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University of Rhode Island

2023 Football Roster

Connor Caldon
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Shane Donaldson
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Drew Adames

75 Nick Correia

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 330
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Nantucket, Mass.
  • High School Nantucket

Biography

Career Honors

  • Invited to participate in the Hula Bowl (2023)
  • Phil Steele All-CAA Football Fourth Team (2023)
  • CAA Football All-Conference First Team (2022)
  • Stats Perform All-America Third Team (2022)
  • CAA Football All-Conference Second Team (2021)

2023 (Redshirt Senior)

  • Started all 11 games at right guard, finishing his career with 48 consecutive starts 
  • Part of an offensive line that allowed teammate Ja’Den McKenzie to break a nearly 70-year-old record when he rushed for 13 touchdowns
  • Helped URI finish 10th in the nation in passing offense (284.8 yards per game)
  • Paved the way for the Rams to record 520 total yards of offense at Georgia State (Aug. 31)
  • Aided the offense in the seven touchdowns (four pass, three rush) that it scored against Bryant (Sept. 30)
  • Blocked for the Rams as they rushed for four touchdowns against No. 20 New Hampshire (Oct. 28)
  • Part of an offense that rushed for a season-best 286 yards against North Carolina A&T (Nov. 11)

2022 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Earned First Team All-CAA Football honors and Stats Perform All-America Third Team honors
  • Started all 11 games at right guard
  • Blocked for the third-highest scoring offense in the league (30.6 points/game)
  • Also helped Rhode Island rank fourth in the CAA in both rushing attack (168.8 yards per game) and passing attack (235.3 yards/game)
  • Ranked fifth in CAA with 21 sacks allowed in 11 games
  • Part of line that helped Marques DeShields rush for 204 yards and a touchdown against UAlbany (11/19)
  • Helped Rams rush for 183 yards and a touchdown while allowing no sacks against Maine (11/5)
  • Part of line unit that helped the Rams rush for 170 yards and two touchdowns at William & Mary (10/29)
  • Helped pave way for Rams to rush for 178 yards and three touchdowns at Monmouth (10/22)
  • Part of offensive line unit that blocked for 200 yards rushing against Elon (10/15)
  • Part of an offensive line that paved the way for 288 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the ground against Brown (10/1)
  • Started at right guard and was part of line effort that helped Rams rush for 212 yards and three touchdowns (9/10)
  • Started at right guard and was part of line effort that paved the way for the team to rush for 151 yards and two touchdowns while allowing just two sacks at Stony Brook (9/1)


2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Earned CAA Football All-Conference Second Team honors
  • Started all 11 games at right guard
  • Part of a line that helped the Rams average 133.6 rushing yards per game
  • Helped Rhode Island rush for 177 yards and one touchdown in a win over No. 10/9 Delaware (10/9)
  • Part of line unit that helped Rhode Island rush for 188 yards and two touchdowns against Stony Brook (10/2)
  • Part of offensive line that paved the way for 141 rushing yards and no sacks allowed at UAlbany (9/11)
  • Started at right guard and was part of a line effort that helped the Rams rush for 235 yards while not allowing any sacks against Bryant (9/4)

2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Started at right guard and was part of a line that allowed just one sack while also blocking for a running attack that gained 234 yards and five touchdowns at No. 6 Villanova (3/13)

2019 (Redshirt Freshman)

  • Started all 12 games at right guard
  • Part of line that allowed just 2.17 sacks per game despite team averaging a league-high 42 pass attempts per game
  • His Blocking was a big reason Rhode Island was one of two teams in the league to top 3,500 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing
  • Served as the anchor bearer for the game against Merrimack (11/2)

2018 (Freshman)

  • Appeared in three games as a reserve/Preserved a redshirt season
  • Made his collegiate debut at Delaware (8/30)

Before Rhode Island

  • Correia was a two-way starter for Nantucket, lining up at right tackle on offense and defensive tackle on defense
  • Projects as an offensive lineman for Rhode Island
  • A team captain for the Whalers, Correia was a First Team Max Prep Stars/First String Performance Gridiron Super Team selection on defense
  • Also was a Mayflower Athletic Conference All-League pick

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

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    2019Redshirt Freshman

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    6'5" 350 lbs
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    2020Redshirt Sophomore

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    6'5" 350 lbs
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    2021Redshirt Sophomore

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    6'6" 330 lbs
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    2022Redshirt Junior

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    6'6" 330 lbs
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    2023Redshirt Senior

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    6'6" 330 lbs
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