2022 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 55
J.D. DiRenzo
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 315
- Hometown:
- Hammonton, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Joseph Academy
- Major:
- Educational Technology for Adult Education (Grad)
| PRONUNCIATION |
2023 NFL Contract (Carolina Panthers)
2023 Hampshire Honor Society
2022 MVP – Offense
2021 FCS All-America Third Team (Hero Sports)
2021 First Team All-New England
2021 First Team All-Northeast Conference
2021 Spring First Team All-America (AFCA)
2021 Spring First Team All-Northeast Conference
2021 Spring CoSIDA Academic All-District I Team
2019 Second Team All-ECAC
2019 First Team All-Northeast Conference
2022 (Senior): Started all 12 games on the offensive line (nine at left guard, three at left tackle) ... signed as a free agent with the Carolina Panthers ... named MVP – Offense at the team banquet (12/4) ... invited to the Hula Bowl (1/11) ... named to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/19) ... honored on Senior Day versus No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ... saw action at left tackle at Michigan State (11/12) and helped the offense total 460 yards ... part of unit that allowed no sacks and held the ball for 38:53 in the win over Indiana (10/22) ... helped offense rush for 212 yards in Rutgers debut at Boston College (9/3).
2021 (Senior at Sacred Heart): Started all 12 games at left tackle … named to the Hero Sports FCS All-America Third Team … earned First Team All-Northeast Conference and All-New England honors … helped Pioneers to second-straight Northeast Conference title and a berth in the FCS playoffs … team ranked 11th nationally with 211 rushing yards per game.
2021 Spring (Senior at Sacred Heart): Started all five games at left tackle … named American Football Coaches Association First Team All-America … earned First Team All-Northeast Conference … selected to CoSIDA Academic All-District I team … helped Pioneers to Northeast Conference title and a berth in the FCS playoffs … blocked for the 13th-best rushing attack in the country.
2019 (Junior at Sacred Heart): Started all 12 games at left tackle … named First Team All-Northeast Conference and Second Team All-ECAC … helped the team achieve the second-best passing offense and the third-best rushing offense in the conference … offensive line allowed a league-low 11 sacks (sixth-fewest in FCS) … paved the way for the nation's second-leading rusher.
2018 (Sophomore at Sacred Heart): Started all 11 games at right tackle … helped lead the NEC's top rushing offense (241.1 yards per game).
2017 (Freshman at Sacred Heart): Did not see game action.
Prior to College: A four-year letterwinner at St. Joseph's … part of St. Joseph's New Jersey Private Group I state championship teams in 2013, 2014 and 2015 … earned third team all-state, as well as first team all-conference and All-South Jersey as a senior.
Personal: Studying as a graduate student in the educational technology for adult education program.
2023 Hampshire Honor Society
2022 MVP – Offense
2021 FCS All-America Third Team (Hero Sports)
2021 First Team All-New England
2021 First Team All-Northeast Conference
2021 Spring First Team All-America (AFCA)
2021 Spring First Team All-Northeast Conference
2021 Spring CoSIDA Academic All-District I Team
2019 Second Team All-ECAC
2019 First Team All-Northeast Conference
2022 (Senior): Started all 12 games on the offensive line (nine at left guard, three at left tackle) ... signed as a free agent with the Carolina Panthers ... named MVP – Offense at the team banquet (12/4) ... invited to the Hula Bowl (1/11) ... named to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/19) ... honored on Senior Day versus No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ... saw action at left tackle at Michigan State (11/12) and helped the offense total 460 yards ... part of unit that allowed no sacks and held the ball for 38:53 in the win over Indiana (10/22) ... helped offense rush for 212 yards in Rutgers debut at Boston College (9/3).
2021 (Senior at Sacred Heart): Started all 12 games at left tackle … named to the Hero Sports FCS All-America Third Team … earned First Team All-Northeast Conference and All-New England honors … helped Pioneers to second-straight Northeast Conference title and a berth in the FCS playoffs … team ranked 11th nationally with 211 rushing yards per game.
2021 Spring (Senior at Sacred Heart): Started all five games at left tackle … named American Football Coaches Association First Team All-America … earned First Team All-Northeast Conference … selected to CoSIDA Academic All-District I team … helped Pioneers to Northeast Conference title and a berth in the FCS playoffs … blocked for the 13th-best rushing attack in the country.
2019 (Junior at Sacred Heart): Started all 12 games at left tackle … named First Team All-Northeast Conference and Second Team All-ECAC … helped the team achieve the second-best passing offense and the third-best rushing offense in the conference … offensive line allowed a league-low 11 sacks (sixth-fewest in FCS) … paved the way for the nation's second-leading rusher.
2018 (Sophomore at Sacred Heart): Started all 11 games at right tackle … helped lead the NEC's top rushing offense (241.1 yards per game).
2017 (Freshman at Sacred Heart): Did not see game action.
Prior to College: A four-year letterwinner at St. Joseph's … part of St. Joseph's New Jersey Private Group I state championship teams in 2013, 2014 and 2015 … earned third team all-state, as well as first team all-conference and All-South Jersey as a senior.
Personal: Studying as a graduate student in the educational technology for adult education program.
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