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