Holy Cross Athletics

At time of graduation...
Patriot League all-time leader and second in program history in career tackles (432)
Career program leader in tackles for loss (46.5)
Fourth in program history in career sacks (22.5)
One of only two four-time team captains in program history

HONORS & AWARDS:
William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist (2023)
Academic All-America First Team (2023)
Two-time Buck Buchanan Award Finalist (2021, 2023)
Two-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year (2021, 2023)
Three-time First Team All-Patriot League (2020, 2021, 2023)
Comeback Player of the Year Award (2023)
Stats Perform All-America First Team (2021, 2023)
Walter Camp FCS All-America (2023)
AFCA All-America Second Team (2021, 2023)
Associated Press All-America First Team (2023)
Associated Press All-America Second Team (2021)
HERO Sports All-America Second Team (2021)
ECAC Defensive Player of the Year (2021)
All-ECAC Team (2021, 2023)
All-New England (2021, 2023)
Academic All-District (2021, 2023)
FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team (2021, 2023)
Academic All-Patriot League (2021, 2023)
Coaches Award (2023)
Crusader Most Valuable Player (2021)
Phil Steele’s All-America Second Team (2021)
Phil Steele’s Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year (2021)
Phil Steele’s All-Patriot League Third Team (2022)
Stats Perform FCS National Defensive Player of the Week (9/20/2021)
Six-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (11/25/19, 3/29/21, 9/20/21, 9/4/23, 9/8/23, 9/25/23)
Turco Award Homecoming Game MVP (2023)
Jerry Rice Award Finalist (2019)
HERO Sports Sophomore All-American (2020)
HERO Sports First Team Freshman All-American (2019)
Second Team All-Patriot League (2019)
WEEI Defensive Player of the Year (2019)
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Four-time team captain

AS A FIFTH YEAR IN 2023:

• William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist.
• Academic All-America first team honors from the College Sports Communicators.
• Buck Buchanan Award finalist.
• Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year.
• Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
• All-New England honoree.
• All-ECAC selection.
• First Team All-Patriot League.
• Won national Comeback Player of the Year Award.
• Earned All-America first team honors from Stats Perform, Walter Camp, Associated Press and FCS Football Central.
• Earned All-America second team laurels from AFCA. 
• Academic All-Patriot League honoree. 
• FCS ADA Academic All-Star. 
• Three-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (9/4, 9/18, 9/25).
• Team captain.
• Earned team's Coaches Award.
• Totaled team-best 123 tackles on the season, ranking second in FCS with 7.0 solo tackles per game.
• Finished the year with 12 TFLs, six sacks, 14 QB hurries and three forced fumbles.
• Posted a career-best 21 tackles while adding two QB hurries in the victory against Merrimack (9/2). 
• Finished with 13 tackles and a QB hurry at Boston College (9/9). 
• Recorded 17 tackles, one for a loss and a forced fumble in the win at Yale (9/16). 
• Had 12 tackles, 3.5 for a loss with a sack and two QB hurries en route to homecoming game MVP honors against Colgate (9/23).
• Produced a team-high 12 tackles, 2.5 for a loss, 1.5 sacks and four QB hurries versus #24 Harvard (9/30).
• Manufactured 12 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a QB hurry at Bucknell (10/7). 
• Finished with 14 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of five yards, a half a sack and a quarterback hurry against Lafayette (10/21). 
• Totaled 10 tackles including an eight yard sack in the win at Fordham (10/28).

• Team captain.
• Started four games as a linebacker.
• Tallied 38 tackles, including 18 solo tackles.
• Had season-high 14 tackles against Yale (9/17).
• Recorded 11 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for a loss of four yards, at Buffalo (9/10).
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 
• Selected to Phil Steele’s All-Patriot League third team.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2021:

• Buck Buchanan Award Finalist, finishing in the top 10 of voting. 
• Named to Stats Perform All-America First Team.
• Earned All-America Second Team from the AFCA, HERO Sports and Associated Press.
• ECAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-ECAC selection. 
• All-New England honoree. 
• Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and All-Patriot League first team selection. 
• Academic honors include CoSIDA Academic All-District, FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team and Academic All-Patriot League. 
• Named to Phil Steele’s All-America Second Team and All-Patriot League first team, while being named Phil Steele’s Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year. 
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 
• Stats Perform FCS National Defensive Player of the Week (9/20). 
• Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (9/20). 
• Team Captain. 
• Earned Crusader Most Valuable Player Award. 
• Started in all 13 games at linebacker. 
• Finished the year with 137 tackles, including 75 solo tackles and 17.5 tackles for loss. 
• Recorded 9.5 sacks, six quarterback hurries and three pass breakups. 
• Ranked in the top 10 in FCS in solo tackles and total tackles.
• Had double-digit tackles in six contests and at least seven tackles in every game. 
• Made 11 tackles, with seven solo tackles, and had two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup in win at UConn (9/4). 
• Had 18 tackles against Merrimack (9/11). 
• Tallied 13 tackles with four tackles for loss and two sacks in win at Yale (9/18).
• Made 12 tackles, with 11 solo tackles and three sacks, in victory at Monmouth (9/25). 
• Had 18 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss in program’s first FCS playoff victory against Sacred Heart (11/27). 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020: 

• Team captain.
• Named a HERO Sports Sophomore All-American.
• Selected to All-Patriot League first team.
• Earned FCS National Defensive Player of the Week honors from Stats Perform on March 30.
• Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on March 29.
• Totaled 41 tackles on the year, including 25 solo tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss. 
• Also recorded one sack, one fumble recovery, one interception and one quarterback hurry.
• Had six tackles and a fumble recovery at Lehigh (3/13). 
• Recorded 12 tackles and a sack against Fordham (3/27). 
• Had an interception return of nine yards while also totaling nine tackles in Patriot League Championship Game against Bucknell (4/17). 
• Had a season-high 13 tackles in FCS first round game at South Dakota State (4/24).
• Shortened season played during Spring 2021 due to COVID-19.
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019:

• A finalist for the Jerry Rice Award.
• Earned first team freshman All-America honors from Hero Sports.
• Named second team All-Patriot League.
• Selected as the WEEI Defensive Player of the Year.
• Started all 13 games at linebacker.
• Led the team with 93 tackles, seven sacks and 12 tackles for loss. 
• Also totaled three interceptions, three fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and a pass breakup.
• Led the team in tackles four times on the year.
• Finished the season third in the nation in fumble recoveries.
• Ranked fourth in the Patriot League in interceptions, sixth in both quarterback sacks and tackles for loss, and seventh in tackles.
• Made a season-high 13 tackles at Navy in his collegiate debut, to earn Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors.
• Recorded 11 tackles with one tackle for loss in the NCAA playoff game at Monmouth.
• Totaled seven tackles, two interceptions, a sack and two tackles for loss during the victory over Georgetown, and was named both the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week.
• Posted six tackles and two quarterback sacks in the win over Lafayette.
• Made eight solo tackles with a sack, a fumble recovery and three tackles for loss against Harvard.
• Totaled seven tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Yale.
• Selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL:

• Played for head coach Mike Giannone at De La Salle Collegiate High School in Warren, Mich.
• Served as team captain during his senior season.
• Led team to two Division II state championships during his junior and senior years.
• Named first team all-state by the Associated Press as a senior.
• Selected to the Detroit News Dream Team and the Detroit Free Press Dream Team following his senior season.
• Totaled 261 tackles, 14 quarterback sacks, 24 tackles for loss, three interceptions and five forced fumbles during his high school career.

PERSONAL:

• Son of Lou and Michelle Dobbs.
• Father played football at Wayne State University.
• Has one brother (Noah) and one sister (Olivia).
• Majoring in economics and religious studies.