I will be previewing all of the NE-10 football teams over the next 10 days. I will roll out each team in my preseason poll from # 10 to # 1. The NE-10 will release the coaches' preseason poll on August 19th.

The season starts on September 1st when St. Anselm travels to Wagner and Pace is at Millersville.

Here is my pick for #9 in the league in 2016:

St. Anselm College Hawks (3-8, 2-7 NE-10)

Coach: Joe Adam, 1st year (0-0)

Opening Game: September 1st @ Wagner

2016 Schedule

2015 Stats

2016 Roster


St. Anselm will have a new coach and a new attitude for the 2016 season. They have several solid returning players and will look to make some noise in the league.

Yianni Gavalas missed the majority of the 2015 season after hurting his shoulder against LIU-Post. If he is healthy, the offense will receive a major boost because of his ability to distribute the ball to his playmakers. Eric Fairweather emerged last year and will look to push Gavalas for playing time. Joe Hayman is the top returning rusher on the roster. Zach Bartak, Kyle Hill and Ryan Monette will be the top targets through the air. The offense line has improved over the years and welcomes back several key members from 2015.

The defense will have several key returners at the linebacking position. Josh Garrett, Jeremy Betts and Eric Mercer will monitor the middle of the field. Kyrel Jaundoo, Demetri Strange and Eric Wilson will lead the defensive line and apply pressure on the opposing quarterback. Andy Kloud and Shaun Callahan will be in charge of the secondary and limiting big plays.

First year head coach Joe Adam has some talent on the roster and will need to continue to rebuild a program that finally saw success two seasons ago. He will put his stamp on the program and try to get them back in contention for the NE-10 title.