Albany adds commitment from St. Joseph defensive end

December 16, 2013 by Adam C 0 Comments

St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) defensive end Anthony Paolello informed Albany head coach Greg Gattuso Saturday night that he would be joining the Great Danes in the fall of 2014.

Paolello spoke highly of his official visit to Albany, which he took this past weekend.

“I really trust them. I went up yesterday for an official visit and really bonded with them. They have the experience and knowledge to take Albany to the next level…I fully believe we will win the CAA and compete for national championships in the next four years the staff has been there before and they have a lot of young talent coming in.” he said.

Paolello is the first commitment for Gattuso, who recently took over the program after spending three seasons as an assistant at Maryland.

“I loved that the coaching staff has a plan for us these next four years and I saw how the football team really has a special bond and that’s something you can’t really search for…they really made me feel like I was home.” he said.

Paolello had interest from several other programs including UMass, Lafayette, Colgate and UConn. He is the fourth football player from St. Joseph Regional’s class of 2014 to commit to a Division 1 program.
I think some schools really missed out on Paolello by not offering him. He played both ways for St. Joseph, a team that dominated most of its games this year. Paolello is 6’2 and definitely fits the frame of an FCS defensive end. Paolello proved that he could stop the run and rush the quarterback during his two seasons as a starter at defensive end for the Green Knights. He has a quick first step and showed that he could get down the field quickly as a tight end.
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