2017 Football Roster
Kyle Lauletta
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Exton, Pa.
- High School:
- Downingtown East
2017
• Participated in NFL Draft Combine
• Second Team All-American (Phil Steele)
• Third Team All-American (STATS FCS)
• Dudley Award Finalist
• Played in the Reese's Senior Bowl, winning Most Outstanding Player honors.
• CAA Offensive Player of the Year
• First Team All-CAA
• Athlon Top-10 QBs to Watch List
• CFPA National Player of the Year Watch List
• Walter Payton Award Watch List
• Team Captain
• Two-Time CAA Offensive Player of the Week
• National Player of the Week
• Set the single-season record for total offense, finishing the season with 3,827 yards, including 3,737 through the air, the second-highest single-season total in program history.
• Finished the year with 31 total touchdowns.
• Threw for over 300 yards for the eighth time in 2017 at James Madison and 16th of his career. He finished 27-of-44 on the day with 304 yards and a TD.
• He became just the fourth player in CAA history to reach 10,000 career passing yards and set the program's all-time record for total offense with 10,422 yards in his career.
• Season and career-high 46 yards rushing with a score at Villanova
• Finished with 259 yards through the air without a passing score at Villanova
• Threw for 310 yards on 33 of 52 passing to go with three touchdowns vs. Stony Brook
• Threw for four scores and ran for another at Delaware
• Threw for 325 yards at Towson and moved past Eric Ward (8,969 yards) to become the program's all-time leader in passing yards as well as the first 9,000-yard passer (9,076). This was his sixth; 300-yard effort of the season and 14th of his career.
• Not only threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns against Albany but he also nearly led the team in rushing, gaining 19 yards on seven carries to go with a rushing score.
• His three passing touchdowns against Albany gave him 62 for his career, leaving him atop the all-time program record book in that category.
• The Albany game marked his fifth-straight 300-yard passing game and 13th for his career; both program records.
• Moved into second on the all-time passing yardage and passing touchdown lists with 497 yards and three touchdowns to his name vs. Elon.
• 26 of 29 for 321 yards and 6 touchdowns in just two quarters plus one drive in the third quarter vs. Howard
• 25-38 for 306 yards at Colgate
• Put up video game numbers on the SHSU Bearkats, throwing for 546 yards, easily a career-high, smashing his previous top mark of 435. That's a Richmond single-game record and fifth most in a single game in CAA football history. He also becomes the first 500+ yard passer in a game for the Spiders since Michael Strauss (543) did it against Delaware on Nov. 16, 2013. The Spider QB also pitched in five TDs, matching a career-best he set just last season.
2016
• CAA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
• National Offensive Player of the Year Watch List
• All-CAA Second Team
• Team Captain
• Passed for the third-most yards ever with 3,022 yards and the second-most TDs with 24
• Season was cut short with season-ending ACL injury in the regular season finale at William & Mary
• Currently ranks fourth in Richmond history with 6,728 yards passing, fifth in total offense (6,824 yards) and fourth in passing TDs (45)
• All-CAA Preseason Team
• Team Captain
• All-CAA Second Team
• Started every game under center for the Spiders, finishing the year ranked third in the country with 3,598 yards passing, which was the second highest total ever in program history
• Threw for over 300 yards on four different occassions, including a 415-yard day in a thrilling victory at James Madison (10/24/15)
• One of just five QBs in Spider history to lead his team to double-digit victories
2014
• Redshirted
2013
• CAA All-Academic Team
• Appeared in four games
• One of six true freshman to earn playing time
• Tallied 108 yards and two touchdowns as he went 16-for-21 as a true freshman
• Picked up 16 yards off two completions in the win against Albany
• Connected on 8-of-10 passes for 44 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for 15 yards off two attempts against No. 6 Towson
• Saw his first collegiate appearance in the season opener against VMI, going 6-for-9 for 48 yards with one touchdown
High School
• Two-year letterman and starter
• Two-time All-Chesmont League and All-Southeastern PA League
• 2012 Maxwell Award winner • League MVP in 2012
• Team captain helped lead team to pair of Chesmont League titles and 19-2 record
• Starting at quarterback, totaled 5,243 total yards and 64 total touchdowns in two seasons
Personal
• Son of Joe and Kim Lauletta
• Has two brothers, Trey and Bryce, and one sister, Brooke
• Father, Joe, played football at the Naval Academy from 1983-86
• Uncle, Lex Lauletta, also played football at the Naval Academy from 1977-80
• Uncle, Lance Lauletta, played lacrosse at Bucknell from 1976-79
• Grandfather, Joe Lauletta, played football and basketball at Delaware from 1953-56
• National Honor Society
• Honor Roll
• Special Olympics volunteer
• Co-founder of Pass It On Program which donated new and gently used sports equipment to the Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia
