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Jesse Flaherty is a dynamic, veteran athlete who has been a productive performer in the secondary and as a  punt returner throughout his Seahawk career … History major with a minor in religious studies.
 
2017: Limited to six games of action do to an early-season leg injury … Credited with 12 tackles, including six solo stops … Opened the season with a five-tackle effort (4 solo, 1 asst) in the season opener vs. Saint Anselm (8/31) and capped his year with a season-high six-tackle performance (all solo) in the season-ending win at Sacred Heart (11/18) … Also had a three-tackle game at No. 12 Stony Brook (11/11) … Member of 2017 NEC Academic Honor Roll.

2016:  Finished fourth on the team with 55 tackles (41 solo, 14 assisted) while starting all 11 games … Second on the team in interceptions with four, which he returned for a combined 48 yards … Seahawks won all four of the games in which he recorded an interception … Had an INT vs. Sacred Heart (10/1), which he returned 29 yards, in addition to picks at Central Connecticut (10/15), at Robert Morris (11/12) and vs. NEC-champion Saint Francis U (11/19) … Registered career-high nine tackles in consecutive weeks at Central Connecticut (10/15) and at Bryant (10/22) … Had eight stops in the season opener vs. Saint Anselm (8/31) and six vs. Duquesne.

2015:  Recorded eight tackles on the season while seeing action in nine games … Recorded a season-high three tackles in the season finale vs. defending NEC champion Sacred Heart (11/21) … Had two stops in the season opener at Rice (9/5) … Registered his first career interception during a victory over Central Connecticut (11/14) … Member of 2015 NEC Fall All-Academic Honor Roll.

2014: Did not see any game action ... Member of 2014 NEC Fall All-Academic Honor Roll.

Before Wagner: At perennial prep power, Red Bank Catholic HS, he was team captain and a two-way starter for No. 5 team in the state of New Jersey as a senior ... Selected to the Academic All Shore Team and won the "Golden Casey Award" at Red Bank Catholic ... Also team captain and leading scorer on the RBC basketball team ... .Spent a prep school year at Peddie where he led the Falcons to their first championship in 13 years ... Rushed for more than 1,000 yards and 13 TDs in only eight  games while making All-State as a defensive back ... Is the nephew of Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett.