2017 Wagner College Football Media Guide

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Tevaughn Grant Paterson, NJ / Eastside

Long Beach, CA / St. Anthony

So. | QB | 6-3 | 200

R-So. | LB | 6-2 | 230

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Jack Graham is a strong-armed signal-caller who is expected to supply depth at the quarterback position in 2017.

Tevaughn Grant is a tall, rangy linebacker with a high motor and an ability to rush the passer, who will look to build upon the experience he gained last season.

2016: Did not see game action … Undeclared major.

2016: Saw action in all 11 games with two starts … Also a mainstay on special teams … Credited with 12 tackles, including 11 solo stops … Registered a careerhigh four tackles, including three solo, vs. Concordia (9/10) … Had three stops vs. Robert Morris (11/12) … Recorded at least one tackle in six different games … Biology major.

Before Wagner: Completed 194-of-320 passes (60.6 percent) for 2,814 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior in 2015 … Particularly adept at throwing the deep ball … Averaged 255.8 yards passing per game and 17.8 yards per completion for the Saints …. Top statistical game came vs. Woodrow Wilson HS when he passed for 433 yards and six touchdowns … For the season, also rushed 51 times for 311 yards, a 6.1 yard per carry clip, and three touchdowns.

Santoni Graham Arlington, VA / Bishop O’Connell / Fork Union Military Academy

R-So. | LB | 6-1 | 225

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TEAM CAPTAIN: Santoni Graham burst onto the scene as a redshirt freshman in 2016, proving to be of the NEC’s top all-around linebackers. A ball-hawking, physical inside linebacker, Graham is equally adept at stuffing the run and playing in pass coverage and the coaching staff has high hopes for this promising young standout in 2017. 2016: Paced the 2016 Seahawks in both total (83) and solo (57) tackles … Among those 83 stops, which ranked No. 7 in the NEC, were 9.5 tackles for loss and two sacks … Recorded a career-high 13 tackles (nine solo) at Bryant … Enjoyed an 11-tackle effort in the Homecoming win over Sacred Heart (10/1) … Nine tackles at Boston College (9/24) … Registered five or more tackles in 10 games and came up with at least three stops in all 11 games … Also credited with two quarterback hurries, one pass breakup and one interception, a pick vs. Robert Morris (11/12) which he returned 43 yards for a touchdown … Undeclared major. 2015: Worked his way into the two-deep and saw action in two games before suffered a season-ending injury … Played his first career game as a Seahawk in the season opener against Rice (9/5) and was credited with two tackles. Before Wagner: Registered 136 tackles, including 13 for loss, along with six sacks and eight pass breakups as a senior ... Widely-recruited student-athlete who attracted interest from several FBS programs ... Gained experience while adding muscle during a prep school year spent at Fork Union Military Academy.

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2015: Did not see any game action. Before Wagner: ... Excellent student who had multiple offers ... First-Team Big North All-Liberty Division selection ... Versatile athlete who excelled as a stand-up defensive lineman as well as a down lineman in high school ... Competed in both the 2015 New Jersey NorthSouth All-Star Football Classic at Kean University in Union,, NJ and the 2015 Paul Robeson East-West High School All-Star Football Classic in East Orange, NJ.

quintin Hampton Moultrie, GA / Colquitt County / UCF

Jr. | LB | 6-0 | 235

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Quintin Hampton enjoyed an outstanding season, earning All-NEC Second-Team honors in his first season as a Seahawk after transferring from UCF, forming a formidable inside-linebacking tandem with Santoni Graham. 2016: Ranked second on the team with 74 tackles, which included 53 solo stops … Ranked 11th in the NEC with an average of 4.5 tackles per game … For the year, the active and aggressive Georgia native registered a team-best 10.5 tackles for loss … Had five sacks (for minus 30 yards) on the season, a figure that ranked second on the team and tied for eighth in the NEC … Recorded four double-digit tackling games, headed by a career-high 12 stops (eight solo) vs. Columbia (10/8) … Had 11 tackles at Bryant (10/22) and 10-tackle efforts vs. Saint Anselm (8/31) and Duquesne (11/5) … Had four or more tackles in nine games and registered at least two stops in all 11 games … Sociology major. Before Wagner: Transfer from the University of Central Florida (UCF) … Played in 11 games as a freshman for the Knights, including one start against UConn … Recorded 10 tackles against UConn as well as three tackles against East Carolina … Three-star recruit at Colquitt County High School … Ranked as the 48thbest inside linebacker in the country by ESPN … Led the Wild Boars to the 2014 GHSA Class AAAAAA state title and advanced to the 2013 state semifinals … Amassed 355 career tackles during his high school career … Set


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