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Princeton University Athletics
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Princeton Football Welcomes 28 Members Of The Class 2023
June 26, 2019 | Football
The Princeton football team will welcome 28 new members in the Class of 2023, the Charles W. Caldwell Jr. Head Coach of Football Bob Surace announced.
The class consists of players from 14 states and the District of Columbia, with a high of five players each from California and New Jersey. There are 14 defensive players, 13 offensive players and one punter.
The team that these 28 players will join is coming off a 10-0 season and the program's second Ivy League championship in three years and third in six years. Every class from 2013 through 2022 will have won at least one Ivy title in their time at Princeton, and the classes of 2018 and 2019 won two.
Princeton will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of college football this season, including a Nov. 9 game at Yankee Stadium against Dartmouth in conjunction with the actual anniversary of Princeton's participation in the first game against Rutgers, back on Nov. 6, 1869.
"These are exciting times for Princeton football," Surace says. "We're thrilled to have these 28 young men joining our program. Our staff works really hard to identify players who we feel will fit in well with the values, traditions and expectations of Princeton football. We can't wait to get to work with this group."
Princeton Football
Class of 2023
Anyanwu, Chiago
RB, 5-10, 195, Milton Hershey School, Hershey, Pa.
Aubrey, Cole
DL, 6-2, 220, St. John Bosco, Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Axelrood, Michael
WR, 6-1, 180, Evanston, Evanston, Ill.
Bailey, Jaylen
LB, 5-11, 195, Belmont Hill School, Framingham, Mass.
Basten, Nick
OL, 6-4, 250, East Ridge, Woodbury, Minn.
Bernard, Kurt
OL, 6-4, 260, North Broward Prep, Coral Springs, Fla.
Bonczek, Joseph
LB, 5-11, 205, St. Augustine Prep, Northfield, N.J.
Bouggess, Zachary
DB, 5-9, 170, St. Joseph's Prep, Swedesboro, N.J.
Boyd, Jonathan
OL, 6-6, 275, Capital Christian, West Sacramento, Calif.
Carrington, Daiveon
DB, 5-10, 170, Garner Magnet, Raleigh, N.C.
Cherry, Alex
WR, 6-4, 210, St. Sebastian's School, Norwood, Mass.
Christopher, Carter
DL, 6-3, 290, Bishop McDevitt, Hershey, Pa.
Corbin, Anthony
LB, 5-11, 195, Bergen Catholic, Hackettstown, N.J.
Dalsey, Joe
LB, 6-1, 210, Shawnee, Medford, N.J.
Duggan, Eddie
TE, 6-4, 215, Milton Academy, Norwood, Mass.
Falatea, Tamatoa
WR, 6-1, 180, Punahou School, Kailua, Hawaii
Feigenspan, Blake
OL, 6-4, 260, Punahou School, Kaneohe, Hawaii
Gibson, Luke
TE, 6-6, 230, Tom C. Clark, San Antonio, Texas
Hite, Reece
DL, 6-4, 240, Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Hutchinson, Joseph
QB, 6-5, 190, The Lamar School, Bailey, Miss.
Krebs, Richard
OL, 6-3, 260, Servite, Huntington Beach, Calif.
Lim, Ken
DB, 5-11, 180, West Deptford, Thorofare, N.J.
Perez, Will
LB, 6-1, 190, West Essex, North Caldwell, N.J.
Powers, Will
P, 6-2, 195, Choate Rosemary Hall, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Ruttlen Jr., Michael
DB, 5-9 ,175, Mt. Juliet, Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
Stagg, James
DL, 6-4, 240, Desert Vista, Phoenix, Ariz.
Warfield, Lucas
RB, 5-11, 180, Gonzaga, Bowie, Md.
Wickware, Jayden
DB, 6-1, 180, San Diego Cima, San Diego, Calif.
The class consists of players from 14 states and the District of Columbia, with a high of five players each from California and New Jersey. There are 14 defensive players, 13 offensive players and one punter.
The team that these 28 players will join is coming off a 10-0 season and the program's second Ivy League championship in three years and third in six years. Every class from 2013 through 2022 will have won at least one Ivy title in their time at Princeton, and the classes of 2018 and 2019 won two.
Princeton will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of college football this season, including a Nov. 9 game at Yankee Stadium against Dartmouth in conjunction with the actual anniversary of Princeton's participation in the first game against Rutgers, back on Nov. 6, 1869.
"These are exciting times for Princeton football," Surace says. "We're thrilled to have these 28 young men joining our program. Our staff works really hard to identify players who we feel will fit in well with the values, traditions and expectations of Princeton football. We can't wait to get to work with this group."
Princeton Football
Class of 2023
Anyanwu, Chiago
RB, 5-10, 195, Milton Hershey School, Hershey, Pa.
Aubrey, Cole
DL, 6-2, 220, St. John Bosco, Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Axelrood, Michael
WR, 6-1, 180, Evanston, Evanston, Ill.
Bailey, Jaylen
LB, 5-11, 195, Belmont Hill School, Framingham, Mass.
Basten, Nick
OL, 6-4, 250, East Ridge, Woodbury, Minn.
Bernard, Kurt
OL, 6-4, 260, North Broward Prep, Coral Springs, Fla.
Bonczek, Joseph
LB, 5-11, 205, St. Augustine Prep, Northfield, N.J.
Bouggess, Zachary
DB, 5-9, 170, St. Joseph's Prep, Swedesboro, N.J.
Boyd, Jonathan
OL, 6-6, 275, Capital Christian, West Sacramento, Calif.
Carrington, Daiveon
DB, 5-10, 170, Garner Magnet, Raleigh, N.C.
Cherry, Alex
WR, 6-4, 210, St. Sebastian's School, Norwood, Mass.
Christopher, Carter
DL, 6-3, 290, Bishop McDevitt, Hershey, Pa.
Corbin, Anthony
LB, 5-11, 195, Bergen Catholic, Hackettstown, N.J.
Dalsey, Joe
LB, 6-1, 210, Shawnee, Medford, N.J.
Duggan, Eddie
TE, 6-4, 215, Milton Academy, Norwood, Mass.
Falatea, Tamatoa
WR, 6-1, 180, Punahou School, Kailua, Hawaii
Feigenspan, Blake
OL, 6-4, 260, Punahou School, Kaneohe, Hawaii
Gibson, Luke
TE, 6-6, 230, Tom C. Clark, San Antonio, Texas
Hite, Reece
DL, 6-4, 240, Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Hutchinson, Joseph
QB, 6-5, 190, The Lamar School, Bailey, Miss.
Krebs, Richard
OL, 6-3, 260, Servite, Huntington Beach, Calif.
Lim, Ken
DB, 5-11, 180, West Deptford, Thorofare, N.J.
Perez, Will
LB, 6-1, 190, West Essex, North Caldwell, N.J.
Powers, Will
P, 6-2, 195, Choate Rosemary Hall, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Ruttlen Jr., Michael
DB, 5-9 ,175, Mt. Juliet, Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
Stagg, James
DL, 6-4, 240, Desert Vista, Phoenix, Ariz.
Warfield, Lucas
RB, 5-11, 180, Gonzaga, Bowie, Md.
Wickware, Jayden
DB, 6-1, 180, San Diego Cima, San Diego, Calif.
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