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09/01/24 - Seven McGee, Sr/2025, Albany + More +

Seven McGee caught a 75-yard touchdown pass, the Albany defense accounted for another score and the Great Danes held off Long Island 27-21 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Luca Stanzani drove the Sharks to the Albany 39 in the final minute, but the drive stalled when Stanzani was stuffed for just a 1-yard gain on fourth-and-10 with 47 seconds left.

Myles Burkett connected with McGee on the long scoring throw that gave Albany a 17-14 lead with 30 seconds left before halftime. Jack Iuliano scored on a 20-yard fumble return for a touchdown about three minutes earlier. Burkett was 12-of-26 passing for 165 yards. McGee finished with 119 yards receiving on five catches. Griffin Woodell added 85 yards on the ground on 20 carries that included a 3-yard touchdown run that gave Albany a 24-21 lead with 9:57 left. Stanzani completed 20 of 31 passes for 179 yards with three touchdowns. Ludovick Choquette added 128 yards rushing on 15 carries for the Sharks. - AP College Football

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WR Seven McGee, Albany
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11/26/23 - Dylan Kelly, Sr/2024, Albany + More +

2023 CAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dylan Kelly, UAlbany,...Kelly led the CAA and ranked second in the FCS with 145 total tackles, breaking UAlbany's season record that had stood since 1974. He recorded 10 or more stops nine times, including a career-best 23 stops against Towson on Oct. 7 which were the most by any player in FCS this season. Kelly added 8.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, two interceptions, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries for a UAlbany defense that led the nation in rushing defense (79.1 ypg), ranked 6th in scoring defense (17.2 ppg) and 8th in total defense (295.3 ypg). - CAA Football

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ILB Dylan Kelly, Albany
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11/26/23 - Griffin Woodell, Jr/2027, Albany + More +

2023 CAA FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Griffin Woodell, UAlbany,...Woodell rushed for a team-high 694 yards and six touchdowns and added 24 receptions for 231 yards and four touchdowns. The freshman ran for more than 100 yards in three of the Great Danes' final five games, including a 136-yard effort against Stony Brook. He ranks eighth in the CAA in all-purpose yards. - CAA Football

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RB Griffin Woodell, Albany
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03/08/23 - Jacari Carter, rSr/2025, Albany + More +

Jacari Carter enrolled in January after transferring from Merrimack, where he earned all-conference and Freshman All-America honors at the FCS level. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Carter caught 125 passes for 1,227 yards and 13 touchdowns in 25 games at Merrimack. As a freshman in 2021, he had 89 receptions for 713 yards and eight touchdowns in 11 games in 2021. His 89 receptions were four shy of Cooper Kupp's FCS season record.

Head coach Shawn Elliott has been impressed with Carter since he arrived on campus. "He has done an exceptional job," Elliott said. "He has fit in so well with our football program. He's intelligent, he's an extremely hard worker and he's a good leader. He's small in stature, but he plays big. "You always look to improve a position in recruiting, and I think we hit a home run with that young man." - Georgia State Football

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WR Jacari Carter, Albany
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11/23/22 - Thomas Greaney, Sr/2023, Albany + More +

2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: Thomas Greaney, UAlbany, TE, Sr.,...Thomas Greaney, a senior tight end from Bedford, Mass., was UAlbany's lone representative on the All-CAA First Team. Greaney was Poffenbarger's favorite target in 2022, recording 50 receptions for 693 yards and nine receiving touchdowns, all of which led the Great Danes this season. Greaney's touchdown total was tied for second in the CAA. - UAlbany Football

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TE Thomas Greaney, Albany
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11/23/22 - AJ Mistler, rSr/2023, Albany + More +

2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: AJ Mistler, UAlbany, SPEC, Gr.,...Mistler, a graduate student linebacker from Staten Island, N.Y., earned All-CAA Second Team honors for his contributions on special teams. Mistler finished the season with 66.0 total tackles (30 solo), one interception, and one forced fumble. Mistler made three tackles behind the line of scrimmage, including one half-sack at Rhode Island in the season finale. - UAlbany Football

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OLB AJ Mistler, Albany
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11/23/22 - Todd Sibley, rSr/2023, Albany + More +

2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: Todd Sibley, UAlbany, RB, Gr.,...Sibley, a graduate student running back from Akron, Ohio, joined Poffenbarger on the All-CAA Third Team Offense. Sibley played in 10 of 11 games for the Great Danes in 2022, rushing for 987 yards on 153 carries and scoring 10 touchdowns on the ground. Sibley added another 78 yards and one touchdown as a receiver. - UAlbany Football

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RB Todd Sibley, Albany
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11/23/22 - Dylan Kelly, Sr/2024, Albany + More +

2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: Dylan Kelly, UAlbany, LB, So.,...Kelly, a sophomore linebacker from Amhurst, N.Y., was also named to the All-CAA Third Team Defense. Kelly was UAlbany's leading tackler in 2022, recording 97.0 (61 solo) and one sack from the linebacker position. He also recorded one interception, in UAlbany's home finale against Maine. Kelly led all CAA defenders with 61 solo tackles, and ranked tied for fourth in the league in total tackles. - UAlbany Football

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ILB Dylan Kelly, Albany
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10/14/22 - Jacari Carter, rSr/2025, Albany + More +

OCT 3 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Jacari Carter, MC (WR, So.),...Carter registered 100-plus receiving yards for the second time this season after he registered 105 yards and one touchdown on four receptions. The sophomore wide receiver caught a 64-yard pass from quarterback Gavin McCusker in the second quarter to tie up the game at 10-10. - NEC Football

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WR Jacari Carter, Albany
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10/13/22 - Jacari Carter, rSr/2025, Albany + More +

SEP 19 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Jacari Carter, MC (WR, So.),...Carter racked up a season-high 142 yards on eight receptions and a pair of touchdowns in Merrimack's 28-21 overtime defeat at Harvard. Receiving a five-yard touchdown pass to cap off a Merrimack first-quarter drive that covered 79-yards over 11 plays, the sophomore wide receiver connected with quarterback Jack Zergiotis once again, this time hauling in a season-long 76-yard touchdown throw that put the Warriors ahead late in the third. - NEC Football

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WR Jacari Carter, Albany
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10/01/22 - Jacari Carter, rSr/2025, Albany + More +

Victor Dawson scored on a 4-yard run to cap Merrimack's fourth-quarter comeback and the Warriors defeated Long Island University 24-23 on Saturday in a Northeast Conference opener for both teams. Dawson's touchdown came with 3 1/2 minutes left and gave Merrimack (3-2, 1-0) its first lead. The Warriors closed within 23-17 on Gavin McCusker's 18-yard pass to Hayden Fisher to open the fourth quarter. Merrimack's other touchdown came on a 64-yard play from McCusker to Jacari Carter in the first half. The Sharks (0-5, 0-1) scored 17 second-quarter points to take a 20-10 halftime lead that included Derek Green's 15-yard scoring pass to Tosin Oyekanmi and Pat Bowen's 86-yard touchdown run. Michael Coney kicked three field goals for LIU and Lliam Davis one for the Warriors. Dawson finished with 110 yards rushing and Carter 105 yards receiving. Bowen had 102 yards rushing. LIU lost three fumbles and had one pass intercepted. - AP College Football

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WR Jacari Carter, Albany
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09/24/22 - Thomas Greaney, Sr/2023, Albany + More +

Thomas Greaney caught two touchdown passes and his brother, defensive lineman Joseph, scooped up a fumble and rumbled 77 yards for his first career touchdown as Albany defeated Central Connecticut, 45-29 on Saturday. Todd Sibley raced 97 yards for a touchdown on the game's first offensive play to give the Great Danes (1-3) a lead they never surrendered and finished with 190 yards on 18 carries. Albany had 224 rushing yards and scored three touchdowns on the ground. Reese Poffenbarger was 18-of-26 passing for 257 yards and two touchdowns.

Nasir Smith ran for 108 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries to lead the Blue Devils (0-4). Shon Mitchell was held to 116 yards on 7-of-16 passing. Mitchell dropped back to pass on fourth down in the red zone, but the Albany pass rush pressured him into a fumble at the Great Danes' 23 and Joseph Greaney scooped up the loose ball and ran untouched for the touchdown with 11:16 left in the third quarter. Poffenbarger then found Thomas Greaney for two third-quarter touchdowns to give Albany a 45-20 lead going into the final period. - AP College Football

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TE Thomas Greaney, Albany
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09/24/22 - Jacari Carter, rSr/2025, Albany + More +

Receiver Jacari Carter uncorked a 54-yard touchdown pass to Jelani Mason to stake Merrimack to a 14-0 first-quarter lead and the Warriors ground out 173 yards rushing to earn a 26-13 win over Delaware State in a non-conference battle Saturday. Merrimack (2-2) held the Hornets to just 32 yards on the ground and 164 yards of total offense. Victor Dawson ran for eight yards on fourth down at the Delaware State 18 in the first quarter, giving Merrimack a first-and-goal then carried twice to score the game's first touchdown, bulling in from the 2 with 4:16 left to give Merrimack a lead it never surrendered. After the Warriors defense held the Hornets to a three-and-out, Carter took the handoff in the backfield, then launched the deep pass to Mason to make it 14-0. Six running backs shared 40 carries in the Merrimack running game, with Dawson, E'Lijah Gray and Tyvon Edmonds Jr. combining for 35 rushes. C.J. Henry was just 7-of-19 passing for 132 yards to lead Delaware State (2-2). - AP College Football

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WR Jacari Carter, Albany
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08/09/22 - Jamal Cooney, rSr/2025, Albany + More +

2022 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT IVY LEAGUE FIRST TEAM: Jamal Cooney, Dartmouth, Sr.,...Cooney, just 5-9 and 150 pounds, hails from Miami, Florida, and proved to be plenty quick and elusive in 2021 by ranking fifth in the nation in punt return average (13.9 yards). - Dartmouth Football

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WR Jamal Cooney, Albany
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08/06/22 - Jacari Carter, rSr/2025, Albany + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM: WR Jacari Carter, Merrimack, So.,...Carter was the lone Warrior on the offensive All-Northeast Conference Preseason team. Carter compiled one of the most prolific offensive seasons in program history in 2021. The Sayreville, N.J. native had 89 catches for 713 yard and eight touchdowns a season ago. He came up just a few receptions shy of breaking the record for freshman catches at the FCS level. Carter was an All-NEC first team wide receiver and return specialist, as well as a HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American, Jerry Rice Award finalist, and All-New England selection. - Merrimack Football

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