University of Richmond Athletics
Five Spiders Take Home Richmond’s First Patriot League Preseason Honors
07/23/2025 | Football
Bethlehem, Pa. – Ahead of Richmond's inaugural Patriot League season, five Spiders earned Preseason All-League honors, and the team was picked to finish second in the eight-team conference.
Captains and offensive linemen Gabriel Carbajal and Scott Hummel were named All-League Offense alongside tight end Sean Clarke. On defense, linebacker and captain Carter Glassmyer and defensive end Camden Byrd also received All-League recognition.
Carbajal (13 starts) and Hummel (11 starts) appeared in all 13 contests in 2024 where they were a part of an offensive line that helped Richmond average 27.15 points per game as well as 380.4 yards per game while allowing just 16 sacks all season. The duo helped lead the Spiders to fourth in the CAA with 4,945 yards of total offense and second in rushing yards with 2,527.
Clarke contributed both as a blocker and receiver, appearing in 12 games with six starts. He tallied five catches for 38 yards and scored a touchdown in the FCS Playoffs First Round game against Lehigh, while playing a key role in Richmond's offensive unit and blocking game.
Glassmyer, who was recently named a Second Team Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American, enters 2025 as Richmond's leading tackler. Last season, he appeared in 13 games where he recorded a team-leading 87 total tackles, including 53 solo stops, three sacks, and 7.0 tackles for loss, along with three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble, and a quarterback hurry on his way to being named Second Team All-CAA.
Byrd played in all 13 games, starting 11 en route to being named Second Team All-CAA. He recorded 45 tackles, including 29 solo. He tallied 8.5 tackles for loss (-57 yards) including seven sacks and added a forced fumble, fumble recovery, five quarterback hurries and a pass breakup.
2025 Patriot League Football Preseason Poll
1. Lehigh, 97 (13 first-place votes)
2. Richmond, 83 (3)
3. Holy Cross, 78
4. Bucknell, 51
5. Lafayette, 47
6. Georgetown, 32
7. Colgate, 31
8. Fordham, 29
2025 Patriot League Football Major Awards
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year – Ralph Rucker IV, Bucknell, 5th., QB
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year – Matt Spatny, Lehigh, Sr., DL
2025 Preseason All-Patriot League Football Team
OFFENSE (14)*
QB: Ralph Rucker IV, Bucknell, 5th
RB: Jayden Clerveaux, Holy Cross, Jr.
RB: Luke Yoder, Lehigh, Jr.
WR: Treyvhon Saunders, Colgate, Sr.
WR: Jimmy Kibble, Georgetown, Sr.
WR: Max Mosey, Holy Cross, Sr.
WR: Elijah Steward, Lafayette, Sr.
TE: Sean Clarke, Richmond, Sr.
OL: John Ohnegian, Bucknell, Sr.
OL: Cam Nolan, Holy Cross, Sr.
OL: Langston Jones, Lehigh, Sr.
OL: Aidan Palmer, Lehigh, Sr.
OL: Gabriel Carbajal, Richmond, 5th
OL: Scott Hummel, Richmond, 5th
DEFENSE: (12)
DL: Cooper Blomstrom, Georgetown, Jr.
DL: TJ Burke, Lehigh, Sr.
DL: Matt Spatny, Lehigh, Sr.
DL: Camden Byrd, Richmond, Sr.
LB: James Conway, Fordham, Gr.
LB: GianCarlo Rufo, Georgetown, Jr.
LB: Brycen Edwards, Lehigh, Sr.
LB: Carter Glassmyer, Richmond, Sr.
DB: Aaron Davis, Bucknell, Sr.
DB: Alex Kemper, Fordham, Sr.
DB: Cam Jones, Holy Cross, Jr.
DB: Nick Peltekian, Lehigh, Sr.
SPECIAL TEAMS (5)
K: Luke Vogeler, Colgate, Jr.
P: Will Haslett, Fordham, Gr.
RS: TJ Cadden, Bucknell, Jr.
STNS: Sam Milligan, Bucknell, Jr.
LS: Dylan Aguilera, Lafayette, Sr.
*An additional student-athlete was selected to the offense due to a tie in the voting
Voting for the Preseason All-Patriot League Football Team, the offensive and defensive player of the year, and the preseason poll was completed by Patriot League football head coaches and football athletics communications contacts from the eight League schools. They were prohibited from voting for their team or student-athletes.
The Spiders get the season underway Aug 30 at Lehigh. Season and single-game tickets, home game parking, and Spider Brews tickets for the Sept. 20 and Nov. 15 games are on sale now. All tickets and parking can also be purchased by calling the ticket office at 1-877-Spider-1.
Captains and offensive linemen Gabriel Carbajal and Scott Hummel were named All-League Offense alongside tight end Sean Clarke. On defense, linebacker and captain Carter Glassmyer and defensive end Camden Byrd also received All-League recognition.
Carbajal (13 starts) and Hummel (11 starts) appeared in all 13 contests in 2024 where they were a part of an offensive line that helped Richmond average 27.15 points per game as well as 380.4 yards per game while allowing just 16 sacks all season. The duo helped lead the Spiders to fourth in the CAA with 4,945 yards of total offense and second in rushing yards with 2,527.
Clarke contributed both as a blocker and receiver, appearing in 12 games with six starts. He tallied five catches for 38 yards and scored a touchdown in the FCS Playoffs First Round game against Lehigh, while playing a key role in Richmond's offensive unit and blocking game.
Glassmyer, who was recently named a Second Team Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American, enters 2025 as Richmond's leading tackler. Last season, he appeared in 13 games where he recorded a team-leading 87 total tackles, including 53 solo stops, three sacks, and 7.0 tackles for loss, along with three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble, and a quarterback hurry on his way to being named Second Team All-CAA.
Byrd played in all 13 games, starting 11 en route to being named Second Team All-CAA. He recorded 45 tackles, including 29 solo. He tallied 8.5 tackles for loss (-57 yards) including seven sacks and added a forced fumble, fumble recovery, five quarterback hurries and a pass breakup.
2025 Patriot League Football Preseason Poll
1. Lehigh, 97 (13 first-place votes)
2. Richmond, 83 (3)
3. Holy Cross, 78
4. Bucknell, 51
5. Lafayette, 47
6. Georgetown, 32
7. Colgate, 31
8. Fordham, 29
2025 Patriot League Football Major Awards
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year – Ralph Rucker IV, Bucknell, 5th., QB
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year – Matt Spatny, Lehigh, Sr., DL
2025 Preseason All-Patriot League Football Team
OFFENSE (14)*
QB: Ralph Rucker IV, Bucknell, 5th
RB: Jayden Clerveaux, Holy Cross, Jr.
RB: Luke Yoder, Lehigh, Jr.
WR: Treyvhon Saunders, Colgate, Sr.
WR: Jimmy Kibble, Georgetown, Sr.
WR: Max Mosey, Holy Cross, Sr.
WR: Elijah Steward, Lafayette, Sr.
TE: Sean Clarke, Richmond, Sr.
OL: John Ohnegian, Bucknell, Sr.
OL: Cam Nolan, Holy Cross, Sr.
OL: Langston Jones, Lehigh, Sr.
OL: Aidan Palmer, Lehigh, Sr.
OL: Gabriel Carbajal, Richmond, 5th
OL: Scott Hummel, Richmond, 5th
DEFENSE: (12)
DL: Cooper Blomstrom, Georgetown, Jr.
DL: TJ Burke, Lehigh, Sr.
DL: Matt Spatny, Lehigh, Sr.
DL: Camden Byrd, Richmond, Sr.
LB: James Conway, Fordham, Gr.
LB: GianCarlo Rufo, Georgetown, Jr.
LB: Brycen Edwards, Lehigh, Sr.
LB: Carter Glassmyer, Richmond, Sr.
DB: Aaron Davis, Bucknell, Sr.
DB: Alex Kemper, Fordham, Sr.
DB: Cam Jones, Holy Cross, Jr.
DB: Nick Peltekian, Lehigh, Sr.
SPECIAL TEAMS (5)
K: Luke Vogeler, Colgate, Jr.
P: Will Haslett, Fordham, Gr.
RS: TJ Cadden, Bucknell, Jr.
STNS: Sam Milligan, Bucknell, Jr.
LS: Dylan Aguilera, Lafayette, Sr.
*An additional student-athlete was selected to the offense due to a tie in the voting
Voting for the Preseason All-Patriot League Football Team, the offensive and defensive player of the year, and the preseason poll was completed by Patriot League football head coaches and football athletics communications contacts from the eight League schools. They were prohibited from voting for their team or student-athletes.
The Spiders get the season underway Aug 30 at Lehigh. Season and single-game tickets, home game parking, and Spider Brews tickets for the Sept. 20 and Nov. 15 games are on sale now. All tickets and parking can also be purchased by calling the ticket office at 1-877-Spider-1.
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