Dante DiMaggio

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Apex, N.C.
High School:
Cardinal Gibbons

Joined the team as a walk-on prior to the 2014 season • Played three years of varsity football at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh • Two-year starter at wide receiver • All-conference as a junior and senior • Had 1,200 yards receiving on 67 receptions and 12 touchdowns in 10 games as a senior • Was ranked fourth in the state with 120 receiving yards per game • Made the playoffs all three seasons • Was team captain and earned the Crusader Award - exemplifies best work ethic and commitment of the team • Also played baseball, basketball and ran track • Played his freshman season at Cary Christian School and started seven games at quarterback • Had 1,600 passing yards and 15 touchdowns • Rushing for 500 yards and five touchdowns • Named the league’s freshman of the year • Earliest football memory was when I was 11 years old and finished fourth nationally in the Punt, Pass and Kick competition • If he could choose an NFL team to play for, it would be the Patriots • His dream job is to play in the NFL • His New Year’s resolution was to plan his schedule better • People say he looks like Daniel Craig • Favorite TV show is “Flash” • Favorite food is filet mignon • Favorite off-day activity is yoga or other sports • If he could guest star on a reality TV show, it would be “The Bachelor” • The person who had the biggest impact on his life is his father Tony DiMaggio, who is in the College Football Hall of Fame for the University of Rhode Island and was in NFL camps with Bengals and Patriots • Lives on a horse farm and learned to drive at age 10 • Son of Tony and Avery DiMaggio • Birthday is February 27 • Business administration major.