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11/29/19 - Branyan Javier-Castillo, Sr/2020, Rhode Island + More +

2019 ALL-COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Branyan Javier-Castillo, Rhode Island, LB, Sr., Rockville, Md.,...Javier-Castillo started all 12 games at linebacker, and started all 23 games he played in his two seasons with the Rams. He led the conference with 108 tackles, and was second in the league with 9.0 tackles per game. Javier-Castillo finished the season with 12.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and two interceptions, and had two forced fumbles. - Rhode Island Football

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OLB Branyan Javier-Castillo, Rhode Island
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11/29/19 - Ahmere Dorsey, Sr/2020, Rhode Island + More +

2019 ALL-COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Ahmere Dorsey, Rhode Island, KR & PR, Sr., Wilmington, Del.,...Dorsey again shined on special teams for the Rams, leading the country for the second straight season in combined kick and punt return yards with 1,181 total yards. He was one of seven players in the nation to return two kickoffs for touchdowns. Dorsey was third in the CAA in kick return averaged (27.0) and punt return average (10.4). He finished the season with 973 kick return yards and 208 punt return yards. He is the only player in program history to top 1,000 special teams yards in a season, and he has done so for each of the last two seasons. - Rhode Island Football

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WR Ahmere Dorsey, Rhode Island
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11/20/19 - JaDen McKenzie, rSr/2024, Rhode Island + More +

2019 PSAC EAST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Ja'Den McKenzie, West Chester,...West Chester's Ja'Den McKenzie was tabbed Freshman of the Year. He is the fourth Golden Ram to win the award and first since 2001 (Bob Findora). McKenzie ranks eighth in the PSAC in rushing yards (826) and rushing yards per game (75.1). He is one of seven PSAC athletes to have at least 10 rushing touchdowns. The freshman has accumulated four 100-yard rushing games, including a season-high 179 at Shepherd. He turned in multiple touchdowns on four occasions. - Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Football

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RB JaDen McKenzie, Rhode Island
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11/06/19 - JaDen McKenzie, rSr/2024, Rhode Island + More +

OCT 7 PSAC EASTERN DIVISION OFFENSIVE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ja'Den McKenzie, West Chester (Fr./RB), Morton, Pa./Springfield-DELCO,...McKenzie rushed 16 times for 125 yards and two TDs to help West Chester to a 29-21 road win at Shippensburg. McKenzie scored the final two TDs of the game to erase a 21-16 deficit in the second half and spark the Golden Rams to victory. His 30-yard TD run with under two minutes left in the game extended the visitor's lead to eight points. His 18-yard run at the end of the third quarter put West Chester in the lead for good. - Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Football

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RB JaDen McKenzie, Rhode Island
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11/04/19 - Malik Gavek, rSr/2023, Rhode Island + More +

NOV 4 CAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Malik Gavek, So., S, Rhode Island (Cranston, R.I./Cranston East),...In just his second start, Gavek recorded a career-high 14 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown in Rhode Island's 42-14 victory over Merrimack. The interception return gave the Rams a 21-7 lead early in the third quarter and both fumble recoveries, one of which he forced, came inside the URI 5-yard line, stopping scoring drives. The 14 tackles match the most by a URI player this season. - Colonial Athletic Association Football

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FS Malik Gavek, Rhode Island
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10/05/19 - Aaron Parker, Sr/2020, Rhode Island + More +

Vito Priore threw a touchdown strike to Aaron Parker late in the fourth quarter that gave Rhode Island the edge it needed to defeat Brown 31-28 on Saturday. The Rams (1-4) trailed by four when Priore capped a late 63-yard drive with a 14-yard scoring pass to Parker for a 31-28 lead with 5:43 left to play. Following the kickoff, the defense held Brown to 14 yards and a single first down, forced a punt and Rhode Island ran out the clock.

Priore finished with a career-high 389 yards passing with three touchdowns. Zoe Bryant Jr. ran for 63 yards and a score, Isaiah Coulter had 171 yards receiving and a score and Parker had 87 yards receiving and a pair of touchdowns. Rhode Island led 17-14 at halftime and stretched it to 24-14 in the third quarter on Bryant's 7-yard scoring run. But the Bears (1-2) answered with two touchdown runs by Allen Smith early in the fourth to move ahead 28-24 with 8:20 to play. EJ Perry threw for 420 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 92 yards for the Bears. - AP College Football

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WR Aaron Parker, Rhode Island
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09/09/19 - Aaron Parker, Sr/2020, Rhode Island + More +

SEPT 9 CAA FOOTBALL CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Aaron Parker, Sr., WR, Rhode Island (Prince George’s Co., Md./Gwynn Park),...Parker set career-highs with 12 receptions for 227 yards and a TD in Rhode Island’s triple OT setback to Delaware. It was the most catches by a URI player since 1994 and the 5th-most receiving yards in school history. Nine of his 12 grabs went for a first down and his 24-yard TD catch gave the Rams a 19-14 lead in the fourth quarter. The 227 yards are the 2nd-most by any player in FCS in 2019. - CAA Football

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WR Aaron Parker, Rhode Island
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08/13/19 - Kyle Murphy, Sr/2020, Rhode Island + More +

2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ALL-FCS FIRST TEAM: Kyle Murphy, Rhode Island, Sr.,...Murphy has started 25 consecutive games along the offensive line for Rhode Island helping the Rams rush for 121.6 yards per game last season, the most rush yards per game in five years. The Rams also ran for 15 rushing touchdowns, the most since 2007. He finished last year's campaign with a team-high 40 pancake blocks and spots on both the CAA Football first team All-Conference and the New England Football Writer's Association All-New England Team. - Rhode Island Football

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OG Kyle Murphy, Rhode Island
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08/13/19 - Ahmere Dorsey, Sr/2020, Rhode Island + More +

2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ALL-FCS SECOND TEAM: Ahmere Dorsey, Rhode Island, Sr.,...Dorsey became the first player in program history to compile 1,000 return yards in a single season in 2018. He led the nation with 1,085 special team yards while ranking second in the conference and ninth in the country 28.4 yards per kick return. - Rhode Island Football

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WR Ahmere Dorsey, Rhode Island
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08/13/19 - Aaron Parker, Sr/2020, Rhode Island + More +

2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ALL-FCS FIRST TEAM: Aaron Parker, Rhode Island, Sr.,...Parker led all CAA Football players in receiving yards, receiving yards per game and touchdown receptions. He finished the season with 61 catches for 955 yards and 10 touchdowns. He led Rhode Island with 66 points scored, as he also rushed for one touchdown.

WR Aaron Parker, Rhode Island
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08/01/19 - Aaron Parker, Sr/2020, Rhode Island + More +

2019 PRESEASON STATS FCS PAYTON AWARD WATCHLIST: Aaron Parker, Rhode Island, WR, Sr., 6-3, 191,...Parker, a CAA Football First Team All-Conference selection last season, is one of the top receivers in Rhode Island history. As a junior, the Prince George's County, Md. product led all CAA Football players in receiving yards, receiving yards per game and touchdown receptions. He finished the season with 61 catches for 955 yards and 10 touchdowns. He led Rhode Island with 66 points scored, as he also rushed for one touchdown.

Parker was 15th in the nation with his 10 touchdown catches, becoming the seventh player in program history with at least 10 in one season. He also was 24th in the nation with 955 receiving yards, the sixth most in a season by a Ram. Parker was 30th in the nation with 5.5 catches per game. All-CAA wideout has led URI in receiving yards and touchdown receptions in three straight seasons; had six games with at least 100 receiving yards and scored 11 times as a junior. - Rhode Island Football

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WR Aaron Parker, Rhode Island
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07/28/19 - Ahmere Dorsey, Sr/2020, Rhode Island + More +

2019 PRESEASON CAA FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION (MEDIA/COACHES): Ahmere Dorsey, KR/PR, Rhode Island,...Dorsey had a massive impact in his first season with Rhode Island last year. He earned second team all-conference honors as a punt returner after he ranked second in the league in punt return average at 11.1 yards per return. He had a 69-yard punt return for a touchdown in the win over Albany - for which he was the CAA Special Teams Player of the Week - and his 234 punt return yards were the fourth highest single-season total in program history. Dorsey was dynamic in the kick return game as well, ranking second in the conference and ninth in the country with 28.4 yards per return. He was the only player in the league to return both a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown, and he had two kick returns for scores. - Rhode Island Football

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WR Ahmere Dorsey, Rhode Island
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07/28/19 - Brandon Ginnetti, Sr/2020, Rhode Island + More +

2019 PRESEASON CAA FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION (MEDIA/COACHES): Brandon Ginnetti, DL, Rhode Island,...Ginnetti earned All-CAA Football honors in 2017 as third team selections, but was limited by injuries in 2018. Ginnetti played the entire season with a broken hand, but still played in every game, making 10 starts. In 31 career games, he has 85 tackles, 11 sacks and 19.5 tackles for loss. He also has three fumble recoveries to his credit. - Rhode Island Football

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DT Brandon Ginnetti, Rhode Island
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07/28/19 - Joey Kenny, rSr/2022, Rhode Island + More +

2019 PRESEASON CAA FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION (MEDIA/COACHES): Joey Kenny, FB, Rhode Island,...Kenny has started for the last two seasons in multiple spots, serving as an H-Back. A powerful blocker, he caught six passes for 64 yards and one touchdown last season. Since arriving in Kingston, he has played in every possible game over the last three years, making 16 starts already. - Rhode Island Football

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FB Joey Kenny, Rhode Island
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07/28/19 - Aaron Parker, Sr/2020, Rhode Island + More +

2019 PRESEASON CAA FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM (MEDIA/COACHES): Aaron Parker, Rhode Island, Sr., WR,...Parker exploded in 2018, leading all CAA Football players in receiving yards, receiving yards per game and touchdown receptions. He finished the season with 61 catches for 955 yards and 10 touchdowns. He led Rhode Island with 66 points scored, as he also rushed for one touchdown.

Parker was 15th in the nation with his 10 touchdown catches, becoming the seventh player in program history with at least 10 in one season. He was 24th in the nation with 955 receiving yards, the sixth most in a season by a Ram. Parker was 30th in the nation with 5.5 catches per game. - Rhode Island Football

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