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University of Rhode Island

2022 Football Roster

Rachel Zingerman
Connor Caldon

40 Malik Gavek

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Cranston, R.I.
  • High School Cranston East

Biography

Career Honors

  • Named the CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week (11/2/2019)

2022 (Redshirt Senior)

  • Played in all 11 games, making 10 starts
  • Had 38 tackles and one pass break up
  • Made three tackles against UAlbany (11/19)
  • Recorded three tackles and one pass break up at New Hampshire (11/12)
  • Had two tackles against Maine (11/5)
  • Had five tackles and a pass break up at William & Mary (10/29)
  • Recorded two tackles at Monmouth (10/22)
  • Had three tackles against Elon (10/15)
  • Made one stop against Brown (10/1)
  • Had nine tackles at Pitt (9/24)
  • Made six stops against Delaware (9/17)
  • Recorded three tackles at Bryant (9/10)
  • Had one tackle at Stony Brook (9/1)

2021 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Appeared in all 11 games, making one start
  • Finished the season with 35 tackles and one tackle for loss
  • Had seven tackles at Elon (11/20)
  • Had one stop against New Hampshire (11/13)
  • Made two tackles at Massachusetts (11/6)
  • Made three tackles against Maine (10/30)
  • Had three tackles at Villanova (10/23)
  • Made four tackles at Towson (10/16)
  • Had five tackles against No. 10/9 Delaware (10/9)
  • Made two stops against Stony Brook (10/2)
  • Had four tackles at Brown (9/18)
  • Made two tackles, including one for loss, at UAlbany (9/11)
  • Had two tackles against Bryant (9/4)

2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Had one tackle against No. 9 Delaware (3/27)
  • Had one tackle at No. 6 Villanova (3/13)

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Appeared in 12 games on defense and special teams, making five starts
  • Finished the season with 55 tackles, three fumble recoveries, two interceptions and one forced fumble
  • Had five tackles and one fumble recovery against James Madison (11/23)
  • Made five tackles at Maine (11/16)
  • Had a team-high 14 tackles at William & Mary (11/9)
  • Named the CAA Defensive Player of the Week after recording a career-high 14 tackles, returning an interception 30 yards for a touchdown, recovering two fumbles, forcing one fumble and getting 1.5 tackles for loss against Merrimack (11/2)
  • Made his first career start and had his first career interception to go with four tackles against Elon (10/26)
  • Had one tackle at Albany (10/19)
  • Made five tackles at Brown (10/5)
  • Had three tackles against Stony Brook (9/28)
  • Made one stop against Delaware (9/7)
  • Had three tackles at Ohio (8/31)

2018 (Redshirt Freshman)

  • Appeared in three games on defense and special teams
  • Had one tackle
  • Made his collegiate debut against Albany (9/8)

2017 (Freshman)

  • Did not appear in any games/Redshirted

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2017Freshman

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    5'10" 185 lbs
    16
  • 40

    2018Redshirt Freshman

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    5'10" 185 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

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    5'10" 185 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2020Redshirt Junior

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    5'10" 185 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2021Redshirt Junior

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    5'10" 185 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2022Redshirt Senior

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    5'10" 195 lbs
    40