According to the Shore Sports Network, Brick High School senior receiver Simon Bingelis has committed to join the Villanova Wildcats next season. He announced his commitment via Twitter on Sunday night.
#Blessed to say that I am committed to play Division 1 Football for Villanova University #NovaNation #TapTheRock pic.twitter.com/N9A5ZwjDVs
— SimonBingelis (@SimonBingelis) January 18, 2015
Bingelis has not been rated by the major recruiting services, but checks in with good size for an outside receiver at 6'5" and 220-pounds, and could also play tight end. His team won the Class A South title and reached the Central Jersey Group IV semifinals this season, with Bingelis recording 10 catches for 245 yards, primarily as a tight end.
He also had offers from Fordham, Yale and Columbia.
He joins eleven other known commitments in the Villanova football 2015 class: RB Jarrett McClenton, DL Bryan White, OL Keegan Sheedy, OL Louie Csaszar, RB D'Andre Pollard, QB Adeyemi Da Silva, LB Drew Wiley, ATH Brandon Chadbourn, OL Ethan Greenidge, LB Anthony Malaguti and RB Aaron Forbes.