Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Veteran receiver who will contend once again for a starting spot on the outside … Has outstanding size for the position and has continued to improve in all areas since arriving on campus in 2015 … Should be a valuable weapon for Gardner-Webb’s young quarterbacks in 2018 ... Runs well for a big receiver ... One of four senior starters at the position.

2017 at Gardner-Webb: Started all 11 games at receiver … Caught nine passes for 90 yards and one touchdown … Averaged an even 10.0 yards per reception … Caught a season-high two passes for 32 yards at No. 9 Wofford (9/23) … Had two catches for 24 yards and a touchdown vs. Shorter (10/7) … Had first-down catches vs. Western Carolina (9/16) and Liberty (10/28). 2016 at Gardner-Webb: Started all 11 games at outside receiver … Hauled in 19 catches for a career-best 280 yards and two touchdowns … Averaged 14.7 yards per catch … Proved to be a very effective blocker as well … Had six catches of 20+ yards on the season … Caught two passes for 26 yards at Western Carolina (9/10) … Hauled in two catches for 52 yards, including a 47-yarder to set up a touchdown, vs. No. 15 Citadel (10/15) … Had two catches for 68 yards, including a 64-yard touchdown, vs. Kennesaw State (10/22) … Had four catches for 48 yards at Liberty (10/29) … Hauled in three catches for 33 yards at No. 8 Charleston Southern (11/5) … Had a key 20-yard reception for a first down in that game … Caught a 16-yard pass in the win over Monmouth (11/19). 2015 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 11 games and earned nine starts at receiver … Moved into the starting lineup vs. Virginia Union (9/19) and stayed there throughout the season … Caught 23 passes for 217 yards, which ranked second on the team overall to tight end Mike Estes and led the GWU receivers … Caught a season-high seven passes for 93 yards vs. ETSU (11/14) … Had a season-long catch of 43 yards in that game … Caught four passes for 42 yards in the win over No. 15 Liberty (10/10) … Had three catches for 24 yards in a steady rain at Wofford (9/26) … Caught a 10-yard pass vs. No. 20 Charleston Southern (10/24) … 15 of his catches went for first downs on the season.

High School: Played for Coach Rodney Summers at Westwood (S.C.) High … Rated as a three-star prospect by both Scout.com and 247Sports.com … Rated as the state’s No. 3 receiver prospect by Scout.com and No. 163 nationally … Rated as the No. 19 senior prospect in South Carolina by 247Sports.com … A first-team All-Midlands selection in 2014 by The Columbia (S.C.) State Newspaper … Preseason third-team All-State choice by Friday Night Football Magazine … Selected to play in the SCADA North/South All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach … Helped team to an 11-2 record as a senior … Totaled 67 catches for 1,249 yards and 10 touchdowns over his final two prep seasons … Had 36 catches for 743 yards and five touchdowns as a senior … Averaged 21.4 yards per catch … Hauled in three passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Lexington (S.C.) High … Caught four passes for 118 yards and a touchdown vs. Ridge View (S.C.) High … Caught 31 passes for 506 yards and five scores as a junior (16.3 yards per catch) … Chose Gardner-Webb over Georgia Southern and Miami (Ohio) … Also fielded offers from Georgia State, Appalachian State, Charlotte and Morgan State.