MASSACHUSETTS (1-5) VS. FLORIDA STATE (2-4)

UMASS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 1-5 Overall

1-3 Home, 0-2 Away, 0-0 Neutral

DAY DATE OPPONENT

^TV

TIME [ET]

Sat. Sept. 4 at Pittsburgh

ACC Network

L, 7-51 Sat. Sept. 11 RV/RV Boston College

^NESN+

L, 28-45 Sat. Sept. 18 Eastern Michigan

^NESN+

L, 28-42 Sat. Sept. 25 at No. 17/17 Coastal Carolina

^ESPN+

L, 3-53 Sat. Oct. 2 Toledo

^NESN

L, 7-45 Sat. Oct. 9 Connecticut

^NESN

W, 27-13

Sat. Oct. 23 at Florida State 12 p.m.

Sat. Oct. 30 at Liberty 12 p.m.

Sat. Nov. 6 Rhode Island

NESN or NESN+

3:30 p.m.

Sat. Nov. 13 Maine

NESN or NESN+

12 p.m.

Sat. Nov. 20 at Army

^CBSSN

12 p.m.

Sat. Nov. 27 at New Mexico State 3 p.m.

Rankings reflect AP Media/USA Today Coaches polls Home contests bolded

MASSACHUS

MASSACHUSEETTTTS FOOTBALL S FOOTBALL

Media Contact: Jillian Jakuba • 413-420-3116 • [email protected] UMassAthletics.com • @UMassAthletics • @UMassFootball

MASSACHUSETTS (1-5) VS. FLORIDA STATE (2-4)

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Primary Football Contact . . . .Jillian Jakuba Cell Phone . . . .413-420-3116 Email . . . [email protected] Preferred Method of Contact . . . Email Secondary Football Contact . . . .None Cell Phone . . . . Email . . . . Preferred Method of Contact . . . .

GAME SIX INFORMATION

WHO/WHEN/WHERE at Florida State Sat., Oct. 23 • 12 PM Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Fla.

WATCH ACC Network LISTEN WEEI 105.5 FM WCRN 830 AM

TWITTER

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HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES First Meeting

MASSACHUSETTS-FLORIDA STATE COMPARISON MASSACHUSETTS ... STATISTIC ... FLORIDA STATE 16.7 ...Scoring (Per Game) ...26.7 111.7 ...Rushing Yards (Per Game) ...207.8 181.2 ... Passing Yards (Per Game) ...176.8 292.8 ...Total Offense (Per Game) ...384.7 34-348 (58.0) ...Penalties - Yards (Per Game) ...39-343 (57.2) 34-2453 (42.7) ... Punts - Yards (Per Punt) ...27-1183 (43.8) 4-36 (9.0) ...Punt Returns (Per Return) ...9-44 (4.9) 15-242 (16.1) ...Kick Returns - Yards (Per Return) ...12-239 (19.9) 22-1270 (57.7) ...Kickoffs - Yards (Per Kickoff) ...31-1982 (63.9) 29:22 ... Time of Possession Per Game ...27:23 24-77 (31%) ... Third Down Conversion (Pct.) ...31-77(40%) 5-11 (45%) ... Fourth Down Conversion (Pct.)...3-11 (27%) 3-5 (60.0%) ...Field Goals (Pct.) ...5-7 (71%) 13-18 (72%) ...Red Zone Scoring (Pct.) ...16-20 (80%) 10-18 (56%) ...Red Zone Touchdowns (Pct.) ...14-20 (70%) 13-13 (100%) ...PAT Attempts (Pct.) ...18-21 (86%) 0-0 ...On-Side Kicks ... 0-0

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Media Information . . . Page 2 Roster & Positional/Hometown Breakdown . . . .Pages 3-6 Depth Chart & Pronunciation Guide . . . Page 7 Depth Chart Personnel Quick Facts . . . Page 8 UMass Starters, Career Starts . . . Page 9 Game Notes . . . Pages 10-12 Miscellaneous Statistics . . . Pages 13-14 The Last Time (Team), Miscellaneous Stats . . . Page 15 The Last Time (UMass, Individual) . . . Page 16 The Last Time (Opponent, Individual) . . . Page 17 Head Coach Walt Bell’s Bio . . . Page 18 Assistant Coaches & Staff Bios. . . Pages 19-21 Depth Chart Personnel Bios . . . Pages 22-36 Season Statistics . . . Pages 37-51

SERIES HISTORY

Head-To-Head . . . First meeting At UMass . . . First meeting At Florida State . . . First meeting As FBS Opponents . . . First meeting Last Meeting . . . First meeting Last UMass Win . . . First meeting

NUMBERS TO KNOW

30

First downs vs. Eastern Michigan, the most in a game since Nov. 3, 2018 vs. Liberty (3OT) and the most in a regulation game since Oct. 21, 2017 vs. Georgia Southern (33).

37 Age of Walt Bell, making him the fifth-youngest head coach in FBS during the 2021 season

31 Minutemen who hail from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the most since the 2016 season

10 Transfers from Power 5 programs on the 2021 roster

6 Fumble recoveries this season for the Minutemen, tied for the 19th most in the nation.

16 Receivers with at least one catch already this season.

2

Former walk-ons who earned scholarships on the current roster. It includes sophomore safety Tanner Davis and freshman linebacker Zach

Magdis.

313 Total passing yards vs. Eastern Michigan, the most in a game during the Walt Bell era

247

UMass' net rushing yards vs. UConn, the highest total posted by the Minutemen since the squad also had 247 vs. the Huskies in 2018.

5 Consecutive games with a

catch for Tray Pettway.

UMASS FOOTBALL GAME WEEK

COACH AND STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS

The University of Massachusetts Athletic Communications Office organizes all interviews for the football program, its coaches, student-athletes and administrative support staff. Interview requests should be sub- mitted to primary contact Jillian Jakuba ([email protected] or 413-420-3116). Please submit interview requests ahead of the expected interview time, preferably 24 hours notice, to give the staff the time needed to organize the interview. Personal phone numbers for student-athletes, coaches or administrators will not be provided to the media.

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS

Please submit all game credential requests for contests at McGuirk Alumni Stadium by visiting UMassAthletics.com/credentials. This includes media passes for the press box and sidelines as well as scouting credentials. Media credential requests for UMass road games should be placed through the hosting institution’s communications office. COVID-19 protocols may impact availability of credentials.

PRACTICE COVERAGE

Coverage of football practice stipulates consent with restrictions on reporting formations, strategies, special personnel shifts or injuries without prior questions directed to and answered by head coach Walt Bell. Live reporting on team practices, including discussion on formations, plays and injuries, via social media channels or any other outlet is not allowed at any time. Parties breaking the above media restrictions are subject to credential revocation for the 2021 season.

AUDIO, VIDEO & IMAGERY USAGE BY MEDIA

Usage of imagery, audio and video taken at University of Massachusetts Athletics events is restricted to editorial purposes. These guidelines are covered in materials issued to reporters, editors and photographers upon receipt of credentials and/or access. They include guidelines on live Internet reporting, notably live description of statistical and/or play-by-play and uses of visual imagery, rules strengthened for televised games.

FACILITY ACCESS FOR MEDIA

The team locker room, sports medicine suite and strength and conditioning center are closed to the media.

SUNDAY

* No media availability

MONDAY

* No media availability

TUESDAY

* Post-practice media availability with head coach Walt Bell and select student-athletes via Zoom beginning at approximately 10:30 AM. Email Jillian Jakuba for login link at [email protected].

WEDNESDAY

* Post-practice media availability with head coach Walt Bell in person beginning at approximately 10:25 AM at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.

THURSDAY

* No media availability

FRIDAY

* No media availability

SATURDAY

* Game at Florida State at 3:30 PM, broadcast live on ACC Network.

Postgame media availability at Doak Campbell Stadium.

COVERING THE MINUTEMEN (WEEK OF SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17)

2021 UMASS FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS INFORMATION

Location . . . Amherst, Mass.

Founded . . . 1863 Enrollment . . . .29,269 Nickname . . . .Minutemen Colors . . . .Maroon (PMS 506) and White Conference (Season) . . . .Independent (Fifth) President . . . Martin Meehan Chancellor . . . .Kumble Subbaswamy Athletic Director . . . Ryan Bamford Facility (Capacity) . . . .McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000; Field Turf) Press Box Phone . . . 413-420-3116 (McGuirk) Twitter . . . @UMassAthletics; @UMassFootball FOOTBALL TEAM HISTORY

Program Founded . . . 1879 All-Time Program Record/Years . . . .575-613-51 (.487)/138th NCAA Division I-AA National Title . . . 1998 NCAA Division I-AA National Finalists . . . .1979, 1998, 2006 NCAA Division I-AA Conference Championships . . . .22 NCAA Division I-AA Tournament Appearances . . . Eight NCAA Bowl Game Appearances . . . Three (1964, ‘72, ‘78) TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach (Alma Mater) . . . Walt Bell (Middle Tennessee State, ‘05) Overall Record at UMass/Year . . . .2-20 (.090)/Third Career Head Coaching Record/Years . . . Same Mid-American Conference Record (2012-2015) . . . 5-11 (.313) Atlantic 10 Conference Record (1998-2003) . . . .35-16 (.686) Yankee Conference Record (1947-1996) . . . .158-92-4 (.630) Offense // Defense . . . .Multiple // Multiple 2020 Overall. . . .0-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . .57/29 Starters Returning/Lost . . . 11/11 (7/4 offense; 7/4 defense) UMASS SPORTS NETWORK INFORMATION

Television - all home games broadcasted on NESN family of networks and FloSports Play-By-Play . . . Jay Burnham Analyst . . . .Andy Gresh Sideline . . . .Matt Goldstein Radio

Play-By-Play . . . Jay Burnham (road) | Tyler Murray (home) Analyst . . . .Pete Brock Sideline . . . Mike Antonellis WHERE TO LISTEN

On the radio . . . WEEI 105.5 FM, WCRN 830 AM

Online . . . .Varsity Network App

NO. NAME YEAR POS HT. / WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S)

0 Avien Peah Gr. DL 6-2 / 280 Providence, R.I. / La Salle Academy

2 Rico Arnold R-Jr. WR 6-1 / 190 Athens, Ga. / Clarke Central / Charlotte

2 Bryce Watts R-Jr. DB 6-0 / 180 Toms River, N.J. / Toms River North / North Carolina

3 Tanner Davis So. S 6-1 / 200 Kingston, N.Y. / Cheshire Academy (Conn.)

4 Noah Boykin R-So. DB 6-2 / 185 Washington, D.C. / Howard D. Woodson / Notre Dame 5 Donte Lindsey R-So. CB 5-11 / 190 Fayetteville, N.C. / Mountain Pointe (Ariz.)

5 Tyler Lytle Gr. QB 6-5 / 225 Redondo Beach, Calif. / Servite / Colorado

6 Bryson Richardson R-So. DB 6-0 / 205 Buford, Ga. / Lawrenceville / North Carolina

6 Zamar Wise Fr. QB 6-2 / 190 Newark, N.J. / Barringer/Milford Academy (N.Y.)

7 Jordan Mahoney Fr. DB 5-11 / 170 Rock Hill, S.C. / South Pointe

7 Ellis Merriweather R-Jr. RB 6-2 / 225 Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta / Garden City College (Kan.)

8 Kay'Ron Adams R-So. RBs 5-10 / 210 Warren, Ohio / Warren G. Harding / Rutgers

8 Tristan Armstrong Fr. DB 5-11 / 185 Washington, D.C. / National Christian Academy (Md.)

9 Garrett Dzuro R-Fr. QB 5-11 / 200 Lakewood, Ohio / St. Edward

9 Myles Turner Fr. LB 6-1 / 235 Silver Spring, Md. / The Bullis School

10 Jermaine "OC" Johnson, Jr. So. WR 5-9 / 170 Washington, D.C. / DeMatha Catholic

11 Onuma Dieke Fr. WR 6-5 / 205 Riverdale, Ga. / North Clayton

11 Nahji Logan Fr. LB 6-4 / 225 Yeadon, Pa. / Hatboro-Horsham

12 Brady Olson Fr. QB 6-4 / 200 Bellingham, Mass. / Milford

12 Josh Wallace So. CB 6-0 / 190 Hyattsville, Md. / DeMatha Catholic

13 Osei Dixon Fr. DB 6-2 / 195 Bowie, Md. / St. Vincent Pallotti

13 Tray Pettway So. WR 6-3 / 195 Prattville, Ala. / Prattville / Hutchinson CC (Kan.)

14 Javon Batten Fr. DB 6-3 / 200 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Miami, Fla. / Erasmus Hall

14 Jaret Pallotta Gr. TE 6-5 / 250 Massillon, Ohio / Jackson

15 Viczaril Alobwede Fr. DL 6-4 / 260 Stone Mountain, Ga. / Stephenson

16 Josiah Johnson R-So. TE/QB 6-5 / 235 Jacksonville, Fla. / Bolles School

16 Nasir Mills Fr. DB 6-0 / 205 Wake Forest, N.C. / Wake Forest High School

17 Eni Falayi Fr. TE 6-6 / 235 Peabody, Mass. / Williston Northampton School

18 Taylor Edwards Gr. TE 6-4 / 250 Wilmington, Del. / Alexis I. DuPont

18 Luke McMenamin R-Fr. QB 6-3 / 225 Milton, Mass. / Milton

19 Michael Fitzgerald Fr. WR 6-6 / 200 Roswell, Ga. / Roswell

19 Zack Magdis Fr. LB 6-2 / 235 Worcester, Mass. / Worcester Academy

20 Dorian Helm Fr. DB 5-11 / 190 Stone Mountain, Ga. / Stephenson

21 Te'Rai Powell Fr. DB 6-0 / 190 Montvale, N.J. / St. Joseph Regional

22 Gerrell Johnson Fr. LB 6-3 / 225 Washington, D.C. / New Town (Md.)

24 Michael Oppong R-Fr. DB 6-0 / 195 Worcester, Mass. / Doherty Memorial / Bryant University

24 Jamir Roberts Fr. WR 5-10 / 180 Owings Mill, Md. / McDonogh School

25 Victor Santiago R-Jr. WR 5-9 / 165 Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty High School / Milford Academy (N.Y.) 26 Kenny Dudley Fr. DB 5-11 / 170 Washington, D.C. / Friendship Collegiate Academy 27 Amadu Mohammed R-So. LB 6-0 / 235 Worcester, Mass. / Holy Name Central Catholic / Anna Maria College

27 Carter Scudo Fr. WR 5-11 / 190 Milford, Mass. / Milford

28 Cyrus Bonsu R-Fr. RB 5-10 / 205 Worcester, Mass. / Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School 29 Jared Chisari R-So. RB 5-11 / 200 Fryeburg, Maine / Fryeburg Academy / Bowdoin College

29 Cody Jones Fr. DB 6-0 / 190 Fayetteville, Ga. / Sandy Creek

30 Da'Shon Ross R-So. LB 6-1 / 235 Moore Haven, Fla. / Moore Haven

32 Romeo Holden R-Jr. RB 5-10 / 210 New Rochelle, N.Y. / New Rochelle / Monmouth 33 Jourdan Powell R-So. CB 5-10 / 165 Springfield, Mass. / East Longmeadow / Sacred Heart

34 Issaih Agnew-Beatty Fr. RB 5-8 / 190 Marlboro, Mass. / St. Paul Diocesan

36 Darryl Munoz R-Jr. DB 6-1 / 205 Lawrence, Mass. / Lawrence / Mesabi Range College (Minn.)

37 Drew Harvey Gr. LB 6-1 / 225 Crete, Ill. / Crete-Montee / Fort Hays State

40 Dominic Schofield Fr. LB 6-3 / 240 Milford, Mass. / Milford

41 Mike Saliba R-Fr. LB 6-0 / 215 Dedham, Mass. / Xaverian / Arizona

42 Billy Wooden So. DL 6-1 / 310 Towson, Md. / Calvert Hall

43 Jason Weir R-Fr. DL 6-3 / 230 Attleboro, Mass. / Attleboro / Bates

44 Aaron Beckwith Fr. DL 6-4 / 285 Germantown, Md. / Northwest

45 Nathan Fraser Fr. TE 6-3 / 245 Milton, Mass. / Milton

47 Ethan Dumont R-So. LS 6-0 / 210 Lincoln Univ, Pa. / Salesianum School / Weber State

48 Louce Julien Fr. DL 6-3 / 245 Orange, N.J. / Orange

49 Charles Payson R-So. FB 6-2 / 265 Worcester, Mass. / Doherty Memorial

51 Troy Shallow Gr. DL 6-1 / 245 Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury / Merrimack

52 Uchenna Ezewike R-So. DL 6-3 / 255 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Stranahan

53 Xavier Gonsalves R-Fr. DL 6-3 / 265 Mashpee, Mass. / Mashpee

54 Tommy Brandt Fr. OL 6-5 / 280 St. Paul, Minn. / St. Thomas Academy

56 Cletus Mathurin So. DL 6-1 / 305 Hartford, Conn. / Cheshire Academy

57 Qualeem Charles R-Fr. OL 6-5 / 320 Attleboro, Mass. / Attleboro / AIC

58 Jonny Hassard Fr. OL 6-5 / 290 Mt. Ulla, N.C. / West Rowan

60 Timothy Moulton R-So. DL 6-3 / 270 Philadelphia, Pa. / Archbishop Ryan

61 Max Longman R-Fr. OL 6-4 / 315 Portage, Mich. / Portage Central

62 Hunter Salmon R-Fr. OL 6-3 / 330 Fall River, Mass. / Catholic Memorial / Merrimack

63 Nick Lundeberg Fr. OL 5-11 / 255 Acworth, Ga. / Allatoona

65 Dominik Behrens Fr. OL 6-5 / 305 Hamburg, Germany / The Williston Northampton School (Mass.)

QUARTERBACK (5)

5 Tyler Lytle Gr. 6-5 225 6 Zamar Wise Fr. 6-2 190 9 Garrett Dzuro R-Fr. 5-11 200 12 Brady Olson Fr. 6-4 200 18 Luke McMenamin R-Fr. 6-3 225

RUNNING BACK (6)

7 Ellis Merriweather R-Jr. 6-2 225 8 Kay'Ron Adams R-So. 5-10 210 28 Cyrus Bonsu R-Fr. 5-10 205 29 Jared Chisari R-So. 5-11 200 32 Romeo Holden R-Jr. 5-10 210 34 Issaih Agnew-Beatty Fr. 5-8 190 49 Charles Payson R-So. 6-2 265

WIDE RECEIVER (15)

2 Rico Arnold R-Jr. 6-1 190 10 Jermaine "OC" Johnson, Jr. So. 5-9 170 11 Onuma Dieke Fr. 6-5 205 13 Tray Pettway So. 6-3 195 19 Michael Fitzgerald Fr. 6-6 200 24 Jamir Roberts Fr. 5-10 180 25 Victor Santiago R-Jr. 5-9 165 27 Carter Scudo Fr. 5-11 190 80 Eric Collins Gr. 5-10 180 81 Delvin Attafah R-Fr. 6-1 205 82 Melvin Hill R-Jr. 6-2 205 83 Isaac Ross R-So. 5-9 165 83 Rolinsky Saint-Cyr Fr. 6-2 200 88 Andrew Debs R-Fr. 5-8 175 89 Martin Laham R-Fr. 6-2 200

TIGHT END (8)

14 Jaret Pallotta Gr. 6-5 250 16 Josiah Johnson (also QB) R-So. 6-5 235 17 Eni Falayi Fr. 6-6 235 18 Taylor Edwards Gr. 6-4 250 45 Nathan Fraser Fr. 6-3 245 85 Jackson Manning Fr. 6-5 245 86 Ryan Mosesso Fr. 6-5 255 87 Jacob Orlando R-Fr. 6-6 245

OFFENSIVE LINE (17)

54 Tommy Brandt Fr. 6-5 280 57 Qualeem Charles R-Fr. 6-5 320 58 Jonny Hassard Fr. 6-5 290 61 Max Longman R-Fr. 6-4 315 62 Hunter Salmon R-Fr. 6-3 330 63 Nick Lundeberg Fr. 5-11 255 65 Dominik Behrens Fr. 6-5 305 67 Dalton Tomlison Jr. 6-4 320 68 Helber Fagundes So. 6-5 325

70 Joe Horn Fr. 6-2 310

72 Ethan Mottinger Fr. 6-5 315

74 Reggie Marks III Jr. 6-4 300

75 Xavier Graham R-Fr. 6-2 315

76 Willie Allen Gr. 6-7 340

77 Brian Parish Gr. 6-6 305

78 Phil Jeffs Fr. 6-6 285

79 Alec Miseo R-Fr. 6-5 300

NUMERICAL ROSTER (CONT.)

NO. NAME YEAR POS HT./WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S)

66 Aditya Singh R-Fr. DL 6-0 / 275 East Brunswick, N.J. / East Brunswick

67 Dalton Tomlison Jr. OL 6-4 / 320 Beaver, Ohio / Eastern

68 Helber Fagundes So. OL 6-5 / 325 Methuen, Mass. / Everett

70 Joe Horn Fr. OL 6-2 / 310 Hamilton, N.J. / The Hun School

72 Ethan Mottinger Fr. OL 6-5 / 315 North Attleboro, Mass. / North Attleboro

74 Reggie Marks III Jr. OL 6-4 / 300 Havre de Grace, Md. / Havre de Grace / Lackawanna College (Pa.)

75 Xavier Graham R-Fr. OL 6-2 / 315 Niceville, Fla. / Niceville

76 Willie Allen Gr. OL 6-7 / 340 River Ridge, La. / John Curtis / Michigan

77 Brian Parish Gr. OL 6-6 / 305 Arlington, Texas / Seguin / North Texas

78 Phil Jeffs Fr. OL 6-6 / 285 Campbellford, Ontario / Clarkson North / St. Thomas More

79 Alec Miseo R-Fr. OL 6-5 / 300 Bridgewater, N.J. / Bridgewater-Raritan

80 Eric Collins Gr. WR 5-10 / 180 Tampa, Fla. / Armwood / NC State

81 Delvin Attafah R-Fr. WR 6-1 / 205 Worcester, Mass. / Abby Kelley Foster Charter School

82 Melvin Hill R-Jr. WR 6-2 / 205 Mobile, Ala. / Baker

83 Isaac Ross R-So. WR 5-9 / 165 Rock Hill, S.C. / South Pointe / Charleston Southern

83 Rolinsky Saint-Cyr Fr. WR 6-2 / 200 West Roxbury, Mass. / Catholic Memorial

85 Jackson Manning Fr. TE 6-5 / 245 Acworth, Ga. / Mount Paran Christian School

86 Ryan Mosesso Fr. TE 6-5 / 255 Marshfield, Mass. / Noble and Greenough

87 Jacob Orlando R-Fr. TE 6-6 / 245 Buffalo, N.Y. / Williamsville North

88 Andrew Debs R-Fr. WR 5-8 / 175 Paxton, Mass. / St. Paul Diocesan / Worcester State

88 George Georgopoulos Jr. P 6-2 / 225 Greenville, S.C. / J.L. Mann

89 Martin Laham R-Fr. WR 6-2 / 200 Westwood, Mass. / Williston-Northampton / Holy Cross

90 Evan Deckers Jr. LS 6-3 / 240 Avon, Conn. / Avon Old Farms

91 Cameron Carson R-Fr. K 6-1 / 180 Leesburg, Va. / Loudon County / Maine

91 Jonathan Martin Fr. DL 6-4 / 325 Suwanee, Ga. / Collins Hill

92 Caeleb Washington R-Jr. DL 6-2 / 290 Melbourne, Fla. / Melbourne / Georgia Prep Sports Academy (Ga.)

93 Josh Brunelle Fr. LB 6-0 / 235 Worcester, Mass. / Doherty Memorial

94 Lucas Aguirre R-Fr. K 5-10 / 175 Lexington, Mass.

94 Aquan Robinson Fr. DL 6-4 / 240 West Orange, N.J. / West Orange

95 Taishan Holmes Jr. DL 6-3 / 315 Tappahannock, Va. / Essex / Garden City College (Kan.)

95 CJ Kolodziey Fr. K 6-1 / 200 East Longmeadow, Mass. / East Longmeadow

96 Josh Atwood Fr. DL 6-3 / 330 Natick, Mass. / Natick

97 Devin Baldwin R-Fr. DL 6-5 / 275 Southfield, Mich. / Southfield A&T / Rutgers

98 Jay Larosa R-So. K 6-0 / 175 Newington, Conn. / Newington / Ole Miss

99 Hugo Klages Fr. DL 6-3 / 285 Denia, Spain / Otto Bennemann

COACHING STAFF & ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

Head Coach Walt Bell (Middle Tennessee State '05/Third Season)

Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coord./Wide Receivers Coach Luke Paschall (Middle Tennessee State '06/Third Season) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach Tommy Restivo (Georgetown College [Ky.] '06/Third Season)

Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach Alex Miller (Massachusetts '07/First Season)

Quarterbacks Coach Frederick Walker (Mississippi State '14/First Season)

Running Backs Coach Donte' Pimpleton (Western Kentucky '02/First Season)

Tight Ends Coach Kyle Segler (Sam Houston State '06/First Season)

Interim Defensive Tackles Coach Jim Reid (Maine '73/20th Season)

Defensive Ends Coach Jamey McClendon (Salisbury '12/Second Season)

Linebackers Coach Dan Carrel (West Liberty '12/Second Season)

Defensive Backs Coach Jason Tudryn (Massachusetts '96/Third Season)

Graduate Assistant (Defense) Jake Griggs

Defensive Analyst Roy Philon

Graduate Assistant (Offense) Matt Layman

Offensive Analyst Kyle Schmidt

Director of Sport Performance A.T. Turner

Sport Performance Coach Joel Reinhardt

Sport Performance Coach Thomas Bacchia

General Manager / Director of Player Personnel Rory Pommerening

Assistant AD/Football Operations Dan O’Brien

Chief of Staff Matt Gordon

Director of Football Team Services Connor Bell

Director of Sports Medicine Jennifer Brodeur

Head Athletic Trainer Deanna Doheny

Offensive Quality Control James Randol

Equipment Assistant Tucker Newman

Video Coordinator Bill Sisler

BY POSITION

DEFENSIVE LINE (19)

0 Avien Peah Gr. 6-2 280 15 Viczaril Alobwede Fr. 6-4 260 42 Billy Wooden So. 6-1 310 43 Jason Weir R-Fr. 6-3 230 44 Aaron Beckwith Fr. 6-4 285 48 Louce Julien Fr. 6-3 245 51 Troy Shallow Gr. 6-1 245 52 Uchenna Ezewike R-So. 6-3 255 53 Xavier Gonsalves R-Fr. 6-3 265 56 Cletus Mathurin So. 6-1 305 60 Timothy Moulton R-So. 6-3 270 66 Aditya Singh R-Fr. 6-0 275 91 Jonathan Martin Fr. 6-4 325 92 Caeleb Washington R-Jr. 6-2 290 94 Aquan Robinson Fr. 6-4 240 95 Taishan Holmes Jr. 6-3 315 96 Josh Atwood Fr. 6-3 330 97 Devin Baldwin R-Fr. 6-5 275 99 Hugo Klages Fr. 6-3 285

LINEBACKER (10)

9 Myles Turner Fr. 6-1 235 11 Nahji Logan Fr. 6-4 225 19 Zack Magdis Fr. 6-2 235 22 Gerrell Johnson Fr. 6-3 225 27 Amadu Mohammed R-So. 6-0 235 30 Da'Shon Ross R-So. 6-1 235 37 Drew Harvey Gr. 6-1 225 40 Dominic Schofield Fr. 6-3 240 41 Mike Saliba R-Fr. 6-0 215 93 Josh Brunelle Fr. 6-0 235

DEFENSIVE BACKS (18)

2 Bryce Watts R-Jr. 6-0 180 3 Tanner Davis So. 6-1 200 4 Noah Boykin R-So. 6-2 185 5 Donte Lindsey R-So. 5-11 190 6 Bryson Richardson R-So. 6-0 205 7 Jordan Mahoney Fr. 5-11 170 8 Tristan Armstrong Fr. 5-11 185 12 Josh Wallace So. 6-0 190 13 Osei Dixon Fr. 6-2 195 14 Javon Batten Fr. 6-3 200 16 Nasir Mills Fr. 6-0 205 20 Dorian Helm Fr. 5-11 190 21 Te'Rai Powell Fr. 6-0 190 24 Michael Oppong R-Fr. 6-0 195 26 Kenny Dudley Fr. 5-11 170 29 Cody Jones Fr. 6-0 195 33 Jourdan Powell R-So. 5-10 165 36 Darryl Munoz R-Jr. 6-1 205

SPECIALIST (7)

47 Ethan Dumont LS R-So. 6-0 210

88 George Georgopoulos P Jr. 6-2 225

90 Evan Deckers LS Jr. 6-3 240

91 Cameron Carson K R-Fr. 6-1 180

94 Lucas Aguirre K R-Fr. 5-10 175

95 CJ Kolodziey K Fr. 6-1 200

98 Jay Larosa K R-So. 6-0 175

NO. NAME YEAR POS HT. / WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S)

8 Kay'Ron Adams R-So. RB 5-10 / 210 Warren, Ohio / Warren G. Harding / Rutgers

34 Issaih Agnew-Beatty Fr. RB 5-8 / 190 Marlboro, Mass. / St. Paul Diocesan

94 Lucas Aguirre R-Fr. K 5-10 / 175 Lexington, Mass. /

76 Willie Allen Gr. OL 6-7 / 340 River Ridge, La. / John Curtis / Michigan

15 Viczaril Alobwede Fr. DL 6-4 / 260 Stone Mountain, Ga. / Stephenson

8 Tristan Armstrong Fr. DB 5-11 / 185 Washington, D.C. / National Christian Academy (Md.)

2 Rico Arnold R-Jr. WR 6-1 / 190 Athens, Ga. / Clarke Central / Charlotte

81 Delvin Attafah R-Fr. WR 6-1 / 205 Worcester, Mass. / Abby Kelley Foster Charter School

96 Josh Atwood Fr. DL 6-3 / 330 Natick, Mass. / Natick

97 Devin Baldwin R-Fr. DL 6-5 / 275 Southfield, Mich. / Southfield A&T / Rutgers

14 Javon Batten Fr. DB 6-3 / 200 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Miami, Fla. / Erasmus Hall

44 Aaron Beckwith Fr. DL 6-4 / 285 Germantown, Md. / Northwest

65 Dominik Behrens Fr. OL 6-5 / 305 Hamburg, Germany / The Williston Northampton School (Mass.) 28 Cyrus Bonsu R-Fr. RB 5-10 / 205 Worcester, Mass. / Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School 4 Noah Boykin R-So. DB 6-2 / 185 Washington, D.C. / Howard D. Woodson / Notre Dame

54 Tommy Brandt Fr. OL 6-5 / 280 St. Paul, Minn. / St. Thomas Academy

93 Josh Brunelle Fr. LB 6-0 / 235 Worcester, Mass. / Doherty Memorial

91 Cameron Carson R-Fr. K 6-1 / 180 Leesburg, Va. / Loudon County / Maine

57 Qualeem Charles R-Fr. OL 6-5 / 320 Attleboro, Mass. / Attleboro / AIC

29 Jared Chisari R-So. RB 5-11 / 200 Fryeburg, Maine / Fryeburg Academy / Bowdoin

80 Eric Collins Gr. WR 5-10 / 180 Tampa, Fla. / Armwood / NC State

3 Tanner Davis So. S 6-1 / 200 Kingston, N.Y. / Cheshire Academy (Conn.)

88 Andrew Debs R-Fr. WR 5-8 / 175 Paxton, Mass. / St. Paul Diocesan / Worcester State

90 Evan Deckers Jr. LS 6-3 / 240 Avon, Conn. / Avon Old Farms

11 Onuma Dieke Fr. WR 6-5 / 205 Riverdale, Ga. / North Clayton

13 Osei Dixon Fr. DB 6-2 / 195 Bowie, Md. / St. Vincent Pallotti

26 Kenny Dudley Fr. DB 5-11 / 170 Washington, D.C. / Friendship Collegiate Academy 47 Ethan Dumont R-So. LS 6-0 / 210 Lincoln Univ, Pa. / Salesianum School / Weber State

9 Garrett Dzuro R-Fr. QB 5-11 / 200 Lakewood, Ohio / St. Edward

18 Taylor Edwards Gr. TE 6-4 / 250 Wilmington, Del. / Alexis I. DuPont

52 Uchenna Ezewike R-So. DL 6-3 / 255 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Stranahan

68 Helber Fagundes So. OL 6-5 / 325 Methuen, Mass. / Everett

17 Eni Falayi Fr. TE 6-6 / 235 Peabody, Mass. / Williston Northampton School

19 Michael Fitzgerald Fr. WR 6-6 / 200 Roswell, Ga. / Roswell

45 Nathan Fraser Fr. TE 6-3 / 245 Milton, Mass. / Milton

88 George Georgopoulos Jr. P 6-2 / 225 Greenville, S.C. / J.L. Mann

53 Xavier Gonsalves R-Fr. DL 6-3 / 265 Mashpee, Mass. / Mashpee

75 Xavier Graham R-Fr. OL 6-2 / 315 Niceville, Fla. / Niceville

37 Drew Harvey Gr. LB 6-1 / 225 Crete, Ill. / Crete-Montee / Fort Hays State

58 Jonny Hassard Fr. OL 6-5 / 290 Mt. Ulla, N.C. / West Rowan

20 Dorian Helm Fr. DB 5-11 / 190 Stone Mountain, Ga. / Stephenson

82 Melvin Hill R-Jr. WR 6-2 / 205 Mobile, Ala. / Baker

32 Romeo Holden R-Jr. RB 5-10 / 210 New Rochelle, N.Y. / New Rochelle / Monmouth 95 Taishan Holmes Jr. DL 6-3 / 315 Tappahannock, Va. / Essex / Garden City College (Kan.)

70 Joe Horn Fr. OL 6-2 / 310 Hamilton, N.J. / The Hun School

78 Phil Jeffs Fr. OL 6-6 / 285 Campbellford, Ontario / Clarkson North / St. Thomas More

22 Gerrell Johnson Fr. LB 6-3 / 225 Washington, D.C. / New Town (Md.)

16 Josiah Johnson R-So. TE/QB 6-5 / 235 Jacksonville, Fla. / Bolles School

10 Jermaine "OC" Johnson, Jr. So. WR 5-9 / 170 Washington, D.C. / DeMatha Catholic

29 Cody Jones Fr. DB 6-0 / 195 Fayetteville, Ga. / Sandy Creek

48 Louce Julien Fr. DL 6-3 / 245 Orange, N.J. / Orange

99 Hugo Klages Fr. DL 6-3 / 285 Denia, Spain / Otto Bennemann

95 CJ Kolodziey Fr. K 6-1 / 200 East Longmeadow, Mass. / East Longmeadow

89 Martin Laham R-Fr. WR 6-2 / 200 Westwood, Mass. / Williston-Northampton / Holy Cross

98 Jay Larosa R-So. K 6-0 / 175 Newington, Conn. / Newington / Ole Miss

5 Donte Lindsey R-So. CB 5-11 / 190 Fayetteville, N.C. / Mountain Pointe (Ariz.)

11 Nahji Logan Fr. LB 6-4 / 225 Yeadon, Pa. / Hatboro-Horsham

61 Max Longman R-Fr. OL 6-4 / 315 Portage, Mich. / Portage Central

63 Nick Lundeberg Fr. OL 5-11 / 255 Acworth, Ga. / Allatoona

5 Tyler Lytle Gr. QB 6-5 / 225 Redondo Beach, Calif. / Servite / Colorado

19 Zack Magdis Fr. LB 6-2 / 235 Worcester, Mass. / Worcester Academy

7 Jordan Mahoney Fr. DB 5-11 / 170 Rock Hill, S.C. / South Pointe

85 Jackson Manning Fr. TE 6-5 / 245 Acworth, Ga. / Mount Paran Christian School

74 Reggie Marks III Jr. OL 6-4 / 300 Havre de Grace, Md. / Havre de Grace / Lackawanna College (Pa.)

91 Jonathan Martin Fr. DL 6-4 / 325 Suwanee, Ga. / Collins Hill

56 Cletus Mathurin So. DL 6-1 / 305 Hartford, Conn. / Cheshire Academy

18 Luke McMenamin R-Fr. QB 6-3 / 225 Milton, Mass. / Milton

7 Ellis Merriweather R-Jr. RB 6-2 / 225 Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta / Garden City College (Kan.)

16 Nasir Mills Fr. DB 6-0 / 205 Wake Forest, N.C. / Wake Forest High School

79 Alec Miseo R-Fr. OL 6-5 / 300 Bridgewater, N.J. / Bridgewater-Raritan

27 Amadu Mohammed R-So. LB 6-0 / 235 Worcester, Mass. / Holy Name Central Catholic / Anna Maria College

ALABAMA (2)

13 Tray Pettway WR So. 6-3 195 82 Melvin Hill WR R-Jr. 6-2 205

CALIFORNIA (1)

5 Tyler Lytle QB Gr. 6-5 225

CONNECTICUT (3)

56 Cletus Mathurin DL So. 6-1 305 90 Evan Deckers LS Jr. 6-3 240 98 Jay Larosa K R-So. 6-0 175

DELAWARE (1)

18 Taylor Edwards Te Gr. 6-4 250

FLORIDA (6)

16 Josiah Johnson TE R-So. 6-5 235 30 Da'Shon Ross LB R-So. 6-1 235 52 Uchenna Ezewike DL R-So. 6-3 255 75 Xavier Graham OL R-Fr. 6-2 315 80 Eric Collins WR Gr. 5-10 180 92 Caeleb Washington DL R-Jr. 6-2 290

GEORGIA (11)

2 Rico Arnold WR R-Jr. 6-1 190 6 Bryson Richardson DR R-So. 6-0 205 7 Ellis Merriweather RB R-Jr. 6-2 225 11 Onuma Dieke WR Fr. 6-5 205 15 Viczaril Alobwede DL Fr. 6-4 260 19 Michael Fitzgerald WR Fr. 6-6 200 20 Dorian Helm DB Fr. 5-11 190 29 Cody Jones DR Fr. 6-0 195 63 Nick Lundeberg OL Fr. 5-11 255 85 Jackson Manning TE Fr. 6-5 245 91 Jonathan Martin DL Fr. 6-4 325

ILLINOIS (1)

37 Drew Harvey LB Gr. 6-1 225

LOUISIANA (1)

76 Willie Allen OL Gr. 6-7 340

MAINE (1)

29 Jared Chisari RB R-So. 5-11 200

MARYLAND (7)

9 Myles Turner LB Fr. 6-1 235 12 Josh Wallace CB So. 6-0 190 13 Osei Dixon DB Fr. 6-2 195 24 Jamir Roberts WR Fr. 5-10 180 42 Billy Wooden DL So. 6-1 310 44 Aaron Beckwith DL Fr. 6-4 285 74 Reggie Marks III OL Jr. 6-4 300

MASSACHUSETTS (31)

12 Brady Olson QB Fr. 6-4 200

17 Eni Falayi TE Fr. 6-6 235

18 Luke McMenamin QB R-Fr. 6-3 225

19 Zack Magdis LB Fr. 6-2 235

24 Michael Oppong DB R-Fr. 6-0 195

27 Amadu Mohammed LB R-So. 6-0 235

27 Carter Scudo WR Fr. 5-11 190

28 Cyrus Bonsu RB R-Fr. 5-10 205

33 Jourdan Powell CB R-So. 5-10 165

34 Issaih Agnew-Beatty RB Fr. 5-8 190

36 Darryl Munoz DB R-Jr. 6-1 205

40 Dominic Schofield LB Fr. 6-3 240

41 Mike Saliba LB R-Fr. 6-0 215

43 Jason Weir DL R-Fr. 6-3 230

45 Nathan Fraser TE Fr. 6-3 245

49 Charles Payson FB R-So. 6-2 265

51 Troy Shallow DL Gr. 6-1 245

53 Xavier Gonsalves DL R-Fr. 6-3 265

57 Qualeem Charles OL R-Fr. 6-5 320

62 Hunter Salmon OL R-Fr. 6-3 330

68 Helber Fagundes OL So. 6-5 325

72 Ethan Mottinger OL Fr. 6-5 315

81 Delvin Attafah WR R-Fr. 6-1 205

83 Rolinsky Saint-Cyr WR Fr. 6-2 200

86 Ryan Mosesso TE Fr. 6-5 255

88 Andrew Debs WR R-Fr. 5-8 175

89 Martin Laham WR R-Fr. 6-2 200

93 Josh Brunelle LB Fr. 6-0 235

94 Lucas Aguirre K R-Fr. 5-10 175

95 CJ Kolodziey L Fr. 6-1 200

96 Josh Atwood DL Fr. 6-3 330

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER (CONT.)

NO. NAME YEAR POS HT. / WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S)

86 Ryan Mosesso Fr. TE 6-5 / 255 Marshfield, Mass. / Noble and Greenough

72 Ethan Mottinger Fr. OL 6-5 / 315 North Attleboro, Mass. / North Attleboro

60 Timothy Moulton R-So. DL 6-3 / 270 Philadelphia, Pa. / Archbishop Ryan

36 Darryl Munoz R-Jr. DB 6-1 / 205 Lawrence, Mass. / Lawrence / Mesabi Range College (Minn.)

12 Brady Olson Fr. QB 6-4 / 200 Bellingham, Mass. / Milford

24 Michael Oppong R-Fr. DB 6-0 / 195 Worcester, Mass. / Doherty Memorial / Bryant

87 Jacob Orlando R-Fr. TE 6-6 / 245 Buffalo, N.Y. / Williamsville North

14 Jaret Pallotta Gr. TE 6-5 / 250 Massillon, Ohio / Jackson

77 Brian Parish Gr. OL 6-6 / 305 Arlington, Texas / Seguin / North Texas

49 Charles Payson R-So. FB 6-2 / 265 Worcester, Mass. / Doherty Memorial

0 Avien Peah Gr. DL 6-2 / 280 Providence, R.I. / La Salle Academy

13 Tray Pettway So. WR 6-3 / 195 Prattville, Ala. / Prattville / Hutchinson CC (Kan.) 33 Jourdan Powell R-So. CB 5-10 / 165 Springfield, Mass. / East Longmeadow / Sacred Heart

21 Te'Rai Powell Fr. DB 6-0 / 190 Montvale, N.J. / St. Joseph Regional

6 Bryson Richardson R-So. DB 6-0 / 205 Buford, Ga. / Lawrenceville / North Carolina

24 Jamir Roberts Fr. WR 5-10 / 180 Owings Mill, Md. / McDonogh School

94 Aquan Robinson Fr. DL 6-4 / 240 West Orange, N.J. / West Orange

30 Da'Shon Ross R-So. LB 6-1 / 235 Moore Haven, Fla. / Moore Haven

83 Isaac Ross R-So. WR 5-9 / 165 Rock Hill, S.C. / South Pointe / Charleston Southern

83 Rolinsky Saint-Cyr Fr. WR 6-2 / 200 West Roxbury, Mass. / Catholic Memorial

41 Mike Saliba R-Fr. LB 6-0 / 215 Dedham, Mass. / Xaverian / Arizona

62 Hunter Salmon R-Fr. OL 6-3 / 330 Fall River, Mass. / Catholic Memorial / Merrimack 25 Victor Santiago R-Jr. WR 5-9 / 165 Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty High School / Milford Academy (N.Y.)

40 Dominic Schofield Fr. LB 6-3 / 240 Milford, Mass. / Milford

27 Carter Scudo Fr. WR 5-11 / 190 Milford, Mass. / Milford

51 Troy Shallow Gr. DL 6-1 / 245 Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury / Merrimack

66 Aditya Singh R-Fr. DL 6-0 / 275 East Brunswick, N.J. / East Brunswick

67 Dalton Tomlison Jr. OL 6-4 / 320 Beaver, Ohio / Eastern

9 Myles Turner Fr. LB 6-1 / 235 Silver Spring, Md. / The Bullis School

12 Josh Wallace So. CB 6-0 / 190 Hyattsville, Md. / DeMatha Catholic

92 Caeleb Washington R-Jr. DL 6-2 / 290 Melbourne, Fla. / Melbourne / Georgia Prep Sports Academy (Ga.) 2 Bryce Watts R-Jr. DB 6-0 / 180 Toms River, N.J. / Toms River North / North Carolina

43 Jason Weir R-Fr. DL 6-3 / 230 Attleboro, Mass. / Attleboro / Bates

6 Zamar Wise Fr. QB 6-2 / 190 Newark, N.J. / Barringer/Milford Academy (N.Y.)

42 Billy Wooden So. DL 6-1 / 310 Towson, Md. / Calvert Hall

COACHING STAFF & ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

Head Coach Walt Bell (Middle Tennessee State '05/Third Season)

Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coord./Wide Receivers Coach Luke Paschall (Middle Tennessee State '06/Third Season) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach Tommy Restivo (Georgetown College [Ky.] '06/Third Season)

Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach Alex Miller (Massachusetts '07/First Season)

Quarterbacks Coach Frederick Walker (Mississippi State '14/First Season)

Running Backs Coach Donte' Pimpleton (Western Kentucky '02/First Season)

Tight Ends Coach Kyle Segler (Sam Houston State '06/First Season)

Interim Defensive Tackles Coach Jim Reid (Maine '73/20th Season)

Defensive Ends Coach Jamey McClendon (Salisbury '12/Second Season)

Linebackers Coach Dan Carrel (West Liberty '12/Second Season)

Defensive Backs Coach Jason Tudryn (Massachusetts '96/Third Season)

Graduate Assistant (Defense) Jake Griggs

Defensive Analyst Roy Philon

Graduate Assistant (Offense) Matt Layman

Offensive Analyst Kyle Schmidt

Director of Sport Performance A.T. Turner

Sport Performance Coach Joel Reinhardt

Sport Performance Coach Thomas Bacchia

General Manager / Director of Player Personnel Rory Pommerening

Assistant AD/Football Operations Dan O’Brien

Chief of Staff Matt Gordon

Director of Football Team Services Connor Bell

Director of Sports Medicine Jennifer Brodeur

Head Athletic Trainer Deanna Doheny

Offensive Quality Control James Randol

Equipment Assistant Tucker Newman

MICHIGAN (2)

61 Max Longman OL R-Fr. 6-4 315 97 Devin Baldwin DL R-Fr. 6-5 275

MINNESOTA (1)

54 Tommy Brandt OL Fr. 6-5 280

NEW JERSEY (8)

2 Bryce Watts DB R-Jr. 6-0 180 6 Zamar Wise QB Fr. 6-2 190 21 Te'Rai Powell DB Fr. 6-0 190 48 Louce Julien DL Fr. 6-3 245 66 Aditya Singh DL R-Fr. 6-0 275 70 Joe Horn OL Fr. 6-2 310 79 Alec Miseo OL R-Fr. 6-5 300 94 Aquan Robinson DL Fr. 6-4 240

NEW YORK (4)

3 Tanner Davis S So. 6-1 200 14 Javon Batten DB Fr. 6-3 200 32 Romeo Holden RB R-Jr. 5-10 210 87 Jacob Orlando TE R-Fr. 6-6 245

NORTH CAROLINA (3)

5 Donte Lindsey CB R-So. 5-11 190 16 Nasir Mills DB Fr. 6-0 205 58 Jonny Hassard OL Fr. 6-5 290

OHIO (4)

8 Kay'Ron Adams RB R-So. 5-10 210 9 Garrett Dzuro QB R-Fr. 5-11 200 14 Jaret Pallotta TE Gr. 6-5 250 67 Dalton Tomlison OL Jr. 6-4 320

PENNSYLVANIA (4)

11 Nahji Logan LB Fr. 6-4 225 25 Victor Santiago WR R-Jr. 5-9 165 47 Ethan Dumont LS R-So. 6-0 210 60 Timothy Moulton DL R-So. 6-3 270

RHODE ISLAND (1)

0 Avien Peah DL Gr. 6-2 280

SOUTH CAROLINA (3)

7 Jordan Mahoney DB Fr. 5-11 170 83 Isaac Ross WR R-So. 5-9 165 88 George Georgopoulos P Jr. 6-2 225

TEXAS (1)

77 Brian Parish OL Gr. 6-6 305

VIRGINIA (2)

91 Cameron Carson K R-Fr. 6-1 180 95 Taishan Holmes DL Jr. 6-3 315

WASHINGTON D.C. (5)

4 Noah Boykin DB R-So. 6-2 185 8 Tristan Armstrong DB Fr. 5-11 185 10 Jer. "OC" Johnson, Jr. WR So. 5-9 170 22 Gerrell Johnson LB Fr. 6-3 225 26 Kenny Dudley DB Fr. 5-11 170

CANADA

78 Phil Jeffs OL Fr. 6-6 285

GERMANY

65 Dominik Behrens OL Fr. 6-5 305

SPAIN

99 Hugo Klages DL Fr. 6-3 285

BY STATE/COUNTRY

OFFENSE

POS. NO. NAME YR. HT. WT.

QB 12 BRADY OLSON FR. 6-4 200

9 GARRETT DZURO R-FR. 5-11 200

-OR- 6 ZAMAR WISE FR. 6-2 190

RB 7 ELLIS MERRIWEATHER R-JR. 6-2 225

27 CARTER SCUDO FR. 5-10 210

-OR- 29 JARED CHISARI R-SO. 5-11 200

WR (X) 2 RICO ARNOLD R-JR. 6-1 190

-OR- 13 TRAY PETTWAY SO. 6-3 195

WR (A) 10 JERMAINE “OC” JOHNSON, JR. SO. 5-9 170

-OR- 80 ERIC COLLINS GR. 5-10 180

WR (Z) 11 ONUMA DIEKE FR. 6-5 205

-OR- 82 MELVIN HILL R-JR. 6-2 205

TE 16 JOSIAH JOHNSON R-SO. 6-5 235

14 JARET PALLOTTA R-SO. 6-5 248

-OR- 87 JAKE ORLANDO R-FR. 6-6 245

-OR- 18 TAYLOR EDWARDS R-SR. 6-4 241

-OR- 85 JACKSON MANNING FR. 6-5 248

LT 61 MAX LONGMAN R-FR. 6-4 315

76 WILLIE ALLEN GR. 6-7 340

LG 68 HELBER FAGUNDES SO. 6-4 325

-OR- 75 XAVIER GRAHAM R-FR. 6-2 315

C 67 DALTON TOMLISON JR. 6-4 320

70 JOE HORN FR. 6-1 310

RG 72 ETHAN MOTTINGER FR. 6-5 315

-OR- 75 XAVIER GRAHAM R-FR. 6-2 315

RT 58 JONNY HASSARD FR. 6-5 285

77 BRIAN PARISH GR. 6-6 305

-or- listed next to player’s number indicates they may start/play in place of the individual listed directly above them

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Lucas Aguiree ah-GEAR-ay

Viczaril Alobwede

VICK-zuh-rill AL-ub-WAY-dey Delvin Attafah uh-TAF-fuh

Dominik Behrens beh-renns

Cyrus Bonsu

SY-russ BON-su

Jared Chisari ch-SAR-ee

Onuma Dieke

uh-NEW-muh DEE-ay-kay

Osei Dixon

oh-say

Garrett Dzuro zur-oh

Uchenna Ezewike

you-CHEN-uh ez-uh-WEE-kay

Helber Fagundes

hell-BUR fuh-GOON-des

Eni Falayi

EN-nee fah-LA-wee

George Georgopolous jor-JAH-poh-LUS Johnny Hassard HAZZARD

Taishan Holmes

TAY-shawn

Gerrell Johnson

juh-RELL

Louce Julien

loose

Hugo Klages KLAH-geys

C.J. Kolodziey kuh-LOW-gee

Nahji Logan

NAH-jee

Tyler Lytle light-ull

Cletus Mathurin

CLEE-tus muh-THUR-in

Nasir Mills

NAH-seer

Amadu Mohammed

AH-mah-doo

Michael Oppong oh-PONG Jaret Pallotta pah-LOT-uh Avien Peah PEE-ah

Te'Rai Powell

tuh-RAY

Aquan Robinson ah-quan

Da'Shon Ross

DUH-shon

Rolinsky Saint-Cyr

row-LIN-sky saint-SEER

Aditya Singh

uh-DEE-TEE-uh SING

Caeleb Washington

CAY-leb

Jason Weir WEER

Zamar Wise

ZUH-mar

Jennifer Brodeur (athletic trainer) BRO-der Luke Paschall (assistant coach) PASS-cull Joel Reinhardt (sports performance coach) RINE-hart Kyle Segler (tight ends coach) SEEG-ler Jason Tudryn (assistant coach) TOO-drin

DEFENSE

POS. NO. NAME YR. HT. WT.

DE 42 BILLY WOODEN SO. 6-1 310

99 HUGO KLAGES FR. 6-3 285

NT 56 CLETUS MATHURIN SO. 6-1 305

95 TAISHAN HOLMES JR. 6-3 315

-OR- 96 JOSH ATWOOD FR. 6-3 330

DT 97 DEVIN BALDWIN R-FR. 6-5 275

15 VICZARIL ALOBWEDE FR. 6-4 260

BUCK 0 AVIEN PEAH GR. 6-2 280

52 UCHENNA EZEWIKE R-SO. 6-3 255

53 XAVIER GONSALVES R-FR. 6-3 265

MIKE 30 DA’SHON ROSS R-SO. 6-1 235

40 DOMINIC SCHOFIELD FR. 6-3 240

DIME 22 GERRELL JOHNSON FR. 6-3 225

11 NAHJI LOGAN FR. 6-4 225

CB 12 JOSH WALLACE SO. 6-0 189

4 NOAH BOYKIN R-SO. 6-2 185

FS 5 DONTE LINDSEY R-SO. 5-11 190

3 TANNER DAVIS SO. 6-1 200

BS 29 CODY JONES FR. 6-0 195

6 BRYSON RICHARDSON R-SO. 6-0 205

NICKEL 21 TE’RAI POWELL FR. 6-0 190

8 TRISTAN ARMSTRONG FR. 5-11 185

CB 2 BRYCE WATTS R-JR. 6-0 180

7 JORDAN MAHONEY FR. 5-11 170

-or- listed next to player’s number indicates they may start/play in place of the indi- vidual listed directly above them

DEPTH CHART SPECIAL TEAMS

POS. NO. NAME YR. HT. WT.

KO 95 CJ KOLODZIEY FR. 6-1 200

88 GEORGE GEORGOPOULOS JR. 6-2 225

PK 91 CAMERON CARSON R-FR. 6-0 180

95 CJ KOLODZIEY FR. 6-1 200

P 88 GEORGE GEORGOPOULOS JR. 6-2 225

94 LUCAS AGUIRRE R-FR. 5-10 175

LS 90 EVAN DECKERS JR. 6-3 250

47 ETHAN DUMONT R-SO. 6-0 210

H 94 LUCAS AGUIRRE R-FR. 5-10 175

88 GEORGE GEORGOPOULOS JR. 6-2 225

KR 10 JERMAINE “OC” JOHNSON, JR. SO. 5-9 170

80 ERIC COLLINS GR. 5-10 180

PR 80 ERIC COLLINS GR. 5-10 180

10 JERMAINE “OC” JOHNSON, JR. SO. 5-9 170

-or- listed next to player’s number indicates they may start/play in place of the indi- vidual listed directly above them

COACHING STAFF GAMEDAY LOCATIONS

Walt Bell • Head Coach Field

Luke Paschall • Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach Field

Tommy Restivo • Defensive Coordinator Booth

Alex Miller • Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach Field

Frederick Walker • Quarterbacks Coach Booth

Donte' Pimpleton • Running Backs Coach Field

Kyle Segler • Tight Ends Coach Field

Jim Reid • Interim Defensive Tackles Coach Field

Jamey McClendon • Defensive Ends Coach Booth

Dan Carrel • Linebackers Coach Field

Jason Tudryn • Defensive Backs Coach Field

QUICK FACTS • DEPTH CHART PERSONNEL • OFFENSE

QB 12 BRADY OLSON FR. 6-4 / 200 Made collegiate debut vs. Boston College, 59-for-112 on the season, averaging 169.6 yds/gm, 6 TDs on the year, 9 GARRETT DZURO R-FR. 5-11 / 200 Came on in relief at Pittsburgh (9/4) at Coastal (9/25) and vs. Toledo (10/2), throwing 44 yards on 4-of-7 passing vs. CC -or- 6 ZAMAR WISE FR. 6-2 / 190 Played two games in 2020 primarily at receiver, rushed for 65 yards and first career touchdown vs. UConn

RB 7 ELLIS MERRIWEATHER R-JR. 6-2 / 225 Started 4 of 5 gms in '21 with 42 carries (222 yds), posted first career 100+ yard game vs. EMU, had 171 yards on 39 carries, 2 TDs vs. UConn 27 CARTER SCUDO FR. 5-10 / 210 Made his collegiate debut at Pittsburgh, scored first career TD vs EMU and rushed for 33 yards on 4 carriers

-or- 29 JARED CHISARI R-SO. 5-11 / 200 Made his season debut at Pittsburgh, rushing once for seven yards

WR (X) 2 RICO ARNOLD R-JR. 6-1 / 190 Transfer from Charlotte where he was a C-USA all-Freshman team selection in 2018. Caught 56-yard TD reception vs. Boston College -or- 13 TRAY PETTWAY SO. 6-3 /195 Played '19-'20 at Hutchinson CC, helped squad go 10-2 overall in 2019 with 277 yds and 4 TDs on 8 catches, had 57 yds on 5 catches vs. EMU WR (A) 10 JER. “OC” JOHNSON, JR. SO. 5-9 / 170 Has played 20 of 21 possible games of UMass career thus far. Had three receptions for a team-high 52 yards at Pitt, including a 27-yard catch -or- 80 ERIC COLLINS GR. 5-10 /180 Transfer from N.C. State where he saw action in 8 gms across 2019 & 2020. Made 49-yard catch vs. UConn

WR (Z) 11 ONUMA DIEKE FR. 6-5 / 205 Has played in all 10 games while at UMass. Made a 28-yard grab vs. UConn

-or- 82 MELVIN HILL R-JR. 6-2 /205 Fifth year at UMass, played in all 17 games over past two seasons, made two starts at WR in 2020. Caught 45 yd TD pass vs. EMU TE 16 JOSIAH JOHNSON R-SO. 6-5 / 235 Has five catches for 88 yards on the season in five games. Had both a touchdown catch and a rushing TD vs. EMU

14 JARET PALLOTTA GR. 6-5 /250 Has played in five games this season; Had one catch against Toledo for 10 yards

-or- 87 JAKE ORLANDO R-FR. 6-6 /245 Third season at UMass. Missed 2019 with an injury, did not compete in 2020. Had 1 catch against Toledo for 11 yards.

-or- 18 TAYLOR EDWARDS R-SR. 6-4 /241 Has been in the UMass program since '16, appearing in 22 career gms to date. Had 32-yard catch at Pitt in 2021 opener, caught TD vs. Toledo -or- 85 JACKSON MANNING FR. 6-5 /248 Second season at UMass. Has appeared in two games this season.

LT 61 MAX LONGMAN R-FR. 6-4 /315 Third season at UMass. Stared all four games at right guard in 2020. Redshirted 2019 due to injury

76 WILLIE ALLEN GR. 6-7 /340 Transfer from Michigan after 2 seasons at LA Tech (2018, 2019) and 1 season at Tyler JC (2017), 2019 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention LG 68 HELBER FAGUNDES SO. 6-4 /325 Four-year letterman and offensive tackle/defensive lineman for John DiBiaso at Everett High School; is a native of Brazil

-or- 75 XAVIER GRAHAM R-FR. 6-2 /315 Appeared in 6 games over previous two seasons (2019, 2020). Split time between OL and DL in 2019

C 67 DALTON TOMLISON JR. 6-4 /320 Named to Rimington Trophy Watch List in 2020. Started all 4 games at center in 2020 after starting 6 games in 2019 70 JOE HORN FR. 6-1 /310 Saw action in all four games in 2020. Was All-MAPL, all-prep, all-area and NJ Opening Offensive Line MVP at The Hun School RG 72 ETHAN MOTTINGER FR. 6-5 /315 Massachusetts native. Three-star recruit, #11 player in Mass. (#4 OL) according to 247Sports. Did not see action in 2020 -or- 75 XAVIER GRAHAM R-FR. 6-2 /315 Appeared in 6 games over previous two seasons (2019, 2020). Split time between OL and DL in 2019

RT 58 JONNY HASSARD FR. 6-5 /285 Appeared as a reserve in 2 games in 2020. Named All-Charlotte Observed Second Team as a senior at West Rowan in 2019 77 BRIAN PARISH GR. 6-6 /305 Transfer from North Texas. Played in 13 games for the Mean Green over two seasons (2018, 2019) after redshirting in 2017.

QUICK FACTS • DEPTH CHART PERSONNEL • DEFENSE

DE 42 BILLY WOODEN SO. 6-1/310 Made his season debut against Boston College (Sept. 11), had 7 tackles vs. UConn, including 2.5 TFLs for 8 yards 99 HUGO KLAGES FR. 6-3/285 Has played in all six games as a reserve, totaling six tackles. Is originally from Denia, Spain

NT 56 CLETUS MATHURIN SO. 6-1/305 Played in 12 games over previous 2 seasons (2019, 2020) at UMass, including all 4 in 2020. Logged four tackles vs. Toledo.

95 TAISHAN HOLMES JR. 6-3/315 Started at NT in all 4 games in 2020. Made 6 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs on the year. Played 2019 season at Garden City CC (Kansas).

-or- 96 JOSH ATWOOD FR. 6-3/330 Saw action in all 4 games in 2020 at NT, totalling 6 tackles on the year. Massachusetts native. Had 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 0.5 sacks vs. Toledo DT 97 DEVIN BALDWIN R-FR. 6-5/275 Transfer from Rutgers. Appeared in 2 gms as a true FR at Rutgers in '19, retained his redshirt eligibility. Had 6 tackles, 1.5 sacks vs. Toledo 15 VICZARIL ALOBWEDE FR. 6-4/260 Appeared in all 4 games as true FR in 2020. Had 17 tackles (including an assisted-TFL). Recovered a fumble vs. EMU, five tackles vs. Toledo BUCK 0 AVIEN PEAH GR. 6-2/280 2021 Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent 2nd Tm (DE), 6th season at UMass, recovered fumble at Pitt, 7 tackles vs. BC, EMU, TFL vs. Toledo 52 UCHENNA EZEWIKE SO. 6-3/255 Has played in all six games, totaling 15 tackles, one pass breakup, 2.5 TFLs and one fumble recovery. Had 1.0 sacks for 10 yards vs. UConn

53 XAVIER GONSALVES R-FR. 6-3/265 Third season at UMass. Has played in five games this season as a reserve, posting 5 tackles and 1.5 TFLs and a sack

MIKE 30 DA’SHON ROSS R-SO. 6-1/235 4th year at UMass, Had team-high 9 tackles (6 solo) & QB hurry at Pitt, 8 tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. BC, team-high 14 tackles, 9 tackles vs. UConn 40 DOMINIC SCHOFIELD FR. 6-3/240 Three-star linebacker and the No. 13 player in Massachusetts according to 247Sports

DIME 22 GERRELL JOHNSON FR. 6-3/225 Played in all 4 gms as a true FR in '20. Forced a fumble at Pitt, registered a team-high 13 tackles vs. BC, 0.5 TFL & fumble recovery vs. UConn 11 NAHJI LOGAN FR. 6-4/225 Appeared in all 4 games as a true freshman at linebacker, including 2 starts in 2020, had 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL vs. Toledo

CB 12 JOSH WALLACE SO. 6-0/189 Has 26 tackles in 5 games this season. Posted six tackles, 1.0 TFLs and two pass breakups vs. UConn 4 NOAH BOYKIN R-SO. 6-2/185 Started all 4 games at CB in 2020 in first action at UMass, had six solo tackles and three pass breakups vs. EMU

FS 5 DONTE LINDSEY R-SO. 5-11/190 Through 5 games this season, has 25 tackles and two pass breakups. Recorded an interception and four solo tackles vs. UConn 3 TANNER DAVIS SO. 6-1/200 Has played 18 gms over 3 seasons including all 4 in 2020, posted 7 tackles (5 solo) at Pitt in 2021 opener, 7 tackles, 1.0 TFLs vs UConn BS 29 CODY JONES FR. 6-0/195 Saw action in all 4 gms in 2020 as a true freshman and made two starts in the secondary. Posted 9 tackles vs. UConn, 2.0 TFLs, 1 PB, 1 FF

6 BRYSON RICHARDSON R-SO. 6-0/205 Transfer from North Carolina where he spent two seasons (2018, 2019), missed the 2019 with an injury, appeared in all 11 games in 2018 NICKEL 21 TE’RAI POWELL FR. 6-0/190 Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent Second Team (CB), registered 6 tackles and a pass breakup vs. EMU, 4 tackles 0.5 TFL vs. Toledo

8 TRISTAN ARMSTRONG FR. 5-11/185 Appeared in all 4 games in 2020 as a reserve DB and on special teams coverage, notched four tackles

CB 2 BRYCE WATTS R-JR. 6-0/180 Transfer from North Carolina, sat out '19 at UNC after transferring from Virginia Tech, had 7 tackles, 2 pass breakups vs. Toledo, INT vs. UConn 7 JORDAN MAHONEY FR. 5-11/170 True freshman. Played CB and receiver for South Pointe HS, Was a three-star DB according to ESPN. Made 2 tackles at Pitt in debut

QUICK FACTS • DEPTH CHART PERSONNEL • SPECIAL TEAMS

KO 95 CJ KOLODZIEY FR. 6-1 200 Massachusetts native, played locally in Western Mass. (East Longmeadow), Had 6 KOs for 259 yards vs. UConn, a 43.2 avg 88 GEORGE GEORGOPOULOS JR. 6-2 225 Has played in 33 games over 4 seasons as UMass' punter, sent four kickoffs for 242 yards (60.5 avg) in 2019

PK 91 CAMERON CARSON R-FR. 6-0 180 Appeared in all 4 gms in 2020, 1 placekicker & 3 as the KO specialist, made 4 PATs vs EMU, 2 FG and 3 PATs vs. UConn 95 CJ KOLODZIEY FR. 6-1 200 Massachusetts native, Played locally in Western Mass. (East Longmeadow), Made 1 tackle at Pitt in 2021 opener P 88 GEORGE GEORGOPOULOS JR. 6-2 225 Top-10 in program history in career punt attempts, punt yds, avg. yds/punt, Has 9 punts for 50+ yards in 5 games in 2021

94 LUCAS AGUIRRE R-FR. 5-10 175 Massachusetts native (Lexington), joined team as a walk-on in 2020

LS 90 EVAN DECKERS JR. 6-3 250 2021 Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent First Team (LS), served as the team's long snapper in all four games in 2020 47 ETHAN DUMONT R-SO. 6-0 210 Transfer from Weber State, native of Lincoln Univ, Pa.

H 94 LUCAS AGUIRRE R-FR. 5-10 175 Massachusetts native (Lexington), joined team as a walk-on in 2020 88 GEORGE GEORGOPOULOS JR. 6-2 225 Has played in 33 games over 4 seasons as UMass' punter

KR 10 JERMAINE “OC” JOHNSON, JR. SO. 5-9 170 Has played in 21 of 22 games of UMass career thus far, Returned three kicks vs. EMU a total of 57 yards with a long of 21

STARTS BY MINUTEMAN (OFFENSE)

No. Offense Pos. 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total

8 Kay'Ron Adams RB - - - - 3 3

76 Willie Allen OL - - - - 3 3

2 Rico Arnold WR - - - - 6 6

11 Onuma Dieke WR - - - - 2 2

9 Garrett Dzuro QB - - - 1 1

18 Taylor Edwards TE 0 1 2 2 5 10

69 Helber Fagundes OL - - 9 0 3 12

58 Jonny Hassard OL - - - - 6 6

82 Melvin Hill WR - RS 0 2 2

70 Joe Horn OL - - - - 3 3

10 Jermaine “OC” Johnson Jr. WR - - 11 3 4 18

16 Josiah Johnson TE - (RS) 0 2 2

61 Max Longman RG - - RS 4 6 10

5 Tyler Lytle QB - - - - 1 1

74 Reggie Marks III LG - - - 4 4

7 Ellis Merriweather RB - - - 3 3 6

72 Ethan Mottinger OL - - - - 6 6

12 Brady Olson QB - - - - 5 5

87 Jacob Orlando TE - - - - 1 1

14 Jaret Pallotta TE - RS 0 1 2 3

13 Trey Pettway WR - - - - 3 3

23 Cam Roberson RB - - - 1 1

67 Dalton Tomlison OL - - 6 4 3 13

(RS) Denotes player competed but ultimately redshirting the season RS without parenthesis denotes player redshirted season outright

STARTS BY MINUTEMAN (DEFENSE)

No. Offense Pos. 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total

96 Josh Atwood DL - - - - 1 1

97 Devin Baldwin DL - - - - 6 6

44 Aaron Beckwith DE - - - - 1 1

4 Noah Boykin CB - - - 4 4 8

38 Tanner Davis S - - - 1 2 3

52 Uchenna Ezewike LB - 0 0 2 2

95 Taishan Holmes NT - - - 4 2 6

22 Gerrell Johnson LB - - - - 6 6

29 Cody Jones CB - - - 3 5 8

5 Donte Lindsey CB - RS 3 3 4 10

11 Nahji Logan LB - - - 2 2

19 Zack Magdis LB - - - - 2 2

56 Cletus Mathurin LB - - - - 2 2

60 Timothy Moulton DL - RS 2 0 3 5

87 Avien Peah DL 0 6+ 0 4 6 16

21 Te’Rai Powell CB - - - 4 6 10

6 Bryson Richardson DB - - - - 1 1

30 Da'Shon Ross LB - - - - 3 3

12 Josh Wallace CB - - 8 3 4 15

2 Bryce Watts DB - - - - 4 4

42 Billy Wooden DL - - 5 4 4 13

(RS) Denotes player competed but ultimately redshirting the season RS without parenthesis denotes player redshirted season outright +Starts made at tight end

2021 OFFENSIVE STARTERS (CONSECUTIVE/CAREER STARTS)

OPPONENT WR (X) TE LT LG C RG RT QB RB WR (A)/TE/RB WR (Z)

at Pittsburgh Arnold (1/1) Edwards (1/6) Hassard (1/1) Mottinger (1/1) Horn (1/1) Longman (5/5) Allen (1/1) Lytle (1/1) Adams (1/1) Je. Johnson Jr. (8/15) Pettway (1/1) Boston College Arnold (2/2) Edwards (2/7) Hassard (2/2) Mottinger (2/2) Horn (2/2) Longman (6/6) Allen (2/2) Olson (1/1) Adams (2/2) Je. Johnson Jr. (9/16) Pettway (2/2) Eastern Michigan Arnold (3/3) Edwards (3/8) Hassard (3/3) Mottinger (3/3) Horn (3/3) Longman (7/7) Allen (3/3) Olson (2/2) Merriweather (1/4) Je. Johnson Jr. (10/17) Pettway (3/3) at Coastal Carolina Arnold (4/4) Edwards (4/9) Hassard (4/4) Mottinger (4/4) Tomlison (1/11) Longman (8/8) Fagundes (1/10) Olson (3/3) Merriweather (2/5) Pallotta (1/2) Orlando (1/1) Toledo Arnold (5/5) Edwards (5/10) Hassard (5/5) Mottinger (5/5) Tomlison (2/12) Longman (9/9) Fagundes (2/11) Olson (4/4) Adams (1/3) Je. Johnson Jr. (1/18) Dieke (1/1) UConn Arnold (6/6) Palotta (1/3) Longman (10/10) Fagundes (3/12) Tomlison (3/13) Mottinger (6/6) Hassard (6/6) Olson (5/5) Merriweather (1/6) Collins (1/1) Dieke (2/2)

2021 DEFENSIVE STARTERS (CONSECUTIVE/CAREER STARTS)

OPPONENT BUCK DE NT DT DIME MIKE SAM/NICKEL BS FS CB CB

at Pittsburgh Peah (5/11) Moulton (1/3) Holmes (1/5) Baldwin (1/1) Ge. Johnson (1/1) Magdis (1/1) Powell (5/5) Richardson (1/1) Lindsey (1/7) Watts (1/1) Wallace (2/12) Boston College Peah (6/12) Moulton (2/4) Holmes (2/6) Baldwin (2/2) Ge. Johnson (2/2) Magdis (2/2) Powell (6/6) Jones (1/4) Lindsey (2/8) Boykin (1/5) Wallace (3/13) Eastern Michigan Peah (7/13) Beckwith (1/1) Wooden (1/10) Baldwin (3/3) Ge. Johnson (3/3) Ross (1/1) Powell (7/7) Jones (2/5) Lindsey (3/9) Boykin (2/6) Wallace (4/14) at Coastal Carolina Peah (8/14) Atwood (1/1) Wooden (2/11) Baldwin (4/4) Ge. Johnson (4/4) Mathurin (1/1) Powell (8/8) Jones (3/6) Lindsey (4/10) Watts (2/2) Wallace (5/15) Toledo Peah (9/15) Moulton (1/5) Wooden (3/12) Baldwin (5/5) Ge. Johnson (5/5) Ross (1/2) Powell (9/9) Jones (4/7) Davis (1/2) Watts (3/3) Boykin (1/7) UConn Peah (10/16) Wooden (4/13) Mathurin (1/2) Baldwin (6/6) Ge. Johnson (6/6) Ross (2/3) Powell (10/10) Davis (2/3) Jones (5/8) Watts (4/4) Boykin (2/8)

UMASS VS. THE ACC

UMass will meet Florida State for the first time this week, it’s third game against an ACC opponent this season, having previ- ously played at Pittsburgh (L, 7-51) in the season opener on Sept.

4 and at home vs. RV/RV Boston College (L, 28-45) on Sept. 11.

UMass is 5-24-0 all-time against current ACC schools, having faced NC State (0-1-0) previously in addition to Pitt and BC, with all five wins coming against Boston College.

THE QB ROOM: A MIX OF YOUNG AND OLD

The Minutemen's quarterback room features two freshmen (Zamar Wise and Brady Olson), two redshirt freshmen (Gar- rett Dzuro and Luke McMenamin) and one graduate student (Tyler Lytle).

Lytle (6'5'', 225-pounds from Redondo Beach, Calif.) played the 2017-19 seasons at the University of Colorado, appearing in seven career games, including four during 2018 and three in 2019.

In his first collegiate start on Sept. 4 at Pittsburgh, Lytle com- pleted 14-of-31 passes for a career-high 167 yards, and also rushed for one touchdown against the Panthers.

Olson (6'4'', 200-poinds from Bellingham, Mass.), meanwhile, arrived at UMass as a three-star pro-style quarterback rated the No. 20 player in Massachusetts according to the 247Sports Composite listing, and a three-star QB according to ESPN and rated as the 15th-highest player in Massachusetts.

OLSON DAZZLES IN COLLEGIATE DEBUT

With Tyler Lytle out with an undisclosed injury since starting the season opener at Pitt, Brady Olson stepped in against Boston College to make his first collegiate start, and earned the start in each of the following four games, as well.

Olson was 14-of-29 for 214 yards and three touchdowns, marking the first time a UMass quarterback has thrown for three touch- down passes since Ross Comis on Nov. 3, 2018 against Liberty.

He followed it up with a 22-of-38 performance with two touch- downs and an interception against Eastern Michigan on Sept. 18, as well as a 25-yard reception on a pass thrown by Isaac Ross.

In the win over UConn, Olson completed 10-of-22 passes for 162 yards, including a 49-yard strike to Eric Collins.

AIRING IT OUT

Through six games, UMass quarterbacks have already completed passes to 16 different receivers, led by 17 catches for 246 yards by Rico Arnold. It marks the most receivers with at least one catch in a season since 2015 when 19 different Minutemen recorded a reception on the year.

On Sept. 11 against Boston College, Brady Olson connected with Arnold for a 56-yard touchdown strike, the longest pass- ing touchdown for the Minutemen since Nov. 9, 2019 at Army

career and his first touchdown since the 2018 season when he was playing at Charlotte.

As a freshman at Charlotte Arnold put up 302 yards on 22 recep- tions over 11 games.

MOVING THE CHAINS

The Massachusetts offense showed its ability to move the ball early this season, highlighted by stacking up 519 yards of total offense on Sept. 18 against Eastern Michigan. It was the most total offense in a game since Nov. 3, 2018 in a triple overtime win against Liberty, and the most in regulation against an FBS opponent since Dec. 2, 2017 vs. FIU (548 yards).

UMass also recorded 30 first downs against the Eagles, which hasn't happened since that Liberty game, and hasn't happened in regulation against an FBS opponent since Oct. 21, 2017 against Georgia Southern (33).

ELLIS MERRI' GO 'ROUND

Redshirt junior Ellis Merriweather carried the load in the backfield for the Minutemen in 2020, rushing 42 times for 115 yards (42% of the team's total rushing yards) in his first season after transferring from Garden City Community College.

Merriweather was aided earlier this season by Rutgers transfer Kay'Ron Adams. Adams played two seasons with the Scarlet Knights in 2019 and 2020, compiling 320 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 83 carries in 18 career games, in addition to six catches for 120 yards and a touchdown.

With Adams seeing limited action before being declared out for the season with an ankle injury, Merriweather has been the go-to back yet again, and ran for a career-high 144 yards on 23 carries against Eastern Michigan on Sept. 18. It was the most yards on the ground since Bilal Ally against UConn on Oct. 26, 2019 (159 yards).

Merriweather improved upon that performance with a monster showing in the win over UConn, carrying the ball 39 times for 171 yards and two touchdowns, his first two rushing TDs of his career and first multi-touchdown game.

Merriweather’s new career single game bests (39 attempts, 71 yards) are more than double his single game highs from last season (16 attempts at Georgia Southern on 10/17/20 and 48 yards at FAU on 11/20/21). He’s nearly doubled his average yards per carry and has 415 yards on 87 attempts over six games compared to 155 yards on 42 attempts in four games in 2020.

Merriweather is the only player on the UMass roster with a 100- yard rushing game to his name and now has two on the year.

TO THE HOUSE! (TWICE)

Josiah Johnson had a pair of touchdowns for Massachusetts on Sept. 18 against Eastern Michigan: a one-yard dash into the end zone in the second quarter before hauling in a 29-yard pass

He was the first Minuteman with a rushing and a receiving touchdown in the same game against an FBS opponent since Marquis Young on Dec. 2, 2017 vs. FIU.

O-C, TRIPLE O-C

After seeing his streak of 17 straight games with a catch come to an end against Boston College on Sept. 11, wide receiver Jer- maine “OC” Johnson, Jr. got back on track with a grab against Eastern Michigan and two more at No. 17 Coastal Carolina. He has at least one catch in 19 of his 21 career games.

BIG PLAYS

Through six games, UMass already has 22 plays go for 20 or more yards on offense (six rushes, 12 passes, four kick returns).

BALL!

The Minutemen have been quick to pounce on the loose ball so far this season, recording two fumble recoveries in each of the first two games, another against EMU and another vs. UConn.

It was the first time in the FBS era, and first time overall since 2009, that Massachusetts has logged two fumble recoveries in each of its first two games of the year.

It was also the first time since Oct. 21, 2017 (Georgia Southern) and Oct. 28, 2017 (Appalachian State) that the Minutemen recorded at least two fumble recoveries in consecutive games.

Avien Peah, Uchenna Ezewike, Bryson Richardson, Javon Batten, Viczaril Alobwede and Gerrell Johnson all have recoveries this season for UMass, making the Minutemen tied for 19th in the nation in fumble recoveries.

UMass has at least one takeaway in 27 of the last 32 games dating back to Sept. 8, 2018 at Georgia Southern. The lone exceptions in the span is the Sept. 14, 2019 game against Charlotte, Nov. 7, 2020 at No. 16/15 Marshall, Nov. 27, 2020 at RV/RV Liberty, Sept.

25, 2021 at No. 17/17 Coastal Carolina and Oct. 2, 2021 vs. Toledo

ON THE HUNT

Freshman linebacker Gerrell Johnson had a game-high 13 tackles (five solo, eight assisted) on Sept. 11 against Boston College, and followed it up with another double-digit day against Toledo on Oct. 2 (two solo, eight assisted)

He and Da'Shon Ross (14 tackles vs. Toledo) are the only active players on the roster with a 10+ tackle game in their careers.

AVIEN TAKES FLIGHT

Graduate defensive lineman Avien Peah had 6.0 TFLs for 18 yards lost among his 19 tackles in 2020 and is the second- leading returning tackler on the team this season behind only Tanner Davis (24).

Peah is third on the team this far this season with 32 tackles (10 solo, 22 assisted), one tackle for loss and one fumble recovery.

UMASS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES AND STORYLINES