University of Massachusets Athletics
2023-24 Football Signees

Luke Painton
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Reading, Pa.
- High School:
- Berks Catholic
- Prev School:
- Columbia
2025 • Graduate Student
• Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC Fourth Team Offense
2024 • Graduate Student
• Competed in one game for the Minutemen
Before Massachusetts
• Competed at Columbia for five seasons, spending three at the tight end position, before switching to the offensive line
• Recorded 35 receptions for 235 yards in 28 games played, with four touchdowns
• Caught a career-high four passes for a career-best 37 yards at Princeton (10/2/21)
• Earned the team’s Maniatty-Remmer Unsung Hero Award in 2021
• Attended Berks Catholic High School, playing three years of varsity football
• Two-time Pennsylvania Class 4A All-State Team member as a defensive end
• A two-time Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State selection
• Two-time All-District honoree
• Two-time Defensive Lineman of the Year in Section Two of the Berks League
• Three-time All-Berks Section 2 member as both a tight end and defensive lineman
• Was a two-time reading Eagle All-Berks Team selection
• Competed in the PSFCA East-West All-Star Football Game
• Guided team to back-to-back state Class 4A runner-up finishes
• Also played varsity basketball and lacrosse
• Selected to All-County twice as a lacrosse defender
• Earned All-Division Lacrosse LSM honors