2025 CCSU Football Roster
#0
Clifton
Thompson
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Hackensack, NJ
- Highschool: AIC (Hackensack HS)
#0
Donovan
Wadley
- Position: WR
- Class: Gr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Newark, NJ
- Highschool: Merrimack (Weequahic)
#1
Ricky
Ortega
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Coatesville, PA
- Highschool: Villanova (Coatesville HS)
#1
Jack
Stoll
- Position: LB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Lafayette, NJ
- Highschool: Pope John XXII
#2
Brayden
Hall
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Chicago, IL
- Highschool: St. Rita's
#2
Paul
Marsh, Jr.
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Naugatuck, CT
- Highschool: Naugatuck
#3
Barry
Brown
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
- Highschool: Lackawanna (Academy Park HS)
#3
Ramal
West
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Frederick County, MD
- Highschool: Stony Brook (Wilde Lake)
#4
Devon
Anderson
- Position: LB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Germantown, MD
- Highschool: Bryant (Northwest)
#4
Drayvyn
Roberts
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: East Hartford, CT
- Highschool: East Hartford
#5
Jadon
Turner
- Position: RB
- Class: Gr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Rochester, NY
- Highschool: Stony Brook (Irondeqoit)
#6
Eric
Jackson
- Position: DB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Paterson, NJ
- Highschool: Passaic County Tech
#6
Romelo
Tables
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Clifton, NJ
- Highschool: Malcolm X Shabazz
#7
Elijah
Howard
- Position: RB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Knoxville, TN
- Highschool: Virginia Tech (Baylor School)
#8
Elijah
Daniels
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 66-3
- Hometown: Staten Island, NY
- Highschool: Curtis
#8
Malachi
Wright
- Position: LB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: West Haven, CT
- Highschool: West Haven/Choate Rosemary Hall
#9
Josh
Jackson
- Position: QB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: Chattanooga, TN
- Highschool: SEMO (Tyner Academy)
#9
Gavin
Taylor
- Position: LB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Yonkers, NY
- Highschool: Cardinal Hayes
#10
Brett
Griffis
- Position: QB
- Class: R-Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Ashburn, VA
- Highschool: James Madison (Broad Run)
#10
Jahvante
Royal
- Position: CB
- Class: Gr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Miramar, FL
- Highschool: New Mexico (St. Thomas Aquinas)
#11
TJ
Shittu
- Position: LB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Houston, TX
- Highschool: Fort Bend Dulles
#12
Brady
Olson
- Position: QB
- Class: Sr
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: Bellingham, MA
- Highschool: UMass (Milford)
#13
Reggie
Darkah
- Position: DE
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Meriden, CT
- Highschool: Orville H. Platt
#14
Kendal
Donovan
- Position: RB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Buffalo, NY
- Highschool: Williamsville North
#14
Shae
Terry
- Position: DB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Marlboro, MD
- Highschool: Bryant (Quince Orchard)
#15
Carter
Banks
- Position: LB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Lynchburg, VA
- Highschool: James Madison (Heritage)
#16
Jared
Massay
- Position: LB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: West Orange, NJ
- Highschool: West Orange
#17
Stylz
Mitchell
- Position: ATH
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Middletown, CT
- Highschool: Xavier
#18
Joe
Crifasi
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: East Rutherford, NJ
- Highschool: Becton
#19
Navon
Mitchell
- Position: DB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Staten Island, NY
- Highschool: Curtis
#20
Donovan
Marcus
- Position: RB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Brownsburg, IN
- Highschool: Gannon (Brownsburg)
#21
Khristan
Hernandez
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Piscataway, NJ
- Highschool: Nassau CC (Piscataway HS)
#22
Wayne
Coleman
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Mount Vernon, NY
- Highschool: Archbishop Stepinac
#23
Mel
Jacobs
- Position: QB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: PG County, MD
- Highschool: East Carolina (Riverdale Baptist)
#24
Tymaine
Smith
- Position: LB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: New Haven, CT
- Highschool: Fairfield Prep
#25
Jaden
Sasu
- Position: DB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Frederick, MD
- Highschool: Walkersville
#26
Damani
Williams
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Englewood, NJ
- Highschool: Dwight Morrow
#27
Derek
Berlitz
- Position: DL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Catawissa, PA
- Highschool: West Virginia (Southern Columbia)
#28
Dekavis
Preston
- Position: CB
- Class: Gr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Martinsville, VA
- Highschool: Charleston (Magna Vista)
#29
Preston
Green
- Position: LB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Long Pond, PA
- Highschool: Lackawanna (Pocono Mountain West)
#30
Mykhi
Davis
- Position: CB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Washington, DC
- Highschool: Dunbar
#31
Davon
Smith, Jr.
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Baltimore, MD
- Highschool: Mervo
#32
Christian
Lewis
- Position: LB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Milford, CT
- Highschool: St. Thomas More Prep (CT)
#33
Tysheed
Crockton
- Position: DB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Canandaigua, NY
- Highschool: Canandaigua
#33
Davion
Jennings
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Akron, OH
- Highschool: Akron Archbishop Hoban)
#34
Cortaz
Williams
- Position: RB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Trenton, NJ
- Highschool: Notre Dame High School
#35
Kyle
Greene
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Baltimore, MD
- Highschool: Calvert Hall Academy
#36
Kevin
Exilhomme
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Malden, MA
- Highschool: Malden
#37
Jaden
Langford
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Windsor, CT
- Highschool: Windsor
#38
Deonte
Douglas
- Position: DB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: White Plains, NY
- Highschool: Archbishop Stepinac
#39
Chris
Jean
- Position: DB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Rochester, NY
- Highschool: Rochester
#40
Michael
Trovarelli
- Position: WR
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Stratford, CT
- Highschool: Bunnell
#42
John
Manning IV
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-6
- Hometown: Windsor, CT
- Highschool: Windsor
#43
Kian
Zeighani
- Position: DB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD
- Highschool: Damascus
#44
Ryan
Turley
- Position: TE
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Merrimack, NH
- Highschool: Merrimack
#45
Brady
Gambee
- Position: TE
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Watertown, CT
- Highschool: Watertown
#46
Lexington
Hunter
- Position: LB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Rockville, CT
- Highschool: Rockville
#47
Malachi
Mapp
- Position: LB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Vernon, CT
- Highschool: Rockville
#48
Jayden
Herbert
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Broward County, FL
- Highschool: Rise Prep Academy
#49
Jacob
Staton
- Position: LB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Hamden, CT
- Highschool: Notre Dame West Haven (Loomis Chaffee)
#50
JJ
Gibson
- Position: LB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Hamden, CT
- Highschool: Hamden
#51
Dylan
Jones
- Position: DL
- Class: R-Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: West Chester, PA
- Highschool: Bishop Shanahan
#52
Kyon
Wynter
- Position: DL
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: New Britain, CT
- Highschool: Windsor
#53
La-Quann
Gaddy
- Position: OL
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Newark, NJ
- Highschool: Westside
#54
Jeremiah
Tucker
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Rochester, NY
- Highschool: East
#55
Sharod
Watkins
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Rochester, NY
- Highschool: UPrep
#57
Shinjiro
Tanaka
- Position: DL/LS
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Kyoto, Japan
- Highschool: St. Thomas More
#59
Tyler
Potter
- Position: OL
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Milford, MA
- Highschool: Milford
#61
George
Wiley V
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Lockport, NY
- Highschool: Canisius High School
#63
Kellen
Wilson
- Position: OL
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Tariffville, CT
- Highschool: Simsbury
#64
Zach
Rezaoui
- Position: OL
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Merrimack, NH
- Highschool: Merrimack
#66
Kayden
Banker
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Moline, IL
- Highschool: Moline
#67
Daniel
McClees
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Hillsdide, NJ
- Highschool: Hillside
#68
Randy
de la Cruz
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Meriden, CT
- Highschool: Post (Maloney HS)
#69
Charlie
Carey
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Carmel, IN
- Highschool: Guerin Catholic
#71
Ryan
Pemberton
- Position: OL
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: Londonderry, NH
- Highschool: Londonderry
#72
David
Rivera, Jr.
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Waterbury, CT
- Highschool: Waterbury Career Academy
#73
Eric
Nunez
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-7
- Hometown: Wappingers Falls, NY
- Highschool: Roy C. Ketcham
#74
Isaiah
DeLoatch
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Shelton, CT
- Highschool: Shelton
#75
Precious
Ekeh
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Elmont, NY
- Highschool: Elmont Memorial
#77
Stathi
Gianniotis
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: North Branford, CT
- Highschool: Cheshire Academy (North Branford HS)
#78
AlecZander
McCoy
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Windsor, CT
- Highschool: Windsor
#80
Nick
Brown
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Aiken, SC
- Highschool: Butler CC (Silver Bluff)
#81
Dave
Pardo
- Position: WR
- Class: so.
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: East Hartford, CT
- Highschool: East Coast Prep (East Hartford)
#82
Bailey
Coleman
- Position: WR
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Bridgeport, CT
- Highschool: Salisbury Prep (Notre Dame Fairfield)
#83
Maika
Heck
- Position: TE
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Stockton, CA
- Highschool: Idaho State (St. Mary's)
#84
Al-Jamir
Davis
- Position: WR
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Hillside, NJ
- Highschool: Hillside
#85
Amarri
Pitts
- Position: WR
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Syracuse, NY
- Highschool: CBA Syracuse
#87
Peter
Cleary
- Position: TE
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Groveland, MA
- Highschool: Pentucket
#88
Sean
O'Brien
- Position: TE
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-7
- Hometown: Walpole, MA
- Highschool: East Coast Prep
#89
Jesus
Martell
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Meriden, CT
- Highschool: Maloney
#90
Ja Vere
Cannonier
- Position: DL
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: New Haven, CT
- Highschool: Fairfield Prep
#91
Ben
Howard IV
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Roxbury, MA
- Highschool: Malden Catholic
#92
Jack
Hennessey
- Position: K
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Endwell, NY
- Highschool: Maine-Endwell
#93
Colby
Bernier
- Position: P
- Class: R-Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Auburn, NH
- Highschool: Tennessee Tech (Tilton School)
#94
LaZaryus
Toombs
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
- Highschool: Roman Catholic
#95
Dashon
Williams
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Waterbury, CT
- Highschool: Waterbury Career Academy
#96
Zach
Bonini
- Position: K
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Enfield, CT
- Highschool: Enfield
#98
William
Bosak
- Position: K/P
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Brookfield, CT
- Highschool: Cheshire Academy
#99
Joshua
Mason
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Washington, DC
- Highschool: Judson University (Archbishop Carroll)
Coaching Staff
Adam Lechtenberg
Head Coach
Caleb Gelsomino
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Ron DiGravio
Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
Charles Williams
Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line
Joe Rankin
Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks
Abbott Burrell
Safeties/Academic Coordinator
Zach Deldin
Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
Kyle Holt
Outside Linebackers/Video Coordinator
Jack Dolan
WR/Specialists
Aaron Mershman
Offensive Line
Canaan Brooks
Running Backs
- Adam Lechtenberg - Head Coach
- Caleb Gelsomino - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Ron DiGravio - Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
- Charles Williams - Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line
- Joe Rankin - Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks
- Abbott Burrell - Safeties/Academic Coordinator
- Zach Deldin - Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
- Kyle Holt - Outside Linebackers/Video Coordinator
- Jack Dolan - WR/Specialists
- Aaron Mershman - Offensive Line
- Canaan Brooks - Running Backs