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2016 Football Roster

14 Yianni Gavalas

  • Position QB
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 218
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Manhasset, N.Y.
  • High School Westminster School

Biography

ACCOLADES

2016: Saint Anselm Spring Dean's List...Northeast-10 Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2014: New England Football Writers Association Gold Helmet Award (Sept. 24)...Northeast-10 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 22, Oct. 6, Nov. 10)...ECAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23, Oct. 7, Nov. 11)...Beyond Sports Network top-five D2 National Quarterback of the Week (Nov. 10)...Saint Anselm Fall Dean's List...Northeast-10 Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll

2013: Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team...New England Football Writers Association Gold Helmet Award (Nov. 13)…Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week (Nov. 4, Nov. 12)...ECAC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 6)

AT SAINT ANSELM

2016: Started all 11 games, going 250-for-442 (56.6%) for 2,647 (240.6 yards per game) yards with 20 touchdown passes...Added 67 carries for 162 yards and two touchdowns...Led the NE10 in completions...Ranked fourth in NE10 in completion percentage, third in yards, second in yards per game and fourth in touchdowns...Nationally, ranked 78th in completion percentage, 14th in completions per game (22.73), 54th in touchdowns, 48th in passing yards and 49th in passing yards per game...Had nine games with 20+ completions and two games of 30+ completions...Passed for a season-high 308 yards with two touchdowns at LIU Post (Oct. 8)...Threw for three touchdowns against Bentley (Sept. 10) and Stonehill (Sept. 24)...Leaves Saint Anselm as the all-time leader in total offense (8,820), completions (776), passing yards (8,307), passing yards per game (259.6), efficiency rating (128.2), completion percentage (64%) and passing touchdowns (52).

2015: Started first three games of the season before going down with an injury...Was 64-of-104 (61.5) on passing attempts for 609 yards and three touchdowns before injury...Rushed 33 times for 68 yards.

2014: Played in all 11 contests...Completed 321-of-470 passes (68.3%) for 3,337 yards and 14 touchdowns...Rushed 91 times for 248 yards and 10 touchdowns, which are the third most in program history and the most ever by a quarterback...Set new single-season program records for completions, attempts, passing yards and total offense (3,585).

2013: Played in seven games, including four starts...Completed 141-of-197 passes to set a new school record for completion percentage (71.5%)...Threw for 1,714 yards...Tossed 15 touchdowns and was intercepted just four times...Despite the limited playing time to begin the season, ranked sixth in the Northeast-10 in touchdowns, as well as ninth in passing yards and 10th in completions...Shattered the school's single-game completion percentage mark of 80 percent by completing 28 of 30 passes (93.3%) at Pace on Nov. 9.

BEFORE SAINT ANSELM: All-League...All-City...All-New England...Member of the Honors Society...Principal's List student...Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

PERSONAL: Son of Jimmy and Marianthe…Brother to Eleni…Majoring in communication.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2013Freshman

    QB
    6'1" 200 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2014Sophomore

    QB
    6'1" 205 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2015Junior

    QB
    6'1" 205 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2016Senior

    QB
    6'2" 218 lbs
    14