Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Moved to receiver during spring practice, a position he is familiar with from his high school career … Veteran offensive threat who will excel in his new role … Has great athleticism and speed, along with an overall comfort in the passing game … Will line up in the slot, but is also more than capable of playing on the outside and stretching the field … Has caught 16 passes for 170 yards and a score already during his career out of the backfield.

2017 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in nine games at running back … Carried 35 times for 166 yards and two touchdowns … Also caught five passes for 47 yards and a touchdown … Rushed seven times for a career-high 102 yards and a 38-yard touchdown vs. Shorter (10/7) … Had 10 carries for 38 yards vs. Western Carolina (9/16) … Had nine carries for 28 yards at No. 8 Wofford (9/23) … Caught a 24-yard touchdown pass at No. 22 Monmouth (11/11). 2016 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 10 games and started once vs. No. 15 Citadel (9/17) … Carried 46 times for 246 yards and one touchdown on the ground … Caught 10 passes for 119 yards … Had six carries for a career-best 77 yards and a touchdown vs. No. 15 Citadel (9/17) … Scored from 39 yards out in that game … Had three catches for 42 yards at Ohio (9/24), including a 34-yard reception to set up a touchdown … Caught a 26-yard pass vs. Benedict (10/1) … Had six carries for 36 yards in the win at Elon (9/3) … Also caught three passes for 33 yards in that win … Averaged a healthy 5.3 yards per carry on the season. 2015 at Gardner-Webb: Played in eight games … Carried 28 times for 131 yards and two scores … Had a breakout game vs. No. 15 Liberty, carrying 13 times for 73 yards and a touchdown in a 34-20 win … Had a 32-yard gain in that game … Carried four times for 11 yards and a score vs. ETSU (11/14) … Had four carries for 14 yards at No. 8 Coastal Carolina (11/7) … Caught one pass for four yards vs. No. 24 Charleston Southern (10/24).

High School: Played at Terry Sanford (N.C.) High under Coach William Till … Standout all-purpose back who runs the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds … Scored 29 career touchdowns … A first-team All-Area selection by the Fayetteville Observer in 2014 … Saw action at receiver, running back and quarterback as a senior … Earned first-team All-Conference honors in 2014 … Carried 79 times for 560 yards and six rushing touchdowns … Posted two runs over 50 yards … Caught 33 passes for 590 yards and four touchdowns … Posted a pair of 100-yard games receiving, including 113 on five catches (two touchdowns) vs. Westover (N.C.) High … Had three catches for 103 yards and a touchdown vs. Douglas Byrd (N.C.) High … Passed for 144 yards … Ran for 459 yards and nine touchdowns on 103 carries as a junior … Caught 17 passes for 335 yards and four touchdowns that season … Hauled in 13 passes for 480 yards and six scores as a sophomore receiver … Chose Gardner-Webb over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.