Named second team preseason All-America by Beyond Sports Network and third team by The Sports Network... A 2014 preseason All-Patriot League selection... named to the 2014 College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) Tight End Award Watch List… a 2013 All-American and First Team All-Patriot League pick… also named Academic All-Patriot League and an ECAC All-Star… one of the top receiving tight ends in the NCAA in 2013… led all NCAA FCS tight ends with 66 receptions and was second overall in all of Division I (Texas Tech’s Jace Amaro led the nation with 106)… 66 receptions was a school record for a tight end… First Team All-Patriot League pick in 2012… third on 2012 team in receptions… enjoyed a successful freshman campaign, moving right into the starting lineup at tight end from day one… fifth on the 2011 team in receptions… played high school football with current Fordham teammate Griffin Murphy… 2010 Central Massachusetts Player of the Year… moved to quarterback as a senior and led St. John’s Prep to Division 1 Super Bowl… named to the 2011 and 2013 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2013: Started all 14 games at tight end as a junior… named Third Team All-America by Beyond Sports Network… a First Team All-Patriot League and Academic All-Patriot League selection… also named to the ECAC All-Star team… had 66 receptions for 588 yards, both fourth best on team, with two touchdowns… led all NCAA FCS tight ends with 66 receptions… 66 receptions is a school record for tight ends while the 588 yards is the second-best season for a tight end in school history… eighth in the Patriot League in receptions/game (4.7) and tenth in receiving yards/game (42.0)… caught 13 passes for 122 yards, both career highs, in the NCAA FCS second round championship game at Towson… tied then career-high with nine catches for a career-best 68 yards vs. Sacred Heart in the opening round of the NCAA FCS Championship… grabbed seven passes for 53 yards versus Bucknell… caught six passes for 47 yards versus Villanova… also had six receptions for 40 yards and one touchdown at Saint Francis… made five catches for 41 yards versus Holy Cross… hauled in five passes for 65 yards versus Columbia… made three catches for 29 yards at Georgetown… caught two passes for 50 yards in the opener with Rhode Island… had two receptions for ten yards at Temple.

2012: Started all eleven games at tight end for the Rams as a sophomore… earned First Team All-Patriot League honors… was third on the team with 45 catches and fourth with 388 receiving yards (8.6 yards/reception)… grabbed a career-high nine passes for 66 yards at Holy Cross… caught eight passes for 53 yards at Cincinnati… made six receptions for 53 yards versus Georgetown… named CFPA Honorable Mention Tight End Performer of the week following the Georgetown game… hauled in five passes for 47 yards at Lehigh… made four catches for 54 yards at Bucknell… had four catches for 27 yards against Colgate… caught three passes for 30 yards at Columbia… hauled in two passes for 24 yards in the Cornell win.

2011: Appeared in all eleven games as a freshman for the Rams, starting ten… caught 23 passes for 233 yards (10.1 yards/catch) and one touchdown… also rushed once for 13 yards… hauled in a season-high five passes for 53 yards at Georgetown… grabbed four passes for 51 yards against Bucknell… closed out season with three catches for 31 yards and rushed once for 13 yards against Holy Cross… made two receptions for 17 yards, including an eight-yard touchdown catch, at Penn… had a pair of 17-yard receptions at Lafayette… gained 26 yards on two catches against Lehigh.

Before Fordham: A graduate of St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, where he lettered in football… named 2010 Central Massachusetts Player of the Year... named Offensive MVP in Central Massachusetts… named to the ESPN Boston All-State Team… Hometown Magazine Offensive Player of the Year… selected as a Chowder Bowl All-Star… took over at quarterback at St. John’s for current Fordham teammate Griffin Murphy after playing running back as a junior… completed 130 of 228 passes for 2,170 yards and 32 touchdowns in 2010… also rushed 140 times for 1,131 yards and 16 touchdowns… led St. John’s to the Division 1 Super Bowl… member of the National Honor Society… a Dr. Carr Scholarship Award recipient… named to the St. John’s Prep Headmaster’s List.

Personal: Son of Dawn and Dan Light, Sr… has a younger brother, Zach, and a younger sister, Jenna… a Business Administration major.