Biography
Quarterback
6-3, 191 (Sophomore)
Pooler, Georgia (Benedictine HS)
At Benedictine, in his senior season, he threw for over 700 yards as Benedictine posted a 6-5 record and earned a first round trip to the state AAA playoffs. He rushed for over 800 yards and averaged 37 yards per punt.
Personal: born on May 28, 1990…parents are Sonny and Susan Defilippis…hobbies include fishing and playing golf…high school coach is Bob Herndon
Misc - Father played quarterback at Austin Peay University. A.J. was a three sport athlete in high school. He played basketball and baseball in addition to football.
2008: Defilippis saw action in four games for the Tigers a year ago. He completed his only pass attempt for 40 yards versus Edward Waters college.
2009: Defellippis saw action in seven games for the SSU Tigers, He completed 56.1 % of his passes for a total of 425 yards and threw 3 touchdowns. His best game came ion Sept. 26, 2009 against Concordia Selma when he rushed for 41 yards off of five attempts and competed 9 of 12 passes for a total of 95 yards and threw two touchdowns.
2010: Defillippis saw action in ten games for the Tigers and completed 44.2 of his passes (50-113) for 457 yards. He threw for two touchdowns, averaged 45.7 passing yards per game, and had 61 rushing yards on the season. He also had three punts for 75 yards including a 33 yard punt against N.C. Central. Defilippis had a season-high 15 completions for 153 yards against Albany State. His season-high 39 yard completion came in that same game.
A.J. Defilippis Career Totals:
Passing
Year GP Att.-Cmp-Int pct Yds. TD Long Avg/G
2008 4 1-1-0 100.0 40 0 40 10.0
2009 7 82-46-5 56.1 425 3 32 60.7
2010 10 113-50-6 44.2 457 2 39 45.7
Total 21 196-97-11 49.5 922 5 111 43.9
Defilippis career-high passing game – 153 yards vs Albany State (Sept. 25, 2010)
Defillippis longest pass from scrimmage – 40 yards vs. Edwards Waters (Nov. 8, 2008)
Defillippis career-high rushing game – 41 yards vs. Concordia-Selma (Sept. 26, 2009)
Defillippis longest rush from scrimmage – 25 yards vs. Concordia-Selma (Sept. 26, 2009)
