Marco Patierno

EMU: Pronounced: puh-TURN-oh...2025: Played in nine games with three starts…Totaled 42 tackles, including 13 solo and 29 assisted stops…Added 1.5 tackles for loss for three yards…Recorded one quarterback hurry against LIU on Sept. 6…ELON: Played in 22 career games with 17 starts…Finished career with 109 tackles, seven tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries, and one sack…2024: Started all eight games he appeared in…Recorded 39 tackles with two tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery…Posted nine tackles at Richmond on Sept. 28 and eight against Western Carolina on Sept. 14…Added four tackles and a shared tackle for loss at Duke on Aug. 30…Named Phil Steele preseason Second Team All-CAA and listed among FloFootball’s Top Ten Defensive Players in the CAA…2023: Earned Freshman All-American honors from FCS Stats Perform, FCS Football Central, and Phil Steele…Named to the midseason Jerry Rice Award Watch List…Played in all 11 games, starting the final nine…Recorded 68 tackles, including 36 solo, with 5.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks…Added two fumble recoveries, a quarterback hurry, a pass breakup, and a defensive touchdown…Returned a fumble 23 yards for a score against Hampton…2022: Played in three games…Recorded two tackles in a win over UAlbany…HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Heritage High School in Wake Forest, North Carolina…Recorded 157 tackles, six sacks, and five interceptions as a senior…Also rushed for 550 yards and 10 touchdowns…Team finished 10-2 during senior season…Served as a team captain in baseball…PERSONAL: Full name Marco Joseph Patierno…Son of Vito and Alycia Patierno…Has one brother, Vito…Sport management major.