EASTON, Pa. – Coming off a surprise second-place finish in the Patriot League standings, Lafayette football earned 11 places on the All-Patriot League teams.
The Lafayette offensive backfield was well-represented, as senior QB Dean DeNobile and junior RB Kente Edwards claimed first-team honors. DeNobile completed 64 percent of his passes (223-of-348) for 19 touchdowns despite playing with a significant injury down the stretch. The Upper Saddle River, N.J. native started 36 of the program's last 37 games and sits third in career completion percentage (65.2), fourth in career completions (619) and fifth in career passing yards (6,956) at Lafayette.
Edwards was the engine that drove the Leopard offense in 2025. He churned out 1,454 rushing yards, the second-most ever in a season at Lafayette and added a school-record 20 touchdowns. He led the Patriot League in rushing, averaging 216.6 yards per game in league play and finishing with 125 more yards than the second-place runner despite playing in two fewer games. Averaging 145 yards per game overall, Edwards ended the season with seven 100-yard rushing games while owning three of the 15 200-yard rushing games in Lafayette history. Edwards leads the nation in rushing yards per carry (7.31), is ranked third in the nation in rushing TD (20), rushing yards per game (145.4) and scoring (12.0 ppg) and is fourth in the nation in total rushing yards (1,454).
The offensive line was crucial to the Leopards' run game, no one more so than senior guard Brian Baucia. A Crofton, Md. native, Baucia was a four-year starter at guard, helping pave the way for three-straight 1000-yard rushing seasons. Joined by second-team selections, soph. Sean Kinney and junior Sean Wilson, both in their second years as starters, the formidable front five remained the same in all 12 games. The unit allowed just 12 sacks (10 fewer than 2024) and helped the offense average 205 rushing yards per game.
Soph. Ryan Gadson enjoyed a breakout season at cornerback to be the Leopards' lone first-team representative on defense. He led the team in tackles (67) and paced the Patriot League in passes defended by a large margin, with 13 pass breakups and three interceptions.
Senior Dylan Aguilera followed a second-team selection in 2024 with a first-team honoring this season as the team's long snapper and a special team performer on punt and kick coverage units. Classmate Tighe Cummiskey was a second-team all-star as a special teams "non-specialist." Cummiskey ranked sixth in the nation with two punt blocks, one that resulted in a touchdown when Aguilera scooped it up against Fordham.
Senior WR Elijah Steward and junior TE Ethan Hosak represented the pass-catching corps on the second team. Steward finished with 35 catches for 503 yards and four touchdowns, despite missing the last four games due to injury. He will leave College Hill ranked second in career completions (172), fourth in career receiving yards (2,246) and 10th in career receiving touchdowns (12). Hosak, who was also a key blocker in the run game, reeled in 15 catches for 169 yards, both career highs, for two touchdowns in 10 starts.
Junior Jaylon Joseph was the lone returning starter on a youthful defense and garnered second-team laurels for the second time in his career, two seasons removed from being named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year. Joseph racked up a career-high 7.5 sacks, placing him in the top 20 for sacks in a season.
Lafayette finished the season with an 8-4 overall record and a 6-1 mark in conference play, achieving a Top-25 ranking for the third-straight season.
