University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Football Selects Bell, Hills, Randolph, Torzsa as 2016 Team Captains
8/24/2016 8:10:00 PM | Football
Delaware will have as many as four captains for just the fifth time in school history and for the first time since 2014 when Nick Boyle, Patrick Callaway, Jake Giusti, and Michael Johnson led Brock's squad.
“We have four guys who are certainly impact players,” continued Brock of his captains. “They have each played a lot of football for us and they will be very important ingredients to our success in 2016. They check all the boxes from the standpoint of leadership, accountability, and trust. They are proven players and they are representative of the team.”
Bell, a third-year team member from Conestoga, Pa. (Penn Manor HS), returns as one of the top defensive players in the Colonial Athletic Association and was a preseason All-CAA selection by the league coaches. He leads a defense that ranks among the top units in the NCAA and returns eight starters.
He earned second team All-CAA honors a year ago when he led the team with 96 tackles (team-high 39 solo stops) while adding 1.5 sacks, three tackles for loss, one interception, one pass breakup, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. He ranked No. 4 in the CAA in tackles with 8.7 per game. He is a business management major at Delaware.
Hills, a fourth-year junior from Wildwood, N.J. (Wildwood HS), returns to action in the Blue Hen backfield this fall after missing all but one game a year ago when he suffered a season-ending injury in the season opener.
A gifted athlete who is an elusive and punishing runner and one of the team's top special teams performers, Hills ran for 88 yards in his only appearance a year ago vs. Jacksonville. In three seasons, he has piled up 1,121 yards rushing and seven touchdowns. He is a criminal justice major at Delaware.
Randolph, a graduate student from Ridley Park, Pa. (Ridley HS), also returns to the lineup after missing much of the 2015 season with an injury. A fifth-year team member who is enrolled in Delaware's MBA graduate program, Randolph earned his degree in health behavior science this past May.
He ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns a year ago before suffering a season-ending injury in Week 3 vs. Villanova. A two-time CoSIDA District 2 All-Academic selection, he has rushed for 1,098 yards and 15 touchdowns in his career.
Torzsa, a senior safety from Waxhaw, N.C. (Cuthbertson HS) and Jacksonville, Fla., will key a young but talented defensive secondary that returns all four starters this fall. An honor student as a finance major, Torzsa also earned a spot on the CoSIDA District 2 All-Academic team in 2015.
He has appeared in 35 career games and recorded 55 tackles (29 solo stops) and is Delaware's active leader with three career interceptions. He recorded 28 tackles, intercepted two passes, and returned a fumble 41 yards for a touchdown vs. James Madison a year ago.
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