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2026 Football Roster

16 Giuseppe Sessi

  • Class Senior
  • Position S
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 204
  • Hometown San Antonio, Texas
  • High School Reagan

Biography

•  At Navy: Was voted a co-captain for the 2026 season by his teammates, it’s the greatest honor a Navy Football player can receive ... enters the fall listed as a starter ... has started 13 games during his career (0 Fr // 0 So // 13 Jr) ... has earned 2 varsity letters.

  2025: A starter in all 13 contests, he finished the year 2nd on the team in tackles with 81 (50-31) and had a half a tackle for loss ... also broke up a pass and recovered a fumble ... member of Navy’s defense that held each of its final 3 opponents to under 300 yards of total offense (288 yds by Memphis, 202 yds by Army, 239 yds by Cincinnati) ... posted 5 solo tackles in the Liberty Bowl win over Cincinnati ... Navy’s defense held Army to just 47 total yards and a field goal in the second half of the Mids’ win ... turned in 3 solo tackles against the Black Knights ... part of a defensive unit that held Memphis to just 58 total yards and scoreless over the final 30 minutes in the come-from-behind win ... along with MarcAnthony Parker, led Navy with 8 tackles against the Tigers ... posted 8 stops in the win over #25 South Florida ... contributed 7 tackles at Notre Dame ... along with Coleman Cauley, led Navy with 10 tackles at North Texas ... tallied 7 tackles against Florida Atlantic ... turned in a career-high 11 tackles, including half a tackle for loss in the win at Temple ... also broke up a pass, the 1st of his career ... posted 6 tackles, including 4 solo stops against Air Force ... produced a career-high tying 5 tackles in the win over Rice ... chipped in 3 tackles at Tulsa ... turned in 5 tackles and recovered a fumble, the first of his career, in the Mids’ American opener against UAB ... part of a defense that held UAB scoreless in the second half of the game and forced 3 tournaments over the final two quarters ... making his first-collegiate start, he produced a career-high tying 3 tackles in the opener against VMI ... part of a defensive unit that held VMI to 212 yards of total offense, including just 15 yards on the ground ... the 15 yards rushing were the 7th fewest since 1995 and the fewest since 2022 when Navy gave up 13 yards rushing against Delaware.

• 2024: Saw action in every game, he closed out the season with 15 tackles and a forced fumble ... recorded a pair of solo stops in Navy’s 21-20 victory over Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl ... chipped in a tackle in the win over #19 Army on special teams ... pitched in a pair of tackles in the road win at East Carolina ... turned in a pair of tackles in Navy’s Homecoming win over Charlotte ... part of a defensive unit that limited Air Force to 7 points and 273 total yards ... the 7 points scored by Air Force were the fewest it has scored at home against Navy and the 27-point win was Navy’s largest margin of victory over Air Force since 1978 ... turned in tackles at UAB ... assisted on a tackle in Navy’s upset victory over Memphis ... chipped in a tackle against Temple in the AAC opener ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ win over Bucknell in the opener where he made a tackle and forced a fumble.

•  2023: Did not see any varsity action.

• High School / Personal: A 2023 graduate of Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas, Sessi was a three-sport athlete who earned letters in basketball (3), football (3) and track & field (2) ... three-time (So, Jr, Sr) 28-6A All-District football selection at safety, who also garnered All-District honors his senior year as a kick returner ... also earned Texas 6A Third-Team All-State honors as a senior ... served as captain of the football team his senior year ... school record holder in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays set during his junior year ... led the football team to district titles as a sophomore and senior and led the basketball team to district crowns as a junior and senior ... also received offers from Army and Air Force ... member of the National Honor Society ... grandfather, Tom Sessi, is a 1964 graduate of Notre Dame and was a member of the football team as a freshman ... son of Tom and Cynthia Sessi ... majoring in quantitative economics ...has earned a 3.12 grade point average.

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2023Freshman

    S
    5'11" 195 lbs
    31
  • 16

    2024Sophomore

    S
    5'11" 195 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2025Junior

    S
    5'11" 204 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2026Senior

    S
    5'11" 204 lbs
    16