2019 (Sr.)
Team captain ... Second-Team All-MEC ... Returned an interception for a 48-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of FSU's win over Kentucky Wesleyan ... Tallied an interception on the second play of the game against West Virginia Wesleyan ... Also broke up a pass and tallied 0.5 TFLs against Charleston ... Had a pair of pass breakups in the win over Urbana ... Produced a TFL versus West Liberty ... Made a season-high 11 tackles, 10 of which were solo stops, to go along with two pass breakups and a forced fumble in the win over Wheeling ... CoSIDA Super Region I First-Team All-Academic ... 2019 Academic All-American, the first ever recipient in Frostburg State football history ... 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy of the National Football Foundation (NFF) nominee for academics.
2018 (Jr.)
Started all 11 games at safety … Second Team All-NJAC … Finished sixth on the team with 45 tackles behind 22 solo and 23 assisted stops … Picked off two passes, recovered two fumbles and posted one tackle for loss (2 yds.) … Broke up a team-best and finished third in the NJAC with eight pass break ups … Posted a season-best nine tackles against Salisbury in the Regents Cup … Made six tackles, one TFL and broke up two passes in an NCAA Playoff win over Western New England.
2017 (So.)
Played in 12 games and made 11 starts … Posted 25 tackles behind 20 solo stops … Registered 4.0 tackles for loss (12 yds.), picked off two passes (88 yds.) and broke up four passes … Posted a season-best seven tackles with one TFL in a win over Kean … Posted four tackles, one TFL and intercepted two passes in FSU’s NCAA Playoff win over Washington & Jefferson ... NJAC All-Academic.
2016 (Fy.)
Started all 11 games at cornerback … Made 33 total tackles, including 24 solo tackles … Added 2.0 tackles for loss (10 yards) … Tied for a team-high with six pass breakups ... Picked off one pass, forced and recovered a fumble … Registered five tackles, including a TFL and forced a fumble at TCNJ.
Prior to Frostburg: Earned six varsity letters at Baldwin; three in football, two in baseball and one in track … First Team All-WPIAL at defensive back as a senior …
Personal: Son of Joe and Carla Persichetti … Majoring in criminal justice with a minor in coaching.
