• At Navy: Enters the fall as the starting fullback ... was elected team co-captain, along with Sean Williams, for the 2018 season by his teammates, which is one of the highest honors one can receive at the Naval Academy ... tough, hard-nosed player who runs hard ... can get you the tough three yards on third and short ... is an excellent receiver out of the backfield ... solid blocker ... has earned one varsity letter.
• 2017: A starter in three of the nine games in which he played ... lost only one yard on his 76 carries for 423 yards and three TDs ... caught one pass for 21 yards ... rushed for 40 yards on five carries, including a 28-yarder against Virginia in the Military Bowl ... a starter at fullback for a second straight game, he carried the ball 16 times for 71 yards and a 13-yard touchdown at Houston ... alongside QB Zach Abey, led Navy with 87 yards on a career-high 20 carries at Notre Dame ... also caught his first career pass, a 21-yarder ... carried the ball 15 times (came into game with 20 carries on the year) for a career-high 145 yards and a touchdown against SMU ... having entered the game with just 109 career yards, it marked his first career 100-yard rushing game ... paired up with QB Malcolm Perry to become the school’s 53rd 100-yard rushing pair ... had back-to-back long runs of 21 and 29 yards that set up the Mids’ game-winning field goal ... also had a career-long 44-yard run in the opening quarter ... made his first collegiate start in the game against UCF where he rushed for a career-best 34 yards on nine carries and scored on a seven-yard run ... among his 34 yards was a career-long 12-yard run ... carried the ball twice for six yards at Memphis ... rushed for 15 yards on four carries at Tulsa ... made his first appearance of the season in the Cincinnati game where he carried the ball five times for 25 yards, including a pair of seven-yard rushes ... part of an offensive unit that recorded 569 yards on the ground against Cincinnati en route to 622 yards of total offense ... the 569 yards rushing set an AAC record (previous high was 496 by Navy in 2016 against SMU), while it is the best rushing game this season in the FBS ... it stands No. 2 in the Navy record books, while it’s the most under Niumatalolo’s tenure as head coach ... the 72 rushing attempts are the third most in the FBS this season ... the 622 yards of total offense, meanwhile, ranks No. 11 all-time at Navy and the most under Niumatalolo.
• 2016: Making appearances in three contests, he rushed for 29 yards on nine carries and scored a touchdown ... rushed for four yards on two carries at SMU where he scored his first collegiate touchdown on a two-yard run ... carried the ball three times for 12 yards at East Carolina ... rushed for a then career-best 13 yards on four carries in his collegiate debut against Fordham in the opener.
• 2015: Did not see any varsity action.
• High School / Personal: A 2014 graduate of Colts Neck High School, Gargiulo attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2014-15 academic year ... a two-sport athlete who earned letters in football and lacrosse ... earned First-Team All-State (N.J.), First-Team All-Division and was the division offensive player of the year ... also a First-Team Asbury Park Press and First-Team All-Monmouth selection ... finished his senior season ranked fifth in the state of New Jersey in rushing (1,666 yds), fourth in rushing touchdowns (27) and second in tackles (139) ... rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his last two season and 3,436 yards for his career ... recipient of the Board of Education Award of Excellence and the Maxwell Football Club Award ... a starter on the 2010 U15 US National Lacrosse Team that went undefeated and won the championship ... was a four-year starter on the lacrosse team and served as team captain his senior year ... also received offers from Penn State (preferred walk-on), UConn, Towson and Villanova ... son of Sal and Lisa Gargiulo ... majoring in quantitative economics.
