2025 Football Roster

24 David Avit

  • Class Sophomore
  • Position RB
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 225
  • Hometown Frederick, Md.
  • Highschool Winston Churchill
  • INFLCR david-avit

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2025 SEASON
Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List
CAA Preseason All-Conference
2024 SEASON
Jerry Rice Award Finalist
CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year
CAA Honorable Mention
Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America
Phil Steele CAA 4th Team Offense
CAA Rookie of the Week (Sept. 30, Oct. 7)
DC Touchdown Club Player of the Week (Sept. 30)
Stats Perform Freshman of the Week (Oct. 7)
ACADEMIC HONORS
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll Fall 2024, Spring 2025
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Spring 2025

VILLANOVA: Named to the CAA preseason All-Conference team…Has the potential to be one of the top running backs in FCS Football…Powerful runner with great vision…Plays the game with great intensity…Set a Villanova freshman record last year for rushing yards in a season with 923. 

2024: Named the CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year…Earned CAA Honorable Mention honors…Named a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award given to the top freshman in FCS Football…Tallied 173 carries for 923 yards and nine touchdowns to go with 11 catches for 175 yards…Had two 100-yard rushing games, including 24 carries for 160 yards and a touchdown versus LIU and 13 rushes for 183 yards and four scores at Stony Brook…Named the STATS Perform National Rookie of the Week and the CAA Rookie of the Week for his performance versus Stony Brook…Also earned CAA Rookie of the Year for his effort against LIU. 

WINSTON CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL: 2023 Maryland 4A Player of the Year and the Montgomery County Offensive Player of the Year…Two-time first team All-State honoree…Two-time All-County honoree…Set school record for career rushing yards with 3,841…2023 stats: school record 2,487 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns to go with 10 catches for 169 yards.

PERSONAL: Son of Anderson and Patricia Avit…Brother, Ezekiel, is currently a wide receiver at Fresno State…Honor Roll student.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2024Freshman

    RB
    6'0" 220 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2025Sophomore

    RB
    6'0" 225 lbs
    24