TRAFFORD, Pa. – Following the Presidents' 28^th PAC Championship and NCAA Playoff berth, the Washington & Jefferson College football team has been awarded 21 All-Presidents Athletic Conference selections as well as one of the four individual awards, announced by the conference on Thursday (Nov. 20).
 
Senior quarterback Kellan Stahl (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) was voted the PAC Offensive Player of the Year, marking the third consecutive year that a W&J quarterback has been selected for this honor. After waiting his turn in line at the quarterback position for three years, Stahl guided W&J to a perfect 8-0 conference record during his first season as the Presidents' signal caller
 
Stahl finished the regular season with a 69.7 completion percentage (15^th highest nationally), just under 3,000 passing yards (ninth nationally), and 25 touchdowns. Only one quarterback in PAC history has recorded a higher single-season completion percentage than Stahl: in 2015, W&J's Pete Coughlin connected on 223-of-314 passes for a 71.0% mark. He had an additional 154 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.
 
Stahl led the conference in completion percentage finishing second in touchdowns and total yards. Stahl also broke the NCAA Division III single-game completion percentage record this season with a 96.4 completion percentage (27-of-28) against Waynesburg University.
 
As a team, the W&J offense finished best in the PAC with 61 total touchdowns, 446 total points, and averaged 44.6 points per game. The Presidents received 6 offensive All-PAC First Team selections.
 
Up front, junior Michael Roginsky (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills) and freshman Grant Lefeld (Northfield, Ohio/Nordonia) were named to the First Team. Lefeld was one of only three freshmen to receive All-PAC First or Second Team honors.
 
The Presidents' offensive line opened gaps for Kobe Derosa (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) to earn an All-PAC First Team selection. Derosa was eighth in the conference with 546 rushing yards. He finished tied for first in the conference with eleven touchdowns on the season. Derosa averaged 4.7 yards per carry, and 54.6 yards per game.
 
The Presidents also had two receivers on the All-PAC First Team. Seniors Jacob Macosko (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) and John Peduzzi (Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head Christian Academy) finished third and fourth in the conference with 1,002 and 920 receiving yards respectively. Macosko is 21^st nationally, and Peduzzi is tied for 32^nd. Peduzzi finished with 13 touchdowns and Macosko finished with eight.
 
Peduzzi became the second player in W&J football program history to surpass 4,000 career receiving yards. The senior currently has the most receiving yards in all of the NCAA (Divisions I, II and III) with 4,020 in his career. Peduzzi is also second in all of the NCAA in career receiving touchdowns with 52.
 
Macosko surpassed the 1,000 receiving yard mark for the second consecutive season. He currently has 3, 171 career receiving yards.
 
Defensively, W&J finished second in the PAC, giving up only 21 touchdowns and 155 points. The Presidents received four First Team All-PAC selections. Defensive linemen Aidan Thomas (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) and Antoine Smith (Pittsburgh, Pa./Serra Catholic) both helped lead the team in the trenches. Smith led the team in tackles for loss with 12.0 along with 7.0 sacks, eight quarterback hurries, and forced a fumble. Thomas had 27 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, an interception, and three quarterback hurries through the regular season.
 
Additionally, Brock Sherman (Copley, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) and Angelo Volomino (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) also received First Team Selections. Sherman led the team with 83 tackles, eight quarterback hurries, and two fumble recoveries at linebacker. Volomino led the team and finished third in the conference in pass breakups, ranking tied for 23^rd nationally. He also finished fifth in the conference with four interceptions and had 21 tackles.
 
Six Presidents also received All-PAC Second Team honors. Senior Elijah Staub (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic) has been providing support on the offensive line with appearances in every game this season.
 
Defensive lineman Tyler Primrose (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic) finished the season with 31 tackles and six quarterback hurries. Primrose also finished the season eighth in the conference with 10 tackles for loss. Linebacker Joey Lacey (Bristow, Va./Avalon School) is second on the team with 45 tackles, also picking up an All-PAC Second Team nod.
 
Defensive back Dante DeRubbo (Washington, Pa./Trinity) led the conference with seven interceptions and is tied for second nationally with 0.7 interceptions per game through his breakout season. DeRubbo is three interceptions away from tying the single-season record, held by Ricky Williams '92 and Mark Persichette '75 with 10 picks. He is tied for fifth on the single-season interceptions list at W&J.
 
Kicker and Punter Deven Wyandt (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) averaged 38.03 yards per punt and had a season long of 58. Wyandt finished tied for second in the conference in made field goals with six, the longest made being from 39 yards out. Wyandt also went 58-for-59 on extra points this season. Joey DeSabato (Glenshaw, Pa./Shaler Area) finished the regular season 19^th in the conference with 421 passing yards and two touchdowns, averaging 13.6 yards per catch. As the Presidents top kickoff returner, DeSabato finished first in the conference in return average with a 26.8 mark.
 
Additionally, W&J had five players receive All-PAC Honorable Mentions. Center Ryan Ranallo (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) had appearances in all ten games this season. Tight End Drew Mahle (Parma Heights, Ohio/St. Edward) had 62 yards receiving and protected the quarterback as an extra blocker. Running back Andrew Sharp (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) finished sixth in the conference with 564 yards and had a share of the conference lead with eleven rushing touchdowns.
 
Defensive Lineman Nathaniel Kadosh-Harris (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) was seventh in the conference with 7.0 sacks and 31 tackles on the season. Defensive back Jalen Broxie (Coraopolis, Pa./Moon) had 36 tackles on the season and one pass breakup.
 
W&J, ranked No. 44 in the NCAA Power Index (NPI), will travel to No. 34 Susquehanna in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Football Championship Playoffs on Saturday (Nov. 22), at 12:00 p.m.