2019 Football Roster

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52 Drew Wiley

  • Class Senior
  • Position LB
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 235
  • Hometown Pennington, N.J.
  • Highschool Hopewell Valley

Biography

Villanova: Expected to be a playmaker for the Villanova offense ... Good tackler with quality football instincts ... Slated as a starter at linebacker.

2018: Recipient of the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award ... Started all 11 games and had 55 tackles, a team-high 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one interception and two pass breakups ... Tallied three tackles, two tackles for loss and a pass breakup at Temple ... Posted a solo tackle and a pass breakup at Lehigh ... Credited with seven total tackles versus Towson ... Had three solo tackles and three assisted stops versus Bucknell ... Made three solo stops at Stony Brook ... Recorded a career-high nine tackles, a tackle for loss and one forced fumble at Maine ... Registered six tackles and a tackle for loss versus James Madison ... Had three total stops against New Hampshire ... Credited with three tackles and a tackle for loss at Richmond ... Tallied six tackles, one sack and one tackle for loss versus William & Mary ... Recorded eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception at Delaware.
 
2017: Recipient of the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award … Played in all 11 games and had 50 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks … Tallied five tackles, one sack and one tackle for loss at Lehigh … Posted five solo tackles at Temple … Recorded three solo tackles and an assisted stop versus Lafayette … Totaled seven total tackles at Albany … Registered seven tackles at Towson … Had three assisted stops versus Maine … Made two solo tackles and one assisted stop at James Madison … Credited with six total tackles and a tackle for loss versus Elon … Recorded one assisted tackle against Richmond … Tallied seven tackles, one sack and a tackle for loss at Rhode Island … Made two assisted stops against Delaware.
 
2016: Played in all 13 games and had 14 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and one forced fumble ... Tallied three solo tackles, one sack and a forced fumble at Pittsburgh ... Made one assisted stop against Lehigh ... Recorded one assisted tackle versus Towson ... Registered a solo tackle at Lafayette ... Credited with one assisted tackle at Elon ... Made three total tackles versus Rhode Island ... Had one solo stop at Richmond ... Tallied a solo stop versus James Madison ... Posted one solo tackle at Delaware ... Made one assisted tackle versus Saint Francis in the first round of the FCS playoffs.
 
2015: Redshirted.
 
Hopewell Valley High School: All-State Group 3 ... Three-year starter ... Team captain ... School's all-time leading tackler ... Team won the 2013 Central New Jersey Group 3 championship ... Ranked as the No. 1 middle linebacker in New Jersey, No. 4 in the East and No. 53 in the nation by Scout.com ... First team all-conference ... First team all-area ... Earned three varsity letters in basketball ... All-conference in basketball.
 
Personal: Oldest of four children of Don and Cynthia Wiley ... Brother, Jeff, is a sophomore on the Villanova football team ... Born 2/4/97 ... Communication major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 52

    2015Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 220 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 220 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2017Sophomore

    LB
    6'1" 235 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2018Junior

    LB
    6'1" 240 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2019Senior

    LB
    6'2" 235 lbs
    52