2024 Football Roster

34 Ethan Potter

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position DB
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown Chesapeake City, Md.
  • Highschool Caravel Academy
  • INFLCR ethan-potter

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
NFF Hampshire Honor Society 2024
CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (High Honors) Fall 2023
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

VILLANOVA: Veteran performer who plays the game with great passion and intensity…Has a good understanding of the Villanova defensive scheme…Will be in the mix for playing time in the secondary.

2023: Played in 11 games and had 23 tackles and one tackle for loss…Tallied seven tackles, including four solo stops at UCF…Registered five solo tackles, one assisted stop and a tackle for loss at Albany…Posted two solo tackles against Lehigh and Towson…Had two tackles at South Dakota State in the NCAA quarterfinals.

2022: Played in all 11 games and tallied 62 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and half a sack…Recorded a season-high 11 tackles against both Maine and Richmond…Posted 2.5 tackles for loss and half a sack at Richmond to go with the 11 tackles…Made nine tackles versus Lehigh…Registered seven tackles and a forced fumble at Towson. 

2021: Played in all 13 games … Tallied 49 tackles, including one tackle for loss … Had one fumble recovery and one interception; Lehigh (9/4): Recorded one solo stop in a 47-3 win in the season opener; Bucknell (9/11): Registered four tackles; Penn State (9/25): Credited with five tackles, including a tackle for loss, against the Nittany Lions; James Madison (10/9): Posted a career-high eight tackles versus the Dukes; UAlbany (10/16): Had three solo tackles; Rhode Island (10/23): Recorded five tackles and a fumble recovery in a 44-0 victory; William & Mary (10/30): Tied a career high with eight tackles; Elon (11/6): Made two assisted tackles; Stony Brook (11/13): Had one solo stop; Delaware (11/20): Credited with one solo tackle and two assisted stops to help Villanova win the annual “Battle of the Blue” rivalry game against the Blue Hens; Holy Cross (12/3): Registered three tackles and an interception in the second round of the FCS playoffs to help the Wildcats advance; South Dakota State (12/11): Made four solo tackles and two assisted stops in a quarterfinal playoff game.
 
2020 (Spring 2021): Earned playing time in all four games and tallied 15 tackles on the year, including nine solo stops and six assisted tackles … Had one tackle for loss and two pass breakups; Stony Brook (3/6): Registered a pass breakup in his collegiate debut in the season-opening win over the Seawolves; Rhode Island (3/13): Recorded six total tackles, including a season-high five solo stops and one assisted tackle to go along with a pass breakup in the home opener; Maine (4/3): Credited with a season-high seven tackles (three solo, four assisted) … Had a tackle for a loss of two yards; Delaware (4/17): Tallied one solo tackle and one assisted stop in the season finale versus the Blue Hens.
 
Caravel Academy: Earned a total of seven varsity letters, including four in football as a safety and running back; two in track & field as a sprinter; and one in wrestling … Garnered first team all-state honors as a running back, defensive back and kick returner … Three-time all-conference selection on both offense and defense … As a senior scored 32 total touchdowns while amassing 2,300 all-purpose yards … Also made 104 total tackles on defense, including eight tackles for loss … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years.
 
Personal: Born 5/13/02 in Chesapeake City, Md. … One of two sons of Rex and Whitney Potter … Has an older brother, Evan (26) … Chose to attend Villanova because it felt like home and he had a comfort level with the coaching staff and the campus … Has yet to declare a major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2020Freshman

    DB
    5'11" 190 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    DB
    5'11" 205 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2022Sophomore

    DB
    5'11" 205 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2023Senior

    DB
    5'11" 205 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2024Graduate Student

    DB
    5'11" 205 lbs
    34