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Bentley University

2016 Football

29 Chris Calvanese

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 195
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Norfolk, Mass.
  • Highschool Xaverian Bros.

Biography

Fifth-year wide receiver who begins his final season with 87 catches for 1,107 yards and eight TDs … graduate student who majored in management as an undergrad, with a minor in sports management … switched to offense as a sophomore after beginning his collegiate career as a defensive back … saw action in 28 games prior to this season, including all 11 in both 2013 and 2015.

2015: Led Falcons in receiving yards (547) and yards per catch (13.7), and was second in both receptions (40) and receiving TDs (4) … posted his first 100-yard receiving game Sept. 19 against Southern Connecticut, pulling in four balls for 108 yards, including a touchdown …  had a career game Nov. 7 against LIU Post with 10 catches for 154 yards and three scores … those TDs covered 42, 13 and 44 yards … was named to the NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll following that performance … was tenth in the NE-10 in receiving, averaging 49.7 yards per game … nine plays from scrimmage of 20-plus yards was a team-best … included was a 65-yard reception against Saint Anselm, the Falcons’ longest of 2015.

2014: In six games, caught 19 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns … averaged 3.2 catches and 46.2 receiving yards per game … sidelined for five games from Oct. 4-Nov. 1 … achieved career-bests with seven catches for 135 yards against Mercyhurst in the season-opener Sept 6 … that performance, which included a 27-yarder for a TD, earned him a spot on the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll … his three receptions for 81 yards against Saint Anselm Sept. 20 included a 46-yarder.

2013: Was third on the team in receiving with 28 catches for 283 yards and two touchdowns … had five receptions in three separate games (Mercyhurst Sept. 7, AIC Oct. 19, Merrimack Oct. 26) … 62 receiving yards in the AIC game was a career-best at the time … had a 30-yard TD reception against Pace Oct. 12 … caught a three-yard pass Sept. 13 against Assumption for his first career touchdown.

2012: Did not see any game action.

Personal:
2012 graduate of Xaverian Brothers High School … team captain and starting quarterback as a senior … punter for the 2009 Xaverian Super Bowl championship team … two-time football team MVP … elected Most Athletic in senior class … All-Catholic Conference … lettered in baseball and basketball as well as football … played in 2012 Shriners All-Star Classic ... helped Xaverian qualify for state tourney in basketball (2010) and baseball (2011) … has volunteered at the Foxboro YMCA … age as of Sept. 1: 22 … son of Ralph and Joan Calvanese … has three sisters: Stefanie (28), Brittany (27) and Gina (24).

2015 Statistics            2014 Statistics              2013 Statistics           2012: No game action

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2012Freshman

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    2013Sophomore

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    2014Junior

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    2015Senior

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    2016Graduate Student

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