HADLEY, Mass. – Tufts senior Phil Lutz is the NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year as voted by the league's coaches and is the third Jumbo to garner the Offensive Player of the Year (Chance Brady, 2015 & 2016 and Ryan McDonald, 2018).
Lutz led all NESCAC receivers with 78 receptions for a NESCAC record 1,221 yards, and 14 touchdowns in 2022. He averaged 8.9 receptions per game and 15.6 yards per catch and finished the season averaging 135.6 yards per game. Lutz recorded the second-most all-purpose yards in a game this season with 237 in a win over Middlebury in the season finale and also scored a NESCAC-best six touchdowns against the Panthers. Lutz was also named to the All-NESCAC First Team for the second consecutive season.
Wesleyan's Nick Helbig was voted the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. The senior is just the second Wesleyan player to earn the honor (Jack Bussani – 2014) and is the third player to garner the award in back-to-back seasons (Walter Fallas, Trinity – 2010 & 2011; Andrew Yamin, Amherst – 2017 & 2018). Helbig recorded 39 tackles (20 solo), 11.5 tackles for loss, eight sacks, and five forced fumbles. Helbig ranked second in the NESCAC in sacks (8) and led the league in forced fumbles (5). Helbig was selected for the All-NESCAC First Team Defense for the third time in his career.
Tyler DiNapoli is the sixth Trinity player to be named Rookie of the Year (Evan Bunker – 2010, Sonny Puzzo – 2013, Chris Simmons – 2014, Max Chipouras – 2015, Seamus Lambert – 2018). The first-year rushed for 489 yards (4th in NESCAC), averaging 4.8 yards per carry (5th in NESCAC), and scored five rushing touchdowns (T-2nd in NESCAC). DiNapoli averaged 69.9 rushing yards per game (2nd in the NESCAC) and racked up 744 all-purpose yards with an average of 106.3 yards per game. DiNapoli scored three touchdowns in a victory over Bates and totaled 140 yards in a win versus Colby, one of his three 100-yard rushing games this season.
Trinity head coach Jeff Devanney was selected as the NESCAC Coach of the Year by his peers. He collects the honor for the fifth time in his 17-year career at the helm of the Bantams. In 2022, Devanney led Trinity to its first 9-0 unbeaten season and 10th NESCAC title.
2022 Football All-NESCAC Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Phil Lutz, Tufts
Defensive Player of the Year: Nick Helbig, Wesleyan
Rookie of the Year: Tyler DiNapoli, Trinity
Coach of the Year: Jeff Devanney, Trinity
| All-NESCAC First Team Offense |
| Pos-Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| QB - Michael Berluti |
Tufts |
So. |
Westwood, Mass. |
|
| ATH - David Estevez |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
River Edge, N.J. |
2021 2nd Team, 2019 1st Team
2019 2nd Team Special Teams |
| RB - Tyler Johnson |
Tufts |
Sr. |
Fairfax Station, Va. |
2021 2nd Team |
| RB - Joel Nicholas |
Williams |
Sr. |
Buffalo, N.Y. |
2021 1st Team |
| WR - Phil Lutz |
Tufts |
Sr. |
North Caldwell, N.J. |
2021 1st Team |
| WR - Logan Tomlinson |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Manchester, Conn. |
2021 1st Team |
| WR - Donovan Wood |
Middlebury |
Jr. |
Mastic, N.Y. |
2021 2nd Team |
| TE - Thomas Walsh |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Pelham, N.Y. |
|
| OL - Travis Cepalia |
Tufts |
Sr. |
Park Ridge, N.J. |
|
| OL - Patrick Donovan-Jenkins |
Trinity |
Jr. |
Bethesda, Md. |
|
| OL - Justin Lockwood |
Wesleyan |
Jr. |
Kinnelon, N.J. |
|
| OL - Thomas Perry |
Middlebury |
So. |
Killingworth, Conn. |
|
| OL - Kyle Woodring |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Norwalk, Conn. |
2021 1st Team |
| All-NESCAC First Team Defense |
| Pos-Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| DL - Ian Devine |
Williams |
Sr. |
Pelham, N.Y. |
2021 1st Team |
| DL - Noah Glantz |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Scarsdale, N.Y. |
2021 1st Team |
| DL - Nick Helbig |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Groton, Conn. |
2021 DPOY, 2021 1st Team
2019 Co-ROY, 2019 1st Team |
| DL - Edward Iuteri |
Tufts |
Jr. |
Greenwich, Conn. |
|
| DL - Tomas Kenary |
Middlebury |
So. |
Chevy Chase, Md. |
2021 Co-ROY, 2021 2nd Team |
| LB - Brian Casagrande |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Madison, Conn. |
2021 1st Team, 2019 1st Team |
| LB - EJ Comerford |
Tufts |
Jr. |
Parsippany, N.J. |
|
| LB - Tony Hooks |
Bates |
Sr. |
New Rochelle, N.Y. |
2021 1st Team |
| LB - Andy Skirzenski |
Amherst |
Jr. |
Newport, R.I. |
|
| LB - Julian Young |
Colby |
So. |
Manalapan, N.J. |
|
| DB - Danny Banks |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Montclair, N.J. |
2021 1st Team, 2019 2nd Team |
| DB - Nick Donatio |
Colby |
Jr. |
Salem, N.H. |
|
| DB - Aidan Kennedy |
Trinity |
Sr. |
East Longmeadow, Mass. |
2021 1st Team |
| DB - Finn Muldoon |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Bethesda, Md. |
|
| DB - Louis Timmins |
Tufts |
So. |
Milton, Mass. |
|
| All-NESCAC First Team Special Teams |
| Pos-Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| P - Cole Crider |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Nashville, Tenn. |
2021 1st Team |
| K - Matthew Jumes |
Trinity |
So. |
Franklin, Mass. |
|
| RT - Joseph Campanella |
Hamilton |
Fy. |
Hazlet, N.J. |
|
| All-NESCAC Second Team Offense |
| Pos-Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| QB - Spencer Fetter |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Winter Park, Fla. |
2021 1st Team |
| ATH - Dan Vaughn |
Williams |
Sr. |
Fort Pierce, Fla. |
2019 2nd Team |
| RB - Andre Eden |
Bowdoin |
Jr. |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
2021 Co-ROY, 2021 1st Team |
| RB - Keon Smart |
Colby |
So. |
Woodstock, Ga. |
|
| WR - Sean Clapp |
Trinity |
So. |
Wyckoff, N.J. |
|
| WR - Christian Oliveri |
Bates |
Sr. |
Hull, Mass. |
|
| WR - DeVante Reid |
Trinity |
Sr. |
London, England |
2021 1st Team |
| TE - Mark Howrigan |
Hamilton |
Jr. |
St. Albans, Vt. |
|
| OL - Nick Diprinzio |
Amherst |
Sr. |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
|
| OL - John Freeman |
Williams |
Jr. |
Milton, Mass. |
2021 1st Team |
| OL - Aidan French |
Hamilton |
Sr. |
Larchmont, N.Y. |
|
| OL - Blair Horning |
Tufts |
Sr. |
Berwyn, Pa. |
2021 2nd Team |
| OL - Brandon Krupp |
Bowdoin |
Sr. |
Brentwood, Tenn. |
2021 2nd Team |
| OL - Robert Mihaly |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Trumbull, Conn. |
2021 1st Team |
| All-NESCAC Second Team Defense |
| Pos-Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| DL - Christian Anzeveno |
Trinity |
Sr. |
North Providence, R.I. |
|
| DL - Keith Henderson |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Stoughton, Mass. |
|
| DL - Flynn McGilvray |
Amherst |
Sr. |
Bolton, Mass. |
2021 2nd Team |
| DL - Drew Ortiz |
Bowdoin |
Sr. |
Westfield, N.J. |
2021 2nd Team |
| DL - Mike Rowan |
Wesleyan |
So. |
Collegeville, Pa. |
|
| LB - Marc Dougherty |
Colby |
Sr. |
Gretna, La. |
|
| LB - Matty Drouillard |
Tufts |
Gr. |
Norfolk, Mass. |
2021 2nd Team |
| LB - Jake Edwards |
Wesleyan |
Jr. |
Rockwall, Texas |
|
| LB - Cade Klarides-Ditria |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Seymour, Conn. |
|
| LB - John McCool |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Arlington, Va. |
|
| LB - Tim Swope |
Amherst |
Sr. |
Olney, Md. |
2021 1st Team |
| DB - Victor Garza |
Tufts |
Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
| DB - Charles McKissick |
Amherst |
Sr. |
Littleton, Colo. |
|
| DB - Koy Price |
Bowdoin |
So. |
Norwalk, Conn. |
|
| DB - Rocco Stola |
Middlebury |
So. |
Northport, N.Y. |
|
| DB - Hunter Tully |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Taunton, Mass. |
|
| All-NESCAC Second Team Special Teams |
| Pos-Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| P - Lowell Carr |
Colby |
Sr. |
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
|
| K - Ivan Shuran |
Williams |
So. |
Medina, Ohio |
2021 1st Team |
| RT - Adam Harrington |
Middlebury |
Jr. |
Denver, Colo. |
|
