Dakosty Adds 24 New Raiders
HAMILTON — Fred '50 and Marilyn Dunlap Head Football Coach Stan Dakosty bolstered an already strong roster with the announcement of a talented class of incoming student-athletes on National Signing Day.
"Overall, today was a great day for Colgate Football," Dakosty said. "The momentum we took from the strong push at the end of the season really showed up in the final stretch of recruiting heading into this signing day. We have an incredible group of young men joining our program today. You can turn on their film and can easily see the talent, the grit, and that all of these guys love the game of football."
"On top of that, they are all phenomenal people," Dakosty continued. "We have a special culture here, and there is no doubt they'll add on to that and be great additions to what is already a very tight locker room. Our coaching staff worked tirelessly from last spring, through the summer, throughout the fall and up until today to sign this class. No one works harder than our staff. With that said, we'll welcome some more great additions to this class in February, so there is still more work to be done, but as of now, we'll celebrate today and welcome these future Raiders to the Colgate Football family!"
The pool of incoming Raiders hail from 13 different states and cover eight different positions on the field. Continue reading to learn more about the incoming Colgate Football Class of 2028.
DEFENSE
Paul-Marie Dogui | 6'2" | 230 | Highlights
Position: DL
Hometown: Quebec City, Canada
High School: McCallie (Tenn.)
Bringing the heat off the edge ?? Tennessee State Champion @PaulMarieDogui joins the Raiders after a 45 tackle, 10 sack senior season at McCallie! #GoGate | #ThreeForTheGate pic.twitter.com/gptMqorzEK
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Joe Kelly | 6'1" | 270 | Highlights
Position: DL
Hometown: Wilmette, Ill.
High School: Loyola Academy (Ill.)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Adam DeSantis | 6'2" | 235 | Highlights
Position: DL
Hometown: Endwell, N.Y.
High School: Maine Endwell (N.Y.)
Trench DAWG ???? Beefing up the D-Line with 2022 NYS Player of the Year and State Champion @AdamDeSantis8 !#GoGate | #ThreeForTheGate pic.twitter.com/2Q51pAp4rN
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Philip Tabasso | 6'2" | 290 | Highlights
Position: DL
Hometown: Phoenixville, Pa.
High School: Malvern Prep (Pa.)
The Malvern Prep Maniac ????? First-team All Inter-Ac selection @TabassoPhilip is committed to Colgate after posting 16 TFLs on the D-Line his senior year. #GoGate | #ThreeForTheGate pic.twitter.com/UzDJUouQhO
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Zach Jones | 6'1" | 200 | Highlights
Position: LB
Hometown: London, Ohio
High School: London (Ohio)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Christian Magliacano | 6'2" | 215 | Highlights
Position: LB
Hometown: Berkeley Heights, N.J.
High School: St. Thomas Aquinas (N.J.)
First-Team All-State Linebacker and MyCentralJersey Player of the Year ???????????????@ChristianMAGS1 is bringing his talents to Hamilton!#GoGate | #ThreeForTheGate pic.twitter.com/fXMJ0E45VR
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Noah Pfafflin | 6'2" | 200 | Highlights
Position: OLB
Hometown: Western Springs, Ill.
High School: Lyons Township (Ill.)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Taytum Johnson | 5'10" | 170 | Highlights
Position: DB
Hometown: Katy, Texas
High School: Cinco Ranch (Texas)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Josh Hampton | 6'0" | 175 | Highlights
Position: DB
Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
High School: Baylor School (Tenn.)
?? Incoming 3?? DB ??@JoshuaHamptonTN of Chattanooga, Tennessee, has officially committed to Colgate!#GoGate | #ThreeForTheGate pic.twitter.com/AmokTsH5UF
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
JJ Johnson | 5'11" | 180 | Highlights
Position: DB
Hometown: LaGrange, Ga.
High School: LaGrange (Ga.)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Kenny Langston | 6'0" | 195 | Highlights
Position: DB
Hometown: Wilmette, Ill.
High School: Loyola Academy (Ill.)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Reece Allan | 6'3" | 190 | Highlights
Position: DB
Hometown: Seminole, Fla.
High School: Osceola Fundamental (Fla.)
The next member of Colgate's No-Fly Zone ??????@ReeceAllan17 is officially a Raider!#GoGate | #ThreeForTheGate pic.twitter.com/tOSQHuz31Z
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Connor Rowlison | 6'1" | 200 | Highlights
Position: DB
Hometown: Avon, Ohio
High School: Avon (Ohio)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
OFFENSE
Aleks Sitkowski | 6'3" | 230 | Highlights
Position: QB
Hometown: Piscataway, N.J.
High School: Watchung Hills (N.J.)
Putting another ?????? arm in the QB room next season ??@AleksSitkowski threw for 33 TDs and 2,800 yards his senior year, and now he's heading to Hamilton!#GoGate | #ThreeForTheGate pic.twitter.com/owvYlgZ5U5
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Cole Fulton | 6'1" | 215 | Highlights
Position: RB
Hometown: Poland, Ohio
High School: Poland Seminary (Ohio)
A 1,000-yard rusher who accounted for 17 TDs his senior year ??@ColeFulton_2 of Poland, Ohio, will be joining the stacked Raider backfield next Fall!#GoGate | #ThreeForTheGate pic.twitter.com/nrRuiHNsrJ
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Michael Balogh | 6'4" | 235 | Highlights
Position: TE
Hometown: Elyria, Ohio
High School: St. Edwards (Ohio)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Kam Phillips | 6'1" | 180 | Highlights
Position: WR
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
High School: St. Michaels (Va.)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Chief Montalvo | 5'10" | 180 | Highlights
Position: WR
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School: Wyoming Seminary (Pa.)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Dom Werner | 6'5" | 290 | Highlights
Position: OL
Hometown: Kansas City, Kan.
High School: Bishop Miege (Kan.)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Ryan Murphy | 6'5" | 290 | Highlights
Position: OL
Hometown: Long Island, N.Y.
High School: St. Thomas More School (Conn.)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Andy Voisinet | 6'5" | 270 | Highlights
Position: OL
Hometown: Olmsted Falls, Ohio
High School: Olmsted Falls (Ohio)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Bobby Galindo | 6'3" | 295 | Highlights
Position: OL
Hometown: Long Island, N.Y.
High School: South Side (N.Y.)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
Harrison Brown | 6'5" | 300 | Highlights
Position: OL
Hometown: Katonah, N.Y.
High School: Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.)
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) December 20, 2023
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