Prior to Stanford
- Played at Peters Township High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for head coach Thomas Plack
- A consensus top-25 recruit in the state of Pennsylvania, ranked as high as No. 12 by 247Sports
- Ranked as a top-five outside linebacker recruit in Pennsylvania by on3, and ranked as high as fourth by ESPN
- A three-year varsity starter on both the football and basketball teams
- Recorded an impressive 13 sacks as a junior, with 39 quarterback hurries
- Amassed over 200 tackles during his final two seasons with 21 sacks and a pair of interceptions returned for a touchdown…compiled 22 tackles for loss
- First Team All-Conference at both tight end and linebacker
- First Team All-State linebacker
- WPIAL Fabulous 2022
- KDKA Super 7 Finalist
- Four-time Highest Honors (academic, 2021-24)
- National Merit Scholarship Qualifier (2024)
Personal
- Son of Lynn and Eric Vaccarello
- Has an older sister named Cassidy
- His father and uncle both played football at Duquesne
- Enjoys playing basketball, spikeball, and playing the piano
- Is an avid skateboard enthusiast
- Interested in studying business at Stanford