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Six Named Football Captains
September 11, 2021 | Football
The votes were collected and tallied.
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Six.
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That's the number of the captains for the 2021 Princeton Tigers this season.
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Collin Eaddy, Trevor Forbes, Nikola Ivanisevic, James Johnson, Cole Smith and Jeremiah Tyler.
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Eaddy is a two-time All-Ivy selection including earning second-team honors in 2019. He will very likely become just the seventh player in program history to reach 2,000 yards rushing and is the all-time leader in yards per rush (5.8). He's added 252 career receiving yards, pushing him over 2,000 all-purpose yards.
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Forbes is a three-time starter, highlighted by his junior season where he posted 34 tackles, three passes defended, two pass breakups and one interception. He has 69 career stops and seven passes defended.
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Johnson collected Ivy Honorable Mention accolades in 2019 after leading the team with 68 tackles including eight and half for loss. He has gradually improved every year and has snagged 110 tackles in 61 career contests.
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Ivanisevic, a starter on the offensive line, played in every game between 2018-19. He was a vital member of the line that helped the Tigers to the highest-scoring offense in Ivy history in 2018.
Smith is the least experienced of the selected captains, having only seen action in five games. His leadership blossomed during the time away as he got the quarterbacks together to help the team.
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Tyler has not missed a game during his storied three-year career at Princeton. In 2019, he was unanimously first-team All-Ivy and was one of two finalists for the Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year. He contributed 62 tackles, 14.5 going for a loss including 3.5 sacks. In 30 career games, Tyler has posted 105 tackles, three interceptions and 10 passes defended.
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Princeton opens the 2021 season next Saturday vs. Lehigh (Sept. 18). Kickoff is set for 12 p.m.
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Six.
Â
That's the number of the captains for the 2021 Princeton Tigers this season.
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Collin Eaddy, Trevor Forbes, Nikola Ivanisevic, James Johnson, Cole Smith and Jeremiah Tyler.
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Eaddy is a two-time All-Ivy selection including earning second-team honors in 2019. He will very likely become just the seventh player in program history to reach 2,000 yards rushing and is the all-time leader in yards per rush (5.8). He's added 252 career receiving yards, pushing him over 2,000 all-purpose yards.
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Forbes is a three-time starter, highlighted by his junior season where he posted 34 tackles, three passes defended, two pass breakups and one interception. He has 69 career stops and seven passes defended.
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Johnson collected Ivy Honorable Mention accolades in 2019 after leading the team with 68 tackles including eight and half for loss. He has gradually improved every year and has snagged 110 tackles in 61 career contests.
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Ivanisevic, a starter on the offensive line, played in every game between 2018-19. He was a vital member of the line that helped the Tigers to the highest-scoring offense in Ivy history in 2018.
Smith is the least experienced of the selected captains, having only seen action in five games. His leadership blossomed during the time away as he got the quarterbacks together to help the team.
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Tyler has not missed a game during his storied three-year career at Princeton. In 2019, he was unanimously first-team All-Ivy and was one of two finalists for the Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year. He contributed 62 tackles, 14.5 going for a loss including 3.5 sacks. In 30 career games, Tyler has posted 105 tackles, three interceptions and 10 passes defended.
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Princeton opens the 2021 season next Saturday vs. Lehigh (Sept. 18). Kickoff is set for 12 p.m.
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