2023 Season Preview: Fairfield Prep CT. “Jesuits”:
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Our next Preseason Preview is the 2023 Fairfield Prep CT. The home of the “Jesuits”. The Jesuits finished the 2022 season 9-4 and (lost to Greenwich, 37-17, in the Class LL championship). The Jesuits will attempt to reload with talented student…
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Continue ReadingOur next Preseason Preview is the 2023 Fairfield Prep CT. The home of the “Jesuits”.
The Jesuits finished the 2022 season 9-4 and (lost to Greenwich, 37-17, in the Class LL championship). The Jesuits will attempt to reload with talented student athletes as they do each year and this season will be no different. The need to rebuild strongly in the offensive line positions is what should be the key to their success.
2023 Captains:
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Top 2024 Players To Know:
2024 | Fairfield Prep Football UConn Football |
Whats been said: February 2023 – He defines ball-hawking ability. Very good size for a defensive back. Has excellent field awareness. Has obvious acceleration when sprinting full speed. Tackles with a low pad level. Does well with open-field tackles. Will lay out to make a play on the ball. Very disruptive in the secondary. Has good run support instincts. Div 1 quality player with over 9 current offers and has a high ceiling.
March 2023 – He is ranked as the #3 defensive back in Connecticut and also the #4 ranked defensive back in the New England region. He attends Fairfield Prep in Connecticut.
He defines ball-hawking ability. Very good size for a defensive back. Has excellent field awareness. Has obvious acceleration when sprinting full speed. Tackles with a low pad level. Does well with open field tackles. Will lay out to make a play on the ball. Very disruptive in the secondary. Has good run support instincts.
Div 1 quality player with over 9 current offers and has a high ceiling. He will see a slew of coaches checking in on him this April/spring evaluation.
July 2023 – He is ranked as the #4 Defensive Back in the class of 2024 in New England. On June 20, 2023 he announced his commitment to the University of Connecticut.
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2024 | 6’1 185 lbs | QB | Fairfield Prep Football | Captain of Fairfield Prep Wrestling | Email: p24tsmith@fairfieldprep.org
What we know: Tyler Smith Tyler Smith 6’1″ | 190 lbs | QB Fairfield Prep | 2024 State New E is back for his 2nd year after he threw for 1,896 yards during the 2022 season.
HUDL: https://www.hudl.com/profile/15128894/Cooper-Callahan/aboutTwitter: https://twitter.com/CooperCallahan9
JaVere Cannonier JaVere Cannonier 6’2″ | 250 lbs | DL Fairfield Prep | 2024 State New E rnFairfield Prep Football | C/O 24 | 6’2 250 Ibs | 6’6 Wingspan | DE/Edge | 345 Bench | 565 Squat | 2 D1 Offers| p24jcannonier@fairfieldprep.org
Whats been said: June 2023 – On May 8th, 2023 he received his first Div 1 offer from Sacred Heart Univ. On Jun 3, 2023 he announced an offer from Wagner College. He is currently ranked as our # 9 DL in the class of 2024 in New England. As a result of his recent recruitment activity, his rank will likely be boosted during our next updated rankings scheduled for August 2023.
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Will Ford
Fairfield Prep c/o 24 (#5-captain) 6’2 215, email p24wford@fairfieldprep.org
6’0” | 184 lbs | ‘24 | 2x Rugby Captain|ALL-CT| Football | 2x ALL-SCC |ALL-STATE|NHR All-State| OLB/Safety/Punter| Track | 3.4
Finbar Malloy Finbar Malloy 6’1″ | 180 lbs | WR Fairfield Prep | 2025 State New E rnFairfield Prep c/o ‘25/email p25fmalloy@fairfieldprep.org/Phone Number 203-360-4119/football/ lacrosse/track/height 6’1 183/position/wr/ath//4.0 GPA
Whats been said: March 2023 – He is ranked as the #3 class of 2025 wide receiver in Connecticut and also the #6 ranked wide receiver in the New England region. He attends Fairfield Prep H.S. in Connecticut.
Displays good hand and eye coordination. Has good body control and balance that allows him to make the difficult back shoulder catches. Has a high level catching ability, play speed and tempo seen in his skill set. Has the willingness to be an effective blocker on the perimeter. Catches with his hands. Doesn’t allow the ball to come to him. Goes up to go get it at the highest point.
He had a breakout season in 2022 that should ignite his recruitment interest moving forward. He should see his interest begin to pick up during the April/Spring evaluation period and through college summer camp season.
Mason Frey Mason Frey 6’2″ | 225 lbs | LB Fairfield Prep | 2025 State New E Fairfield Prep Football #45 | LB |2025| 6’2 225 | 203-451-8486 | email: p25mfrey@fairfieldprep.org | GPA 4.0 | 4.68 40 | 10 ft 1 in broad | 35 in vert |Whats been said: February 2023 – He is 6’1″ 210lbs and attends Fairfield College Prep in Connecticut. He is positioned at linebacker for his team. During his 2022 season he played in 12 games and compiled 12 solo tackles along with 33 assisted tackles for a total of 45 tackles in the season. He also had 5 sacks and 8 tackles for losses. He is no stranger to the weight room during the season and also in the off season. He recently posted a maximum squat amount of 425lbs.
After semester 1 grades he has an academic accumulative gpa (4.004). His film shows he certainly is a good young edge player with a high ceiling and time to grow and continue to develop. He brings the ability to make secure tackles with a very aggressive and physical mentality. Very disruptive to the opponents backfield in many phases. Shows the ability to fight to keep the edge with good hand placement on blockers and technique used to make the play. He is a relentless pursuer and gives consistent effort each rep.
May 2023 – He is ranked as the #2 class of 2025 “Linebacker” in Connecticut and also the # 2 ranked “Linebacker” in the New England. He attends Fairfield Prep in Connecticut.
His film shows he is a rising young edge player with a high ceiling and time to grow and continue to develop. He has the ability to make secure tackles while playing very aggressive and physical. Very disruptive to the opponents backfield in many phases. He has the initial quickness and acceleration to be effective blitzer. Shows the ability to keep the edge with good hand placement on blockers and technique used to make the play. He is a relentless pursuer and gives consistent effort each rep.
He should be another very active recruit on the 2023 summer college camp circuit. Just a matter of time before he see a spike in recruiting interest.
May 2023 – Another elite linebacking prospect with elite brains. Frey described it best, the Fairfield Prep sophomore took 3 honors classes, 1 AP class as well as Double Advanced Math. All this while posting a 4.0+ GPA. Anyway you slice it, Mason Frey Mason Frey 6’2″ | 225 lbs | LB Fairfield Prep | 2025 State New E Mason Frey Mason Frey 6’2″ | 225 lbs | LB Fairfield Prep | 2025 State New E ” data-lazy-loaded=”1″ /> dominated the classroom in the same fashion he dominates the field. I hope he finds continued success throughout his junior and senior years.
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Additional 2024 Players to Know:
Jack Butler OL, Mike Silk OL, Connor Harwick TE
Additional 2025 Players to Know:
Matthew Kleinman DB,
Anthony Dorsi
Anthony
Dorsi
5'9" | 170 lbs | LB
Fairfield Prep | 2025
State
New E
OLB,
Jack Davis
Jack
Davis
6'0" | 200 lbs | RB
Fairfield Prep Ct. | 2025
New E
RB,
Raymond Ferranti
Raymond
Ferranti
6'0" | 180 lbs | DB
Fairfield College Prep | 2025
State
New E
DB, Luke Shannehan WR,
Kyler Robinson
Kyler
Robinson
5'11" | 150 lbs | WR
Fairfield Prep | 2025
State
New E
WR,
James Callaghan LB, Emmet Crotty WR, Jeremy Benton WR
2026 Players to Know:
TJ Cirilli TJ Cirilli 6'1" | 200 lbs | ATH Cheshire Academy | 2027 New E FS, Cooper Barnes SS,