THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL NETWORK DIII TOP-10 DT LIST

BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott senior Sam Opont (Bridgeport, Conn.) has earned a spot on The College Football Network's NCAA Division III Top-10 Defensive Tackles list headed into the 2021 season. It marks the second time in his career Opont has been named to this list.

Opont was selected seventh overall and is only one of two New England region representatives on the list, which features the reigning D3football.com National Defensive Player of the Year and several All-American and All-Region honorees.

SAM OPONT RESUME

• 2021 College Football Network Top-10 NCAA DIII Defensive Tackle selection (7th overall)
• 2020 Captain
• 2020 College Football Network Top-10 NCAA DIII Defensive Tackle selection (6th overall)
• 2019 Cliff Harris Award nominee, nation's top small college defensive player
• 2019 D3football.com All-Region Third Team (DT)
• 2019 CCC Football Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year
• 2019 CCC Football All-Conference First Team (DL)
• 2018 CCC Football All-Conference First Team (DL)
• 2017 All-CCC Football Defensive Lineman Second Team
• 2017 CCC Football Defensive Rookie of the Week (9/3/17)

Endicott is set to open up its 2021 season at home against St. Lawrence on Saturday, September 4 at 12 PM.