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2019 Football Roster

Liam Halferty
David DeNoma

11 Chris Favoroso

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 240
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Port St. Lucie, Fla.
  • High School Jensen Beach

Biography

2019 ALL-NEC SECOND TEAM

As a Senior at Duquesne (2019)
  • Started 10 games on the defensive line for Duquense
  • Led the team with 9.0 sacks, tied for sixth-most in a single season in program history
  • Tied for team lead with 9.0 tackles for loss (40 yards)
  • Finished fourth on the team with 43 tackles (24 solo)
  • Paced Dukes with 12 quarterback hurries
  • Had season-high 10 tackles (six solo) with a sack at Youngstown State (9.14.19)
  • Tallied seven tackles with a sack at Robert Morris (11.9.19)
  • Finished with three tackles with two tackles for loss and a sack in 30-21 win over Saint Francis U (11.2.19)
As a Junior at Duquesne (2018)
  • Played in 11 games on his first season with the Dukes, starting the first five contests
  • Finished with 31 tackles (12 solo) with four tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks
  • Matched career high with seven tackles in 45-0 win over Lock Haven (9.1.18) in home opener
  • Had four tackles (three solo) including a sack at FBS Hawaii (9.22.18)
  • Added three tackles including a sack in 31-10 FCS Playoff win at Towson (11.24.18)
As a Sophomore at Montana (2017)
  • Appeared in all 11 games for the Grizzlies
  • Ranked seventh on the team with 44 tackles (24 solo) to go with 13.0 tackles for loss, six sacks and a forced fumble
  • Finished with seven tackles (six solo) with a pair of sacks in a 17-15 win over No. 9 Northern Arizona (11.4.17)
  • Had nine tackles (two solo, seven assist) in a 39-31 victory at Idaho State (10.7.17)
  • Tallied six tackles (four solo) with a sack and forced fumble in 44-14 win over Northern Colorado (11.11.17)
As a Freshman at Arizona Western (2016)
  • Collected All-WSFL first team honors at defensive end as well as All-ACCAC recognition
  • Named NJCAA National Defensive Player of the Week for week one
  • Helped his team win the WSFL championship
  • Helped lead the Matadors to the Junior College National Championship game
  • Finished as the team’s leading tackler with 65 tackles
  • Ranked second in ACCAC in sacks with 10.5 and tied for fourth in the nation with 22 tackles for loss
As a Freshman at Appalachian State (2015)
  • Redshirted
Before College
  • Was a four-time letterwinner in football and three-time letterwinner in wrestling
  • Garnered Two-time All-Area honors as a first team member to go with East Region 1 first team accolades in 2014
  • Earned All-State laurels in 6A football in 2015
  • Was All-Area Defensive Player of the Year and East Region Defensive Player of the Year in 2015
  • Named to ESPN’s top-63 in South Florida as a senior
  • Tallied the most sacks of any high school football player in the state of Florida with 31
  • Finished NHSCA High School Wrestling Nationals in third place (2012), second place (2013) and sixth place (2014-injured in semifinal)
  • Ranked by InterMat as the No. 3 wrestler in the nation
  • Ranked as the No. 1 220-pound wrestler in the southeastern U.S.
  • Earmed All-American honors as a wrestler three times and is a two-time wrestling state champion
  • Was a two-time All-Area Wrestler of the Year
Personal
  • Son of Heidi and Chuck Favoroso
  • His brother Chuck Favoroso is a two-time Special Olympics gold medalist in powerlifting for the state of Florida
  • Born April 30, 1996 in Philadelphia

Statistics

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2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2018Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 235 lbs
    44
  • 11

    2019Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 240 lbs
    11

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