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Marco Patierno
Jersey Number 44

Marco Patierno

  • Position:
    LB
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Wake Forest, N.C.
  • High School:
    Heritage
EMU: Pronounced: puh-TURN-oh...2025: Joins the program as an incoming recruit...Enrolled in classes for the winter semester...ELON: Played in 22 career games with 17 starts...Had 109 tackles, seven tackles-for-loss, three fumble recoveries, and a sack...2024: Started all eight games he played in with 39 tackles...Had two TFLs, 0.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery...Notched nine stops at Richmond (Sept. 28) and eight tackles versus Western Carolina (Sept. 14)...Had four tackles and a shared TFL at Duke (Aug. 30)...Phil Steele second team preseason All-CAA...FloFootball Top Ten Defensive Players in the CAA...2023: Named Freshman All-American by FCS Stats Perform, FCS Football Central, and Phil Steele...Named to the midseason Jerry Rice Award Watch List, one of 22 players recognized as a candidate for national freshman of the year honors...Played in all 11 games, starting each of the final nine contests...Had 68 tackles, 36 of which were solo, along with 5.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks...Added two fumble recoveries, a quarterback hurry, a pass break-up, and a defensive touchdown...Posted a career-best 11 tackles and tied his career-high with 1.5 tackles for loss in a win over William & Mary...Added nine tackles against Monmouth...Had at least three tackles in every game...Posted 0.5 sack to go with six tackles at Campbell...In the final game of the season, had seven tackles against Hampton and returned a fumble 23 yards for a touchdown...Also recovered a fumble in a win at Delaware...2022: Played in three games...Posted two tackles, one solo, in the win over UAlbany...HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons, two on varsity, at Heritage High School in Wake Forest, N.C....Team went 10-2 as a senior...Recorded 157 tackles, six sacks, and five interceptions as a senior...Also rushed for 550 yards and 10 touchdowns...Also a team captain in baseball...PERSONAL: Full name: Marco Joseph Patierno...Son of Vito and Alycia Patierno...Has one brother, Vito...Sport management major.

 
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