PROFILE
X Devin Lucien
From Crespi Celt to Super Bowl Champ
J
ust weeks after winning Super
professional football to the lessons he
Patriots, Devin Lucien ’11 was
set the ground work for me to be pre-
Bowl LI with the New England back at Crespi getting ready for
the 2018 NFL season. The wide receiver attributes his readiness for a big university (UCLA and then Arizona State) and New England Patriot wide receiver Devin Lucien ’11 is all smiles after winning Super Bowl LI.
learned while at his alma mater. “Crespi pared and open to whatever experiences came up in college and in the league. I’ve always been able to rely on my
Crespi foundation to get me through the rough times, even ’til this day,” said Lucien.
While a student athlete
at Crespi, Lucien had several influential
coaches, none more
so than his Offensive Coordinator, Coach
Jose “Pep” Villaseñor. To this day, Lucien
sends practice tapes to
Villaseñor for his analysis and critiques.
In the offseason,
Lucien can be found
training alongside Coach
Pep, working on his game. Remarking on their
and he helped me select my graduate
“He is genuine. He
of college ball. When I was drafted he
relationship, Lucien says, actually cares.” But the bond goes beyond the
playing field. “Coach Pep
helped me pick the school I graduated from, UCLA,
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Lucien shows his skills as a Patriot and as a Crespi Celt (inset).
school, ASU, where I played my last year was the first person to tell me, ‘now the real work begins.’ He has always been
there and has always made sure that we keep God first. I am forever grateful for Coach Pep.”