University of Delaware Athletics
2021 Football Roster

Jersey Number 35
Jake Ventresca
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Doylestown, Pa.
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- High School:
- Central Bucks East
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
AT DELAWARE
Second-year member of the Blue Hens in the secondary
2021 SEASON
Did not see game action
Selected to the 2021 Fall CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 SEASON
Did not see game action
Selected to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for the fall semester
HIGH SCHOOL
Touted as an all-league performer all four seasons
Standout in both the offensive and defensive backfields
Had 22 career touchdowns, including a four-touchdown performance in a single game as a junior
Also a two-year starter and two-time league champion on the lacrosse field
Coming off an injury that forced him to miss his senior season
Honor Roll Student
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 12
Parents are Nicole and Anthony Ventresca
Father was a letterman in football and track & field at the University of Delaware, playing under Tubby Raymond from 1988-92
Mother was a two-time national champion in lacrosse at the University of Virginia
Has a brother, Cody
Cousin, Jack Rowlett was a national champion lacrosse player at the University of North Carolina and currently plays in the PLL
Mechanical Engineering major at the University of Delaware
Second-year member of the Blue Hens in the secondary
2021 SEASON
Did not see game action
Selected to the 2021 Fall CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 SEASON
Did not see game action
Selected to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for the fall semester
HIGH SCHOOL
Touted as an all-league performer all four seasons
Standout in both the offensive and defensive backfields
Had 22 career touchdowns, including a four-touchdown performance in a single game as a junior
Also a two-year starter and two-time league champion on the lacrosse field
Coming off an injury that forced him to miss his senior season
Honor Roll Student
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 12
Parents are Nicole and Anthony Ventresca
Father was a letterman in football and track & field at the University of Delaware, playing under Tubby Raymond from 1988-92
Mother was a two-time national champion in lacrosse at the University of Virginia
Has a brother, Cody
Cousin, Jack Rowlett was a national champion lacrosse player at the University of North Carolina and currently plays in the PLL
Mechanical Engineering major at the University of Delaware
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