FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[NESCACFball24/7]

Did any of the guys who hit the portal from nescac schools land anywhere? It seems like the success of guys (Tomlinson, Richardson, lutz, helbig) from the past gave a false sense of how easy it is to transfer up

[Brady12]

Did any of the guys who hit the portal from nescac schools land anywhere? It seems like the success of guys (Tomlinson, Richardson, lutz, helbig) from the past gave a false sense of how easy it is to transfer up

Also I heard a couple rumors of players transferring for other reasons (not necessarily football related) but as I do not have confirmation don't want to start a potentially false rumor. Wondering if anyone has confirmation of any players and potential impact on their current program.

[lumbercat]

Did not realize that new Detroit Lions OC Drew Petzing is a Middlebury guy. He was OC for the Arizona Cardinals for the past 3 years, now moving to the Lions. Never knew of his Middlebury ties.

[Trin9-0]

A few more NESCAC commits from the Nutmeg State:

Tyler Rebick, DE, Avon Old Farms (Simsbury) — Amherst
Quinn O'Neill, TE, Hall (West Hartford) — Bates
Cam Stewart, K, Avon Old Farms (Simsbury) — Hamilton
Kayden Davis, S, Northwest Catholic (West Hartford) — Wesleyan

A few more:

Sam Barrett, DB, Fairfield Prep — Bates
Daniel Batstone, LB/RB, Canterbury — Trinity
Conor Casagrande, LB, Hand — Trinity
Oliver Fricke, DB, Fairfield Prep — Wesleyan
Ryan Murray, DL, Fairfield Prep — Williams
Jake Zullo, OL, Notre Dame-West Haven — Middlebury

A name to watch here is Conor Casagrande who is the younger brother of Brian Casagrande who was a 3x All NESCAC LB at Trinity.

[nescac1]

Updated list of Williams 2026 commits, including other offers they announced (where applicable) via social media.  Given that Williams typically brings in between 19-24 players, I suspect there will be a few more names added, but not very many.   

Ryan Murray - 6'4 225 Edge, Fairfield Prep (Middlebury and Hamilton)
Walker Moore - 6'5 230 TE/DE, Bronxville (Middlebury and Amherst)
Jack Fabiano - 5'11 190 RB/LB, Masconomet
Flynn Collins - 6'4 315 OL/DL, Jesuit H.S. (Air Force and Middlebury)
Finn Ryan - 6'1 195 DB, St. Paul's (Wesleyan, Amherst, Middlebury, Colby and Bowdoin)
Evan Sood - 6'1 230 LB, Williston
Jack Kripke - 6'3 230 DE, Brentwood School
William Machnik - 5'10 180 CB/WR, Deerfield
Danny Montesano - 6'4 240 TE/LB, Saint Joseph (Middlebury)
Benjamin Quinn - 6'3 250 DE/OL, Randolph H.S. (Trinity and Hamilton)
Michael Ballan, 5'10 WR/CB, Ramapo H.S. (Bates)
Joe Capasso, 5'11 185 QB, Notre Dame H.S.
Ryan Brooks, 6'2 210 LB/TE, New Canaan (Marist, Amherst, Wesleyan, Tufts, Middlebury, Colby, Bowdoin, and W&L)
Steele Haubner, 6'1 260 C/OG, St. Joseph H.S. (Amherst, UChicago)
Jake Falls, 6'2 205 ATH, Duxbury (Rochester)
Dante DaCosta, 6'3 190 WR/DB, Pascack Valley (Bates, Colby, F&M)
James Deyermond, 6'4 235 TE, Eldred (Cortland, Gettysburg, Alfred)
Gage Turnbull, 6'4 305 OL, Legend H.S. Colorado (Air Force, Hamilton, Middlebury, Fort Lewis, Sioux Falls)
Drew Weiler, 6'3 215 QB, Lakeridge Oregon