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2024 Football Roster

18 Joe Gillette

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 200
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Strongsville, Ohio
  • Highschool Strongsville (Lafayette)

Biography

2024: Named Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention.

2023: Appeared in 10 games... team leader in receiving yards with 570 on 36 catches... hauled in 5 touchdown catches... had a season long 73 yard reception versus Richmond...Had three 100 plus yard receiving games in a row, starting with 8 catches for 169 yards and 3 touchdowns versus Richmond... the following week had 8 catches for 102 yards versus LIU... the next week caught 6 passes for 135 against UAlbany.. Averaged 62.1 all purpose yards and a team high 57 yards per game. 

BEFORE MAINE: 2022: Played in four games with two starts at wide receiver...made three catches for 41 yards on the season...secured two catches at Temple (9/10) for 15 yards and one vs. No. 15 William and Mary (9/17) for 26 yards...one of 46 Lafayette selections to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after securing a 3.25 semester GPA...given the Department of Athletics Courage Award presented annually to a student-athlete who displayed resilience in the face of adversity. 2021 Fall: Played in 10 games with nine starts...caught 41 passes for 484 yards and a touchdown...carried the ball 15 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns...returned eight kicks for 45 yards on the season...in win over Penn (9/25), made five catches for 91 yards including a career-long 70-yard touchdown grab; added four carries for 49 yards and a  29-yard touchdown...finished with three receptions for 72 yards and five carries for 50 yards and a touchdown in win over Bucknell (10/9). 2021 Spring: Played in the two of the Leopards' three games, starting the Colgate (3/13) and Bucknell (3/27) contests...caught two passes for 28 yards in a win over Colgate and followed with three grabs for 61 yards at Bucknell...spent time as the Leopards' punt returner. 2019: Played in the first seven games of the season before foot surgery ended his season...started the final five games in which he played...finished with 21 catches for 314 yards and a touchdown...carried the ball twice for 51 yards and a touchdown...spent time as the team's kick returner (3-47) and punt returner (2-6)...broke out for a 44-yard touchdown run to finish off a 99-yard drive against Sacred Heart (9/14)...posted a 100-yard receiving game with seven catches for 105 yards (both career highs) at Albany (9/21) to earn Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week honors...caught an 11-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter vs. Penn (9/28)...one of 31 Leopards named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, holding a 3.58 semester GPA.

AT STRONGSVILLE: Three-year starter who played wide receiver, defensive back and kick and punt returner.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2023Graduate Student

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 200 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2024Graduate Student

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 200 lbs
    18
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