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5 Charlie Sasso

  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 230
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Position Linebacker
  • Hometown Wall, NJ
  • Highschool Wall

Biography

2025 (Senior)
  • Team CaptainĀ 
  • Played in all 12 games
  • Accumulated 20 solo tackles and 30 assisted tackles; 4.5 of them being tackles for lost of 11 yards throughout the seasonĀ 
  • Had one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one blocked kick
  • Started the season at Colgate, having 3 total tackles, with 1 solo and 2 assisted (8/29)
  • Continued his season at Fordham, garnering 4 tackles, with 1 solo and 3 assisted (9/06)
  • Kept upping his tackle amount at Charlotte, having his only forced fumble of the year, totaling 5 tackles, with 3 being solo and 2 being assisted, as well as one tackle for a 1 yard loss (9/13)
  • Slowed down Vs. Villanova with 1 solo tackle (9/20)
  • Bounced back with 3 assisted tackles Vs. Delaware St. (10/4)
  • Climbed again at Towson accumulating 4 assisted tackles (10/11)
  • Set a season high Vs. Stony Brook with 7 total tackles, 3 solo and 4 assisted, with 0.5 of them being a tackle of loss for 1 yard (10/18)
  • Matched his season high a week later at Hampton with 7 total tackles again, 5 solo and 2 assisted, with 1.5 of them being a tackle of loss for 5 yards (10/25)
  • Stayed on track at Bryant with 1 solo and 1 assisted tackle each (11/1)
  • Put up the same stats from a week before Vs. New Hampshire (11/8)
  • Traveled to N.C. A&T and got 6 tackles with 3 being solo and the other 3 being assisted
  • Finished the season Vs. UAlbany with 6 total tackles with 1 solo and 5 assisted; 1.5 of them being tackles for losses of 4 yards
2024 (Junior)
  • Played in nine games, including three starts at linebacker
  • Totaled 28 tackles, eight solo, with 1.5 tackles for loss and one quarterback hurry
  • Made his season debut with one assisted tackle in the win at FIU (9/21)
  • Had two tackles in the victory against Fordham (9/28)
  • Combined onĀ two tacklesĀ opposite Delaware (10/5)
  • TotaledĀ five tackles against Towson (10/26)
  • Set a new career-high with eight tackles at Rhode Island (11/2)
  • Recorded four tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss against New Hampshire (11/9)
  • Assisted on two stops and added a quarterback hurry in the win at No. 20/18 Stony Brook (11/23)
  • Earned High Honors on the 2024 Spring CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2023 (Sophomore)
  • Appeared in sevenĀ games at linebacker as a sophomore
  • Had a total of nineĀ tackles, including seven solo stops and one sack
  • Earned Honors recognition on the 2023 Fall CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
  • Named to the SpringĀ CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Freshman)
  • Played in four games on defense as a true freshman
  • Totaled 13 tackles, including eight solo stops
  • Recorded one tackle for loss
  • Had four tackles, including three solo stops, in his collegiate debut at Lehigh (10/1)
  • Had a season-high six tackles, four solo, with a TFL at Maine (10/15)
High School
  • Played linebacker and running back under Coach Tony Grandinetti at Wall High School
  • Named consensus NJ State Defensive Player of the Year honors as a junior
  • Finished his career with 381 tackles, six interceptions and seven sacks
  • Earned First Team All-State honors as a junior, second team as a senior
  • Three-time First Team All-Shore Conference selection (four-time overall selection)
  • Helped lead the Knights to a 12-1 record and a State Championship in 2019
  • Also played lacrosse for the Knights
Personal
  • Son of Karen and Dave Sasso
  • Major is undeclared

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2022Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 225 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2023Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'0" 230 lbs
    45
  • 5

    2024Junior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 230 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 230 lbs
    5