2016 NEC Football Preseason Poll/All-Conference
2016 NEC Football Preseason Poll/All-Conference Predicted Order-of-Finish 1. Duquesne (6) 2. Sacred Heart (1) 3. Saint Francis 4. Bryant 5. Central Connecticut 6. Robert Morris 7. Wagner
First-place votes in parentheses ( ).
2016 Preseason All-Northeast Conference Football Team
Offense Pos QB RB RB WR WR WR TE/HB OL OL OL OL OL
Name Dillon Buechel Cameron Nash Marcus Bagley Kyle Buss Wayne Capers Moses Webb Ryan Owens Tyler Cardoze Matt Diaz Ben Huss Jimmy Marks Sean Merrill
School Duquesne Central Connecticut Saint Francis Robert Morris Duquesne Sacred Heart Wagner Bryant Wagner Duquesne Saint Francis Sacred Heart
Yr Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
Ht 6-4 5-7 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-2 6-4
Wt 200 185 230 185 205 170 235 325 290 307 275 288
Hometown/Previous School McKees Rocks, PA/Montour Smyrna, DE/West Virginia Cleveland Heights, OH/Cleveland Heights Mechanicville, NY/Milford Academy Pittsburgh, PA/Arizona Manassas, VA/Bishop Ireton Gainesville, NY/Letchworth Corona, NY/Cushing Academy Edison, NJ/Edison Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair Middletown, PA/Lower Dauphin Wallingford, CT/Sheehan
Defense Pos DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB
Name Asia Bolling Ryan Cottrell Wesley Nagaseu Jake Radziukinas Christian Kuntz Randall Laguerre James Rentz Nathan Stone Marcelis Branch Lorenzo Jerome Andy Smigiera Chuckie Wingate
School Central Connecticut Sacred Heart Saint Francis Duquesne Duquesne Central Connecticut Sacred Heart Duquesne Robert Morris Saint Francis Robert Morris Bryant
Yr Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.
Ht 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-9
Wt 225 260 240 280 220 230 230 234 190 185 205 170
Hometown/Previous School Stratford, CT/Milford Academy Montvale, NJ/Blair Academy Waipahu, HI/Waipahu Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair Pittsburgh, PA/Chartiers Valley Union, NJ/Union St. Augustine, FL/St. Augustine Scottdale, PA/Greensburg Central Catholic Homestead, FL/Miami Southridge Sunrise, FL/J.P. Taravella West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East Englewood, NJ/Bergen Catholic
School Saint Francis Wagner Saint Francis
Yr Sr. Sr. Sr.
Ht 5-10 6-1 5-11
Wt 180 170 185
Hometown/Previous School Harrisburg, PA/Cumberland Valley South River, NJ/St. Joseph’s Metuchen Sunrise, FL/J.P. Taravella
Special Teams Pos Name K Lance Geesey P Bryan Rafano RS Lorenzo Jerome
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First-place votes in parentheses ( ).
2016 Preseason All-Northeast Conference Football Team
Offense Pos QB RB RB WR WR WR TE/HB OL OL OL OL OL
Name Dillon Buechel Cameron Nash Marcus Bagley Kyle Buss Wayne Capers Moses Webb Ryan Owens Tyler Cardoze Matt Diaz Ben Huss Jimmy Marks Sean Merrill
School Duquesne Central Connecticut Saint Francis Robert Morris Duquesne Sacred Heart Wagner Bryant Wagner Duquesne Saint Francis Sacred Heart
Yr Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
Ht 6-4 5-7 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-2 6-4
Wt 200 185 230 185 205 170 235 325 290 307 275 288
Hometown/Previous School McKees Rocks, PA/Montour Smyrna, DE/West Virginia Cleveland Heights, OH/Cleveland Heights Mechanicville, NY/Milford Academy Pittsburgh, PA/Arizona Manassas, VA/Bishop Ireton Gainesville, NY/Letchworth Corona, NY/Cushing Academy Edison, NJ/Edison Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair Middletown, PA/Lower Dauphin Wallingford, CT/Sheehan
Defense Pos DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB
Name Asia Bolling Ryan Cottrell Wesley Nagaseu Jake Radziukinas Christian Kuntz Randall Laguerre James Rentz Nathan Stone Marcelis Branch Lorenzo Jerome Andy Smigiera Chuckie Wingate
School Central Connecticut Sacred Heart Saint Francis Duquesne Duquesne Central Connecticut Sacred Heart Duquesne Robert Morris Saint Francis Robert Morris Bryant
Yr Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.
Ht 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-9
Wt 225 260 240 280 220 230 230 234 190 185 205 170
Hometown/Previous School Stratford, CT/Milford Academy Montvale, NJ/Blair Academy Waipahu, HI/Waipahu Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair Pittsburgh, PA/Chartiers Valley Union, NJ/Union St. Augustine, FL/St. Augustine Scottdale, PA/Greensburg Central Catholic Homestead, FL/Miami Southridge Sunrise, FL/J.P. Taravella West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East Englewood, NJ/Bergen Catholic
School Saint Francis Wagner Saint Francis
Yr Sr. Sr. Sr.
Ht 5-10 6-1 5-11
Wt 180 170 185
Hometown/Previous School Harrisburg, PA/Cumberland Valley South River, NJ/St. Joseph’s Metuchen Sunrise, FL/J.P. Taravella
Special Teams Pos Name K Lance Geesey P Bryan Rafano RS Lorenzo Jerome
@ N EC s po r ts • # N EC F B • @ N EC fo ot ba l l
