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2016 Football Roster

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7 Richie DiPietro

  • Position Safety
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 207
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Olney, Md.
  • High School Sherwood

Biography

JUNIOR YEAR (2016)
Appeared in 10 games and earned eight starts … Finished the season with 55 tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and two PBU’s … Posted a career-high 10 tackles (eight solo) in the season opener at NC State … Matched that effort with 10 stops at No. 7/6 James Madison … Recorded his first career interception, which he returned 12 yards, in the win at No. 25 Stony Brook … Also totaled six tackles and a PBU versus the Seawolves … Registered seven stops in the win at Hampton … Forced a fumble in the win against No. 7 Richmond …

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2015)
Reserve safety who appeared in all 13 games … Finished the season with 11 tackles and a forced fumble … Recorded the forced fumble on punt coverage in the regular-season finale at No. 14/16 Richmond …

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2014)
Saw action in 10 games and earned one start … Finished the season with nine tackles and a forced fumble … Totaled four tackles, all solo, in the win against Lafayette … Posted a pair of solo stops and a forced fumble in the victory at Towson … Earned his first career start at No. 4/6 New Hampshire …

FRESHMAN YEAR (2013)
Redshirted … Honored as the W&M QB Club Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year …    

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner as a safety and running back for head coach Mike Bonavia at Sherwood High School ... Earned first-team all-league honors as a safety in 2011 and 2012 ... Big 33 nominee ... Honored as his team's defensive player of the year as a junior ... Finished his career with a school-record 12 interceptions ... Totaled 82 tackles and six interceptions as a senior ... Posted 103 tackles and five interceptions as a junior ... Named a Scholar Athlete after maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or better while playing sports ... Also garnered Minds in Motion distinction for maintaining a GPA of 3.25 or better while playing sports ... Earned the Student of the Month Award ...

PERSONAL
Son of Richard and Jennifer DiPietro ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Brother, Richard, wrestled at the University of Maryland (2006-10) ... Enjoys working out, playing video games, helping people out and watching football.
 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2013Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 196 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    Safety
    5'11" 196 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2015Sophomore

    Safety
    5'10" 207 lbs
    41
  • 7

    2016Junior

    Safety
    5'10" 207 lbs
    7