Princeton Football Announces Class of 2029

PRINCETON - The Princeton Football Team has announced the incoming Class of 2029.

Quarterbacks
Eli Friend
New Orleans, La.
Isidore Newman HS

Isdore Newman: Earned First Team All-State and All-Metro … Collected District MVP … Nabbed Team MVP and was a two-time offensive MVP award … Helped team to state semifinals … Also was a senior captain … Lettered in lacrosse … Member of the Jewish Culture Club … Corralled the Princeton Book and Manning Awards.

Personal: Son of Erin and Asher Friend … Has two brothers, Ari and Ezra.

Ty Ciongoli
Wellesley, Mass.
St. Sebastians School

St. Sebastians: A two-time All-NEPSAC and All-ISL … Led the ISL in passing yards, finishing with 5,557 yards and 48 touchdowns, both school records … Helped the team to the ISL title in 2022 and the NEPSAC Bowl … Lettered in basketball and baseball … Member of the Finance Academy and Mercy Chaplet Prayer Group … National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete … Cum Laude Society … Earned the Kevin Ghelli and Boston College Book Awards … Superior Honors with Highest Distinction.

Personal: Son of Tara and Greg Ciongoli … Has a twin brother, Ace and two younger brothers, Duke and Griff … Brother, Ace, plays football at Indiana … Parents graduated from Princeton in 1997 … Uncle, Cameron Barrett, played water polo at Princeton.

Running Back
Chance Arthur
Dallas, Ga.
Rome HS

Rome: Recorded 2,586 all-purpose yards with 36 touchdowns … GACA All-State 5A and All-Region Athlete … Collected four All-Region honors … Averaged 8.5 yards per catch and 10.0 yards per touch as a senior … Helped the team to four regional titles … Team captain who was First-Team Academic All-State … Black Shirt, Core Value Player, First Team Offense and Team Captains Awards … Collected six graduation cords … Is the first person from Rome High School to go to an Ivy League school.

Personal: Son of Jennifer and Dana Arthur … Has two sisters, Lainey and Ellie, and a brother, Tripp.

Wide Receivers
Lacy Rice
Chevy Chase, Md.
St. Albans
St. Albans: Senior captain who collected 1,261 yards and 17 touchdowns leading to team winning the DCSAA A title … Earned championship game MVP along with All-Conference, All-State and All-Met Honorable mention in 2024 … Corralled Washington Post Player of the Week … Lettered in lacrosse … Member of the Best Buddies … Head Prefect … Cum Laude Society … National Merit Scholar Commendation.

Personal: Son of Lacy and Lisa Rice … Has a sister, Kathryn, and brother, Austin … Father, Lacy, played football and lacrosse at Princeton … Grandfather, Lacy, golfed at Princeton.

Josh Robinson
Tampa, Fla.
Calvary Christian/Carrollwood Day

High School: Helped team to three district titles … First-Team All-Pinellas County Team … Holds the record for most receiving yards in a single season at Calvary Christian … Also lettered in track … 1B Course Candidate.

Personal: Son of Latonsha and Gregory Robinson … Has a brother, Josiah … Grandfather, Adolph Groves, Jr., played football at Vanderbilt.

Christian Clarke
Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Carrollwood Day School

Carrollwood Day School: Was named Carrollwood Day School Athlete of the Year … Team won the district title in 2025 and went to regional semifinals … Squad also made the regional finals in 2024 … Team was named Zephyrhills Water Team of the Year … Lettered in baseball … President of United Society of Diverse Cultures … Business Honor Society … Head of the Upper School Honor Roll … Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Nikki Odom and Adrien Clarke … Has a sister, McKenzie and three brothers, Aiden, Parker and TB Brewington … Father, Adrien, played football at Ohio State and won the 2002 National Championship before playing 28 games in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets.

Josh Smith
Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Mechanicsburg

Mechanicsburg: A senior captain who holds the program record for touchdowns (16) … Collected two All-State honors after nabbing 1,000+ yards receiving … Earned Three-All-Division First Team accolades at wide receiver and defensive back … 2024-25 All-Sentinel MVP and 2024 PennLive All-State Team … Travers Award Finalist … Team was undefeated during the regular season … Was a three-time captain for basketball and is the program's all-time leader in scoring … Picked up three All-Division First-Team honors in basketball … Helped basketball unit to District III title … Lettered in track and field and lacrosse … paced lacrosse squad to a district playoff win, the first in 20 years … Lacrosse Academic All-American … Set the school's triple jump record … National Honor Society … First Honors.

Personal: Son of Tracy and Ken Smith … Has two sisters, Hanna and Mia, and two brothers, Shawn and Zack.

Tight Ends
Charles Kaludis
San Francisco, Calif.
Suffield Academy (Conn.)

Suffield Academy: Earned All-NEPSAC and First-Team All-Northeast Prep as a senior captain while also earning Team MVP honors … Second-Team All-Northeast Prep as a junior … Lettered in track and lacrosse … High Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Jessica and Kirk Kaludis … Has two brothers, James and Alexander.

Jake Kessner
Rye, N.Y.
Rye

Rye: Earned two Super 11 honors … Was First-Team All-State and All-Conference … Helped the team to the 2023 New York state title … Lettered in baseball and basketball … Scored 1,000 points in basketball.

Personal: Son of Andrea and Adam Kessner … Has two sisters, Ashley and Alexis and a brother, Justin … Father, Adam, played baseball at Rhode Island.

Thomas Sheehan
Winchester, Mass.
Belmont Hill

Belmont Hill: Earned All-ISL Honorable Mention as a junior … Helped team to New England State title and win the Bob Souza Bowl … Team won the ISL championship in 2023 … Collected Most Improved Player honor … Lettered in baseball and crew … Head of Peer Leader program …. School Senate member … Leader of the Debate Club … Founder and Leader of the Outdoors Club … Member of the B-Flats Capella group … High Honors … AP Scholar with Distinction … Recipient of the Belmont Hill Baccalaureate Award … Cum Laude Society.

Personal: Son of Rebecca and Kevin Sheehan … Has a sister, Cate, and a brother, Jack.

Offensive Linemen
Cole Euker
Collegeville, Pa.
Perkiomen Valley

Perkiomen Valley: A two-time All-State and three-time First-Team All-League and Area offensive lineman … Senior Captain who earned two-way Player of the Year and Team MVP … Mini Maxwell recipient and Lineman of the Year … Team won 2021 and 2022 PAC Championship … Lettered in wrestling and track … Honor Role three times … Distinguished Honor.

Personal: Son of Deb and Mark Euker … Has three brothers, Gavin, Grant and Carter … Uncle, Mike, wrestled at Wisconsin.

Jayden Hadzovic
Little Egg Harbor, N.J.
Pinelands

Pinelands: Two-time captain that secured First-Team All-Shore Conference, Central-South Division Lineman of the Year and Jersey Sports Zone "All Zone" Football Team Selection … Named to the 2025 Phil Simms North-South All-State Game … Collected the Vince Lombardi Outstanding Lineman Award … Earned Team MVP and Team Lineman of the Year … Pineland Student Ambassador … Summa Cum Laude Award … Principal's Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Lalitta Ardhan and Suad Hadzovic … Has five sisters, Alyssa, Aliza, Ariya, Arijana and Alana.

Derrick Eddlemon
La Vernia, Texas
La Vernia

La Vernia: Senior captain was the First-Team All-State and All-District along with Academic All-District and Second-Team Academic All-State … Won District Offensive Lineman of the Year and was First-Team All-State and Academic All-District as a junior … Named District Newcomer of the Year and Academic All-District as a sophomore … Team won regional title as a senior and reached the regional semifinals as a junior … Squad won district title in 2022 and made area semifinals … National Honor Society member.

Personal: Son of Michelle and Kevin Eddlemon … Has a brother, Barrett, who also plays football at Princeton.

Ned Zilinskas
Greenwood Village, Colo.
Cherry Creek

Cherry Creek: First-Team All-State and First Team All-State Academic as a senior captain … All-State Honorable Mention and First-Team All-State Academic as a junior … Team won three state titles during his time and reached the state title game the other year … Bruin Award … Iron Man, Hang Tough and Offensive MVP Team awards … Principal Honor Roll … National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Award.

Personal: Son of Sarah and John Zilinskas … Has two brothers, Gus and Hank … Brothers, Gus and Hank play football at Rutgers … Father, John, played football at UCLA … Uncle, Jeremy Aldrich, played professional soccer.

Anthony Liakhnovich
Hammonton, N.J.
Hammonton

Hammonton: Collected the 2025 McCabe-Nichterlein Old Grad Award … Mini-Maxwell Award winner … Earned Atlantic County All-Honorable Mention … Helped the team to sectional finals in 2022 … Also lettered in track and field … First-Team All-Cape Atlantic League discus … First-Team All-South Jersey discus … Hold the school indoor records in the shot put and weight throw along with the outdoor records in the shot put and outdoor.

Personal: Son of Lyudmila and Andrei Liakhnovich … Has three brothers, Dennis, Eugene and Bruce.

Jack Yatchenko
Bradford Woods, Pa.
North Allegheny

North Allegheny: A senior captain who earned two First-Team All-State honors and three First-Team All-Conference accolades … Team won the WPIAL twice and was the state runner up in 2023 … Bill Fralic Award nominee … Lettered in track and field … Finished second all-time in school history in the shotput … Scholar Athlete.

Personal: Son of Anne and Artour Yatchenko … Has two brothers.

Defensive Linemen
Nate Stohl
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Upper St. Clair

Upper St. Clair: Senior captain that corralled All-State honors, the Bill Fralic Award, Almanac MVP and the Alleghany Six MVP … Collected three First-Team All-Conference selections at defensive end and two more at guard … Team won the Alleghany Conference title and finished runner up in the WPIAL in 2022 … National Honor Society … Member of Student Government, Stand Together, Junior Mentors and Natural Helpers … Highest Honor Roll and Student of the Year.

Personal: Son of Carrie and Mathew Stohl … Has two brothers, Charlie and Will.

Michael Albert
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Upper St. Clair

Upper St. Clair: Collected NHSSCA All-America honors … Helped team to 2023 WPIAL finals and sectional championship in 2025 … Lettered in wrestling and baseball … Earned team's Most Valuable Wrestler … Panther Club member … National Honor Society … Student Council … Give Kids the World Club … Stand Together and Hope Squad organizations … College Board National Hispanic Recognition … Program Scholar Recipient … Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Nicole and Edward Albert … Has a brother, Eddie, who played baseball at Dartmouth … Father played football at Lafayette.

Ethan Brown
Leesburg, Va.
Gonzaga College HS

High School: Earned WCAC Honorable Mention … Lettered in track and field and was the 2025 WCAC Shotput champion … Earned team's Most Valuable Lineman.

Personal: Son of Robin and Barrie Brown … Has a sister, Sian… Cousin, Tarell Basham, played in the NFL for five seasons … Cousin, Carlos Basham, Jr. is playing in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers.

Konstantin Paschos
Dusseldorf, Germany
Cecilien Gymnasium/Choate Rosemary Hall

High School: All-State honors and First-Team German National Team twice … Earned Second-Team All-Founders (2023) and First-Team All-Founders (2024) … Helped squads to two German National, two Founders League and two NEPSAC titles … Nabbed Best Freshman Honors in 2022 … Lettered in field hockey and wrestling … Named to the Dean's List.

Personal: Son of Julia and Nikolaos Paschos … Has a brother, Antonius.

Linebackers
John Teti
Alameda, Calf.
Bishop O'Dowd

Bishop O'Dowd: WACC All-League twice … Led team to WACC Championship during senior campaign after conference title for the second straight season … Set the school records in the bench press, squat, deadlift and hang clean records … Honor Roll all four years.

Personal: Son of Kay Worthington and Michael Teti … Mother, Kay, rowed for Canada and won two gold medals at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics … Mother is a member of the Canadian Olympic and Sports Hall of Fames … Father, Mike, rowed for the United States and won bronze at the 1988 Seoul Olympics … Uncle, Paul, rowed at Princeton helping the men's heavyweight team to the 1998 national championship … Uncle, Paul, was a three-time Olympian.

Dylan Torrico
Woodstock, Ga.
Blessed Trinity Catholic

Blessed Trinity Catholic: A two-time captain that earned consecutive First-Team All-Region honors … First-Team All 4A State as a senior … Earned Team MVP as a junior and Defensive MVP as a senior …St. Sebastian Award … Spanish Honor Society … Habitat for Humanity … Selected for the AJC Cup by faculty of the school.

Personal: Son of Lisa Lask-Torrico and Roger Torrico … Has a sister, Felicia and brother, Mavrick, who also plays for Princeton Football.

Matthias Banks
Lewisville, N.C.
Mount Tabor

Mount Tabor: Two-time captain that collected First-Team All-Conference and Second-Team All-Area as a senior … Named Teammate of the Year … Lettered in basketball … Get in the Game organization … National Honor Society … Science National Honor Society … President's Education Awards Program Recognition … Friday Nights Rivals Scholar Athlete of the Week … A/B Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Keisha and George Banks … Has two brothers, Elijah and Josiah … Joshiah, played football at Army … Father, George, played football at Georgia Tech.

DJ Walker
Marlton, N.J.
Cherokee

Cherokee: 2024 Gordon Masters Memorial Football Club All County … Touchdown Club of South Jersey Scholar Athlete of the Year and All-Academic Team … Gridiron Access Battle at the Beach MVP … Team won the 2023 South Jersey Group V title and was a state semifinalist … Four-time Iron Chief (Top Weight Room Warrior) … Lettered in basketball … Member of the No Place for Hate Group … National Latin Honors Society … 16-time Honor Roll member.

Personal: Son of Danielle and Darwin Walker … Has two brothers, Dillon and Davis. Father, Darwin, played football at Tennessee where he helped the team win the 1998 national championship, earning two First-Team All-
SEC honors and a third-team All-American selection … Father, Darwin, played for eight seasons in the NFL, recording 197 tackles, 28.5 sacks while helping the Philadelphia Eagles to the 2004 NFC title. … Uncle, James, played football and ran track at NC State.

Defensive Backs
Justice Croffie
Norwalk, Calif.
Los Alamitos

High School: Senior captain … helped team to the DIII to section finals in 2023 … Earned Most Valuable Defensive and Offensive Player Team Awards … Lettered in soccer and track … Member of the Black Student Union, Key Club, Latino Heritage and Environmental Science Club … Principal's Honor Roll … Scholar Athlete …Sunset Conference All-Academic Team.

Personal: Son of Valerie Solis … Has two sisters.

Bradley Eaton
Conneaut, Ohio
St. Edwards

St. Edwards: Senior captain who graduated as the program's all-time leader in starts (46) and pass break ups … Helped squad to back-to-back state titles … Lettered in wrestling and track … National Honor Society … Earned Man of the Year for senior class.

Personal: Son of Dawn and John Eaton … Has two sisters, Claire and Alice, and a brother, Drew.

Clayton Gary
Bowie, Md.
Sidwell Friends

Sidwell Friends:
2025 Spring Outdoor Track Season: DSCAAA Outdoor Field MVP after winning the Long and Triple Jump and 4x100m relay while setting the meet records in the long jump (23'11"), triple jump (47'10") … Helped the team to DCSAA and MAC titles … MAC Champion in the 4x100m relay, long jump (23'05", meet record) and triple jump … East Coast International Showcase triple jump (48'00", meet record) champion … Cassel XBC Track Experience Most Outstanding Field MVP after winning long and triple jump.

2025 Winter Indoor Season: All-Met Honors … New Balance Indoors All-American after securing third place in long jump … DSCAA Indoor Championships Field MVP after winning the long and triple jump.

2024 Winter and Spring Seasons: All-Met Honors Honorable Mention … School and DCSAA meet record in the long jump (23'06.25").

2022 and 2023 Spring Season: All-MAC honors … MAC Champion in the long jump.

National: New Balance Nationals Outdoor runner-up and All-American in the long jump in 2024 … AAU Junior Olympics All-America and the New Balance Freshman Nationals Outdoor title in the long jump (23'02", meet record) in 2022.

Records: School Records in the long jump (24'01.75") and the triple jump (48'00") and the 4x100m relay (42.18)
Other: The Pigskin Club of Washing Scholar Athlete … The Pigskin Club All-Metro Team … Sidwell Friends Wannan Award.

Organizations: Leadership Academy … Athletic Director's Student Advisory Committee … Media team Photographer and Editor … Black Student Union … Caribbean Heritage Club.

Personal: Son of Giselle and Darryl Gary … Has a three sisters, Brooke, Alexis and Andrea.

Specialists:
Vaughn Lennon
Fort Myers, Fla.
Fort Myers

Fort Myers: A three-time Kohl's Kicking All-American who set 18 school records and 11 county records … Lettered in track and field … Set county record in the 400m hurdles … Team won the 5A-11 District title … National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of April and Steve Lennon … Has three brothers, Brody, Cooper and Griffin.

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