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2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Todd Summers, Villanova, TE, Sr.,...This is the first career all-conference honor for Summers, who has been a key player for the Wildcats for both his pass-catching and blocking abilities at the tight end position. Summers has 21 receptions for 259 yards and three touchdowns on the year. He has caught touchdown passes in wins over UAlbany, Rhode Island and Elon. Summers is a big reason why Villanova tight ends have been a big part of the offense in recent years. At least one Wildcats tight end has caught a pass in 43 of the past 45 games. Summers' career totals in 48 games played include 72 receptions for 872 yards and 12 touchdowns. He is the first Villanova tight end to earn all-conference honors since Ryan Bell was a third team All-CAA choice in 2016. - Villanova Football

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TE Todd Summers, Villanova
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11/26/21 - Christian Benford, Sr/2022, Villanova, 6-0, 208 (DS#28 CB) + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Justin Covington, Villanova, RB, Gr.,...This is the third straight all-conference nod for Covington, who was a second team selection in 2019 and a third team pick in the Spring. He has been the leader of a deep and effective Villanova running back corps and leads the squad with 655 rushing yards in eight games played. Covington has rushed 104 times for 655 yards and four touchdowns to go along with 10 receptions for 42 yards and 2-of-3 passing for 30 yards.

He leads the CAA and ranks 15th nationally with an average of 6.3 yards per carry, while his 655 yards on the ground rank seventh in the conference despite Covington missing three games due to injury. He returned against Stony Brook on November 13 and exploded for 142 yards on 13 carries, including an 83-yard burst which ranks as the seventh-longest run in school history. Covington has two games with over 100 yards this season and eight in his career. During the season he became the 12th player in school history to top 2,000 career rushing yards and he currently ranks seventh in the Villanova record book with 2,241 career yards. - Villanova Football

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CB Christian Benford, Villanova
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11/26/21 - TD Ayo-Durojaiye, rSr/2024, Villanova, 6-0, 200 (DS#105 RB) + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM (COACHES): TD Ayo-Durojaiye, Villanova, SPEC, Jr.,...In addition to being a member of the Wildcats running back rotation, Ayo-Durojaiye has been one of the team's top performers on special teams this season. He leads Villanova with nine tackles on special teams, including a team-high seven stops on kickoff returns to go along with two tackles on punt returns. Ayo-Durojaiye scored a special teams touchdown against UAlbany on October 16 when he recovered a blocked punt and returned it 15 yards for a score late in the first half of a 17-10 victory. The touchdown gave the Wildcats a 17-7 lead going into the half and was the first score on a blocked punt return for Villanova since 2005. Ayo-Duorojaiye has at least one special teams tackle in seven of 11 games this year. As an offensive player, he has rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown in addition to accumulating 58 receiving yards. - Villanova Football

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RB TD Ayo-Durojaiye, Villanova
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11/26/21 - Amin Black, Sr/2022, Villanova, 5-09, 236 (DS#108 ILB) + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Amin Black, Villanova, LB, Sr.,...It has been a career year for Black, who leads the Wildcats in tackles for loss and has been one of the team's key personnel in stopping the run. He ranks second on the team with 75 tackles this season and has recorded 58 total stops on rushing plays for a Villanova defense which ranks second in the CAA and 10th nationally with an average of 93.7 rushing yards allowed per game. Black's 9.5 tackles for loss are a team-high, he has three sacks for a total loss of 22 yards and recorded his first career interception against UAlbany. He has registered four games with double-digit tackles on the year and has set single-game career highs in both total tackles (12 against William & Mary) and tackles for loss (3.0 against UAlbany). This is Black's first career all-conference honor. - Villanova Football

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ILB Amin Black, Villanova
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11/26/21 - Jaaron Hayek, rSr/2024, Villanova, 6-1, 199 (DS#157 WR) + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Jaaron Hayek, Villanova, WR, Jr.,...Hayek leads Villanova in receptions and receiving touchdowns on the season. This is the first career all-conference nod for the third-year receiver, who ranks third in the CAA with his eight receiving touchdowns and is ninth in the conference with 37 receptions. He has 606 receiving yards on the year and is averaging 16.4 yards per reception while starting all 11 games. Hayek's season highlights include his third career game with two receiving touchdowns against Stony Brook and three games with over 100 yards, including a career-high 127 yards versus Richmond and five catches for 117 yards and a score in last week's win over Delaware which clinched the CAA regular season title. Over the final four games of the regular season against William & Mary, Elon, Stony Brook and Delaware, Hayek combined for 19 catches, 356 yards and five touchdowns. - Villanova Football

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WR Jaaron Hayek, Villanova
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11/26/21 - Daniel Smith, rSr/2022, Villanova, 5-11, 199 (DS#34 QB) + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Daniel Smith, Villanova, QB, Gr.,...Smith is a third team All-CAA selection for the second time in his career after earning the same honor in 2019. He has directed a high-powered Villanova offense which has topped 20 points eight times this season and is averaging 31.7 points per contest. Smith is 159-of-284 through the air for 2,163 yards and has thrown 22 touchdown passes compared to nine interceptions. He has also rushed for 203 yards and a team-high seven rushing touchdowns on the year. Smith has two games with at least two passing touchdowns and at least two rushing touchdowns.

He ranks second in the CAA in passing efficiency (139.2), passing touchdowns and points responsible for (176). Smith is third in the league in yards per pass attempt (7.62), fourth in rushing touchdowns and fifth in total offense (215.1 yards per game). During the season he has risen to seventh place in school history in both career passing yards (6,125) and career total offense (6,956 yards). - Villanova Football

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QB Daniel Smith, Villanova
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11/26/21 - Malik Fisher, rSr/2022, Villanova, 6-4, 262 (DS#56 DE) + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Malik Fisher, Villanova, DL, Gr.,...One of the top performers on the Villanova defense from the very beginning of his collegiate career, Fisher is a first team all-conference selection for the second straight season and garners his third career All-CAA honor overall. He was a preseason Stats Perform All-America selection and has lived up to that billing with a strong regular season. Fisher has started all 11 games and leads the Wildcats with four sacks and seven quarterback hurries. His efforts are one of the reasons Villanova leads the nation in team passing efficiency defense and has not given up a touchdown in any of the last seven games played. Fisher has 46 total tackles on the year, including 16 solo stops and 30 assisted tackles. He has tied a career high with eight tackles on two occasions and his season stats also include 7.5 tackles for loss, one interception and two forced fumbles. - Villanova Football

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DE Malik Fisher, Villanova
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11/26/21 - Cole Bunce, rSr/2022, Villanova, 5-09, 180 (DS#999 K) + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Cole Bunce, Villanova, PK, Gr.,...In his first full season with the Wildcats this year Bunce has tied the school's single-season record with 14 made field goals. He is 14-of-16 on field goal attempts and tied the record originally set by Joe Marcoux in 2008. Bunce tied the mark when he made a 39-yard attempt against William & Mary on October 30 in in his seventh game played of the season. He has tallied three games on the year (Lehigh, James Madison and Rhode Island) in which he made a career-high three field goals. Bunce has made five field goals from 40+ yards and his 49-yarder in the season opener at Lehigh was the longest made attempt by a Villanova kicker in 23 years. Bunce is also 31-of-33 on PATs this season and has a team-high 73 points. He is averaging 7.3 points per contest in 10 games played. - Villanova Football

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K Cole Bunce, Villanova
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11/23/21 - Forrest Rhyne, rSr/2022, Villanova, 6-1, 233 (DS#29 ILB) + More +

2021 CAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Forrest Rhyne, Villanova,...Rhyne led Villanova and ranked second in the CAA with 110 total tackles, which included double-digit stops in six games. He also contributed 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and a fumble recovery. Rhyne spearheaded a Wildcats' defense that ranks in the top 10 of the FCS in fewest yards (254.9 ypg) and points allowed (15.1 ppg). A finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation's top defensive player, Rhyne is just the second Villanova player in the past 28 years to be named CAA Defensive Player of the Year. - CAA Football

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ILB Forrest Rhyne, Villanova
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11/20/21 - Daniel Smith, rSr/2022, Villanova, 5-11, 199 (DS#34 QB) + More +

Daniel Smith and Jaaron Hayek teamed up for two big plays in the fourth quarter and Villanova rallied for a 21-13 victory over Delaware on Saturday. Two Ryan Coe field goals sandwiched around a 16-yard TD run by Dejoun Lee had Delaware leading 13-7 with 12:19 left in the game. But the Wildcats (9-2, 7-1 Colonial Athletic Association), who are ranked ninth in the latest FCS coaches poll, took the lead two plays later — Smith's 64-yard completion to Hayek and a 1-yard TD run by Jalen Jackson. Smith connected with Hayek for a 24-yard TD with 8:57 left to play to cap the scoring. Smith finished with 208 yards passing and he was the Wildcats' top rusher with 47 yards on seven carries. Hayek caught five passes for 117 yards. Zach Gwynn completed 14 of 27 passes for 143 yards with one interception for the Blue Hens (5-6, 3-5). - AP College Football

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QB Daniel Smith, Villanova
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11/13/21 - Daniel Smith, rSr/2022, Villanova, 5-11, 199 (DS#34 QB) + More +

Daniel Smith threw three scores and eighth-ranked FCS Villanova beat Stony Brook 33-14 on Saturday to stay atop the Colonial Athletic Association standings. Villanova (8-2, 6-1) handed No. 2 James Madison (6-1) its lone loss of the season with a 28-27 win against the host Dukes earlier this year. James Madison kept pace with Villanova beating No. 25 William & Mary 32-22 on Saturday. Smith threw for a scant 71 yards and his scoring passes accounted for 32 yards. His 12-yard pass to Jaaron Hayek completed a five-play, 99-yard scoring drive that made it 20-7 with 8:32 left in the third quarter. He followed that up with an 18-yard scoring pass - also to Hayek - to complete a 10-play, 72-yard drive for a 26-7 lead with 14:51 to go. His 2-yard toss to Tyler Will made it 33-7 with 7:46 left. Justin Covington ran 13 times for 142 yards and Jalen Jackson had 11 carries for 103 yards and two scores. Ty Son Lawton ran for 71 yards on 19 carries for the Seawolves (4-6, 3-4). - AP College Football

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QB Daniel Smith, Villanova
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11/06/21 - Daniel Smith, rSr/2022, Villanova, 5-11, 199 (DS#34 QB) + More +

Daniel Smith accounted for five touchdowns as Villanova routed Elon 35-0 on Saturday. Smith was 16-of-23 passing for 238 yards with a touchdown pass to three separate receivers. He added 45 yards on the ground that included two scores from short yardage. The FCS's 13th-ranked Wildcats (7-2, 5-1 Colonial Athletic Association) entered a half-game back of James Madison atop the CAA standings, and rebounded from a 31-18 home loss to William & Mary that ended a three-game win streak. Smith threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Jackson and a 48-yarder to Jaaron Hayek, and closed the first half with a 2-yard TD run as the Wildcats built a 21-0 halftime lead. Smith ran into the end zone from the 1 late in the third quarter, and then capped the scoring with 1:55 remaining with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Todd Summers. Davis Cheek was 13-of-28 passing for 146 yards for Elon (4-5, 3-3). - AP College Football

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QB Daniel Smith, Villanova
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10/24/21 - Daniel Smith, rSr/2022, Villanova, 5-11, 199 (DS#34 QB) + More +

Daniel Smith threw for two touchdowns and Jalen Jackson ran for two scores and FCS fifth-ranked Villanova beat Rhode Island 44-0 on Saturday. It was Villanova's (6-1, 4-0 Colonial Athletic Association) first shutout since a 31-0 win over Maine on Oct. 7, 2017. Jackson ran for 104 yards on 12 carries and DeeWil Barlee, a junior, ran 19 times for 99 yards to surpass 1,000-career rushing yards. Justice Antrum ran for 60 yards on nine carries for No. 18 Rhode Island (5-2, 3-2), which now has dropped back-to-back contests following a five-game win streak to start the season. Antrum ran for more yards than quarterbacks Brandon Robinson and Kasim Hill combined to throw for (58). Prior to Saturday, the Rams were last shutout on Oct. 8, 2016, also at Villanova, 35-0. - AP College Football

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QB Daniel Smith, Villanova
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10/15/21 - Daniel Smith, rSr/2022, Villanova, 5-11, 199 (DS#34 QB) + More +

OCT 11 STATS FCS NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK: Villanova (28-27 win at James Madison),...The Wildcats ended then-No. 3 JMU's 15-game winning streak against CAA opponents, in addition to a five-game slide against the Dukes. Quarterback Daniel Smith and wide receiver Rayjoun Pringle connected for a go-ahead, 57-yard touchdown pass with 2:54 left in the third quarter, then the defense held on to the 28-27 lead. Linebacker Forrest Rhyne posted a career-high 20 tackles. Honorable Mention: Dartmouth (24-17 win over Yale); Texas Southern (35-31 win over Southern); UT Martin (48-24 win over Murray State); Youngstown State (41-33 win over Missouri State). - STATS FCS Football

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QB Daniel Smith, Villanova
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10/10/21 - Daniel Smith, rSr/2022, Villanova, 5-11, 199 (DS#34 QB) + More +

Daniel Smith and Rayjoun Pringle combined on a 57-yard touchdown for the winning points late in the third quarter, and the Villanova defense shut out James Madison in the second half for a 28-27 upset in a Top 25 FCS showdown on Saturday. James Madison, ranked second in the FCS coaches poll, put together two long drives in the fourth quarter but Ethan Ratke missed 27- and 36-yard field goals. In the first half he hit from 41 and 21 yards, giving him 81 made field goals in his career. Justin Covington scored an a 56-yard burst up the middle for ninth-ranked Villanova (3-1, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association) and Smith had a 15-yard TD on a keeper.

Percy Agyei-Obese ran for two touchdowns for the second-ranked Dukes (4-1, 2-1) to help build a 27-16 lead at the half. James Madison had the ball for nine more minutes, but after picking up 223 yards in the first half had only 116 in the second. The Dukes had 99 yards on the two 14-play drives that ended in missed field goals. Forrest Rhyne had a career-high 20 tackles with Qwahsin Townsel and Mike Ruane adding 11 each for the Wildcats. Cole Bunce kicked 43-and 42-yard field goals for Villanova in the third quarter. Villanova had 194 yards in both halves. Smith threw for 258 yards, with Pringle making eight catches for 132 yards. - AP College Football

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QB Daniel Smith, Villanova
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