2021 Worcester State University Football Roster

Season

Roster
#	Name	Cl.	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/High School	Major
2	Dylan Hall	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 160	Hometown/High School: Plainville, Conn. / Plainville	Major: Criminal Justice
3	Mason Broyles	Cl.: Jr.	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 155	Hometown/High School: Millbury, Mass. / Millbury	Major: Criminal Justice
4	Amir Mells	Cl.: Sr.	Pos.: RB	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Boston, Mass. / Natick	Major: Business Administration
5	Deion Osei-Sarpong	Cl.: So.	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School: Holden, Mass. / Wachusett Regional	Major: Criminal Justice
6	Kyle Darrigo	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: RB	Ht.: 5-6	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School: Tewksbury, Mass. / Tewksbury Memorial	Major: Nursing
7	Sam Duah Jr.	Cl.: Sr.	Pos.: DL	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 255	Hometown/High School: Worcester, Mass. / Doherty	Major: Business Administration
8	Aaron-Moses Williams	Cl.: Sr.	Pos.: QB	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School: Springfield, Mass. / Central	Major: Criminal Justice
9	Aidan Bean	Cl.: So.	Pos.: QB	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 195	Hometown/High School: East Longmeadow, Mass. / East Longmeadow	Major: Business Administration
10	Mike Loveless	Cl.: So.	Pos.: QB	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 195	Hometown/High School: Nashua, N.H. / Nashua North	Major: Criminal Justice
11	Logan Sylvester	Cl.: Gr.	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 5-7	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: Swansea, Mass. / Joseph Case	Major: Management
12	Melke Shabo	Cl.: Jr.	Pos.: QB	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 195	Hometown/High School: Paxton, Mass. / Wachusett Regional	Major: Business Administration
13	Adam Hill	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: QB	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: Lunenburg, Mass. / Lunenburg	Major: Communication
14	Noah Peterson	Cl.: Sr.	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 195	Hometown/High School: Millbury, Mass. / Millbury	Major: Health Education
15	Myles Ioannou	Cl.: So.	Pos.: LB	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 210	Hometown/High School: Lynn, Mass. / Lynn Classical	Major: Business Administration
16	Jonah Familia	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: DL	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 215	Hometown/High School: Worcester, Mass. / Burncoat	Major: Liberal Studies
17	Nick Cardolino	Cl.: So.	Pos.: QB	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 195	Hometown/High School: West Greenwich, R.I. / Exeter-West Greenwich	Major: English
19	Kevin Byrnes	Cl.: Jr.	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 160	Hometown/High School: Ashland, Mass. / Ashland	Major: Biology
20	Curt Marshall	Cl.: So.	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Taunton, Mass. / Taunton	Major: Criminal Justice
21	Joseph Plath	Cl.: So.	Pos.: LB	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 190	Hometown/High School: Mansfield, Mass. / Mansfield	Major: Business Administration
22	Keith Smith Jr.	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 210	Hometown/High School: Ware, Mass. / Ware	Major: Undecided
23	Matthew Colella	Cl.: Jr.	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 160	Hometown/High School: Uxbridge, Mass. / Uxbridge	Major: Criminal Justice
24	Amahri Hollis	Cl.: So.	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: New Rochelle, N.Y. / New Rochelle	Major: Public Health
25	Anthony Crisci	Cl.: Jr.	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School: Sterling, Mass. / Wachusett Regional	Major: Business Administration
26	Scott Moulton	Cl.: So.	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School: Boylston, Mass. / Tahanto Regional	Major: Business Administration
27	Jamison Metcalf	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: Leicester, Mass. / Leicester	Major: Business Administration
28	TJ Ortiz	Cl.: So.	Pos.: RB	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 200	Hometown/High School: Quincy, Mass. / Quincy	Major: Criminal Justice
30	Thomas Dempsey	Cl.: Jr.	Pos.: RB	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 185	Hometown/High School: Milford, Conn. / Joseph A. Foran	Major: Criminal Justice
31	Brad Baxter	Cl.: So.	Pos.: LB	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 200	Hometown/High School: Goffstown, N.H. / Goffstown	Major: Business Administration
32	John McMasters III	Cl.: So.	Pos.: LB	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 200	Hometown/High School: Raynham, Mass. / Bridgewater-Raynham	Major: Business Administration
33	Matt Johnston	Cl.: Sr.	Pos.: LB	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 215	Hometown/High School: Uxbridge, Mass. / Uxbridge	Major: Criminal Justice
34	Alexander Childs	Cl.: Jr.	Pos.: RB	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 195	Hometown/High School: Bolton, Mass. / Nashoba Regional	Major: Criminal Justice
35	Griffin Consigli	Cl.: So.	Pos.: LB	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 210	Hometown/High School: Mendon, Mass. / Holy Name	Major: Criminal Justice
36	Ethan Revell	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: RB	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 150	Hometown/High School: Lancaster, Mass. / Nashoba Regional	Major: Undecided
37	Dominic Annese	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: LB	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 190	Hometown/High School: Peabody, Mass. / Peabody Veterans Memorial	Major: Business Administration
38	Nico Holmes	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: RB	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 195	Hometown/High School: Mansfield, Mass. / Mansfield	Major: Criminal Justice
40	Santiago Rodriguez-D'Atri	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: K/P	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 155	Hometown/High School: Leominster, Mass. / Leominster	Major: Public Health
41	Tyler Hapenny	Cl.: Jr.	Pos.: K/P	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Tyngsboro, Mass. / Tyngsboro	Major: Business Administration
42	Matt Reed	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: LB	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 185	Hometown/High School: Charlton, Mass. / Bay Path Reg. Voc. Tech.	Major: Undecided
43	Brenden Santos	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: LB	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 210	Hometown/High School: Seekonk, Mass. / Seekonk	Major: Criminal Justice
44	Alex Thibeault	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School: Hudson, Mass. / Assabet Valley	Major: Criminal Justice
45	Tyler Chaves	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School: Hudson, Mass. / Hudson	Major: Business Administration
46	Nolan Smith	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 190	Hometown/High School: Attleboro, Mass. / Attleboro	Major: Nursing
48	Chad Ren	Cl.: Sr.	Pos.: RB	Ht.: 5-7	Wt.: 200	Hometown/High School: Worcester, Mass. / Holy Name	Major: Communication
49	Eric Nerkowski	Cl.: Gr.	Pos.: K/P	Ht.: 5-7	Wt.: 150	Hometown/High School: Shrewsbury, Mass. / Shrewsbury	Major: Business Administration
50	Ryan Justin	Cl.: Jr.	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 220	Hometown/High School: Fitchburg, Mass. / Fitchburg	Major: Business Administration
51	Alex Kimborowicz	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: LB	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Dracut, Mass. / Greater Lowell Tech	Major: Undecided
52	Calvin Guillaume	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: DL	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 230	Hometown/High School: Cambridge, Mass. / Cambridge Rindge and Latin	Major: Undecided
54	Seann Lauritsen	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: DL	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 250	Hometown/High School: Holland, Mass. / Tantasqua Regional	Major: Undecided
57	Kyle Wall	Cl.: Jr.	Pos.: K/P	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 190	Hometown/High School: Sterling, Mass. / Wachusett Regional	Major: Biology
62	Taigue Stephenson	Cl.: Sr.	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 260	Hometown/High School: Brookline, Mass. / Brookline	Major: Criminal Justice
63	Nick Kopacz	Cl.: Sr.	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 320	Hometown/High School: North Grosvenordale, Conn. / Tourtellotte Memorial	Major: Health Education
65	Justin Sneed	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 300	Hometown/High School: Worcester, Mass. / Monomoy Regional	Major: Undecided
66	Jimmy Bourke	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 255	Hometown/High School: North Kingstown, R.I. / North Kingstown	Major: Chemistry
67	Ryan Delehoy	Cl.: Jr.	Pos.: DL	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 300	Hometown/High School: Canton, Conn. / Canton	Major: Communication
69	Mike Mahoney	Cl.: Sr.	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 300	Hometown/High School: Worcester, Mass. / Doherty	Major: Business Administration
70	Jason Zelaya	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 275	Hometown/High School: Somerville, Mass. / Somerville	Major: Business Administration
73	Kainen Sullivan	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 280	Hometown/High School: Leominster, Mass. / Leominster	Major: Economics
75	Trever Johnson	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 285	Hometown/High School: Oxford, Mass. / Shepherd Hill Regional	Major: Business Administration
76	Sam Branco	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 245	Hometown/High School: Rehoboth, Mass. / Dighton-Rehoboth Regional	Major: Business Administration
77	Alex Dipre	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 270	Hometown/High School: Leominster, Mass. / Leominster	Major: Liberal Studies
79	Austin Michaelson	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 290	Hometown/High School: Charlton, Mass. / Shepherd Hill Regional	Major: Undecided
80	Brodie Jacques	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: Rehoboth, Mass. / Dighton-Rehoboth Regional	Major: Undecided
81	Dylan McLaughlin	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: Woburn, Mass. / Woburn Memorial	Major: Business Administration
82	Dan DiVerdi	Cl.: So.	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School: Sterling, Mass. / Wachusett Regional	Major: Business Administration
83	Ke'Vaughn Davis	Cl.: So.	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Utica, N.Y. / Woonsocket	Major: Computer Science
84	Jordan Maurice	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 200	Hometown/High School: Salem, Mass. / Bishop Fenwick	Major: Biology
85	Drew von Klock	Cl.: So.	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Walpole, Mass. / Walpole	Major: Criminal Justice
86	Dillon Slattery	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: TE	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 225	Hometown/High School: Ware, Mass. / Ware	Major: Elementary Education
87	Tyler Leino	Cl.: Jr.	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 5-7	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School: Paxton, Mass. / Wachusett Regional	Major: Business Administration
88	Christian Hines	Cl.: So.	Pos.: TE	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 230	Hometown/High School: Worcester, Mass. / North	Major: Psychology
90	Zayan Jimenez	Cl.: So.	Pos.: DL	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 200	Hometown/High School: El Paso, Texas / Irvin	Major: Psychology
91	Ray Rodriguez	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: DL	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 195	Hometown/High School: Norton, Mass. / Norton	Major: Undecided
92	Jayden Caron	Cl.: So.	Pos.: DL	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 205	Hometown/High School: Bellingham, Mass. / Bellingham	Major: Public Health
94	DJ Day	Cl.: So.	Pos.: DL	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 230	Hometown/High School: Oxford, Mass. / Oxford	Major: Computer Science
95	Matt O'Connor	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: DL	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 230	Hometown/High School: Selkirk, N.Y. / Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk	Major: Business Administration
96	Eric Vazquez	Cl.: Jr.	Pos.: DL	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 240	Hometown/High School: Webster, Mass. / Bartlett	Major: Communication
98	Layne Benton	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: DL	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 255	Hometown/High School: Middleborough, Mass. / Bristol-Plymouth Regional Tech	Major: Nursing
99	Isaac Tyson	Cl.: Fy.	Pos.: DL	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 225	Hometown/High School: Leominster, Mass. / Leominster	Major: Public Health

Interim Head Coach - Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks: Adam Peloquin (Worcester State '12), First Season
Assistant Coach - Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Backs: Jim Pisegna (Worcester State '84), Fourth Season
Assistant Coach - Offensive Line: Ryan Filliger (Worcester State '16), Third Season
Assistant Coach - Running Backs: John Vita (Castleton '19), Second Season
Assistant Coach - Linebackers: Zach Besaw (Worcester State '16), First Season
Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers: Cam Gallagher (Westfield State '21), First Season
Assistant Coach - Defensive Line: Erik Karlson (Springfield '19), First Season
Captains: Mike Mahoney, John McMasters III, Noah Peterson, Aaron-Moses Williams

Coaching Staff

Lazaro Mitjans Jr.

Head Coach

Christian Taylor

Assistant Coach- Defensive Line

Corey Stefanik

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

Grady Roadman

Assistant Coach- Running Backs/ Tight Ends

Nic Emerson

Assistant Coach- Wide Receivers

Rob Orell

Assistant Coach- Offensive Line

Ryan Tigges

Assistant Coach- Defensive Backs

Lazaro Mitjans Jr. - Head Coach
Christian Taylor - Assistant Coach- Defensive Line
Corey Stefanik - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Grady Roadman - Assistant Coach- Running Backs/ Tight Ends
Nic Emerson - Assistant Coach- Wide Receivers
Rob Orell - Assistant Coach- Offensive Line
Ryan Tigges - Assistant Coach- Defensive Backs