Stefano Montella

Class:
Junior
Position:
LB
Height:
6-0
Weight:
225
Hometown:
Long Valley, N.J.
High School:
West Morris Central
Concentration:
Business Economics

2024: Appeared in all 10 games…Recorded 18.0 total tackles (10.0 solo)...Tallied 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack on the season…Added a quarterback hit and a fumble recovery…Tallied a season-high four tackles on three occasions…Recovered a fumble against Columbia (11/16).

2023: Played in eight games.

Before Brown: Finalist for the 2022 NJ Gatorade Player of the Year…Super Football Conference Player of the Year…NJ Athletics Offensive Player of the Year…Two-time NJ.com First Team All-State…Two-time USA Today First Team All-State…Two-time Morris-Sussex Sports Player of the Year…Two-time First Team All-Group Three selection…Two-time first team all-conference…Selected as the 2022 Morris County Offensive Player of the Year…Helped lead West Morris Central to the regional title in 2021 and the sectional title in 2022.

Personal: Son of Andrea and Stefano Montella…Has two brothers, Felice and Antonio.

Why Brown?: “First school to offer me and has the best coaching staff I’ve seen. Also, Brown has the highest academics as well as high athletics and is in one of the nicest towns in the country. I went with my gut feeling which was to come to Brown.”