High School: 2011 graduate of Saint Joseph High School. Four year letterwinner for coach Joe DellaVecchia, his father, serving as captain his senior year. Earned All-State honors as a junior and senior as he helped lead team to a pair of Connecticut State Championships. Three-time All-Conference performer. Also lettered in baseball.

Personal: Born February 20, 1993, in Bridgeport, Conn. Son of Joe and Kathleen DellaVecchia, of Stratford, Conn. Has three sisters, Christine (20), Lauren (16) and Kara (14). Undecided on academic major. Father, who now coaches at Saint Joseph High School, played football at Central Connecticut State University. Sister, Christine, plays softball at the University of Massachusetts. Lists winning Connecticut State football championships as his greatest sports moment so far. Supports the Dallas Cowboys. Lists Michael Jordan as a favorite athlete.