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2022 Football Roster

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11 Zhyaire Fernandes

11 Zhyaire Fernandes

  • Position:
    WR
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 200
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Stratford, Conn.
  • Highschool:
    Bunnell
  • Prev School:
    Southern Connecticut State
  • Major:
    Business Management

Summary

Biography

2021: Appeared in the season opener against Franklin Pierce (Sep. 4) before suffering a season-ending injury … Finished that game with three catches for 23 yards … Earned Academic Distinction (Fall 2021) and Academic Honors (Spring 2022) accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll.

2020: Fall 2020 season cancelled due to the CoVID-19 Pandemic ... Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean's List following both the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters.

2019: Earned Academic Honors (Fall) and Academic Distinction (Spring) accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll ... Also named to the New Haven Dean's List following the Spring semester... Appeared in nine games, completing a pair of catches on the season … His first completion of the year came on the road at Assumption (Nov. 9), a 27-yard touchdown in the back corner of the end zone with 28 seconds remaining for the game-winner against the Greyhounds.

2018: Named to the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll for the spring semester ... Did not see game action.

Prior to New Haven: Named to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team as a wide receiver with the Southern Connecticut State University Owls as a freshman last season … Played in nine games, collecting 364 yards on 23 catches and scoring four touchdowns … Opened up his collegiate career with four catches for 43 yards and a pair of touchdowns in non-league action against Gannon (Sept. 2) … Followed that up with his first NE10 touchdown against Stonehill (Sept. 9), finishing that game with a career-high 104 yards on two catches…Also recorded a touchdown against Bentley (Oct. 28) … Was an All-State and All-Conference selection at Bunnell high School … Named Team MVP and also served as Team Captain … Also played basketball and was a two-time All-State selection on the hardwood.

Personal: Son of Tamika Chaiv … Has two brothers, Quadry (21) and Yazir (11) and a sister, Leilani (8) … Graduated with a degree in business management in May 2021 … Pursuing a Master of Business Administration.

 

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 210 lbs
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  • 19

    2018-19Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 210 lbs
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  • 11

    2019Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 200 lbs
    11
  • 2020Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 200 lbs
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    2021Graduate Student

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 200 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2022Graduate Student

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 200 lbs
    11