{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Mike DiLiello | image = HoustonRoughnecksvsDCDefendersUFL52525-156 (54547547451).jpg | alt = | caption = DiLiello with the DC Defenders in 2025 | current_team = Louisville Kings | number =5 | position = Quarterback | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|4|13}} | birth_place = Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 211 | high_school = Cooper City | college = {{ubl|Florida Tech (2018–2019)|Middle Tennessee (2020–2021)|Austin Peay (2022–2023)}} | undraftedyear = 2024 | pastteams = * DC Defenders ({{UFL Year|2024}}–{{UFL Year|2026}}) * Louisville Kings ({{UFL Year|2026}}–present) | status = Active | highlights = * UFL champion (2025) * UAC Offensive Player of the Year (2023) * First-team All-UAC (2023) }} '''Mike DiLiello''' (born April 13, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback for the Louisville Kings of the United Football League (UFL). He previously played college football at Florida Tech, Middle Tennessee, and Austin Peay.
==Early life and college== DiLiello attended Cooper City High School in Cooper City, Florida. As a senior, he was named second team all-county and lettered in three sports.
===Florida Tech=== DiLiello began his collegiate career at Florida Tech. He redshirted during the 2018 season and did not appear in a game. In 2019, DiLiello appeared in all 11 games and completed 141-of-232 attempts for 1,773 yards while throwing 12 touchdowns to six interceptions.<ref>{{cite web|title=2019 Football Overall Statistics|url=https://gscsports.org/stats.aspx?path=football&year=2019|website=gscsports.org|date=May 28, 2025}}</ref> He was named Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Week twice and also earned Offensive Player of the Week as well.<ref>{{cite web|title=Florida Tech QB Mike Diliello Named Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Week|url=https://spacecoastdaily.com/2019/09/florida-tech-qb-mike-diliello-named-gulf-south-conference-offensive-player-of-the-week/|website=spacecoastdaily.com|date=May 28, 2025}}</ref>
===Middle Tennessee=== In 2020, DiLiello transferred to Middle Tennessee. He made his NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) debut against Troy where he completed 3-of-4 passes for 35 yards and a touchdown. His first FBS touchdown was thrown to wide receiver Jaylin Lane on a 28-yard pass. In 2021, DiLiello appeared in 12 games as a backup and was used primarily as a dual-threat quarterback. He led the Blue Raiders with six rushing touchdowns on just 49 attempts. In the Bahamas Bowl against Toledo, he ran four 44 yards and a touchdown. On February 8, 2022, DiLiello entered the transfer portal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike Diliello - Middle Tennessee State|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/mike-diliello-1.html|website=sports-reference.com|date=May 28, 2025}}</ref>
===Austin Peay=== On May 11, 2022, DiLiello announced that he was transferring to Austin Peay of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike DiLiello - Transfer Portal|url=https://www.on3.com/db/michael-diliello-87615/|website=on3.com|date=May 28, 2025}}</ref> In 2022, DiLiello completed 200-of-328 passes for 2,447 yards and 21 touchdowns. On the season, he scored a touchdown in every game except the season finale against Alabama. In 2023, DiLiello completed 242-of-362 passes for 3,164 yards and 28 touchdowns. In a game against FBS Tennessee, DiLiello threw for 260 yards and a touchdown. The following week against East Tennessee State, he threw for a career high 441 yards and five touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Govs quarterback DiLiello takes part in Titans’ rookie mini-camp|url=https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetclarksville/former-govs-quarterback-diliello-takes-part-in-titans-rookie-mini-camp/|website=mainstreetmediatn.com|date=May 28, 2025}}</ref> After the season, he was named Offensive Player of the Year and first team all-conference. He was also named FCS third-team All-America twice. In his two year stint with the Governors, he became the leader in passing yards, touchdowns, completion percentage, efficiency, passing yards per game, total touchdowns responsible for and total offense per game. He became the only quarterback in school history to throw for back-to-back 2,000+ yard seasons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike DiLiello - Football - Austin Peay State University Athletics|url=https://letsgopeay.com/sports/football/roster/mike-diliello/10372|website=letsgopeay.com|date=May 28, 2025}}</ref>
===Statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing |- ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Record|Record as a starter}} !! {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|Avg|Average yards per rush}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} |- ! 2018 !! Florida Tech | 0 || 0 || — || colspan="12" | ''Redshirted 15px|Redshirt'' |- ! 2019 !! Florida Tech | 11 || 7 || 3–4 || 141 || 232 || 60.8 || 1,773 || 0.0 || 12 || 6 || 136.9 || 139 || 660 || 4.8 || 11 |- ! 2020 !! Middle Tennessee | 1 || 0 || — || 3 || 4 || 75.0 || 35 || 8.8 || 1 || 0 || 231.0 || 2 || 6 || 3.0 || 0 |- ! 2021 !! Middle Tennessee | 12 || 0 || — || 29 || 49 || 59.2 || 267 || 5.4 || 1 || 2 || 103.5 || 49 || 264 || 5.4 || 6 |- ! 2022 !! Austin Peay | 11 || 11 || 7–4 || 200 || 328 || 61.0 || 2,447 || 7.5 || 21 || 11 || 138.1 || 120 || 446 || 3.7 || 8 |- ! 2023 !! Austin Peay | 12 || 12 || 9–3 || 242 || 362 || 66.9 || 3,164 || 8.7 || 28 || 10 || 160.3 || 123 || 203 || 1.7 || 5 |- ! colspan="2"| [https://stats.ncaa.org/players/8322117?year_stat_category_id=15042 Career] || 47 || 30 || 19–11 || 615 || 975 || 63.1 || 7,686 || 0.0 || 63 || 29 || 144.7 || 433 || 1,579 || 3.7 || 30 |}
==Professional career== In 2024, DiLiello received an invitation to the Tennessee Titans rookie minicamp.<ref>{{cite web|title=DC Defenders Sign QB Mike DiLiello & WR Monroe Young|url=https://pfnewsroom.com/news/dc-defenders-sign-qb-mike-diliello-wr-monroe-young/|website=pfnewsroom.com|date=May 28, 2025}}</ref>
=== DC Defenders === On May 15, 2024, DiLiello signed with the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL). On October 16, he re-signed with the Defenders for the 2025 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike DiLiello Pro Football Transactions log|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/d/dili00150.html|website=profootballarchives.com|date=May 28, 2025}}</ref>
On January 12, 2026, DiLiello was selected by the DC Defenders in the 2026 UFL Draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=UFL Announces Selections for 2026 QB Draft and Regional College Allocation |url=https://www.theufl.com/news/ufl-announces-selections-for-2026-qb-draft-and-regional-college-allocation |website=TheUFL.com |access-date=25 March 2026}}</ref>
=== Louisville Kings === On April 19, 2026, DiLiello was traded to the Louisville Kings in exchange for quarterback Jason Bean.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=James |date=2026-04-19 |title=Louisville Kings Trade Jason Bean To DC For Mike DiLiello |url=https://pfnewsroom.com/news/louisville-kings-trade-jason-bean-to-dc-for-mike-diliello/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Pro Football Newsroom |language=en-US}}</ref>
==UFL career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="9"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing |- ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Record|Record as a starting quarterback}} !! {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest pass completion}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions thrown}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} |- ! 2024 !! DC | 2 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 |- ! 2025 !! DC | 5 || 1 || 0–1 || 36 || 56 || 64.3 || 359 || 6.4 || 53 || 2 || 0 || 94.3 || 17 || 68 || 4.0 || 18 || 0 |- ! rowspan="2"| 2026 !! DC | 1 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 2 || –1 || –1.0 || –1 || 0 |- ! LOU | 0 || 0 || — |- ! colspan="2"| [https://www.footballdb.com/players/mike-diliello-diliemi01 Career] !! 8 !! 1 !! 0–1 !! 36 !! 56 !! 64.3 !! 359 !! 6.4 !! 53 !! 2 !! 0 !! 94.3 !! 19 !! 67 !! 3.5 !! 18 !! 0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://goblueraiders.com/sports/football/roster/mike-diliello/8290 Middle Tennessee bio] *[https://letsgopeay.com/sports/football/roster/mike-diliello/10372 Austin Peay bio] {{DC Defenders starting quarterback navbox}} {{2025 DC Defenders}}
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