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2020-21 Football Roster

7 Jeremy Imperati

  • Position DL
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 240
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown North Haven, Conn.
  • Highschool Cheshire Academy

Biography

Named 2020-21 Second Team All-Patriot League ... A three-year starter ... Gives the Rams a physical presence on the defensive line ... Moved into the starting lineup as a sophomore, appearing in all eleven games on the defensive line ... Tied for fourth on 2018 squad in tackles for loss ... Stepped in as a freshman and gave the Rams quality depth at linebacker … Earned All-New England honors at Cheshire Academy in 2016 and All-State accolades at North Haven High School in 2015 ... Named to the 2018 and 2020-21 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21 (Senior Season)
• Started all three games on the defensive line.
• Recorded six total tackles, five solo.
• Registered 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
• Intercepted a pass and returned it three yards for a touchdown in the Colgate win.
• Tied for sixth in the Patriot League is sacks/game.
• Recorded four solo stops, including two for loss and one sack, at Holy Cross.
 
2019 (Junior Season)
• Started all 12 games on the defensive line in 2019.
• Recorded 26 total tackles, 16 solo, including 7.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks.
• Also had three pass breakups, seven quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery, and one blocked kick.
• Recorded four tackles, two solo, including 1.5 for loss at Yale.
• Had four tackles, two solo, including 0.5 for loss at Colgate.
• Made three stops, one solo, including 1.5 sacks versus Richmond.
• Recorded three tackles, two solo, including one for loss vs. Lehigh.
• Had three stops, including one sack, and recovered a fumble in season-ending win over Bucknell.
• Finished with two tackles, one solo, vs. CCSU.
• Made two solo tackles vs. Holy Cross, including one sack.
• Had 0.5 sacks at Ball State.

2018 (Sophomore Season)
• Appeared in all eleven games as a sophomore, starting four on the defensive line.
• Recorded 21 total tackles, 13 solo, including 5.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks, along with three quarterback hurries.
• Finished with five tackles, three solo, including a tackle for loss, and forced a fumble at Holy Cross.
• Made three stops, one solo, including 0.5 sacks at Charlotte.
• Had three tackles, including 0.5 sacks, against Colgate.
• Had a pair of stops, including one for loss, in win at Lehigh.
• Recorded two solo tackles against Lafayette.
• Made two stops, including a sack, in the season finale with Bucknell.
• Finished with a sack against Stony Brook.

2017 (Freshman Season)
• Appeared in ten games as a freshman, both at linebacker and on special teams.
• Recorded five total tackles, three solo, including two sacks.
• Also had two quarterback hurries and one forced fumble.
• Made a pair of tackles, one solo, against Eastern Washington.
• Had a sack and a forced fumble in win over Bucknell.
• Also registered a sack in the win at Georgetown.
 
Before Fordham
• Attended Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut, in 2016-2017 where he lettered in football for head coach David Dykeman.
• 2016 First Team All-New England.
• Recorded 43 total tackles, 18 tackles for loss and six sacks in 2016.
• Registered 27 quarterback hurries, five forced fumbles and seven pass breakups.
• An Honor Roll student.
• A graduate of North Haven High School in North Haven, Connecticut, where he lettered in football for head coach Anthony Sagnella.
• A 2015 All-State selection.
• Also competed in lacrosse at both Cheshire Academy and North Haven High School.
• Earned All-New England honors in lacrosse at Cheshire Academy.
• Recipient of the Armando Simosa Award, Male Trustee Award and Scholar Athlete Award at Cheshire Academy.
 
Personal
• Son of Tesha Kelly and Tom Imperati.
• Has one brother (Tommy).
• A Psychology major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2017Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 220 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2018Sophomore

    LB
    6'1" 230 lbs
    45
  • 7

    2019Junior

    DL
    6'1" 240 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2020Senior

    DL
    6'1" 240 lbs
    7