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Chris Gangarossa is a good-sized, battle-tested offensive lineman who became a mainstay at left tackle a year ago and has a chance to be among the best offensive lineman in the NEC this season ... Brings 29 games of playing experience under his belt into the 2019 season. 

2018: Saw action in all 11 games while gaining the starting assignment in 10 of those contests ... Helped spring RB Ryan Fulse free to put together one of the top rushing seasons in Wagner history ... With Gagarossa helping to pave the way up front, Fulse  finished the season No. 2 in all of FCS football with 1,710 yards rushing (also No. 2 on Wagner single-season list) and tops in all off FCS football in all-purpose yardage (177.36 yards per game), en route to earning 2018 STATS FCS and AP First Team All-American honors, as well as First-Team honors by the ECAC and the NEC.

2017: Saw action in seven games, with two starts … Helped the Green & White rush for 1,727 yards, with eight games of 150 yards or more ... Played a role in paving the way for junior RB Ryan Fulse to become the nation's fourth-leading rusher.
 
2016: Saw action in a reserve capacity in six games during his first season as a Seahawk, primarily as the No. 2 right tackle … Gained experience while competing on an offensive line set the tone way for the Seahawks to finish second in the NEC in scoring (29.7), passing offense (257.8) and No. 1 in turnover margin (+7.1) and first downs (131) … Business Administration major.

Before Wagner: Starred at Canisius High School in Buffalo, NY where he helped lead the Crusaders to a perfect 12-0 record in his senior season that was ranked 30th in the final USA Today poll … Further honed his skills by prepping a year at Milford Academy in Berlin, NY …. Big, strong and agile … Named to the 2014 All-Western New York football team.