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2015 Football

23 Paul Canevari

  • Position RB
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 210
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Warwick, N.Y.
  • High School Don Bosco Prep

Biography

As a senior: Appeared in all 11 games as a senior in 2015 ... Carried the ball 51 times for 147 yards and a touchdown ... Seven carries for 22 yards and a touchdown in the season opener vs. American International ... Posted 13 carries for 40 yards at Central Connecticut ... Had seven carries for a season-high 48 yards in the season finale at Robert Morris ... Finishes his career ranked eighth all-time at Bryant with 1,509 career rushing yards.

As a junior: Returned from injury to appear in all 11 games and make seven starts in 2014 ... Formed one half of Bryant's dynamic running tandem ... Carried the ball 163 times for 932 yards and three touchdowns ... Became the 10th player in program history to rush over 1,000 career yards ... Enters his senior season eighth all-time with 1,362 yards ... Posted four 100-yard games ... Carried the ball a season-high 24 times for 80 yards against Stony Brook ... Rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown against Merrimack ... Ran for 96 yards and a score against Liberty ... Posted three-straight 100-yard games against Saint Francis U., Robert Morris and Central Connecticut ... Posted 107 yards against the Red Flash, a career-high 178 against the Colonials and 116 against the Blue Devils.

As a sophomore: Started his career with a bang before an injury cut short his season after the fifth game of the year ... Emerged as one of Bryant's top two running backs and the Bulldogs' return man ... Rushed for 430 yards and six touchdowns in just five games ... Averaged 86 yards per game on the ground and 125 all-purpose yards per game ... Returned eight kicks for 195 yards, averaging 24.4 yards per return ... Carried the ball nine times for 42 yards in his collegiate debut against Holy Cross (Aug. 31) ... Rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown the following week against Assumption (Sept. 7) ... Carried the ball 18 times for 96 yards and two touchdowns against Maine (Sept. 14) ... Had a career-day against Wagner (Sept. 28), rushing for 173 yards and three touchdowns on national TV ... Earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors for his performances against Maine and Wagner ... Rushed for 43 yards on 10 carries in his final game against Stony Brook (Oct. 5).

Before Bryant: A four-year standout for one of the top high school teams in the country at Don Bosco Prep … Helped his team go an impressive 47-1 in four seasons … Part of national championship team in 2009 … Also part of state championship teams in 2008 and 2010 … Rushed for 1,755 yards and scored 34 touchdowns during his senior season in 2010 … Earned all-state, all-metro and all-conference honors at Don Bosco.

Personal: The son of Jamie and Paul Canevari, Paul Canevari was born on May 27, 1992 … Has one sister, Jackie, and two brothers, Nicholas and Joseph.

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Historical Player Information

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    2013Sophomore

    RB
    5'11" 210 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2014Junior

    RB
    5'11" 210 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2015Senior

    RB
    5'11" 210 lbs
    23