Dan Villari

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
QB
Height:
6-4
Weight:
235
Hometown:
Massapequa, N.Y.
High School:
Plainedge

CAREER HIGHS

Rushing
• Attempts: 3, 2x - last vs. Northern Illinois (Sept. 18, 2021)
• Yards: 14 - at Maryland (Nov. 20, 2021)
• TDs: None
• Long: 12 - at Maryland (Nov. 20, 2021)

At Michigan
• One-year letterman (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021)
• Appeared in four games under center

Sophomore (2021)
• Appeared in four games at quarterback and contributed on special teams; completed 1-of-3 passes for 26 yards and added 41 rushing yards on nine carries to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his U-M debut against Western Michigan (Sept. 4), taking snaps under center with three rushes for 11 yards, and also played on multiple special teams units
• Rushed three times with an eight-yard long playing snaps at quarterback against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
• Registered a four-yard rush under center at Wisconsin (Oct. 2)
• Completed a 26-yard pass at Maryland (Nov. 20) on three attempts

Freshman (2020)
• Did not see game action
• Shared Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week honors for his role preparing the defense to face Rutgers

Prep
• Attended Plainedge High School (2020) coached by Rob Shaver
• Led the Red Devils to a 12-0 record and the Long Island Class III state championship, the school’s first
• Helped Plainedge win the Rutgers Award as the top team in its league
• Key reason Plainedge won consecutive Nassau III league titles in 2018-19
• Went 23-1 as a starter in his career, state championship game MVP

Key Statistics
• As a senior, passed for 1,306 yards and 13 scores with just one interception and rushed for 1,522 yards with 25 touchdowns
• Threw for two touchdowns and added 144 rushing yards with four touchdowns in Plainedge’s 56-20 win in the Class III championship game
• Passed for over 1,100 yards with 12 touchdowns and ran for 1,104 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2018

Honors and Rankings
• Three-star prospect according to 247Sports, ranked as the No. 40 pro-style quarterback and the No. 14 player in New York state
• 2019 Elite 11 Regional participant
• First-team All-State and All-Long Island selection
• Received the 78th Annual Thorpe Award from the Nassau County High School Football Coaches Association as the top player in Nassau County
• Also won the Don Snyder Award as the top quarterback and MVP for Conference III

Personal
• Daniel Hunter Villari was born June 29, 2002
• Son of Tim and Maria Villari