Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS

2021 SEASON

CAA Football Second Team Offense

ACADEMIC HONORS

CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021)

Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2020, Fall 2021)

Villanova: One of the top tight ends in the CAA … Excels in the passing game … Possesses good hands and has a good understanding of the Villanova offense.
 
2020 (Spring 2021): Started all four games at tight end and made three catches for 42 yards on the year; Rhode Island (3/13): Registered two catches for 23 yards, including a 17-yard reception and a six-yard catch in the Wildcats home opener; at Maine (4/3): Tallied a season-long 19-yard reception in the team’s road win over the Black Bears.
 
2019: Played in all 13 games and started nine as the Wildcats leading tight end … Tallied 34 receptions for 364 yards and six touchdowns … Scored a touchdown in three consecutive games early in the season and ranked third on the team with his six total receiving scores; Lehigh (9/7): His first catch of the year was a 13-yard touchdown grab in the home opener; at Bucknell (9/14): Had four receptions for 38 yards and a touchdown in the road win over the Bison; at Towson (9/21): Had two receptions for 14 yards and a touchdown in an overtime road win against the fifth-ranked Tigers; Maine (9/28): Had four catches for 22 yards; at William & Mary (10/5): Tied a season high with six receptions and had 46 receiving yards; at James Madison (10/12): Caught six passes for the second straight game and finished the day with 50 receiving yards, including a long reception of 18 yards along with a four-yard touchdown catch; Stony Brook (10/26): Tallied two receptions, including a season-long catch of 50 yards … Tied a season high with 59 total yards on the day; at New Hampshire (11/2): Registered a 12-yard reception; Richmond (11/9): Caught two passes for 16 yards; LIU (11/15): Recorded a 16-yard catch; Delaware (11/23): Made one catch for 19 yards in the Wildcats win over the Blue Hens in the annual ‘Battle of the Blue’ rivalry game; at Southeastern Louisiana (11/30): Scored a career-high two touchdowns in the first round of the FCS playoffs … Caught four passes for 59 yards and the two scores … Tallied a four-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter and a one-yard grab for a score in the fourth period … His longest reception of the day was for 42 yards and he tied a season high with his 59 total receiving yards.
 
2018: Saw playing time in 10 games with one start in the Wildcats tight end rotation … Made 11 catches for 148 yards and a touchdown on the year … Averaged 13.5 yards per catch and had a long reception of 54 yards; Bucknell (9/22): Caught his first two passes of the season in a 49-7 home win when he made catches for 16 yards and 10 yards; at Stony Brook (9/29): Scored his only touchdown of the season on a five-yard reception in the first quarter … Went on to finish the night with five receptions for 77 yards and the one score … His 77 total yards and his 54-yard catch earlier in the scoring drive that led to his touchdown are both career highs as of the start of the 2021 season; at Maine (10/6): Had one catch for seven yards; James Madison (10/13): Tallied a one-yard reception; New Hampshire (10/27): Recorded two receptions for a total of 37 yards, including catches of 19 yards and 18 yards.
 
2017: Played in 10 games with three starts as a redshirt freshman and recorded three receptions for 59 yards and two touchdowns … His longest catch of the season was for 35 yards … The first two receptions of his career were touchdowns … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening 38-35 win at Lehigh … Earned starts against Maine, James Madison and Richmond; Maine (10/7): Started for the first time in his career and recorded his first career reception on a 20-yard touchdown grab in the 31-0 win over the Black Bears; at James Madison (10/14): Started and recorded a touchdown for the second straight game when he caught a four-yard pass for a score: at Rhode Island (11/11): Tallied his longest reception of the year with a 35-yard catch against the Rams.
 
2016: Redshirted.
 
Franklin Regional High School: Named to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review Fabulous 22 team … Two-time first team all-conference selection … Big 33 nominee … Team captain for both the football and basketball teams … Four-year starter on the basketball team … Was a 1,000 point scorer and was selected to play in the PA-MD Basketball All-Star Game.
 
Personal: Born 8/16/97 in Pittsburgh, Pa. … Youngest of five children of Stephen and Marjorie Summers … Mother played basketball at Seton Hill … Brother, Tom, played college basketball at Case Western Reserve … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.