Patrick Amara, Jr.

Position:
Safety
Height:
6-2
Weight:
208
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
High School:
West Catholic / Pittsburgh

2016:
- Redshirted the season

Before Massachusetts:
- Appeared in 12 games for the University of Pittsburgh in 2015, finishing with 14 tackles (11 solo), one pass breakup and 0.5 tackles for loss
- Played in 10 games, making two starts, as a true freshman in 2014
- Finished with 18 tackles, one tackle for loss, one interception and one pass breakup in his first campaign
- Had a season-high four tackles vs. Georgia Tech and three stops against Duke

High School:
- Named Pennsylvania Football News First-Team All-Class AA, All-Southeastern Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Daily News All-City and All-Catholic League
- Team captain as a senior
- Played receiver, safety, linebacker, cornerback, kicker, punter and punt returner
- Helped lead West Catholic to a 9-3 record, the Catholic League Class AA title and a PIAA playoff berth
- Finished with 43 tackles, 22 passes defended and three interceptions
- Selected to the Offense-Defense Bowl, the Big 33 Football Classic and the Chesapeake Bowl as a senior; had two interceptions in the Offense-Defense Bowl
- Rated the No. 20 prospect in Pennsylvania by 247Sports

Personal:
- Son of Patrick Amara, Sr.
- Majoring in political science