Aug 30 / Rob

JMU Players Vote Vad Lee, Alex Mosley, Gage Steele, and Deane Cheatham Captains

Vad Lee, Alex Mosley, Gage Steele, and Deane Cheatham are your 2015 JMU Football captains. The four were the top vote-getters in a player election. As Coach Withers mentioned, twenty different players received votes. That’s an indication of the fact that this team has no shortage of leadership.

Vad Lee being named a captain was perhaps the least surprising news of the preseason. After transferring from Georgia Tech in 2014, he quickly won over his teammates, and was elected a captain in his first year as a Duke. And his play on the field was nothing short of spectacular. He set school records for passing yards and passing touchdowns. In Vad We Trust, and so do the players.

Alex Mosley is a redshirt senior who will play nose gaurd for the Dukes’ defense. It’s a position that doesn’t typically fill up the stat sheet in a 3-4 defense, but he managed to rack up 55 tackles, including 2 for a loss and 1 sack, last year. He’s a workhorse and the anchor of the defensive line.

Gage Steele is a talented redshirt junior linebacker. He was outstanding as a freshman playing with all time JMU great Stephon Robertson, collecting 105 tackles. Last year, he battled injuries and was limited to just 3 starts. He didn’t have the numbers some expected him to, but still was very effective. We’re counting on a big year from him now that’s he healthy and the whole unit has acclimated to the new scheme. He’s also a Dean’s List student.

Deane Cheatham is a redshirt senior tight end coming off a break out year last season. He entered his junior year with a whopping 19 career catches for the Dukes. Then he proceeded to wow everyone with 42 catches for 453 yards. And he did it in only 10 games before missing the remainder of the season due to injury.

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