(STATS) – Defending champion Colgate had the most Patriot League preseason selections and was picked for a title repeat in the league’s preseason poll on Tuesday.
Colgate boasted 10 players on the 29-member squad, led by quarterback Grant Breneman and defensive end Nick Wheeler, the league’s preseason offensive and defensive players of the year, respectively.
The Raiders, who went 10-2 overall and 6-0 in league games, was picked first in the preseason poll over Holy Cross and Georgetown.
Georgetown has the second-most preseason selections with seven.
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PATRIOT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors Vote
1. Colgate (12 first-place votes), 72 points
2. Holy Cross (2), 58
3. Georgetown, 51
4. Fordham, 39
5. Lehigh, 38
6. Lafayette, 21
7. Bucknell, 15
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PATRIOT LEAGUE PRESEASON TEAM
Offensive Player of the Year – Grant Breneman, QB, Colgate
Defensive Player of the Year – Nick Wheeler, DE, Colgate
Offense
QB – Grant Breneman, Colgate, Jr.
RB – Alex Mathews, Colgate, Sr.
RB – Domenic Cozier, Holy Cross, Sr.
FB – Isaac Schley, Georgetown, Sr.
WR – Michael Dereus, Georgetown, Sr.
WR – Nick Pearson, Lafayette, Sr.
WR – Jorge Portorreal, Lehigh, Jr.
TE – Nick Diaco, Colgate, Sr.
OL – Jack Badovinac, Colgate, Jr.
OL – Jovaun Woolford, Colgate, Sr.
OL – Brett Boddy, Holy Cross, Sr.
OL – Brian Foley, Holy Cross, Jr.
OL – Jake Marotti, Lafayette, Sr.
Defense
DL – Nick Wheeler, Colgate, Sr.
DL – Duval Paul, Georgetown, Jr.
DL – Khristian Tate, Georgetown, Sr.
DL – Malik Hamm, Lafayette, So.
LB – Simeon Page, Bucknell, Jr.
LB – Nick Ioanilli, Colgate, Sr.
LB – Glenn Cunningham, Fordham, Jr.
LB – Wes Bowers, Georgetown, Jr.
DB – Abu Daramy-Swaray, Colgate, Sr.
DB – Jesse Bramble, Fordham, Sr.
DB – Ahmad Wilson, Georgetown, Jr.
DB – Yasir Thomas, Lafayette, Sr.
Special Teams
PK – Chris Puzzi, Colgate, Sr.
P – Alex Pechin, Bucknell, R-Sr.
RS – Abu Daramy-Swaray, Colgate, Sr.
Non-Specialist – Ahmad Wilson, Georgetown, Jr.
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