2024 Football Roster

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Jeff Helsel

16 Jack Colecchi

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 240
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Vandergrift, Pa.
  • High School Kiski

Biography

AWARDS/HONORS
  • William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist – 2023
  • All-PSAC West Second-Team – 2024 (tight end)
  • CSC Academic All-District – 2022, 2023, 2024
  • D2ADA Academic Achievement Award – 2021, 2022, 2023
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete – 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • AD Honor Roll – Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
2024 | SENIOR
  • Selected to All-PSAC West Second-Team
  • Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
  • Appeared in all 13 games with 11 starts
  • Finished with 159 receiving yards on 20 receptions
  • Posted 28 receiving yards on two catches at nationally-ranked Charleston (WV)
  • Made three receptions for 28 yards against nationally-ranked Slippery Rock
  • Tallied 47 receiving yards on four catches versus East Stroudsburg in NCAA Playoffs
2023 | JUNIOR
  • Chosen a semifinalist for William V. Campbell Trophy
  • Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
  • Appeared in all 10 games with five starts
  • Finished with 186 receiving yards and one touchdown on eight receptions
  • Posted two receptions for 86 yards at IUP
  • Registered 57 receiving yards on four catches at East Stroudsburg
2022 | SOPHOMORE
  • Named CSC Academic All-District
  • Appeared in all 11 games with four starts
  • Finished with 25 tackles (15 solo), 9.0 TFL and 3.5 sacks
  • Made five stops (two solo) with 1.5 sacks against Edinboro
  • Tallied three tackles (two solo) with 2.0 TFL at Clarion
  • Registered four stops (three solo), 2.0 TFL and two pass break-ups in start versus Gannon
2021 I REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
  • Appeared in all 10 games with one start
  • Finished with 85 receiving yards on three receptions
  • Posted a 46-yard reception versus Lock Haven
2020 I REDSHIRT FRESHMAN*
  • Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The asterisk next to the 2020 season indicates the NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the student-athlete’s year of eligibility did not “advance” from 2020 to 2021 due to this NCAA ruling.

2019 I FRESHMAN
  • Redshirted; did not see game action
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Graduated from Kiski in 2019
  • Was coached by Sam Albert
  • Received second-team all-conference laurels as a junior
  • Named first-team all-conference as a senior
  • Selected to PSFCA East-West All-Star Game
PERSONAL
  • Son of Anthony and Danielle Colecchi
  • Has two brothers
  • Brother Neal was a member of the football (2012) and track & field teams (2013-14) at Allegheny
  • Completed bachelor's degree in business administration (management information systems) and a minor in marketing
  • Majoring in business administration (management) (master's)

CAREER HIGHS

NCAA CAREER STATISTICS

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 86

    2019Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 205 lbs
    86
  • 16

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 225 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2022Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'3" 225 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2023Junior

    Tight End
    6'3" 240 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2024Senior

    Tight End
    6'3" 240 lbs
    16