Former SHAPE football star Alejandro Villaneuva, a senior at the U.S Military Academy, hauled in his fourth touchdown pass of the season Saturday in Army’s 27-13 loss to Temple.
Villanueva, a 6-10, 283-pound – and this is no mistake – wide receiver, has caught 16 passes for 253 yards in seven games this season, his first as a pass-catcher. Last year, Villanueva started every game at left tackle after playing on the defensive line his first two seasons at West Point.
According to the Army Sports Information Department, new Army coach Rich Ellerson moved Villaneuva, now called “Ali,” to wide-out to provide a large perimeter target for the Army offense.
Jump-balls may be in the offing for this year’s Army-Navy game.