WASHINGTON – Georgetown University football had three defensive players earn a spot on the Patriot League Preseason All-League Team, as announced by the league on Tuesday. Junior
Ibri Harrell and sophomore
Mateen Ibirogba were selected as defensive linemen while sophomore
Wedner Cadet was chosen as a defensive back.
Ibri Harrell | DL | Jr. | Hampton, Va. - Patriot League Preseason All-League Team
- Last season, Harrell played in 10 games for the Hoyas and totaled 41 tackles with 21 solo.
- The Virginia native tallied a career high of five sacks for a loss of 40 yards last season.
- Earned a Patriot League weekly honorable mention for his personal-best 12 tackles and two sacks for a loss of 16 against Fordham.
Mateen Ibirogba | DL | So. | Clarksburg, Md. - Patriot League Preseason All-League Team
- Last season, Ibirogba played in nine games for the Hoyas and recorded 18 total tackles with 11 solo.
- The sophomore tallied three sacks for a loss of 19 yards and recorded one forced fumble.
- Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week after recording 2.5 sacks for a loss of 14 yards, the most in a single game by a Hoya freshman under Head Coach Rob Sgarlata.
- The Maryland native finished the 2022 season in second among FCS freshmen with 6.5 total sacks, which is also the most by a freshman under Sgarlata.
Wedner Cadet | DB | So. | Wellesley, Mass. - Patriot League Preseason All-League Team
- Last season, Cadet played nine games for the Hoyas.
- Led the Hoyas and the Patriot League with five interceptions which was good for sixth in the nation.
- Ranked fifth in the FCS with 125 return yards on interceptions.
- The sophomore was a finalist for the 2022 FCS Jerry Rice Award.
- Named to the 2022 Stats Perform FCS All-American Team, HERO Sports' FCS All-American Freshman Team and the Phil Steele FCS All-Patriot League Second Team.
2023 Patriot League Football Preseason Poll
1. Holy Cross, 72 points (12 first-place votes)
2. Fordham, 62 (2)
3. Colgate, 51
4. Lafayette, 39
5. Lehigh, 32
6T. Bucknell, 19
6T. Georgetown, 19
2023 Patriot League Football Preseason Major Awards
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year – Matthew Sluka, Holy Cross, Sr., QB
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year – Jacob Dobbs, Holy Cross, 5th, LB
2023 Patriot League Football Preseason All-League Team
OFFENSE (15)
QB: Matthew Sluka, Holy Cross, Sr.
QB: Michael Brescia, Colgate, Jr. (at-large)
RB: Julius Loughridge, Fordham, Jr.
RB: Jordan Fuller, Holy Cross, Jr.
WR: Jalen Coker, Holy Cross, Sr.
WR: MJ Wright, Fordham, Gr.
WR: Mekai Felton, Fordham, Sr.
WR: Geoffrey Jamiel, Lehigh, So.
TE: Sean Morris, Holy Cross, 5th
TE: Mason Gilbert, Lafayette, Sr.
OL: Bardhyl Gashi, Colgate, Sr.
OL: Luke Newman, Holy Cross, Sr.
OL: Eric Schon, Holy Cross, Sr.
OL: C.J. Hanson, Holy Cross, 5th
OL: Lucas Portes, Fordham, Sr.
DEFENSE (14)
DL: Tyler Alston, Bucknell, Sr.
DL: Matt Jaworski, Fordham, Jr.
DL: Ibri Harrell, Georgetown, So.
DL: Mateen Ibirogba, Georgetown, So.
LB: Tyler Flick, Colgate, 5th
LB: James Conway, Fordham, Jr.
LB: Jacob Dobbs, Holy Cross, 5th
LB: Marco Olivas, Lafayette, 5th
LB: Mike DeNucci, Lehigh, Sr.
DB: Owen Goss, Colgate, Sr.
DB: Devin Haskins, Holy Cross, 5th
DB: Wedner Cadet, Georgetown, So.
DB: Stephen Williams II, Fordham, Gr.
DB: Saiku White, Lafayette, Jr.
SPECIAL TEAMS (4)
PK: Matt Schearer, Bucknell, So.
P: Shelby Pruett, Colgate, Jr.
Return Specialist: Justin Shorter, Holy Cross, Jr.
Special Teams Non-Specialist: Devin Haskins, Holy Cross, 5th
