Temple University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Mariano Valenti
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Mich.
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): Provides depth at quarterback.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Made collegiate debut and recorded first career carry in season opener at Rutgers ... received first significant playing time at quarterback, filling in for Justin Lynch against Navy, completing 10 of 14 passes for 73 yards ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman): Transferred to Temple in the summer … reunited with the staff who recruited him at NIU ... was not permitted to participate in games due to NCAA transfer rules ... Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (SMU) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
2019 (Freshman): Redshirted during his first season and Northern Illinois … earned honor roll with a 3.8 GPA.
High School: Played quarterback for three seasons at Brother Rice High in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., before transferring to St. Thomas Aquinas in Florida as a senior … played in 10 games as a senior and completed 12-of-23 passes for 220 yards with one touchdown and one interception while rushing 11 times for 58 yards with a score … also caught four passes for 55 yards and a touchdown … threw for 1,505 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior … named all-conference twice at Brother Rice … was the first freshman in Brother Rice history to earn the starting quarterback position … also ran track as a freshman and sophomore.
Personal: Born Mariano Robert Valenti in Troy, Mich. parents are Jennifer and Mike Valenti … sister Felicia (22) … list of favorite include: Friday Night Lights (movie), Ozark (TV show), Fearless by Doug Pederson (book), Matthew Stafford (professional athlete) … advertising major.
