Post 711 – Team Preview 2021: Montclair Mounties

Montclair Mounties 

2020: 

  • 4-4 
  • 193 points scored; 24.13 average 
  • 172 points allowed; 21.5 average 
  • Wins: Eastside, Bloomfield, East Brunswick, Belleville 
  • Losses: East Orange, West Orange, Clifton, Irvington 

Graduation:  

  • QB Michael Robinson – Rutgers as a preferred walk-on 
  • TE/DE Dhani Clifford – JUCO 
  • DB Jaheim Lowe – Wilkes (Pa.) 
  • WR/DB Sean Brown – Eastern Shore for baseball 

2021 Captains:  

  • Jordan Williams, Max Haley-Coley, Wyatt Tobin 

Offense:  

  • Formation: Multiple Spread 
  • Returning Starters: 3 

Quarterback: 

  • Soloman Brennan, Senior, 6-0, 170 – projected starter; saw action 

Running Back: 

  • Jordan Williams, Senior, 5-11, 210 – returning starter 
  • Semaj Adams, Junior, 5-11, 160 – will spell Williams; will start in the slot 

Wide Receiver: 

  • Semaj Adams, Junior, 5-11, 160 – projected starter in the slot 
  • Maverick Salementi, Junior, 5-9, 160 – projected starter; saw action 
  • Isaiah Holm, Junior, 6-3, 195 – projected starter 
  • David Thom-Rogers, Sophomore, 6-2, 165 – projected starter 

Tight End (situational): 

  • Elijah Halley, Senior, 6-4, 230 – projected starter; started on defense 

Offensive Line: 

  • Ethan Daddabbo, Senior, 5-11, 185 – 3-year starter at left tackle 
  • Richard Fortune, Junior, 6-2, 230 – projected starter at left guard 
  • Eli Pinilis, Senior, 5-11, 235 – projected starter at center 
  • Yabsira Yemane, Senior, 6-2, 260 – projected starter at right guard; started on defense 
  • Wyatt Tobin, Senior, 6-6, 230 – returning starter 

Defense:  

  • Formation: Multiple 4-4 
  • Returning Starters: 4 

Defensive Line: 

  • Elijah Halley, Senior, 6-4, 230 – returning starter at end 
  • Jahaad Williams, Junior, 6-1, 185 – projected starter at end 
  • Yabsira Yemane, Senior, 6-2, 260 – returning starter at tackle 
  • Tylor McAuley, Junior, 6-0, 210 – projected starter at tackle 
  • Ben Roncero, Senior, 5-10, 200 – part of rotation at end 
  • Samir Cortez-Clark, Sophomore, 6-2, 275 – part of rotation at tackle 

Linebacker: 

  • Justin Bernal, Junior, 5-8, 190 – projected starter on strong side 
  • Jordan Williams, Senior, 5-11, 210 – returning starter in middle 
  • Max Haley-Coley, Senior, 6-0, 195 – returning starter on weak side 

Secondary: 

  • Semaj Adams, Junior, 5-11, 160 – projected starter at the rover 
  • David Thom-Rogers, Sophomore, 6-2, 165 – projected starter at free safety 
  • Marcus Crawford, Senior, 6-3, 170 – competing at cornerback 
  • Kevin Overby, Junior, 5-9, 140 – competing at cornerback 
  • Shaun Alexander, Senior, 5-10, 160 – competing at cornerback 
  • Maverick Salementi, Junior, 5-9, 160 – competing at cornerback 

Special Teams: 

  • Junior Gage Hammond is a 3-year starter at kicker and punter 
  • Adams and junior Dadensky Odige (5-9, 155) are the return men 

Schedule: 

  • Friday, 9/3, East Orange at Rutgers 
  • Friday, 9/10, at Ridgewood 
  • Saturday, 9/18, Newark East Side at home 
  • Saturday, 9/25, Bloomfield at home 
  • Saturday, 10/2, at St. Joe’s (Montvale) 
  • Saturday, 10/9, Columbia at home 
  • Friday, 10/15, at West Orange 
  • Friday, 10/22, at Livingston 
  • Saturday, 10/30, Orange at home 

Concerns:  

  • Brand new secondary 
  • Brutal road schedule 

Recruiting:  

  • Williams is a 1-AA candidate with strong interest from Towson
  • Halley has interest from Monmouth and LIU 
  • Brennan verballed to Oberlin for lacrosse 
  • Others are D2/D3 prospects 
  • Underclassmen: 
  • Adams is the top junior and Thom-Rogers the top sophomore 

Coach’s Comments:  

“We’re Very excited. We have been young the last couple of years. We don’t return a lot of starters, but we have a lot of guys who saw significant time rotating in, so it’s not complete inexperience.” – Head Coach Pete Ramiccio 

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