Dominick Bragalone (born November 17, 1996) is an

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formerly for the

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of the

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(CFL). He played

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for Lehigh. Bragalone attended high school in

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where in his senior season set Pennsylvania's all-time record for single season rushing yards with 4,704 yards. He sits second on the single season rushing total nationally, winning the 2014 Mr. Pennsylvania Football award. Bragalone's collegiate career ended in 2019 as he graduated from

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with a bachelor's degree in psychology.

High school

Bragalone attended South Williamsport Area High School in

. He played

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and ran track where he excelled in both. He was a 2014 MaxPreps small school All-American, honorable mention Parade Magazine All-American and two-time Pennsylvania Class A Player of the Year. two-time Pennsylvania Class A All-State. He set state single season rushing record for the state of Pennsylvania with 4704 yards and second-highest single-season rushing total in the nation.

Awards

* 2× Pennsylvania Class A Player of the Year * 2× PA Class A All-State * Parade Magazine All American * Sun Gazette All Area Team * PA Football All-State * MaxPreps All-American * PrepFBall All-American * Mr. Pennsylvania Football (2014) co-winner with

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Records

* Single season Pennsylvania rushing record (As of end of 2017 season) * Highest rushing total in Pennsylvania history (As of end of 2017 season) * Second highest rushing total in nation (As of end of 2017 season)

College career

Bragalone chose Lehigh over walk-on spots at

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and

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. In his first season Bragalone rushed for over 1,000 yards the first Lehigh freshman to do so in over 10 years. Upon Bragalone's stellar freshman season he was named Patriot League Rookie of the Year. Coming into his sophomore season Bragalone was named on numerous national award watchlists. In 2016 Bragalone rushed for over 1,100 yards and 14 touchdowns. In his junior year he rushed for 1,388 yards, 18 touchdowns and 200 yards relieving, including a 218-yard, 2 touchdown performance against

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Statistics

Awards

* Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year (2017) * First team

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* First team AFCA All-American * First team

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All-American * First team STATS All-American * 4x First team All-Patriot League * ECAC Offensive Rookie of the Year (2015) * Patriot League Rookie of the Year (2015) * FCS Rushing Leader (2017)

Professional career

Bragalone was invited to both the

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' and

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' rookie mini-camps, but did not sign a contract with either team. He signed with the

on February 26, 2020. His number was 35 prior to his release.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bragalone, Dominick 1996 births Living people American football running backs Lehigh Mountain Hawks football players Sportspeople from Williamsport, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Pennsylvania Montreal Alouettes players Players of Canadian football from Pennsylvania