Wesley College Men's Football

Drass 210 victories are currently the third-most among active coaches, ranking only behind Rick Giancola of Montclair State and Michael DeLong of Springfield, and his 78.1 winning percentage ranks among the top ten all-time. Wesley is one of the winningest programs nationally since 2000, and has advanced to the NCAA Playoffs 11 consecutive times dating back to the 2005 season.  During that stretch, the Wolverines have emerged victorious 125 times, compared to just 20 losses. Drass has led his team to 26 NCAA Tournament wins since 2005, and taken the Wolverines to the NCAA Quarterfinals in nine of those 11 playoff appearances. Wesley has come away with six regional championships as well, reaching the NCAA Semifinals in 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2014.  In each year of the current 11-year playoff run, Wesley has had a player selected to the AFCA All-America Team which is currently the longest-active streak in the nation. Last year it was Gagliardi Trophy winner Joe Callahan who carried on the Wolverines All-American streak. Including his four years as an assistant coach/defensive coordinator before taking over the Wesley program in March of 1993, Drass has been on the sideline for all but one win in the programs Division III history.  Drass also guided the team into the inaugural Atlantic Central Football Conference in 1998, the first of nine ACFC Championships for a program that posted a .843 win percentage as a conference member. Since becoming independent in 2011, the head coach played an integral role in securing Wesley a place in the New Jersey Athletic Conference in 2015. The move guaranteed the Wolverines a chance at an Automatic Qualifying bid for the NCAA Tournament by winning the NJAC in the regular season. Wesley earned the title of Co-Champions in their first year of membership, securing an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.  The Wolverines have proven extremely difficult foe at home at Drass Field at Scott D. Miller Stadium. Since FieldTurf was installed in 2004 Wesley has posted a 78-5 record on their Home Turf for winning percentage of .949. Under Drass leadership, Wesley has proven to be the premier small college football program on the East Coast. During his tenure, the Wolverines have won either the Lambert Meadowlands Trophies or ECAC Team of the Year Awards seven of the last nine years in recognition of Eastern supremacy in college football. Drass has coached student-athletes to 162 All-America honors during his time at Wesley and more than 200 all-conference selections during the teams run in conference play.  The Wolverines have also produced eight D3football.com South Region Players of the Year and six ECAC Southwest Players of the Year, as well as four ECAC Rookies of the Year. In 2004, Rocky Myers won the Gagliardi Trophy for the best player in Division III Football and is still the only defensive player and student-athlete on the East Coast to do so. Last season, quarterback Joe Callahan brought home the award making Wesley the only East Coast team with multiple Gagliardi Trophy winners. The Wolverines, committed to success on the field and in the classroom, stress an academics-first approach to college football.  Football at Wesley College is about a cap and gown, not a helmet and shoulder pads, says Drass. I get the most satisfaction when one of our players walks across the graduation stage. Our belief is simple: There can be no success on the field unless there is progress toward a degree in the classroom. Drass has coordinated the Wesley defense and has spearheaded the Wolverines recruiting since his arrival at Wesley in 1989. Wesley has held top 25 total defense ranking 13 of the last 19 seasons. In 2010, the Wolverines finished as the No. 1 defense in Division III, in addition to a pair of second place finishes during his tenure. Coach Drass began his coaching career at North Penn High School in Blossburg, Pennsylvania in 1983. Following two seasons as an assistant, he spent two years as the schools head coach before accepting a coaching position at Mansfield University, where he is a member of the Mansfield University Athletic Hall of Fame. At his alma mater, he developed the reputation of being an outstanding recruiter while he coached under Tom Elsasser from 1986-88. In 1989, he was hired at Wesley as the defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator. As a player, Drass was a three year starter and two-time All-PSAC selection as an offensive lineman and captain of the Mountaineers. In his senior year Drass was the only Mountie named to the All-PSAC 1st team. Coach Drass originally hails from Glen Mills, Pennsylvania and attended Penncrest High School where was inducted into the School District's Hall of Fame. Coach Drass is an active member of the American Football Coaches Association. He has served as the chairman of the Division III All American selection Committee and has served two terms as the District II Chairman of the AFCA Rules Committee. Coach Drass is a member of the ECAC Championship committee for football. He and his wife, Laurie, reside in Dover, and their daughter, Molly Ann.  Delaware; Maryland - Montgomery County; Pennsylvania - Chester County, Delaware County 1983-84:  Assistant Coach, North Penn High School 1985-86:  Head Coach, North Penn High School 1987-88:  Assistant Coach, Mansfield University 1989-92:  Assistant Coach, Wesley College 1993-Present:  Head Coach, Wesley College 3-0 2005 12-2 4-1 2006 13-1   4-0   2007 11-2   4-0  

Braxton returned to Wesley in 2015 to serve as the offensive line coach.  Braxton previously served as a linebacker coach with the Wolverines from 1993-94 and helped the Navy & White win a 1993 ECAC Southeast Championship. Coach Braxton had the offensive line operating as one of the nations top units last season, helping lead Wesley to the most total offense per game in Division III in 2015. Braxton boasted two D3football.com All-American selections, three D3football.com All-Region selections, and three All-NJAC First Teamers from the offensive line. In 2014, Braxton completed an internship with the NFLs Seattle Seahawks, who won the NFC Championship, as a defensive line assistant coach.  Braxton also was an intern offensive line coach with the Chicago Bears during the 2003 season.  Concurrently working at DSU, one of his pupils, defensive tackle Rodney Gunter was selected in the 4th Round (116th overall) of the NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. In addition to his duties as defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator with the Hornets, Braxton previously served as the Hornets offensive line coach during the 2006 and 07 seasons, and offensive coordinator from 2000 to 2003. Braxton was also a Delaware State assistant in 1995 (offensive line) and 96 (linebackers). He is married to the former Teresa Hudson. They have four children, Jihad, Tiarra, Terrence and Tania. Recruiting Territories: Maryland - Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Charles, Prince George's, St. Mary's Counties; Washington D.C.

Elliott is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Wesley College football team and will work with the linebackers for the second consecutive season. Last year, Elliotts unit proved their depth as seven different players earned a start at one of the three linebacker positions during the course of the year. Samer Manna led all Wolverines with 127 tackles on the year and earned All-NJAC First Team honors and a D3football.com All-Region nod under Elliotts tutelage. A four-year letterwinner and team captain as a senior at Denison University, Elliott was named the teams defensive most valuable player as a senior after leading the Big Red in tackles and was named All-North Coast Conference at linebacker. His 173 career tackles were the most by a Denison linebacker in ten years. Elliott also was a broadcaster for the Denison Sports Network. Elliott has recently coached the linebackers at his alma mater, Chancellor High School in Fredericksburg, Va., for the past four seasons and served as Denisons Strength & Conditioning weight room intern. Prior to college, Elliott  was an All-State selection at both linebacker and offensive guard as a senior in high school.  Chancellor went 23-4 in Elliotts final two seasons. Recruiting Territories: Maryland - Anne Arundel and Howard Counties; Virginia - Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford Counties, Alexandria City and Frederickburg City