MADISON, N.J. (December 20, 2018) - The FDU-Florham football team handed out its annual awards at the end of the season banquet on Friday, December 14.

To begin the night, we recognized our honored guests that were able to attend: Jenn Noon- Director of Athletics, Marjorie Hall – Director of EOF and her assistant David Hill and finally, Mary Ford, Director of the FIS Program. We then had Eric Munoz, who is the Director of the Campus Ministry from St. Paul Inside the Walls give the invocation, followed by a fantastic buffet catered by Gourmet Dining.
 
After dinner, Andrew Malson, our Defensive Coordinator, announced the letter winners from this past season. Then, each of the assistant coaches announced the award winners and had them come up to the stage to get their plaque.  The award winners were as follows:
 
Voted on by the Players:
OFFENSIVE M.V.P.- Mike Panzarino WR
DEFENSIVE M.V.P.- Isaiah Turner LB
SPECIAL TEAMS M.V.P.- Nick Maciejewski K/P
OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR- Josh Rainey ATH
DEFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR- DeAndre Carter DB
OFFENSIVE MOST IMPROVED- Jake O'Brien OL and Robert Blakely RB
DEFENSIVE MOST IMPROVED- Jose Caceres DL and Dane Lupton OLB
LINEMAN OF THE YEAR- Robert Planter DL
 
Voted on by the Coaches:
DON ADAMS COACHES AWARD- Ryan Wilson DB
WADE WATKINS COACHES AWARD- Jagger Green QB
BILL KLIKA CONTRIBUTION TO FDU FOOTBALL AWARD- Sherry Saccolitti (photographer at all of her games and her son does not play on the team!)
 
Chosen by Head Athletic Trainer Matt Togno and his staff:
TOM WILKINSON TOUGH GUY AWARD- Eddie Palmadessa OLB and Dante DeSantis DL
 
Chosen by Head Strength Coach AJ Mott and his staff:
S&C PERSON OF THE YEAR-  Joe McCain TE and Christian Riedinger DB
 
Compilation of Weekly Honors chosen by Coaches after each game:
OFFENSIVE SCOUT OF THE YEAR- Harry Pfiefle WR
DEFENSIVE SCOUT OF THE YEAR- Anthony Rajoppi DL
BLACKSHIRT AWARD- PHYSICAL- Kyle Connelly DL
BLARCKSHIRT AWARD- RELENTLESS- Isaiah Turner LB
BIG HIT OF THE YEAR- Isaiah Turner LB
HUSTLE OF THE YEAR- Isaiah Turner LB
 
Next Offensive Coordinator, Jimmy Robertson announced some Records and Honors throughout the Season. The following is a list of some of those:
 
Records/Honors-
 
FDU Records Broken/Tied- Game
Jagger Green-        -Pass TDs- 6 (Tied)
Nick Maciejewski-   -Extra Points- 7 (Tied)
-Punt- 65 Yards (Tied)

FDU Records Top 5- Season
Jagger Green-        2-Pass Yards- 2379
2-Pass Completions- 240
                                2-Pass Attempts- 386
                                1-Completion %- 62.21
                                2-Pass Yards/Game- 265
Mike Panzarino-     4-Receiving Yards- 1146
                                1-Receptions- 102
                                4-Receiving TDs- 13
                                3.Receptions/Game- 10
Robert Planter-       2-Sacks- 10
Isaiah Turner-         2.Tackles- 139
                                2-Solo Tackles- 65
                                2-Sacks-10

FDU Records Top 5- Career
Jagger Green-       
1-Passing Yards- 6,810
1-Completions- 683
1-Attempts- 1,081
1-Completion %- 61.54

Mike Panzarino-    
1-Receptions- 261
1-Receiving Yards- 3,039
4-Receiving TDs- 23

Isaiah Turner-        
2 Tackles- 427
1-Solo Tackles- 227

National Rankings- Game
Khrystan Camillo-  
11-Longest Reception- 91

Jagger Green-       
10-Pass Tds- 6
11- Completions- 38

Mike Panzarino-    
3 Receiving TDs- 4
20-Receiving Yards- 224
8,11,14-Receptions- 17,16,15

Rob Planter-          
20-Sacks-3

Josh Rainey-         
3-Longest Punt Return- 90

Ryan Wilson-         
16-Interceptions- 2 (2 times)

National Rankings- Season
Jagger Green-       
10-Completions/Game - 24

Mike Panzarino-    
1-Receptions/Game- 10.2
10-Receiving TDs- 13
7-Receiving Yards- 1146
10-Receiving Yards/game- 114.6

Robert Planter-      
19-Sacks- 10

Isaiah Turner-        
5-Total Tackles-138
3-Forced Fumbles- .5/game
19-Sacks- 10
15-Solo Tackles- 6.5/game

National Rankings- Team- Game
Pass TDs- 10th- 6

National Rankings- Team- Season
Team Sacks- 14th
Red Zone Offense- 15th
 
MAC Player of the Week
Jose Caceres         -November 4 -ST
Jagger Green-        -September 30 - Off
Nick Maciejewski-   -October 28 - ST
Mike Panzarino-     -September 2 - Off
Josh Rainey-          -October 21 -- ST
Isaiah Turner          -November 4 - Def

ECAC Player of the Month
Jagger Green-        -September - Off
Isaiah Turner-         -September - Def
Isaiah Turner-         -October - Def

D3football.com Team of the Week
Mike Panzarino-     -September 4- Off
Robert Planter-       -November 6 - Def
Ryan Wilson-          -September 4 - Off

MAC All Conference
Jagger Green         -Honorable Mention QB
Mike Panzarino-      -1st Team WR
Robert Planter-       -1st Team DL
Isaiah Turner-         -1st Team LB
Ryan Wilson           -Honorable Mention DB

MAC ALL Sportsmanship Team
Eddie Palmadessa -LB

COSIDA All District
Isaiah Turner-         -1st Team LB

D3Football.com All East Region
Mike Panzarino-      -1st Team WR
Robert Planter-       -3rd Team DL
Isaiah Turner-         -1st Team LB

All ECAC TEAM
Mike Panzarino-      -1st Team WR
Robert Planter-       -1st Team DL
Isaiah Turner-         -1st Team LB
 
National Football Foundation of Greater Morris County College Player
Isaiah Turner

Touchdown Club of South Jersey College
Player of the Year
Jagger Green

AFCA All American
Isaiah Turner-         -1st Team LB

D3football.com  All American
Mike Panzarino-      -2nd Team WR
Isaiah Turner-         -2nd Team LB

Next, we spoke about each senior and had them recognized at the stage. Also, we talked about the year and looked forward to next season. Taylor Groh, Offensive Line Coach, had the 1^st showing of the hi-light film from the season.