2021 Football Roster
Roster

Gavin Pringle
- Position:
- Cornerback/Safety
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- Mount Saint Joseph
2022 (Senior): All-Patriot League Second Team honoree … Preseason All-Patriot League selection … started all 11 games at cornerback and served as punt/kick returner … led the team and ranked third in FCS in passes defended per game … registered 15 pass breakups and three interceptions … totaled 42 tackles (29 solo) … added 1.5 tackles for loss … recorded four pass breakups twice … grabbed game-winning interception in overtime at Georgetown … returned an interception 17 yards at VMI … averaged 5.4 yards on 18 punt returns and 15.5 yards on two kick returns … registered a season-long 27-yard punt return against Colgate … Clarke Hinkle Award recipient as Bucknell's outstanding defensive back or linebacker ... member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (Junior): Preseason All-Patriot League selection ... started first five games, with first two coming at strong safety and next three coming at cornerback ... made 18 tackles (15 solo) and tied for the team lead with five pass breakups ... posted a season-high five tackles at Sacred Heart and against Cornell ... also broke up three passes and registered 1.5 tackles for a loss against the Big Red ... missed remainder of the season due to injury ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.2021 Spring (Sophomore): All-Patriot League First Team honoree ... Preseason All-Patriot League selection ... started all four games at cornerback ... finished third among Bison with 21 tackles (16 solo) ... 16 solo stops was good for second on the team ... made nine tackles (seven solo) against Fordham ... logged six tackles (four solo) and intercepted a pass in the Patriot League Championship Game ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Freshman): All-Patriot League Second Team selection ... named an Honorable Mention Freshman All-American by Hero Sports ... played in all 11 games, starting final seven at cornerback ... one of six newcomers to appear in all 11 games ... one of four freshmen to start a game ... recorded 11 pass breakups, the second most by a Bison since 2004 ... led the Patriot League in passes defended per game (1.1) ... broke up multiple passes four times, topping out at three against No. 23/22 Villanova and Holy Cross ... finished third among Bison defensive backs with 57 tackles (41 solo) ... made at least five tackles in six games ... topped out at nine against the Crusaders and at Fordham ... returned first career interception 36 yards for a touchdown in season opener at Temple ... became the first member of the class of 2023 to find the end zone with that score ... returned a fumble 55 yards for a touchdown in victory over Georgetown ... also logged eight tackles (five solo), first career forced fumble and first career tackle for a loss against the Hoyas ... forced fumble halted Georgetown's final drive of the game ... received Honorable Mention FCS Freshman Player of the Week accolades from STATS on the strength of that performance ... captured Bucknell’s Stuart M. Smith Memorial Award as the most outstanding newcomer.
Mount Saint Joseph High School: Three-year football letterwinner and starter … All-MIAA honoree … selected to compete in the BTC All-Star Game and Maryland Crab Bowl … as a senior, captained Mount Saint Joseph to a 10-2 record, the school’s best since 1998 … registered three interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
Personal: Gavin Myles Pringle … born June 2, 2001 in Baltimore, Maryland … son of Melvin and Melissa Pringle … has one younger sister: Maya ... major is economics.