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2024 Football Roster

Dominique Del Prete
Steve Sheridan
Paul Buckowski

43 Cole DaSilva

  • Class Senior
  • Position Linebacker
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 220
  • Hometown Milford, Conn.
  • High School St. Joseph
  • Major Economics

Biography

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I chose Union for a combination of the community atmosphere, the great football program and staff, and the prestigious academics.
Honors and Awards:
- D3football.com All-Region 2 Third Team (2024)
- All-ECAC First Team (2024)
- All-Liberty League Second Team (2023, 2024)
- Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week (11/27/23, 11/11/24)

At Union: Member of the club lacrosse team and the Real Estate Club ... completed his junior seminar in econometrics.

2024: Appeared in all 10 games at linebacker as a senior … led the Liberty League with 121 total tackles, including a conference-best 57 solo stops, to rank fourth on the school single-season list … ranked fourth in Division III in tackles per game (12.1) and 20th in solo tackles per game (5.7) … finished second on the team with 11 tackles for loss and added two sacks … increased his career-high in each of his last three collegiate games, finishing with 17 tackles and three TFLs against Rensselaer (11/16) … recorded a season-high eight solo tackles against Springfield (9/20) and Montclair State (9/28) … ended his career with 270 total tackles, sixth-most in program history.

2023: Appeared in all 12 games at linebacker … ranked second on the team with 72 tackles, including a team-best 46 solo tackles … ranked second on the squad with 10 tackles for loss and added one sack, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery … had eight tackles with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Ithaca (10/14) … led the team with 13 tackles (10 solo) and forced a huge fumble that was nearly returned for a touchdown in the NCAA Tournament at Johns Hopkins (11/25).

2022: Played in all ten games for Union…recorded 62 tackles and 1.5 sacks across the season…made a career-high 15 tackles against Springfield (9/17)...registered nine total tackles, a quarterback hurry, and a pass break up at St. Lawrence (10/8).
Game-by-Game Statistics

2021: Played eight games and recorded a season-high four tackles against St. Lawrence (10/9).
Game-by-Game Statistics 

2020:
No season due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

Prior to Union: Played four years of football and lacrosse for St. Joseph ... as a senior, earned All-State, All-FCIAC and Walter Camp All-Connecticut honors ... helped the team finish first in the state as as senior ... also an All-FCIAC selection as a junior ... helped St. Joseph to three straight state titles (2017-19) on the gridiron and two in a row (2018-19) on the lacrosse field.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 59

    2020First Year

    Linebacker
    5'11" 210 lbs
    59
  • 59

    2021Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'0" 210 lbs
    59
  • 43

    2022Junior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 210 lbs
    43
  • 43
    C

    2023Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 220 lbs
    43
    C
  • 43
    C

    2024Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 220 lbs
    43
    C