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2022 Football Roster

38 John O'Friel

  • Position P/WR/K/DB
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ashby, Mass.
  • Highschool North Middlesex

Biography

Stepped in and handling the punting duties in 2021 ... Versatile athlete who can also play in the defensive backfield ... Displayed versatility in high school by playing five different positions ... Named a Central Massachusetts All-Star ... Named to the 2019, 2020-21, and 2022 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2022 (Senior Season)
• Appeared in one game as a senior.

2021 (Junior Season)
• Appeared in all eleven games as the starting punter.
• Punted 53 times for 1,987 yards (37.5 yards/punt).
• Fourth in the Patriot League in punting average.
• Landed eleven kicks inside the opponent's 20 and 16 were fair caught.
• Had five punts of 50+ yards.


2020-21 (Sophomore Season)
• Did not see action.

2019 (Freshman Season)
• Did not see action.

Before Fordham
• A graduate of North Middlesex Regional High School in Townsend, Mass., where he lettered in football for head coaches Sandy Ruggles and Ryan DeMar.
• Named a Central Massachusetts All-Star as a senior.
• Led team in receiving yards as a senior.
• Was 29-for-29 on PATs over junior and senior seasons.
• Closed out high school carer by scoring a touchdown, forcing a fumble, and kicking an extra point in final game.
• Received Coaches Award as a junior.
• Played WR/DB/K/P/QB in high school career.
• Also competed with the track and baseball teams at North Middlesex.
• Qualified for states in javelin and shot put as a junior and senior.

Personal
• Son of Mary and Joseph O'Friel.
• Has ten siblings.
• An Economics major.

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2019Freshman

    P/WR/K/DB
    6'1" 185 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2020Sophomore

    P/WR/K/DB
    6'1" 185 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2021Junior

    P/WR/K/DB
    6'1" 185 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2022Senior

    P/WR/K/DB
    6'1" 185 lbs
    38