NAME: Nikola Yaramus

CLASS: Sophomore

POSITION: Center

HEIGHT: 6-3

WEIGHT: 282

HOMETOWN: Moon Township, Pa.

MAJOR: Moon Area

COACH THAT RECRUITED ME: Coach Pehrson

I CHOSE NAVY OVER: Dartmouth

I CHOSE NAVY BECAUSE: Of the opportunity to serve my country, set up my future, receive one of the most prestigious degrees from one of the top colleges in the nation and compete at the highest level for football

POSITION COACH: Coach Ashley Ingram

FAVORITE MEAL: Calamari

FAVORITE MOVIE: Friday Night Lights

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Entourage

FAVORITE ATHLETE: Troy Polamalu

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Pittsburgh Steelers

TO RELAX I LIKE TO: Play golf with friends

RIGHT NOW MY SERVICE SELECTION WOULD BE: Marine Corps Pilot

IF I COULD EAT DINNER WITH ANY THREE PEOPLE IT WOULD BE: Tim Tebow, Paige VanZant, and Gabriel Iglesias

IN HIGH SCHOOL I DREAMED OF BEING: A doctor

ON GAME DAY I LISTEN TO: Rise Against

MY FAVORITE FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS: Instagram

MY FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER IS: Not on twitter

MY FIRST THOUGHT STEPPING ON THE NAVAL ACADEMY CAMPUS WAS: This is going to be tough

WHAT I LOVE ON GAME DAY IS: The pregame jitters and the feeling you get when running onto the field

WHICH TEAM NOT ON NAVY'S SCHEDULE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Eastern Washington to play on the red field

MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING IN THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE IS: To be able to travel all over the country playing some of the best teams in the country

THE WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES A NAVY FOOTBALL PLAYER IS: Dedicated

MY FAVORITE COACH NIUMATALOLO SAYING IS: "I don't know how to use a hammer, but I know how to WIN"

THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON OFFENSE IN 2017 IS: Zach Abey

THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON DEFENSE IN 2017 IS: Tyler Sayles

THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER ON OFFENSE IN 2017 WILL BE: Zach Abey

THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER ON DEFENSE IN 2017 WILL BE: DJ Palmore

THE TOUGHEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Taylor Heflin

THE FASTEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Darryl Bonner

THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Micah Thomas

THE ONE PLAYER ON THE CURRENT TEAM THAT EPITOMIZES NAVY FOOTBALL: Micah Thomas

THE FUNNIEST PLAYER ON THE TEAM IS: Tori Delmonico

THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME SUPERINTENDENT IS: Marcus Edwards

THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME COMMANDANT IS: Matt Stewart