Patriot League Release

Bronx, N.Y. – For the second straight season, Fordham senior quarterback Tim DeMorat was named the 2021 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, it was announced by the League office today.
 
DeMorat is the first Patriot League player to win back-to-back Offensive Player of the Year honors since Fordham's Mike Nebrich received the award in 2013 and 2014.  It is just the fourth time in Patriot League history that a player won back-to-back Offensive Player of the Year honors.
 
Joining DeMorat were five other Rams who were named First Team All-Patriot League. These teammates include junior wide receiver Dequece Carter, senior wide receiver Fotis Kokosioulis, senior offensive lineman Phil Saleh, junior running back Trey Wilson III, and senior offensive lineman Nick Zakelj, who received All-League honors for the fourth straight year.
 
Joining the six first team selections were three second team picks: senior defensive back Jesse Bramble, freshman linebacker James Conway, and junior wide receiver MJ Wright.
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tim DeMorat (Sr., QB, Merritt Island, Fla./Viera)
• Completed 234 of 400 passes for 3,214 yards and 31 touchdowns
• Also rushed for 92 net yards and four scores
• The 31 passing touchdowns is the third most in a season for a Ram while the 3,214 passing yards is fourth best
• Leads the Patriot League and is seventh in the NCAA FCS in passing touchdowns
• Leads the Patriot League and is eighth in the NCAA FCS in passing yards
• Leads the Patriot League and is ninth in the NCAA FCS in passing yards/game (292.2)
• Leads the Patriot League and is eighth in the NCAA FCS in passing yards/completion (13.7)
• Leads the Patriot League and is 18th in the NCAA FCS in passing yards
• Leads Patriot League and is 20th in the NCAA FCS in completions/game (21.3)
• Leads League and is eleventh in the NCAA FCS in total offense (300.5 yards/game)
• Named Preseason Offensive player of the Year
• Seventh among active FCS quarterbacks in passing yards/game (238.1) and tenth in passing yards (8,570)
• 2019 and 2020-2021 First Team All-Patriot League
• Second on the Fordham career completions (707) and passing yards (8,570) lists
• Third on the Fordham career passing touchdown list (67)
 
FIRST TEAM ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE
 
Dequece Carter (Jr., WR, Louisa, Va./Woodbury Forest School)
• Caught 48 passes for 872 yards and eleven touchdowns
• Leads Patriot League and 26th in the NCAA FCS in receiving yards/game (79.3)
• Second in the Patriot League and seventh in the NCAA FCS in touchdown receptions
• Second in the League and 23rd in the NCAA FCS in receiving yards
• Fifth in the League in receptions/game (4.4)
• Eleven touchdown catches is tied for fourth most in a season at Fordham
• Has 18 career touchdown receptions, tied for sixth on the Fordham career list
• Has 1,869 career receiving yards, tenth most in school history
• 2020-2021 First Team All-Patriot League
 
Fotis Kokosioulis (Sr., WR, Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South)
• Caught 57 passes for 783 yards and 13 touchdowns
• Led team in receptions and receiving scores
• 13 touchdown catches is tied for second most in a season at Fordham
• Leads Patriot League and second in the NCAA FCS in receiving touchdowns  
• Second in the Patriot League in receiving yards and fourth in receiving yards/game (71.2)
• Second in the League in receptions/game (5.2)
• Leads the Patriot League and 27th in the NCAA FCS in all-purpose yards/game (112.8)
• Has 21 career receiving touchdowns, tied for fourth all-time at Fordham
• Has 1,682 career receiving yards, 12th on the Fordham career list
• 2020-2021 First Team All-Patriot League
 
Phil Saleh (Sr., OL, Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest)
• Started all eleven games at right tackle
• Helped Rams led the Patriot League and ranked eleventh in the NCAA FCS in passing offense (296.7 yards/game) and lead the League and rank 12th in the NCAA FCS in total offense (447.5 yards/game)
• Helped Rams ranked second in the PL and 18th in the NCAA FCS in scoring offense (33.6 points/game)
• Helped Rams lead the PL and rank 22nd in the NCAA in fewest sacks allowed (1.36/game) and lead the League and rank ninth in the NCAA in TFLs allowed/game (3.91/game)
• 2020-2021 First Team All-Patriot League and 2019 Second Team All-League
• Four-year starter
 
Trey Wilson III (Jr., RB, Montclair, N.J./Montclair Kimberly Academy)
• Rushed 103 times for 566 yards and three touchdowns
• Also caught eleven passes for 53 yards
• Fourth in the Patriot League in rushing yards and rushing yards/game (51.5)
• Stepped up when injuries forced Trey Sneed and Zach Davis to the sidelines
 
Nick Zakelj (Sr., OL, Broadview Heights, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview Heights)
• Started all eleven games at left tackle
• Helped Rams led the Patriot League and ranked eleventh in the NCAA FCS in passing offense (296.7 yards/game) and lead the League and rank 12th in the NCAA FCS in total offense (447.5 yards/game)
• Helped Rams ranked second in the PL and 18th in the NCAA FCS in scoring offense (33.6 points/game)
• Helped Rams lead the PL and rank 22nd in the NCAA in fewest sacks allowed (1.36/game) and lead the League and rank ninth in the NCAA in TFLs allowed/game (3.91/game)
• 2019 and 2020-2021 First Team All-Patriot League
• 2018 Second Team All-League pick
• One of just 24 players in League history to earn All-League honors all four years
• Four-year starter
• 2021 team captain
 
SECOND TEAM
 
Jesse Bramble (Sr., DB, Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville)
• Recorded 85 total tackles, 63 solo, including 5.5 for loss and 0.5 sacks
• Also had three pass breakups, an interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
• Leads the Patriot League and seventh in the NCAA FCS in solo tackles/game (5.7)
• Sixth in League in tackles/game (7.7)
• Three-year starter
• 2021 team captain
 
James Conway (Jr., LB, Omaha, Neb./Millard West)
• Recorded 131 total tackles, 61 solo
• Registered 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks
• Led team in tackles
• 131 tackles is a Fordham freshman record and the third best single season in school history
• Leads the Patriot League and second in the NCAA FCS in tackles/game (11.9)
• Second in the League in solo tackles/game (5.5)
• Leads the League in forced fumbles
• Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week four times and Defensive Player of the Week once
 
MJ Wright (Jr., WR, Freehold, N.J./Red Bank Catholic)
• Caught 39 passes for 541 yards and one touchdown
• Third on team in receiving yards and fourth in receptions
• Sixth in the Patriot League in yards/reception (13.9)
• Seventh in League in receiving yards and receiving yards/game (49.2)
• Tenth in the Patriot League in receptions/game (3.5)