Bronx, N.Y. – With the 2026 Fordham Football camp in full swing we continue the position-by-position breakdown of the 2026 roster with a look at the men at the front of the offense, the offensive line.
 
Fordham returns a slew of players who have starting experience on the offensive line, led by senior Dylan Haines, who started all 12 games at center last fall. He is joined by senior Colin Van Rooy, who appeared in all 12 games last year with nine starts at right tackle, and junior Cooper LaFond, who started all 12 games at left tackle in 2025.
 
Other returning Rams with starting experience include senior Owen Duetsch, who appeared in eight games as a junior, starting five at right tackle, sophomore Marco DeCroce, who saw action in nine games as a freshman, making four starts, and senior Thomas Cornett, who appeared in one game last year.
 
Other returnees include sophomore Will Smith, who served as a backup at right tackle last fall, senior Collin Gerger, who appeared in three games last year, while sophomores Graham Edwards, Leo Rick, and Wyatt Scarritt did not see action last year along with junior Adam Yevchak and sophomore Petar Strbac, who both missed 2025 with an injury.
 
Newcomers to the offensive line include senior Ryan Blum, a transfer from Central Michigan where he started four games at center, junior Cole Morgan, a transfer from Rice, and sophomore Mario Mancini, who joins the Rams from St. John Fisher. They are joined freshmen Mason LaFond, Cooper's brother who was a Third Team All-State selection at Paramus Catholic last year, Logan Scott, a Delaware native who played a The Taft School last fall, and Christian Velardi, who played football at The Peddie School last fall.
 
The Rams open the 2026 season on Friday night, August 28, as they open Patriot League play by hosting the Colgate University Raiders at Moglia Stadium at 6:00 p.m. Season and individual game tickets are now on sale on the Fordham Ticket website.