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2014 Football Roster

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5 Jimmy DeCicco

5 Jimmy DeCicco

  • Position:
    Wide Receiver
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hurley, N.Y.
  • Previous Team:
    Kingston
  • Major:
    Philosophy

Summary

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2014 (Senior): Team captain ... Missed entire season after suffering off-field preseason injury ... For his career, played 31 games with eight starts ... Finished with 2,336 all-purpose yards, including 22.2-yard kickoff return average, 10.0-yard receiving average and 5.7-yard rushing average ... Named to Colgate's Raider Academic Honor Roll ... Coach Dan Hunt on Jimmy: "When you define the role of a captain, he does it perfectly. As far as selling the Colgate Football brand on campus, in the community, with alumni – he's done that. You can tell Colgate Football is important to Jimmy. This year was cut short because of an offseason injury, but that never slowed his determination to be a good captain. He will continue to be a proud supporter of Colgate Football and he will go far in life. He's that type of kid."

2013 (Junior): Played in 10 games with five starts ... Missed two games because of injury ... Finished second on team with 732 all-purpose yards ... Kickoff-return average of 26.1 led Raiders ... Third in rushing with 368 yards and second in rushing touchdowns with four ... Rushing avearage of 36.8 ranked 12th in Patriot League ... Also caught 14 passes for 129 yards (9.2 average) ... Second on team with 26 points, adding PAT reception against Yale to go with his four TDs ... Scored twice at Cornell, once against Albany and once versus Lehigh ... Responsible for Colgate's second- and third-longest plays of season ... Rushed for 77-yard touchdown in 41-20 win at Cornell, and returned kickoff 74 yards to set up TD in 28-24 victory at eventual Patriot League-champion Lafayette ... Longest reception was 26-yarder against Lehigh.

2012 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games, missing two games with an injury ... Drew starting assignments against Holy Cross and Lafayette ... Versatile performer compiled yards in rushing, receiving, passing and kickoff returns ...Team's leading kickoff returner and fourth in Patriot League with 22.2-yard average on 26 returns for 577 yards ... Long return of 44 yards came in NCAA playoff appearance at Wagner ... Averaged 29.7 yards on three returns in Albany opener ... Team's third-leading rusher with 34 carries for 192 yards and 5.6-yard average ... Scored his lone touchdown on 5-yard run just before halftime at Fordham as Raiders rallied from 16-7 deficit to 41-39 victory ... Best rushing day was 92-yard effort on seven carries against Sacred Heart ... Included was 61-yard scamper that set up winning touchdown against Pioneers, as Raiders bolted from 14-14 halftime tie to 35-14 victory ... Caught seven passes for 83 yards, an 11.9-yard average ... Longest completion was 47-yarder at Fordham ... Former high school quarterback also completed 2-of-3 passes for 51 yards, with one touchdown and one interception ... TD pass was end around gadget play that resulted in 20-yard toss to wide open Kevin O'Connell for season's very first six-pointer ... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Colgate's Raider Academic Honor Roll ... One of three Colgate student-athletes to attend U.S. Naval Academy Leadership Conference.

2011 (First Year): Played in all 11 games with one start against Lehigh ... Returned 33 kickoffs for 696 total yards ... Longest return was 52 yards against Georgetown ... Carried the ball six times for 30 yards on the season ... Also caught 3 passes for 27 yards ... Accounted for 753 total all-purpose yards for the season.

Before Colgate: Played at Kingston High School of New York … Lettered four years … Played all four years as quarterback … Also served as team captain as a senior … As a senior, completed 112 of 197 passes for 1,458 yards and 13 touchdowns ... Also ran 129 times for 963 yards and 15 touchdowns ... Was named first team All-League and Daily Freeman Player of the Year ... Finished his career with 3,800 yards of total offense (2,300 passing, 1,500 rushing) ... Also scored 45 touchdowns ... Member of National Honor Society, Varsity Club, Photography and Travel Club ... Also lettered in baseball.

Personal: Full name is James J. DeCicco ... Parents are Jim and Kierstin DeCicco … Has two brothers ... One brother, Jake, plays wide receiver at Georgetown ... Born in Buffalo, N.Y.
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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2011First Year

    Quarterback
    6'0" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2012Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2013Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 201 lbs
    5
  • 5
    C

    2014Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 200 lbs
    5
    C