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2024 Football Roster

72 Ben Corniello

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Weight 270
  • Hometown Madison, Conn.
  • Previous School Daniel Hand
  • College Columbia College
  • Major Economics

Biography

2024: Earned program’s John J. Crigliano Iron Man Award … Saw action in 10 games, making nine starts … Posted 30 tackles, 5.0 TFLs and 2.5 sacks … Posted career-high seven tackles and added a sack in season-finale against Cornell to help Lions lock up Ivy League Championship … Registered four tackles and 0.5 sack in win over Yale … Made five tackles in win at Wagner … Opened season with four tackles and a sack in win over No. 18 Lafayette.

2023: Played in one game … Suffered injury in opening contest at Lafayette and missed remainder of season.

2022: Played in 10 games and was key reserve in defensive line rotation … Registered 11 tackles (five solo) with 2.5 sacks and four TFLs … Posted four tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss against Dartmouth … Recorded a sack at Georgetown … Compiled three tackles with a sack in season-opener at Marist.
 
2021: Saw action in 10 games with three starts as a sophomore defensive tackle … Listed as the backup defensive tackle on the depth chart … Ranked No. 7 on the team in tackles with 30 (14 solo), finished with 5.5 tackles for loss for 19 yards, 1.5 sacks for 10 yards and a fumble recovery on season … Finished the year with the fourth-most tackles for loss on the team (5.5) and the third-most tackles for a defensive lineman … Made three tackles in season finale at Cornell (Nov. 20) … Registered two tackles with a tackle for loss vs. Brown (Nov. 13) … Finished with four tackles (one solo), one sack/one tackle for loss for nine yards vs. Harvard (Nov. 6) … Made three tackles (one solo) with 0.5 tackle for loss for one yard at Yale (Oct. 30) …Finished with three tackles one solo) in start vs. Penn (Oct. 16) … Registered a career-high two tackles for loss, three tackles (two solo) in start at Central Connecticut State (Oct. 9) …Made a career-high six tackles (three solo), with 0.5 tackle for loss and 0.5 sack for one yard in first career start at Princeton (Oct. 2) … Made three tackles vs. Georgetown (Sept. 25) … Totaled two tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss for one yard in career debut and season opener vs. Marist (Sept. 18).
 
2020: Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of Daniel Hand High School in Madison, Conn., where he played four years of varsity football for Head Coach Dave Mastroianni ‘02CC … Connecticut All-State L selection … Named to the All-CSSCA All-State First Team (top-26) … Two-time Walter Camp Foundation All-Connecticut First Team selection … Preseason Defensive Player of the Year in Connecticut … Two-time All-Southern Connecticut Conference pick … Named to the New Haven Register All-State and All-Area team … CHSCA Top-26 selection … Named team captain as a senior in both football and lacrosse … Saw action as a defensive end and offensive tackle … Guided Tigers to two Class L state championships (2016 and 2017), two runner-up finishes (2018 and 2019), a 36-game win streak, 37-2 overall record, two undefeated regular seasons and three state playoff appearances in four years on the varsity … Started 49 varsity games on the defensive and offensive lines and concluded his career with 21 sacks and 46 tackles for loss … As a senior, finished with 61 tackles, six sacks and two fumble recoveries while returning one for a touchdown … Guided the Tigers to a 12-1 record, undefeated regular season, SCC title with a 4-0 record and state runner-up finish after a 17-13 loss to St. Joseph as a senior … As a junior, finished with 15.5 sacks, 26 tackles for loss, 55 total tackles, forced two fumbles, recovered one fumble and deflected three passes as a defensive end in 2018 … Finished in the top-5 in the state in both sacks and tackles for loss … Part of a defense that allowed just 8.0 points per game … Top game performance as a junior was a four-sack, three tackles for loss and seven tackle performance vs. Harden … Also played four years of varsity lacrosse as a defender … Two-time All-State and three-time All-SCC selection in lacrosse … In lacrosse, led the Tigers to two state championship runner-up appearances (2016 and 2017), three state playoff appearances … Competed for the Long Island Express Club lacrosse team … Involved in a variety of volunteer activities and community service including Buddy Baseball, Special Olympics and served as a youth football and lacrosse coach.
 
PERSONAL: Enrolled at Columbia College.

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Historical Player Information

  • 72

    2020First Year

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 250 lbs
    72
  • 72

    2021Sophomore

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 265 lbs
    72
  • 72

    2022Junior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 275 lbs
    72
  • 72

    2023Senior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 275 lbs
    72
  • 72

    2024Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'2" 270 lbs
    72