkill 91 Ayden Howard DL Fr. 6-2 270 McKinney, Texas/Bishop Lynch 92 Malik Fisher DL Sr. 6-4 255 New York, N.Y./Xavier 93 William Bartel K/P Fr. 5-9 155 Providence, R.I./La Salle Academy 94 Garrett Zobel DL So. 6-2 290 Hatfield, Pa./La Salle 95 Billy Solms DL Jr. 6-1 280 Marshall, Va./Woodberry Forest 96 Nathan Fondacaro K/P Jr. 5-10 185 Sewell, N.J./St. Augustine Prep 97 Cole Bunce K Sr. 5-10 170 San Jose, Calif./Bellarmine College Preparatory/TCU 98 Obinna Nwobodo DL Fr. 6-3 280 Wilmington, Del./Delaware County Christian School 99 CJ Pressley DL So. 6-4 275 Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic/ Peddie School (N.J.) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Mark Ferrante Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line: Sean Devine Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach: Chris Boden Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Coach: Ola Adams Recruiting Coordinator/Linebackers Coach: Dave Riede Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Run Game Coord.: Ross Pennypacker Running Backs Coach: Brian Jones Wide Receivers Coach: Nate Pagan Outside Linebackers Coach: Matt Colangelo Offensive Assistant: Josh Fletcher Defensive Assistant: Lenny Smith Video Coordinator: Tj Landis Athletic Trainer: Tyler Waite Strength & Conditioning Coach: Mike Tucker2021 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Delaware Roster 12 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School / Prev. School ) 0 Danny Feltwell Captain R-Fr. Wilmington, Del. 1 Thyrick Pitts WR 6-3 200 R-Jr. Manassas, Va. / Forest Park 1 Kedrick Whitehead DB 5-11 195 Jr. Middletown, Del. / Middletown 2 Nolan Henderson QB 6-1 195 R-Jr. Smyrna, Del. / Smyrna 2 Tim Poindexter DB 5-11 195 R-Sr. Bronx, N.Y. / Cardinal Hayes 3 Riah Burton DB 6-1 195 R-Jr. Bear, Del. / William Penn (UVA) 3 Cade Pribula QB 6-1 205 R-Fr. York, Pa. / Central York 4 Dean Hall RB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Linwood, N.J. / Mainland Regional 4 Colby Reeder LB 6-3 235 R-Jr. Hockessin, Del. / Salesianum 5 Gene Coleman II WR 5-11 195 Sr. Montclair, N.J. / Milford Academy 6 Mekai Holloway Davis DB 6-0 180 R-Fr. Hyattsville, Md. / DeMatha 6 Makhi Jackson WR 6-0 200 Fr. Smyrna, Del. / Smyrna 7 Dae’Lun Darien LB 6-4 215 R-Sr. Baltimore, Md. / Dunbar (Penn State) 7 Mateo Vandamia RB 6-1 225 R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / West Allegheny 8 Austin Haverstrom WR 5-11 175 R-So. Keswick, Va. / Monticello 8 Daniel Walker DB 6-2 205 So. Washington, Pa. / Washington 9 Braden Brose TE 6-3 245 R-So. Irwin, Pa. / Hempfield Area 9 Tamar Teagle DB 5-11 175 R-Fr. Middletown, Del. / Middletown (VMI) 10 Anthony Paoletti QB 6-2 210 R-So. Broomall, Pa. / Marple-Newtown 10 Anthony Toro LB 6-3 245 R-So. Edgewater, Md. / DeMatha Catholic 11 Liam Trainer LB 6-2 235 R-So. Glenside, Pa. / La Salle College HS 11 Dillon Zimmerman WR 6-3 195 R-Sr. Hillsborough, N.J. / Hillsborough 12 Zach Gwynn QB 6-2 200 R-So. Wilmington, Del. / Salesianum (ECU) 13 Brett Buckman WR 6-1 200 R-Fr. Park Ridge, N.J. / St. Joseph Regional 13 Frederick Durham Jr. DB 6-3 190 R-So. Baltimore, Md. / Cab Calloway School of the Arts 15 James Collins WR 6-0 190 Fr. Wilmington, Del. / Mount Pleasant 15 Douglas Reed DB 5-10 185 R-Fr. Seaford, Del. / Polytech 16 Deven Bollinger QB 6-5 205 Fr. New Tripoli, Pa. / Northwestern Lehigh 16 Nijuel Hill DB 5-10 185 R-Sr. Baltimore, Md. / Calvert Hall 17 RJ Macnamara LB 6-3 225 Fr. Lansdale, Pa. / North Penn 17 Jourdan Townsend WR 5-11 185 So. Farrell, Pa. / Farrell 18 Mike Campbell QB 6-2 205 R-Fr. Perry Hall, Md. / Calvert Hall 19 Matt Palmer LB 6-0 195 R-So. Doylestown, Pa. / Archbishop Wood 19 Christopher Pierce RB 6-1 225 Fr. Conshohocken, Pa. / Plymouth Whitemarsh 20 Tanner Brandimarte DB 6-0 185 Fr. State College, Pa. / St. James School 20 Vinny Salomone RB 5-11 225 R-Jr. Dillsburg, Pa. / Bishop McDevitt 21 Justis Henley DB 5-11 175 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. / North Penn 21 Marcus Yarns RB 5-11 Fr. Salisbury, Md. / Parkside 22 Khory Spruill RB 6-1 225 R-Jr. Clinton, Md. / DeMatha Catholic 22 Nic Ware DB 6-0 180 Fr. Montgomery Village, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel 23 Quincy Watson RB 5-10 185 R-Fr. Norristown, Pa. / Malvern Prep 24 Alonzo Beverly II RB 5-10 200 R-So. Washington, D.C. / School Without Walls (Ferrum College) 24 D’juan Moore DB 5-9 175 R-Jr. Baltimore, Md. / Dunbar (Kansas) 25 Micah Pr’out DB 6-0 175 Fr. Waldorf, Md. / North Point 26 Liam Kirk RB 6-0 200 Fr. Valley Forge, Pa. / Conestoga 26 Isaiah Schoonmaker LB 6-2 205 R-So. Washington, Pa. / Washington (Miami (OH)) 27 Deion Davis WR 6-1 180 R-Fr. Ardmore, Pa. / Lower Merion (Stony Brook) 28 Trey Austin DB 5-10 195 Jr. Bear, Del. / Middletown (UNLV) 28 Quentin McAbee WR 6-2 190 R-Fr. Wilmington, Del. / Wilmington Friends 29 Noah Plack DB 6-2 215 R-So. Bridgeville, Pa. / South Fayette 30 Thomas Schultz LB 6-2 210 Fr. Hillsborough, N.J. / Hillsborough 31 Brandon Dennis DB 5-9 185 R-So. Wilmington, DE / Concord 32 Amonte’ Strothers DB 6-1 195 R-So. Homestead, Pa. / Steel Valley 33 Johnny Buchanan LB 6-0 230 Jr. Brick, N.J. / St. John Vianney 33 Dejoun Lee RB 5-7 185 R-Sr. Springfield, Va. / (Army West Point) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School / Prev. School ) 34 Tyler Pastula P 6-3 200 Fr. Easton, Pa. / Easton 35 Jake Ventresca DB 5-9 180 Fr. Doylestown, Pa. / Central Bucks East 36 Nick Gueriera LB 5-10 200 Fr. West Chester, Pa. / Malvern Prep 39 Christian Pierce DB 6-1 200 Fr. Conshohocken, Pa. / Plymouth Whitemarsh 40 Ryan Coe K 6-3 225 So. McDonald, Pa. / South Fayette 41 Joe Zubillaga LB 6-1 210 R-So. West Chester, Pa. / Unionville 42 Levaughn Lewis TE 6-3 225 R-Fr. Stamford, Conn. / The King School 42 Andrew Pawlowski DB 6-4 225 Sr. Huntingtown, Md. / Huntingtown 44 Dillon Trainer LB 6-1 225 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. / La Salle College High School 46 Jared Duncan LB 6-2 200 R-So. Wilmington, Del. / Tatnall (Morgan State) 47 Tyler Boyd LB 6-1 215 R-So. West Grove, PA / Avon Grove 49 Brandon Ratcliffe K 6-1 190 Fr. West Deptford, N.J. / West Deptford 50 Spencer Mochulski K 5-10 170 Fr. Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West 51 Drew Nickles LB 6-3 225 Jr. Upper Black Eddy, Pa. / Palisades 52 Stevon Brown OL 6-5 300 R-So. Glen Burnie, Md. / Archbishop Curley 53 Nicolas DiMeglio DL 6-2 255 R-Fr. Somerset, N.J. / Milford Academy 53 Mickey Henry OL 6-4 280 R-Jr. Wilmington, Del. / St. Elizabeth 54 Chase McGowan DE 6-1 240 So. Stafford, Va. / North Stafford 55 Brock Gingrich OL 6-2 290 Fr. Reinholds, Pa. / Cocalico 57 Ryan Fields DE 6-3 240 R-Fr. Middletown, Del. / Middletown 58 TJ Latore LS 6-0 215 Fr. Middletown, N.J. / Middletown South 59 Jack Dinicola LB 6-2 215 R-Jr. Livingston, N.J. / Livingston 62 Jaysen Ellison OL 6-3 270 R-Jr. Claymont, Del. / Concord 64 Ben Trent OL 6-5 305 Sr. Forest, Va. / Jefferson Forest (UVA) 66 Masyn Lilly DL 6-1 275 Fr. Clearwater, Fla. / Clearwater Academy International 68 Jake Reed LS/OL 6-1 270 R-Jr. Odessa, Del. / Caravel 69 Carter Lynch OL 6-5 305 R-Jr. Mt. Laurel, N.J. / St. Joseph’s Prep (Pa.) 70 Robert Nachtman OL 6-4 300 R-So. Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa. / State College Area 71 Patrick Shupp OL 6-3 330 Fr. Easton, Pa. / Easton Area 72 David Kroll OL 6-7 315 Sr. Reston, Va. / South Lakes 73 Bradly Anyanwu OL 6-3 305 R-Fr. Dover, Del. / Dover 74 Braden Clark OL 6-4 290 Fr. Bel Air, Md. / John Carroll 75 Lance Schwartz OL 6-3 285 Fr. Glen Mills, Pa. / Garnet Valley 76 Jake Harkey OL 6-6 340 Fr. Wanaque, N.J. / Lakeland Regional 77 James Prince III OL 6-4 300 So. Indianapolis, Ind. / Archbishop Stepinac (Howard) 79 Ryan Last OL 6-6 290 R-Fr. West Hempstead, N.Y. / The Taft School 80 Luke Frederick TE 6-5 245 R-Jr. Altoona, Pa. / Bishop Guilfoyle 81 Bryce De Maille TE 6-3 235 Jr. Frederick, Md. / Oakdale 82 Jon Ricci TE 6-3 250 R-So. Garnet Valley, Pa. / Garnet Valley 84 Ayinde Budd WR 6-5 205 R-Fr. Richmond, Va. / Collegiate 86 Andrew Miklos TE 6-4 235 Fr. Manheim, Pa. / Lancaster Catholic 87 Thomas Repetz TE 6-6 230 Fr. Oxford, Pa. / Oxford 88 Eddie Scannapieco WR 5-11 200 R-Jr. Franklin, Mass. / Franklin 89 Marquis Battle WR 6-3 190 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. / DeMatha Catholic 90 Akie Nance DT 6-3 275 R-Fr. Newark, N.J. / Newark Collegiate Academy 91 Artis Hemmingway DT 6-2 265 R-Jr. Hillside, N.J. / Pope John XII 92 Tommy Walsh DE 6-3 250 R-So. Warrington, Pa. / Archbrishop Wood 93 Jack Hall DL 6-2 275 Fr. Midlothian, Va. / Benedictine Prep 94 Jordan Morris DT 6-2 290 R-So. Burlington, N.J. / The Hun School 95 Frank Burton III DT 6-2 265 R-Sr. Bear, Del. / William Penn (Ball State) 96 Ethan Saunders DL 6-0 265 Fr. Waynesboro, Pa. / Waynesboro 97 Brett Novick DT 6-1 285 R-Fr. Katonah, N.Y. / John Jay (Ohio State) 98 Nick Coomer DT 6-4 285 R-Fr. Lititz, Pa. / Warwick 99 Fintan Brose DL 6-2 280 Fr. Irwin, Pa. / Hempfield Area2021 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Today’s Two Deeps 14 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM OFFENSE Quarterback 12 Daniel Smith 6-0 205 Sr. Running Back 1 Justin Covington 5-11 215 Sr. 28 DeeWil Barlee 5-8 180 So. Wide Receiver 5 Jevon Jones 6-1 200 Sr. 15 Jaquan Allen OR 6-1 185 RFr. 80 Andrew Perez 6-2 210 Jr. Wide Receiver 19 Rayjoun Pringle 5-9 185 RFr. 27 Jared Wolfe 6-1 195 Sr. Wide Receiver 11 Jaaron Hayek 6-1 190 So. 10 Dez Boykin 5-10 190 Jr. Tight End 86 Todd Summers 6-5 245 Sr. 87 Charlie Gilroy 6-5 250 Jr. Right Tackle 70 Wyatt Hummel 6-6 290 RFr. 74 Temi Ajirotutu 6-4 300 Fr. Left Tackle 71 Kofi Appiah 6-6 300 Sr. 76 Matthew Mazza 6-5 290 Jr. Center 62 Colin Gamroth 6-4 285 Sr. 69 Jake Pickard 6-3 290 Fr. Left Guard 73 Michael Corbi 6-3 295 Jr. 76 Matthew Mazza 6-5 290 Jr. Right Guard 79 Nick Torres 6-6 315 So. 60 Michael Corbi 6-3 295 Jr. . DEFENSE Defensive End 92 Malik Fisher 6-5 255 Sr. ¬¬ 99 CJ Pressley 6-4 285 So. Defensive Tackle 46 Jared Nelson 6-3 295 Jr. 78 Peter Fallon 6-3 300 Sr. Defensive End 94 Garrett Zobel 6-2 295 So. 90 Jake Green 6-0 275 Fr. Linebacker 48 Owen Thomas 6-4 245 So. 20 Josh Slay 5-11 200 RFr. Middle Linebacker 4 Qwahsin Townsel 6-0 220 So. 42 Timmy Furgeson 6-2 215 Fr. Linebacker 43 Forrest Rhyne 6-1 225 Sr. 52 Brendan Bell 6-2 215 Fr. Cornerback 41 Christian Benford 6-1 190 Jr. 21 Elijah Trent 6-3 190 Jr. Cornerback 2 Denzel Williams 5-10 185 Sr. 38 John Rhodan 5-11 160 Fr. Free Safety 25 Jalen Goodman 6-0 185 So. 37 Hunter Cusimano 6-1 190 Jr. Weak Safety 3 Elijah Glover 6-1 195 So. 34 Ethan Potter 5-11 190 Fr. Strong Safety 17 Nowoola Awopetu 5-11 200 Jr. 24 Darius Pickett 6-0 190 Jr. SPECIALIST Placekicker 97 Cole Bunce 5-10 175 Fr. 93 Will Bartel 5-9 155 Fr. Kickoffs 97 Cole Bunce 5-10 175 Fr. Punter 96 Nathan Fondacaro 5-10 185 Jr. 93 Will Bartel 5-9 155 Fr. Long Snapper 59 Kevin Crabtree 6-2 215 Sr. 51 Joey D’Antonio 5-9 175 Sr. Kick Returner 17 Nowoola Awopetu 5-11 200 Sr. 10 Dez Boykin 5-10 190 Jr. Punt Returner 27 Jared Wolfe 6-1 195 Sr. 19 Rayjoun Pringle 5-9 185 RFr. Holder 16 JJ Scarpello 6-2 215 Sr. 51 Joey D’Antonio 5-9 175 Sr. OFFENSE Quarterback 2 Nolan Henderson 6-1 195 RJr. 12 Zach Gwynn 6-2 200 RSo. Running Back 33 Dejoun Lee 5-7 185 RSr. 22 Khory Spruill 6-1 225 RJr. Wide Receiver 5 Gene Coleman II 5-11 195 Sr. 13 Brett Buckman 6-1 200 RFr. Wide Receiver 17 Jourdan Townsend 5-11 185 So. 11 Dillon Zimmerman 6-3 195 RSr. Tight End 81 Bryce De Maille 6-3 235 Jr. 80 Luke Frederick OR 6-5 245 RJr. 9 Braden Brose 6-3 245 RSo. Left Tackle 72 David Kroll 6-7 315 Sr. 74 Braden Clark 6-4 290 Fr. Left Guard 52 Stevon Brown 6-4 305 RSo. 73 Bradly Anyanwu OR 6-3 305 RFr. 75 Lance Schwartz 6-3 285 Fr. Center 53 Mickey Henry 6-4 280 RJr. 77 James Prince III 6-4 300 So. Right Guard 69 Carter Lynch 6-5 305 RJr. 70 Robert Nachtman OR 6-4 300 RSo. 75 Lance Schwartz 6-3 285 Fr. Right Tackle 64 Ben Trent 6-5 305 Sr. 71 Patrick Shupp 6-3 330 Fr. Wide Receiver 1 Thyrick Pitts 6-3 200 RSo. 88 Eddie Scannapieco 5-11 200 RJr. . DEFENSE Defensive Line 91 Artis Hemmingway 6-2 265 RJr. 90 Akie Nance 6-3 275 RFr. Defensive Line 92 Tommy Walsh 6-3 250 RSo. 98 Nick Coomer OR 6-4 285 RFr. 93 Jack Hall 6-2 275 Fr. Defensive Line 54 Chase McGowan 6-1 240 So. 99 Fintan Brose OR 6-2 280 Fr. 93 Jack Hall 6-2 275 Fr. Defensive Line 95 Frank Burton III 6-2 255 RSr. 94 Jordan Morris 6-2 290 RSo. Bandit 10 Anthony Toro 6-3 245 RSo. 7 Dae’Lun Darien 6-4 215 RSr. Mike 33 Johnny Buchanan 6-0 230 So. 11 Liam Trainer 6-2 235 RSo. Will 51 Drew Nickles 6-3 225 Jr. 19 Matt Palmer 6-0 195 RSo. KAT 42 Andrew Pawlowski 6-4 225 Sr. 26 Isaiah Schoonmaker 6-2 205 RSo. Defensive Back 16 Nijuel Hill 5-10 185 RSr. 3 Riah Burton 6-1 195 RJr. Defensive Back 21 Justis Henley 5-11 175 Jr. 32 Amonte’ Strothers 6-1 195 RSo. Safety 1 Kedrick Whitehead 5-11 190 Jr. 6 Mekai Holloway Davis 6-0 180 RFr. Safety 29 Noah Plack 6-2 210 RSo. 41 Joe Zubillaga 6-1 210 RSo. SPECIALIST Kicker 40 Ryan Coe 6-3 225 So. Punter 34 Tyler Pastula 6-3 200 Fr. Kickoffs 40 Ryan Coe 6-3 225 So. Long Snapper 68 Jake Reed 6-1 270 RJr. Holder 34 Tyler Pastula 6-3 200 Fr. Kick Returner 33 Dejoun Lee 5-7 185 RSr. 5 Gene Coleman II 5-11 195 Sr. Punt Returner 17 Jourdan Townsend 5-11 185 So. 5 Gene Coleman II 5-11 195 Sr. VILLANOVA WILDCATSDELAWARE BLUE HENS LoRes Do Not Print 2021 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Head Coach Mark Ferrante 16 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM A longtime member of the Wildcats coaching staff, Mark Ferrante returns for his fourth season as head coach in 2020. 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 Villanova to a 9-4 overall record and returned the Wildcats to the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Villanova spent much of the season ranked among the top-10 in the national rankings after being picked to finish ninth in the CAA Football preseason poll. Instead, the Wildcats won at least nine games for the eighth time since 1985 and finished tied for third in the league standings. In 2018, Ferrante’s injury riddled Villanova team finished with a 5-6 overall record. Under Ferrante’s direction, fresh- man 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 hon- ors 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 con- tracts 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 promi- nence 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 THE BEST USE THE BEST GATORADE and G DESIGN are registered trademarks of Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. ©2019 S-VC, Inc. OFFICIAL SPORTS DRINK OF THE VILLANOVA WILDCATS2021 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Head Coach Mark Ferrante 18 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM that Ferrante has been a part of through- out 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 assis- tant coaches who excel in community ser- vice, commitment to the student-athlete, on-field coaching success and AFCA pro- fessional organization involvement. Those characteristics exemplify Ferrante’s dedication to the complete stu- dent-athlete experience, evidence of which can be seen in the program’s consistent academic success. The football team has earned public recognition awards from the NCAA in each of the last four years for rank- ing 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 Next >