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August 9th, 2021, 11:00 PM
ETSU #25:
#25 Di'Andre Davis
POS.
LB
HT.
6-2
WT.
230
YR.
RFr.
HOMETOWN
Charlotte, N.C.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Hough HS
2020 (R-Freshman)*: Named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team … Appeared and started in all six games for the Bucs, making his first collegiate appearance and first collegiate start in the season opener against Samford on Feb. 20 … Finished the season with 14 tackles, including 10 solo … Tallied 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack on the season … Forced two fumbles in ETSU’s 28-21 win over The Citadel on March 20, registering his first collegiate sack in the process … Put together a career-game at VMI with five tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss … Recorded at least one tackle in all six games for the Bucs.
*Season played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 (Freshman): Redshirted as a true freshman.
High School: Lettered as an outside linebacker/strong safety at Hough High School … Totaled 46 tackles and one fumble recovery as a junior … Helped guide the Huskies to an 11-win season in 2018, including making a trip to the third round of the NC 4AA Playoffs.
Harvard #25 - two players assigned:
25 Mike Silva
Height 5-9
Weight 190
Class Senior
Hometown Kingston, Mass.
High School Milton Academy
Position DB
Concentration Government
House Affiliation Eliot
https://gocrimson.com/images/2020/4/14//mike_silva_fball_2019_20.jpg?width=300
At Harvard:
2019: Played in four games.
2018: Saw action in four games ... Recorded a tackle against Yale.
Before Harvard
Four year letterwinner at Milton Academy, serving as the captain his senior year … Assisted Milton Academy to the ISC Championships and New England Championships in 2013 … Four-time nominee for ISL Team … Four-time winner of the Max Preps All-American Second Team … Three-time nominee for Patriot Ledger and Boston Herald All-Scholastic Teams … Awarded Mass Preps Stats Prep School Player of the Year in 2016 … Named League MVP in 2016 … Two-time nominee for the All-New England Team … Volunteers for the Special Olympics.
25 Israel Benjamin
Height 5-9
Weight 190
Class First-Year
Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.
High School Saguaro
Position RB
At Harvard:
2020: Did not compete due to season cancelation by the Ivy League.
Before Harvard:
Played on varsity all four years, including the last three at Saguaro High after spending his freshman year at Brophy College Preparatory… Named team captain his senior campaign, but missed the season… Was named the region offensive player of the year as a junior… Voted to the all-state and all-district first team following his junior season… Ran for 1,700 yards (9.5 ypc) and 27 touchdowns his junior campaign… Was a two-time COX television player of the game and Valle Luna Scholar Athlete of the Week… Landed on the all-state academic first team three times… Helped Saguaro to a pair of state titles, three state championship game appearances, three regional crowns, a top-10 national ranking and 36 consecutive victories against in-state foes… Member of the National Honors Society and ranked among the top 10 in his class… Earned the highest GPA in Saguaro football history… Served as a tutor for the Gene Lewis Youth Center… Enjoys boxing, fishing, playing the piano, judo and studying history in his free time… Brother, Joshua Benjamin III, is part of the Harvard Class of 2021… Uncle, Garrison Hearst, played football at Georgia and was the SEC Player of the Year in 1992, finished third in the ’92 Heisman Trophy voting, named an NFL All-Pro and made the Pro Bowl… Cousin, Clinton Polk, was a running back at Oregon State in the mid-2000s.
#25 Di'Andre Davis
POS.
LB
HT.
6-2
WT.
230
YR.
RFr.
HOMETOWN
Charlotte, N.C.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Hough HS
2020 (R-Freshman)*: Named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team … Appeared and started in all six games for the Bucs, making his first collegiate appearance and first collegiate start in the season opener against Samford on Feb. 20 … Finished the season with 14 tackles, including 10 solo … Tallied 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack on the season … Forced two fumbles in ETSU’s 28-21 win over The Citadel on March 20, registering his first collegiate sack in the process … Put together a career-game at VMI with five tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss … Recorded at least one tackle in all six games for the Bucs.
*Season played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 (Freshman): Redshirted as a true freshman.
High School: Lettered as an outside linebacker/strong safety at Hough High School … Totaled 46 tackles and one fumble recovery as a junior … Helped guide the Huskies to an 11-win season in 2018, including making a trip to the third round of the NC 4AA Playoffs.
Harvard #25 - two players assigned:
25 Mike Silva
Height 5-9
Weight 190
Class Senior
Hometown Kingston, Mass.
High School Milton Academy
Position DB
Concentration Government
House Affiliation Eliot
https://gocrimson.com/images/2020/4/14//mike_silva_fball_2019_20.jpg?width=300
At Harvard:
2019: Played in four games.
2018: Saw action in four games ... Recorded a tackle against Yale.
Before Harvard
Four year letterwinner at Milton Academy, serving as the captain his senior year … Assisted Milton Academy to the ISC Championships and New England Championships in 2013 … Four-time nominee for ISL Team … Four-time winner of the Max Preps All-American Second Team … Three-time nominee for Patriot Ledger and Boston Herald All-Scholastic Teams … Awarded Mass Preps Stats Prep School Player of the Year in 2016 … Named League MVP in 2016 … Two-time nominee for the All-New England Team … Volunteers for the Special Olympics.
25 Israel Benjamin
Height 5-9
Weight 190
Class First-Year
Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.
High School Saguaro
Position RB
At Harvard:
2020: Did not compete due to season cancelation by the Ivy League.
Before Harvard:
Played on varsity all four years, including the last three at Saguaro High after spending his freshman year at Brophy College Preparatory… Named team captain his senior campaign, but missed the season… Was named the region offensive player of the year as a junior… Voted to the all-state and all-district first team following his junior season… Ran for 1,700 yards (9.5 ypc) and 27 touchdowns his junior campaign… Was a two-time COX television player of the game and Valle Luna Scholar Athlete of the Week… Landed on the all-state academic first team three times… Helped Saguaro to a pair of state titles, three state championship game appearances, three regional crowns, a top-10 national ranking and 36 consecutive victories against in-state foes… Member of the National Honors Society and ranked among the top 10 in his class… Earned the highest GPA in Saguaro football history… Served as a tutor for the Gene Lewis Youth Center… Enjoys boxing, fishing, playing the piano, judo and studying history in his free time… Brother, Joshua Benjamin III, is part of the Harvard Class of 2021… Uncle, Garrison Hearst, played football at Georgia and was the SEC Player of the Year in 1992, finished third in the ’92 Heisman Trophy voting, named an NFL All-Pro and made the Pro Bowl… Cousin, Clinton Polk, was a running back at Oregon State in the mid-2000s.