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2025 Football Roster

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16 Phil Cato

16 Phil Cato

  • Position:
    CB
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    175
  • Letters:
    0
  • Class:
    Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
  • High School:
    Univ. of Detroit Jesuit

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Appeared in two games as a true freshman in 2024, but retained freshman eligibility ... link to career statistics.

2024:  Played in both games dressed to retain freshman eligibility ... made collegiate debut vs. Roosevelt as a back-up cornerback, while also seeing action on kickoff coverage, kickoff return and punt return ... credited with two assisted tackles and first career interception in the RU game ... recorded a solo stop as a back-up cornerback against Northern Michigan ... saw action on kickoff return and punt return vs. NMU ... did not travel for the five road games ... did not dress for three of the home games, plus missed the Findlay game with an injury.  GLIAC Regular-Season Rankings (All Games):  Tied-for-16th in interceptions (1) ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

High School:  A 2024 graduate of University of Detroit Jesuit High School ... was a three-year varsity letterwinner for the Cubs ... helped coach Matthew Lewis' squad to a 7-3 mark as a senior and the second round of the state playoffs ... totaled 47 tackles in 2023, along with six pass break-ups and two interceptions ... selected as the team's Skill Position Player of the Year ... named to the All-Catholic League Team as well as All-Region and All-State by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association ... earned All-Detroit Team recognition from both the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News ... also played running back for UDJHS ... lettered in track and field as a junior ... ran the leadoff leg in the 4x100m relay at the 2023 MHSAA Division 1 regional track meet.

Personal:  Full name -- Phillip K. Cato ... born on January 17, 2006, in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. ... son of Jason and Dianna Cato ... has a younger brother, Jason ... is majoring in Sport Management ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2025 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2024.

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2024Freshman

    CB
    5'9" 166 lbs
    41
  • 16

    2025Redshirt Freshman

    CB
    5'9" 175 lbs
    16