RICHMOND, Va.—It was a record-setting Fall 2025 semester for the Villanova football program as 70 of the team's student-athletes were named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll which was announced on Wednesday afternoon. This is the most honorees the Wildcats have had in a single semester, and the list was led by six student-athletes who achieved High Honors with Distinction for having a perfect 4.0 semester grade point average. Villanova had an additional 19 student-athletes earn High Honors status (3.7+ semester GPA) and 45 members of the team who achieved Honors status (3.0+ semester GPA).
 
The six student-athletes who earned 4.0 GPAs for the Fall 2025 semester are senior wide receiver Chris Dobrydney (Fairfax, Va.); junior wide receiver Ryan Kennedy (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); graduate defensive back Kaleb Moody (North Andover, Mass.); junior punter Daniel Mueller (Ephrata, Pa.); freshman offensive lineman Nico Sclafani (Bethesda, Md.); and senior offensive lineman Quin Whalen (Chalfont, Pa.).
 
The outstanding efforts of the Wildcats student-athletes in the classroom parallel the program's success on the field. Villanova compiled a 12-3 record in 2025 and reached the semifinal round of the FCS playoffs on the way to finishing the season ranked No. 4 in the final national polls. During their postseason run, the Wildcats won consecutive road games at No. 5 seed Lehigh and No. 4 seed Tarleton State in the second and quarterfinal rounds, marking the first time in 15 years that Villanova won back-to-back road games against Top 5 ranked opponents.
 
CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
Fall 2025 Semester
 
High Honors with Distinction (4.0 GPA)
Chris Dobrydney
Ryan Kennedy
Kaleb Moody
Daniel Mueller
Nico Sclafani
Quin Whalen
 
High Honors (3.7+ GPA)
Jordan Adderley, Jack Barnum, Michael Benincasa, Thomas Colello, Julian Glantz, Shane Hartzell, Nate Hill, Colin Kennedy, Tyler Langin, Luke Larsen, Luke Myers, Josh Oluremi, Jake Picard, Braden Reed, Eli Smith, JR Strauss, Nate Sullivan, Isaiah Wright, Jon Wyatt