2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 53
Kai Pritchard
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 290
- Hometown:
- Little Egg Harbor, N.J.
- High School:
- Donovan Catholic
High School
- Four-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN
- Three-star recruit by Rivals
- Position ranks: #12 (247), #14 (ESPN), #67 (Rivals)
- State ranks: #3 (247), #5 (ESPN), #10 (Rivals)
- Played for head coach Dan Curcione at Donovan Catholic
- Highest-rated recruit in history to come out of Donovan Catholic
- Also played basketball in high school
- Honor Roll
- Shore Conference Student Ambassador
- Offers included Boston College, Duke, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Tennessee, and West Virginia
Personal
- Born October 23, 2007
- Son of Jeffrey and Jennifer Pritchard
- One sister, Mackenzie
- Uncle, Greg Pritchard, played football at Duke from 1975-79
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