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2019 Football

8 Dante Nepa

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 220
  • Year Senior
  • Position WR
  • Hometown Santa Rosa Valley, Calif.
  • High School Viewpoint

Biography

School Records:

  • Career: No. 3 in receiving touchdowns (26); No. 5 in receptions (142); No. 5 in receiving yards (1,963); No. 10 in points (158)
  • Season: No. 5 in receptions (62 in 2016); No. 6 in receiving yards (899 in 2016)

2019:

  • First Team All-MWC
  • Led the team in receptions (35), receiving yards (475) and touchdowns (9) on the season
  • Caught seven passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns in the season finale versus Lake Forest
  • Collected two touchdowns in consecutive games against Lake Forest, Beloit and Knox
  • Posted four tackles for 73 yards at Beloit
  • Team co-captain
  • MWC Academic All-Conference

2018:

  • Played in all 10 games
  • Totaled 27 receptions for 311 yards (11.5 yards per catch) and five touchdowns on the season
  • Caught seven passes for 71 yards and a touchdown versus St. Norbert
  • Hauled in five receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown at Washington-St. Louis
  • Team co-captain

2017:

  • Played in nine games
  • Totaled 18 receptions for 278 yards (15.4 yards per catch) and four touchdowns on the season
  • Hauled in three catches for 92 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown versus Cornell
  • Posted four receptions for 72 yards and one touchdown at Illinois College

2016:

  • UAA Rookie of the Year
  • Second Team All-UAA, Honorable Mention All-SAA
  • Played in all 10 games
  • Ranked second on the team in receptions (62) while leading the Maroons in receiving yards (899) and receiving touchdowns (8) for 14.5 yards per catch
  • Caught seven passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns at Sewanee
  • Hauled in nine passes for 149 yards versus Carnegie Mellon
  • Tallied four receptions for 131 yards and three touchdowns against Millsaps
  • Posted four games with at least 100 receiving yards and three games with multiple touchdowns

Personal:

  • Major: Public Policy
  • UChicago activities: member of the Order of the "C"
  • Participated in four years of football, two years of track & field, one year of soccer and one year of lacrosse in high school
  • As a senior, he totaled 1,492 all-purpose yards, 77 receptions, 1,186 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns. On defense, he tallied 64 tackles, four interceptions, two forced fumbles, one sack and one touchdown.
  • Team MVP, First Team All-League, Second Team All-County, First Team All-CIF
  • Ventura County All-Academic Team, NFF Scholar Athlete Award
  • In track & field, won the 2015 4x100 relay league championship, team MVP
  • Two-time Headmasters List, two-time Principals List, four-time Scholar-Athlete Award, Honors and AP student
  • Four-year member of the Upper School Advanced Orchestra

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 88

    2016Freshman

    WR
    6'4" 200 lbs
    88
  • 8

    2017Sophomore

    WR
    6'4" 220 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2018Junior

    WR
    6'4" 220 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Senior

    WR
    6'4" 220 lbs
    8