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Jersey Number 11
Nick DeGennaro
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Hometown:
- Old Bridge, N.J.
- High School:
- The Hun School
- Previous:
- Richmond
2025:
Transferred to JMU with one season of eligibility remaining after spending three years at Richmond (2022-24) and two at Maryland (2020-21)
2024 at Richmond:
2023 at Richmond:
2022 at Richmond:
2021 at Maryland:
2020 at Maryland:
High School:
Personal:
- Played in all 14 games, making 13 starts at wide receiver
- Had 28 receptions for 500 receiving yards and five touchdowns
- Averaged 17.9 yards per catch
- Also had a 50-yard completion and a five yard rush
- Turned in pair of 100-yard, two-touchdown receiving games
- Three catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 18)
- Also had three grabs for 101 yards and pair of scores at Texas State (Oct. 28), highlighted by career-long 76-yard touchdown
- Season high in catches and total yards vs. Oregon in College Football Playoff (Dec. 20), making five receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown while completing a 50-yard pass and running for five yards (145 total yards)
- His 47-yard touchdown at Oregon marked JMU's first College Football Playoff touchdown and his 50-yard pass was also the longest for JMU in that game
- Made three or more receptions in seven games
- Had a 25+ yard catch in five outings
Transferred to JMU with one season of eligibility remaining after spending three years at Richmond (2022-24) and two at Maryland (2020-21)
2024 at Richmond:
- Third Team All-CAA wide receiver
- Started nine games at wide receiver
- Had 40 receptions for 576 yards and four touchdowns
- Averaged 14.4 yards per catch
- Caught seven passes for a career-high 162 receiving yards and a touchdown at Bryant (Oct. 26), which including a season-long 60-yard grab
- Also made seven grabs for 74 yards in opener at Virginia (Aug. 31)
- Made five catches for 71 yards and a score vs. Charleston Southern (Sept. 14)
- Tallied five receptions for 44 yards vs. Towson (Nov. 2)
- Added four catches for 81 yards and a touchdown vs. Delaware (Oct. 19) and four grabs for 61 yards and a score at Campbell (Nov. 9)
- Five catches of 30 yards or more
- Had four or more catches in six games
- Tallied 70+ receiving yards in four games
- Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List and Shrine Bowl 1000 List
- Stats Perform Walter Payton Award Watch List
- Stats Perform Preseason First Team All-American
- Preseason All-CAA
2023 at Richmond:
- Second Team All-CAA wide receiver
- Started all 13 games at wide receiver
- Had 71 receptions for 904 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns
- Averaged 12.7 yards per catch
- Tied Richmond’s single-season record for receiving touchdowns
- Ranked fourth in the FCS and second in the CAA in receiving scores
- Also ranked 26th nationally in receptions per game (5.5)
- Caught eight passes for 113 yards while tying the program record with three touchdowns vs. Maine (Oct. 7)
- Registered a career-high 13 catches for 120 yard and a touchdown in FCS Second Round at Albany (Dec. 2)
- Made six catches for 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns at Rhode Island (Oct. 14), which included a then career-long 69-yard reception
- Tallied four receptions for 82 yards and two scores in FCS First Round vs. N.C. Central (Nov. 25)
- Had seven grabs for 91 yards and a touchdown vs. Hampton (Sept. 30)
- Also had six receptions vs. Morgan State (Sept. 2) and at North Carolina A&T (Oct. 21)
- Six catches of 30 yards or more
- Had four or more catches in 10 games
2022 at Richmond:
- Played in all 13 games, making four starts at wide receiver
- Had 51 receptions for 522 receiving yards and one touchdown
- Averaged 10.2 yards per catch
- Caught seven passes for a season-high 88 yards at Delaware (Nov. 12)
- Made six grabs for 62 yards in FCS First Round vs. Davidson (Nov. 26)
- Also caught six passes for 62 yards at Elon (Oct. 1)
- Recorded five catches for 54 yards and first Richmond touchdown vs. New Hampshire (Nov. 5)
- Three catches of 30 yards or more
- Had five or more catches in seven games
- Tallied 50+ receiving yards in five games
2021 at Maryland:
- Played in three games, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility
2020 at Maryland:
- Played in four games
- Had three receptions for 42 receiving yards, averaging 14.0 yards per catch
- In his debut, caught his first three career passes at Northwestern (Oct. 24) with a long of 20
High School:
- Lettered at The Hun School in New Jersey
- NJISAA Prep A First Team All-State as a senior
- As a senior, had 30 receptions for 672 yards with seven touchdowns, averaging 22.4 yards per catch
- As a junior, caught 19 passes for 519 receiving yards with eight touchdowns, averaging 27.3 yards per catch
- Also recorded three interceptions as a defensive end his junior season
- Dual-sport athlete who was a 2019 Track Prep A state champion in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.91
- Also clocked a 4.43 40-yard dash time and 10-11 broad jump his senior year
Personal:
- Son of Matt and Linda DeGennaro
- Has two brothers, Matt and Daniel
- His father played football at UConn
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