WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley junior defensive lineman Jake Fredericks has been named to the D2football.com Elite 100 Watch List.

Per D2football.com, the list "was selected by the staff of D2Football.com with input from numerous sitting head coaches and professional football scout Josh Buchanan."

Fredericks was an All-NE10 First Team honoree in 2025, helping to lead Bentley to the conference title. He was the football recipient of NE10 Elite 24 Award last year, and he became the 14^th player in program history to earn Academic All-America from College Sports Communicators.

The Falcons are favored by conference head coaches to win the NE10 title this year. The 2026 season starts at Ferris State, Sept. 4. The home opener is Sept. 19 against Post.
A complete season preview will follow in the coming weeks.