University of Massachusets Athletics

2022 Football Roster

Greg Desrosiers Jr. touchdown vs. Liberty
Photo by: Chris Tucci - UMass Athletics
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Jersey Number 3

Greg Desrosiers Jr.

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    186
  • Class:
    Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Lawrence, Mass.
  • High School:
    Belmont Hill
  • Prev School:
    Louisville

2023 • Redshirt Sophomore


• Phil Steele All-Independent Team (Second Team - KR)
• Phil Steele Preseason Independent Team (First Team - KR)
• College Football Network All-Independent Special Teams Kick Returner of the Year
• College Football Network All-Independent Special Teams (First Team - KR)
• College Football Network All-Independent Offense Team (First Team - FLEX)

• Competed in 11 games for the Minutemen, totaling 301 yards on 37 rushes with four touchdowns and 185 yards on 15 receptions with two touchdowns
• Tallied 31 kickoff returns for 597 yards, including a season-long 33 yard return
• Ran 142 yards on six returns, including a 33-yard return, vs. Arkansas State (9/30)
• Registered a career-high 10 rushes for a career-best 162 yards, including a 57-yard run, with a career-high three touchdowns vs. Merrimack (11/4)
• Recorded a career-best 60-yard run vs. Arkansas State (9/30)
• Posted a career-high four receptions for 27 yards vs. Arkansas State (9/30)
• Had a career-best 61 reception yards on three catches at Eastern Michigan (9/16)
• Secured his first receiving touchdown for 32 yards at Miami (OH) (9/9), before adding another against Arkansas State (9/30)


2022 •  Redshirt Freshman


• Desrosiers, Jr. appeared in 12 games in the 2022 season rushing for 210 yards on 44 carries 
• He scored two touchdowns, recorded eight receptions for 24 yards and logged 599 yards on 29 kick returns
• Named to Phil Steele’s 2022 All-Independent Team as a Second Team KR
• Earned Pro Football Network All-Independent Team honors as a Second Team KR
• Rushed for 19 yards on six attempts and recorded 37 yards on two kick returns against Tulane (9/3)
• Rushed for 21 yards on seven attempts and recorded 116 yards on six kick returns against Toledo (9/10)
• Rushed for two yards on one attempt, recorded two receptions for nine total yards and had a 19 yard kick return against Stony Brook (9/17)
• Rushed for three yards on one attempt and recorded 18 yards on two kick returns against Temple (9/24)
• Rushed for six yards on seven attempts, had one reception for three yards, and recorded 16 yards on a kick return against Eastern Michigan (10/1)
• Rushed for 110 yards on seven attempts for two touchdowns, had one reception for three yards and recorded 22 yards on a kick return against Liberty (10/8)
• Rushed for a loss of three yards on three attempts, caught one reception for a one-yard gain and recorded 37 yards on two kick returns against Buffalo (10/15)
• Recorded 126 yards on four kick returns against New Mexico State (10/29)
• Rushed for 24 yards on two attempts and recorded 121 yards on five kick returns against UConn (11/4)
• Rushed for 16 yards on five attempts, had two receptions for a total of nine yards, and recorded 10 yards on a kick return against Arkansas State (11/12)
• Recorded 47 yards on two kick returns against Texas A&M (11/19)
• Rushed for 12 yards on five attempts and recorded 30 yards on two kick returns against Army West Point (11/26)


2021 • Freshman (at Louisville)


• Appeared in 3 games

 

2020 • Freshman (at Louisville)


• Appeared in 4 games

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Monday, September 08
UMass FB | Joe Harasymiak Post Game Press Conference vs Bryant | 09.06.25
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2025 Massachusetts Football - Week 2 (Bryant) Monday Press Conference
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UMass FB | Jacquon Gibson Postgame Press Conference vs. Temple | 08.30.25
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