Syracuse University Athletics

Position: Fullback
Height: 6-1
Weight: 246
Class: Senior
Hometown: Walkersville, MD
High School: Walkersville

At SU: Four letters … Member of the 2008 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … Redshirted in 2004.

Senior Year (2008): Elected team captain … Played in all 12 games, starting 10 … Third-leading receiver with 16 receptions for 127 yards … At Northwestern, had one carry for two yards and one reception for an 11-yard gain … Against Akron, rushed for three yards on two carries and had two receptions for 13 yards … Against Penn State, forced the first fumble of his career on the special teams unit … Had two catches for 10 yards against the Nittany Lions … Against Northeastern, caught two passes for 26 yards … At West Virginia, logged a career-best four catches for 18 yards … At USF, did not play due to a lower leg injury … Against Louisville, had two receptions for 27 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Cam Dantley … At Rutgers, made one reception for five yards … Against Connecticut, had one carry for three yards … At Notre Dame, caught two passes for 17 yards … At Cincinnati, recorded a career-long 58 yard run.

Junior Year (2007): Played in 11 games, including eight starts … Against Illinois, caught a career-best four passes for 18 yards … At Louisville, made one catch for 10 yards … Against West Virginia, had one catch for eight yards … Against Rutgers, had one reception for six yards … Missed the Buffalo game while recovering from a concussion … At Pittsburgh, caught one pass for eight yards … Against South Florida, rushed for three yards on one carry … At Connecticut, had one carry for four yards and one reception for four yards … Against Cincinnati, had three catches for a career-best 21 yards, including a 15-yard catch in the fourth quarter.

Sophomore Year (2006): One of 40 players to participate in every game … At Wake Forest, gained 10 yards on two carries … Against Iowa, had four carries for one yard … Against Louisville, returned a kickoff for 16 yards … At Cincinnati, had two carries for four yards.

Freshman Year (2005): Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams.

High School: Rated the No. 25 prospect in the Mid-Atlantic region by SuperPrep … 2003 PrepStar All-East Region selection … Posted 499 yards and 12 touchdowns on 60 carries in his career … Broke his left leg on the first play of the second game of the 2003 season … Rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries in his only game as a senior … Team captain as a senior … Four-year football letterwinner for coach Hal Grau … Competed on Walkersville’s wrestling team as a junior in the 215-pound weight class … A four-year letterwinner on the lacrosse team as a midfielder … Recruited by former assistant coach Chris White.

Personal: Placido Anthony Fiammetta … Born in August 1986 in Hawaii … Son of Vince and Esther Fiammetta … One brother … Majoring in history.

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