2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 2
Cecil Powell
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- DB
- Hometown:
- Deerfield Beach, Fla.
- HS / Prev Schools:
- Piper HS / Troy / NC State
- Years in College Football:
- 6
- Eligibility Remaining:
- 1
Troy
2024 Season
Played in all 12 games and started the season opener … Finished with 24 tackles, a tackle for loss and one pass break up … Recorded a season-best six tackles in the opener against Nevada … Added a half tackle for loss against the Wolfpack and against Florida A&M … Had multiple tackles in the first eight games of the season, added a pass break up against ULM … Played 302 defensive snaps
NC State
2023 Season
Played in 12 games for NC State, making five tackles … Pair of tackles against Marshall and single stops against VMI, Wake Forest and Virginia Tech … Played 68 snaps on special teams, key member of kickoff cover and punt cover teams
2022 Season
Sat out with an injury
2021 Season
Sat out with an injury ... took a redshirt
2020 Season
Cornerback who started five games on the left side in 2020, he played in 11 games and 497 snaps from scrimmage … Started his first career game at Virginia Tech, then vs. FSU, Liberty, Syracuse and Kentucky games … Left the Syracuse game after just 4 snaps with an ankle injury and did not play in the regular season finale vs. Georgia Tech … Came back to play 64 snaps in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
2019 Season
Played corner and wide receiver and back to corner during his rookie campaign due to injuries to players at those spots … Played 34 snaps at corner vs. Clemson … In for a season-high 37 plays from scrimmage in the season finale vs. UNC, tallying a season-high eight tackles
Piper HS
Played multiple positions in the defensive secondary at Piper High School … Senior Stats: Tallied 45 tackles and three tackles for loss. Also finished with eight interceptions … Turned in 314 yards in interception returns (one returned for a TD) ... Forced four fumbles ... On offense, totaled 80 yards rushing and 198 yards receiving along with three touchdowns … Had 1,306 all-purpose yards, with 418 on kickoff returns (one returned for a TD) and 296 on punt returns … Named first team all-county in Broward County for the three highest classifications (6A to 8A) … A track standout with a personal best 48.10 in the 400m. Posted a top mark of 22-6 in the long jump
2024 Season
Played in all 12 games and started the season opener … Finished with 24 tackles, a tackle for loss and one pass break up … Recorded a season-best six tackles in the opener against Nevada … Added a half tackle for loss against the Wolfpack and against Florida A&M … Had multiple tackles in the first eight games of the season, added a pass break up against ULM … Played 302 defensive snaps
NC State
2023 Season
Played in 12 games for NC State, making five tackles … Pair of tackles against Marshall and single stops against VMI, Wake Forest and Virginia Tech … Played 68 snaps on special teams, key member of kickoff cover and punt cover teams
2022 Season
Sat out with an injury
2021 Season
Sat out with an injury ... took a redshirt
2020 Season
Cornerback who started five games on the left side in 2020, he played in 11 games and 497 snaps from scrimmage … Started his first career game at Virginia Tech, then vs. FSU, Liberty, Syracuse and Kentucky games … Left the Syracuse game after just 4 snaps with an ankle injury and did not play in the regular season finale vs. Georgia Tech … Came back to play 64 snaps in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
2019 Season
Played corner and wide receiver and back to corner during his rookie campaign due to injuries to players at those spots … Played 34 snaps at corner vs. Clemson … In for a season-high 37 plays from scrimmage in the season finale vs. UNC, tallying a season-high eight tackles
Piper HS
Played multiple positions in the defensive secondary at Piper High School … Senior Stats: Tallied 45 tackles and three tackles for loss. Also finished with eight interceptions … Turned in 314 yards in interception returns (one returned for a TD) ... Forced four fumbles ... On offense, totaled 80 yards rushing and 198 yards receiving along with three touchdowns … Had 1,306 all-purpose yards, with 418 on kickoff returns (one returned for a TD) and 296 on punt returns … Named first team all-county in Broward County for the three highest classifications (6A to 8A) … A track standout with a personal best 48.10 in the 400m. Posted a top mark of 22-6 in the long jump
FB: Press Conference following FIU
Saturday, November 29
FB: Phil Longo Weekly Press Conference FIU
Tuesday, November 25
FB: Phil Longo interview post MTSU
Saturday, November 22
FB: Phil Longo Weekly Press Conference MTSU
Tuesday, November 18
















































































































































