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Jersey Number 45
Cookie Desiderio
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Somerville, N.J.
- High School:
- Somerville
2026 (Redshirt Senior, Temple): Transferred to Temple in January.
2025 (Redshirt Junior, UMass):
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore, UMass): Competed in two games as a fullback for the Minutemen … accumulated 20 yards rushing on eight attempts … caught one pass for a total of two yards.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman, UMass):
2022 (Freshman, Tulsa): Did not see game action … redshirted.
High School: Played at IMG Academy in 2021 … was a four-year prep starter before his year at IMG … played his final two seasons at Somerville High … played his first two prep seasons at Bernards High … was the 2020 Big Central Conference Player of the Year … his team was crowned national champion in 2020 by MaxPreps after completing an 8-0 season … was named to the USA Today Network all-New Jersey Team in 2020 … rushed for a state-high 1,569 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior … also caught 14 passes for 310 yards and two TDs … finished his prep career with 5,004 rushing yards and 73 touchdowns … rushed for over 100 yards in each game his senior season, including a high of 301 yards in a victory over Rahway … earned first-team all-state honors by NJ.com … topped the 100-yard mark in 15 of his 19 games at Somerville to help the Pioneers compile a 17-2 mark.
Personal: Born Grant Desiderio but goes by Cookie.
2025 (Redshirt Junior, UMass):
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore, UMass): Competed in two games as a fullback for the Minutemen … accumulated 20 yards rushing on eight attempts … caught one pass for a total of two yards.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman, UMass):
2022 (Freshman, Tulsa): Did not see game action … redshirted.
High School: Played at IMG Academy in 2021 … was a four-year prep starter before his year at IMG … played his final two seasons at Somerville High … played his first two prep seasons at Bernards High … was the 2020 Big Central Conference Player of the Year … his team was crowned national champion in 2020 by MaxPreps after completing an 8-0 season … was named to the USA Today Network all-New Jersey Team in 2020 … rushed for a state-high 1,569 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior … also caught 14 passes for 310 yards and two TDs … finished his prep career with 5,004 rushing yards and 73 touchdowns … rushed for over 100 yards in each game his senior season, including a high of 301 yards in a victory over Rahway … earned first-team all-state honors by NJ.com … topped the 100-yard mark in 15 of his 19 games at Somerville to help the Pioneers compile a 17-2 mark.
Personal: Born Grant Desiderio but goes by Cookie.
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