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2024 Football Roster

66 Jack Valente

  • Position Long Snapper / Off. Line
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 320
  • Class Senior
  • Major Engineering Cooperative
  • Hometown Batavia, Ill.
  • Highschool Batavia

Biography

2022 - 2nd Team All-OVC (Long Snapper)

2024 (SENIOR):
Played in 11 games during the 2024 season missing the home win over Western Illinois due to injury... started nine of the 11 games at left guard... opened the season as the long snapper for field goals and extra points before playing exclusively as an offensive lineman... blocked for a first team All-Big South/OVC Football running back and only the fourth player in school history to pass for more than 3,000 yards in a single season... team averaged 342.3 yards of total offense per game... 

2023 (JUNIOR): Played in nine games during the 2023 season... made starts in seven games played at both guard and tackle positions... was also the long snapper for a majority of the season... blocked for an offensive unit that had two individual 200-plus yard rushing performances during the season... offensive ranked 25th in the FCS in passing offense and third in the Big South/OVC in total offense at 373 yards per game... 

2022 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 11 games during the 2022 season and was the only offensive lineman to start all 11 games... named second team All-Ohio Valley Conference at long snapper as team had one of the best special teams units in the OVC with both the first team All-OVC kicker and punter... versatile lineman that played all along the offensive line during the season with six starts at right tackle, four starts at right guard and one start at offensive center... helped block for an offensive unit that produced three 400-plus yard offensive games during the season... Academic All-District as selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA)... 

2021 (FRESHMAN):
Played in ten games during the 2021 season... saw time as the long snapper on punt team and as a reserve offensive lineman playing tackle... punt team was second in the OVC in punting average for the season... blocked for an offensive unit that averaged 285.5 yards per game... had one special teams tackle against nationally ranked UT Martin... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played football for coach Dennis Piron at Batavia HS… was long snapper on special teams but also saw time at tight end and defensive line… did not have a fall season due to State of Illinois COVID-19 restrictions… helped team post a 4-2 record during a shortened spring 2021 season... rated No. 19 long snapper at Kohl's Football and Kicking Camps… as a junior helped team post a 9-3 record advancing to the IHSA Class 7A state playoff quarterfinals… also lettered in basketball and lacrosse…

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 66

    2021Freshman

    Long Snapper / Off. Line
    6'4" 250 lbs
    66
  • 66

    2022Sophomore

    Long Snapper / Off. Line
    6'4" 310 lbs
    66
  • 66

    2023Junior

    Long Snapper / Off. Line
    6'4" 310 lbs
    66
  • 66

    2024Senior

    Long Snapper / Off. Line
    6'5" 320 lbs
    66
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