AS A SENIOR IN 2019:
• Started all 13 games at strong safety.
• Earned second team All-Patriot League honors.
• Received the Davitt Award as the team’s top defensive back
• Ranked third on the team with 73 total tackles, including 58 solo stops, six quarterback sacks and eight tackles for loss.
• Also recorded two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, a pass breakup and a blocked field goal.
• Finished the season 10th in the Patriot League in fumble recoveries, 11th in sacks, 17th in tackles for loss and 19th in total tackles.
• Led the team in tackles four times on the year.
• Made a season-high 10 tackles with one tackle for loss in the win over Georgetown.
• Totaled nine tackles and a tackle for loss against Lafayette.
• Recorded eight tackles and a pair of sacks in the victory at Brown.
• Finished with seven solo tackles, two quarterback sacks, a forced fumble and a pass breakup during the victory over Colgate.
• Posted seven tackles and two fumble recoveries in the win at Bucknell, and was named the ckSmithSuperior Crusader of the Week.
• Had four tackles, a sack and a forced fumble at Navy.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2018:
• Played in all 11 games at strong safety, starting five times.
• Totaled 37 tackles on the season, including 30 solo stops, two sacks and six tackles for loss.
• Also recorded a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two blocked punts.
• Ranked 12th in the nation in blocked kicks.
• Led the team with a season-high eight tackles against Bucknell, including one tackle for loss.
• Totaled five tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery at Colgate.
• Recorded four solo tackles, a tackle for loss and a blocked punt in the victory at Lafayette.
• Had three tackles, a sack and a blocked punt in the win over Fordham.
• Made two tackles with a tackle for loss and a forced fumble at Boston College.
• Posted five tackles during the victory over Yale.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2017:
• Saw action in all 11 games at outside linebacker, starting twice.
• Made 29 tackles on the season, including 25 solo stops, one quarterback sack and two tackles for loss.
• Totaled a season-best seven tackles at Yale.
• Had four tackles, a tackle for loss and two pass breakups at Fordham.
• Recorded four tackles and a sack in the victory over Georgetown.
• Tallied six solo tackles in the Lehigh game.
• Made four tackles during the win over No. 9 New Hampshire.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016:
• Appeared in the first four games of the year at outside linebacker, starting once.
• Totaled three tackles on the season, coming against Albany, Dartmouth and Morgan State.
• Missed the remainder of the year due to injury and received a medical redshirt.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015:
• Played in eight games at outside linebacker, earning four starts.
• Totaled 20 tackles on the season.
• Recorded a season-high six solo tackles and one pass breakup at Lehigh.
• Registered four total tackles at Towson.
• Made three tackles during the victory over Albany.
• Had a pair of tackles in the win over Georgetown.
HIGH SCHOOL:
• Spent one postgraduate year at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Conn., playing for head coach David Dykeman.
• Earned first team All-Colonial League honors during his one year at Cheshire Academy, while helping lead the team to the conference title.
• Previously played for head coach Greg Toal at Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, N.J.
• Served as team captain during his senior season.
• Named All-County and All-League during junior and senior seasons.
• Helped lead team to state championships in 2010 and 2011.
PERSONAL:
• Son of Joe and Susan Stefanik.
• Has two brothers (Joey and Ryan).
• Father and brother (Joey) both played football at Fordham.
• Majored in Sociology.
