2021 Football
Jelani Stafford
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 310
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Coal Center, Pa.
- High School:
- California
- Position:
- DT
- Major:
- Business
2021: Played in all 10 games, making one start…started at Michigan State…had 13 total tackles, including nine solo stops…had three solo tackles and forced a fumble against North Dakota State…credited with three solo tackles at North Dakota…had two tackles at Michigan State and two at UNI…had two rushing attempts…picked up a first down on short-yardage play vs. Missouri State.
2021 Spring (Redshirt Freshman): Played in six games as a reserve defensive lineman...credited with a solo tackle at South Dakota State.
2019 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Played defensive tackle and running back...rushed for more than 1,000 yards as a senior...California earned a share of the Tri-County South Conference championship...played defensive tackle for the first time as a senior...as a junior, was a Class 1A Pennsylvania Football Writers all-state pick as a running back...rushed for 1,608 yards and 28 touchdowns as a junior...Trojans reached the WPIAL semifinals in 2017...coach was Darrin Dillow.
Personal: Is the 2021-22 recipient of the Angelo and Donna E. Pezzuolo Scholarship endowment.
