UMass Minutemen College Football

UMass Minutemen

Location: Amherst, Massachusetts
Stadium: McGuirk Alumni Stadium/Gillette Stadium
Capacity: 68,756
Mascot: Sam the Minuteman
Conference: Mid-American (MAC)
Schedule: 2015 Football Schedule
 2015 Team Roster – Players info
No. Name Pos. Year Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School/Last College
1 Tajae Sharpe WR JR 6-4 200 Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway Township HS
2 Ross Comis QB FR 6-2 205 Weirton, W.Va./Madonna HS
3 Kassan Messiah LB JR 6-4 237 Orange, N.J./Orange HS
3 Austin Whipple QB RS FR 6-1 203 Wexford, Pa./Pine-Richland HS/Penn State
4 Randall Jette DB RS JR 5-11 180 Oak Bluffs, Mass./Martha’s Vineyard HS
5 Peter Angeh DL SO 6-2 258 Silver Spring, Md./The Bullis School
5 Dan Jonah WR SR 5-11 185 West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield HS
6 Jamal Wilson RB RS JR 5-10 206 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS
7 Blake Frohnapfel QB GS 6-6 229 Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge HS/Marshall
8 Shane Huber LB SO 6-3 250 Basking Ridge, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep.
9 Trey Dudley-Giles DB JR 5-11 182 Dade City, Fla./Pasco HS
10 Marken Michel WR RS JR 5-10 185 Plantation, Fla./American Heritage HS
11 D.J. Woods WR SO 5-9 168 Coral Springs, Fla./University HS
12 Todd Stafford TE RS FR 6-7 261 Riverside, Conn./Brunswick School
15 A.J. Doyle QB JR 6-3 230 Lakeville, Mass./Catholic Memorial (Mass.)
16 Elgin Long WR RS JR 5-10 181 Arlington, Texas/Arlington Bowie HS
17 Jovan Santos-Knox LB JR 6-2 240 Middletown, Conn./Xavier H.S. (Conn.)
18 Andrew Verboys QB FR 5-11 200 Armonk, N.Y./Scarsdale HS/Fork Union Academy
19 Shakur Nesmith WR RS FR 6-4 200 Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep HS
20 Lorenzo Woodley RB SO 6-0 212 Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus HS
21 Khary Bailey-Smith DB JR 6-2 194 Weymouth, Mass./Weymouth HS
21 Manwon Brisbane RB RS FR 5-9 195 Wayland, Mass./Avon Old Farms
22 Shadrach Abrokwah RB SO 5-9 202 Worcester, Mass./St. John’s HS
23 J.T. Blyden RB FR 6-0 196 West Grove, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara
23 Blake Lucas K JR 5-8 166 Cochran, Ga./Bleckley HS
24 Charan Singh DB FR 6-2 192 Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional HS
25 Joe Colton DB JR 5-10 195 Norwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers/Avon Old Farms
26 Jarell Addo DB FR 6-2 186 Leominster, Mass./Leominster HS
27 Jesse Monteiro DB RS FR 5-11 175 Brockton, Mass./Tabor Academy
28 Jackson Porter DB RS FR 6-1 192 Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron HS
29 Jaurice Jones DB JR 6-1 186 Linden, N.J./Linden HS
30 Zeke Edmonds LB FR 6-0 200 West Palm Beach, Fla./Royal Palm Beach HS
32 Matt Tuleja RB JR 6-2 246 Mansfield, Mass./Xaverian/Bridgton Academy/Assumption
33 Rodney Mills TE JR 6-1 215 Gainesville, Fla./Eastside HS
34 Steve Casali LB RS FR 6-2 232 Farmingville, N.Y./Sacham East HS
36 DuVaughn Beckford DB RS JR 6-1 180 Nantucket, Mass./Nantucket HS/Assumption
37 Andrew Libby ATH FR 6-1 208 Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy
38 Joel Devariste LB FR 6-1 195 Naples, Fla./Lely HS
39 Jordan Fiske RB FR 6-3 225 Hinsdale, Mass./East Coast Prep
40 Jon Lucier TE FR 6-6 215 Holden, Mass./Wachusett Regional HS
41 Da’Sean Downey LB FR 6-5 234 White Plains, N.Y./Canterbury School
42 John Robinson-Woodgett LB RS SO 6-2 228 Springfield, Mass./Cathedral HS/Worcester Academy
44 Peter Ngobidi LB SO 6-2 221 Hyde Park, Mass./Catholic Memorial
45 Daquan Mack RB RS FR 6-1 250 Levittown, Pa./Pennsbury HS
46 Lucas Amato LB RS FR 203 Salisbury, Conn./Salisbury School
47 Michael Dowe, Jr. DL RS SO 6-2 252 Cromwell, Conn./Cromwell HS/Western New England Univ.
49 Jeremy Rodriguez LB FR 6-2 196 Hillsdale, N.J./East Coast Prep
52 Vondell Langston LB RS SO 6-0 220 Everett, Mass./Everett HS
53 Nick Berus LS RS FR 6-1 213 Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland HS
54 Trey Seals LB RS JR 6-4 237 Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley HS
55 Josh Bruns OL RS JR 6-5 303 Bullhead City, Ariz./Mohave HS/Glendale CC
60 Enock Asante DL SO 6-2 264 Trenton, N.J./Steinert HS
61 Joe Previte DL FR 6-2 285 Brockton, Mass./Northfield Mt. Hermon
63 Dimitri Angelas OL FR 6-5 291 Northville, Mich./Northville HS
64 Al Leneus DL JR 6-2 300 Nanuet, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional HS
65 Femi Oyewole DL RS SO 6-1 255 Los Angeles, Calif./Mira Costa HS
66 Anthony Fernandez OL FR 6-6 302 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS
67 Dan DiNicola OL FR 6-6 275 Walpole, Mass./Dexter School
68 Elijah Wilkinson OL SO 6-4 315 Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West HS
69 Basit Dennis DL FR 6-2 280 Worcester, Mass./Worcester Academy
70 Ryan Johnson OL JR 6-5 320 St. Louis, Mo./Clyde C. Miller Academy/Garden City (Kan.) CC
71 Michael Boland OL RS SO 6-7 315 Rockville, Md./Georgetown Prep
73 Fabian Hoeller OL SO 6-3 295 Cologne, Germany/FOS Ansbach
74 Lukas Kolter OL FR 6-3 310 Cologne, Germany/Cologne Crocodiles
75 Cameron Mock OL RS FR 6-7 286 Clayton, N.M./Clayton HS
76 Tyshon Henderson OL SO 6-7 339 Newark, N.J./St. George’s School (R.I.)
77 Tyrell Smith OL RS SO 6-5 315 Lakewood, N.J./Lacey Township HS
78 Matt Sparks OL JR 6-4 280 Mililani, Hawaii/Punahou School
79 Jake Largay DL FR 6-6 280 East Hartland, Conn./Granby Memorial HS
80 Jalen Williams WR JR 6-3 191 Kennesaw, Ga./North Cobb HS/Dean College
81 Kevin Lovaincy WR RS SO 6-4 191 Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge Rindge & Latin
82 Connor Lemieux WR RS FR 6-1 197 Fitchburg, Mass./Fitchburg HS
83 Sharif Custis TE RS FR 6-3 210 Philadelphia, Pa./St. Neumann-Goretti HS
84 Alfred Adarkwah WR FR 6-4 188 Worcester, Mass./Doherty Memorial HS
85 Brandon Howard TE RS JR 6-5 250 Norfolk, Mass./Worcester Academy
86 Shaquille Harris TE SO 6-2 210 Palmetto, Fla./Palmetto HS
87 T.J. Kelley WR FR 6-6 215 Shrewsbury, Mass./St. John’s HS
88 Bernard Davis WR JR 6-1 187 Lake Worth, Fla./Lake Worth HS
90 Adam Richard LB RS SO 6-3 220 Milton, Mass./Boston College HS
91 Chris Carter DL FR 6-4 276 Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater Raritan HS
92 Robert Kitching DL JR 6-1 307 Brooklyn, N.Y./Abraham Lincoln HS
93 Seamus Murray OL FR 6-1 225 Hyannis, Mass./Barnstable HS
94 Joe Tyo DL RS FR 6-5 264 Yarmouth, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth HS
95 Sha-Ki Holines DL RS FR 6-3 260 Springfield, Mass./Commerce HS/UConn
99 Logan Laurent P RS FR 6-4 210 Exeter, N.H./Exeter HS
Christian Appia LB FR /
Elijah Barrows WR RS SO 6-1 180 Springfield, Mass./Wilbraham & Monson Acad.
Zach Belcher SR /
Dejion Evans WR FR 6-3 203 Boston, Mass./Catholic Memorial/Taft Prep
Darrian Josey WR FR 6-2 165 Boynton Beach, Fla./Boynton Beach HS/Hawaii
Micah Morel DB FR 6-0 190 Brockton, Mass./Brockton HS/Milford Academy
Tom Rodrick LB FR 6-3 230 Leicester, Mass./Leicester HS/Connecticut
Lamarriel Taylor WR FR 6-3 185 Chula Vista, Calif./Mission Bay HS
Randall West QB FR 6-4 220 Lawrenceville, N.J./Lawrenceville School
Mehki Williams RB FR /
Theo Yongue FR /
Marquis Young RB FR 6-0 200 Fairport, N.Y./Fairport HS/Milford Academy
Coaches
Mark Whipple – Head Coach
Tom Masella – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach
Mark Michaels – Special Teams Coordinator / Outside Linebackers
Dave Sollazzo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Coach
Mike Cassano – Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach
Liam Coen – Quarterbacks Coach
Darrius Smith – Running Backs Coach
Shane Waldron – Offensive Line Coach
Charles Walker – Inside Linebackers Coach
Spencer Whipple – Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
Matt Connelly – Defensive Graduate Assistant
JP Correia – Operations Student Assistant
Steve Costello – Offensive Graduate Assistant
Mike Golden – Strength & Conditioning Coach
Joe Kreinsen – Offensive Graduate Assistant
Justin Licker – Defensive Graduate Assistant
Jennifer Brodeur – Assoc. Head Athletic Trainer, M.S., A.T.C., L.A.T.
Bill Sisler – Video Coordinator
Joann Chauvin – Administrative Assistant
2015 NLI SIGNEES
Name – Pos. – Ht./Wt. – Hometown/High School/Previous School

James Bowe, Jr. – LB – 6-2/200 – Miami, Fla./Miami Killian HS
Michael Caggiano – K – 5-10/170 – Englishtown, N.J./Manalapan HS
Jack Driscoll – OL – 6-4/250 – Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand HS
Derek Dumais – OL – 6-5/320 – Cohasset, Mass./Marblehead HS
Sam Franklin – WR – 6-4/194 – Inverness, Fla./Citrus HS
D’Shan Harley – DL – 6-6/220 – Wichita Falls, Texas/WF Hirschi HS
Andy Isabella – ATH – 5-10/174 – Mayfield, Ohio/Mayfield HS
Aaron Kinsey – LB – 6-5/225 – Miami, Fla./Northwestern HS
Sekai Lindsay – RB – 5-10/205 – Melbourne, Fla./Palm Bay HS
Artayvious Lynn – TE – 6-6/205 – Bossier City, La./Parkway HS
Brandon Mangram – DB – 5-10/175 – Buford, Ga./Buford HS
Lee MosesDB – 6-1/200 – Warwick, R.I./Bishop Henrickson HS
James Oliphant – DB – 5-9/155 – Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS
Joe Parsons – OL – 6-6/300 – Westwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers HS
Mario Patton – DL – 6-3/290 – University Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights HS
Marshall Robinson – DL – 6-4/340 – Mars, Pa./Mars Area Senior HS
James Sosinski – QB – 6-7/245 – Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS
Reche Thomas – OL – 6-4/325 – Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach HS
Michael Yerardi – OL – 6-6/305 – Cohasset, Mass./Suffield Academy
Travis Reynolds – TE – 6-6/235 – Brisbane, Australia/ Bayside
2015 SPRING ENROLLEES
Name – Pos. – Ht./Wt. – Hometown/High School/Previous School

Dejion Evans – WR- 6-3/203 – Boston, Mass./Catholic Memorial/Taft Prep
Darrian Josey – WR – 6-2/165 – Boynton Beach, Fla./Boynton Beach HS/Hawaii
Micah Morel – DB – 6-0/190 – Brockton, Mass./Brockton HS/Milford Academy
Thomas Rodrick – LB – 6-3/230 – Leicester, Mass./Leicester HS/Connecticut
Lamarriel Taylor* – WR – 6-3/185 – Chula Vista, Calif./Mission Bay HS
Randall West* – QB – 6-4/220 – Lawrenceville, N.J./Lawrenceville School
Marquis Young – RB – 6-0/200 – Fairport, N.Y./Fairport HS/Milford Academy
* denotes 2014 signee

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