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2014 at Gardner-Webb: Finished tied for third in Gardner-Webb history with 188 career receptions … Established a new career record with 5.7 receptions per game … Tied with Hall of Famer Rodney Robinson for the most catches in a three-year career at Gardner-Webb … Earned first-team All-Big South Conference honors and led the league in receptions per game for the second season in a row … Played in 10 games and started each of them … Caught 64 passes for 758 yards and five touchdowns … Had three 100-yard receiving games … Caught 12 passes for a school and Big South-record 251 yards and two scores at VMI (10/18) … Had an 80-yard touchdown reception in that game and caught the game-winner on a leaping grab in overtime (25 yards) … Caught eight passes for 100 yards against No. 2 Coastal Carolina (11/1) … Hauled in nine passes for 103 yards and a touchdown at The Citadel (9/27) … Had eight catches for 85 yards vs. Charlotte (10/4) … Caught six passes for 59 yards and the game-winning touchdown vs. Wofford (9/20) … Drew four pass interference calls in that game, including three in the end zone … Caught eight passes for 77 yards in the season finale at Monmouth (11/22) … Preseason Walter Payton Award Watch List member, a first for Gardner-Webb football … Earned preseason FCS All-America honors from The Sports Network, Lindy’s College Football Preview and College Sporting News … CFPA FCS Receiver of the Year Watch List … Runs the 40-yard dash in the 4.5-second range … Exceptional length with a 81-inch wingspan (6’9”+) and hands measured at over 10 inches … Strong leaper with outstanding body control and ball skills.
2013 at Gardner-Webb: Named third-team FCS All-America by The Sports Network following a breakout season … Also earned All-America honors from Phil Steele, Tony Softli and BSN … A first-team All-Big South Conference selection … Caught a career-high 76 passes for 1,008 yards and nine touchdowns, becoming the first Gardner-Webb receiver since Hall of Famer Rodney Robinson in 1992 to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark … Had the second-best reception total in school history … Was the first receiver to lead the Big South in receptions, yards and touchdowns since Liberty All-America Chris Summers in 2011 … 52 of his 76 catches went for either first downs or touchdowns … An impressive 92 percent of his 25 passes caught on third down went for first downs or touchdowns … Four of his nine touchdown receptions came on third-and-long situations … Caught nine passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opening win over eventual Southern Conference champion Furman (8/31) … Hauled in six passes in the win over No. 11 Richmond (9/14) … Had 10 catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns in a powerful performance at Charlotte (10/5) … Hauled in a career-high 12 passes for 133 yards at VMI (11/9) … Caught seven passes for 79 yards and a touchdown vs. No. 12 Charleston Southern (11/16) … Had four catches for 77 yards, including a 59-yard slant route for a touchdown at Presbyterian (11/23), playing in front of his hometown family and friends … Had three catches for more than 50 yards, including an acrobatic, 54-yarder vs. Furman.
2012 at GWU: Earned second-team All-Big South Conference honors … Started all 11 games at receiver … Caught 48 passes for 666 yards and seven touchdowns, leading the team in all three categories … Averaged 13.9 yards per catch … Ranked third in the Big South in catches and yardage in league games … Ranked second in yards per catch (15.8 ypc) in league games … Caught at least five passes in six different games … Caught 31 of his 48 passes and six of his seven touchdowns against league foes … Had two touchdown catches on fourth down plays … Had a career-high 146 yards on seven catches at Liberty (10/6), setting up three first-half touchdowns … Had a season-long, 46-yard catch in that game … Caught eight passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns vs. Coastal Carolina (11/3) … Both touchdowns came inside the red zone … Caught seven passes for 85 yards and a 42-yard touchdown vs. Presbyterian (11/17) in the finale … Caught seven passes for 71 yards vs. Samford (9/15) … Had a 10-yard touchdown catch just before halftime at Charleston Southern (11/10) … Had a 23-yard touchdown catch vs. No. 10 Wofford (9/1) … Caught five passes for 65 yards and two scores vs. VMI (10/27) … Hauled in a diving, 31-yard catch at No. 10 Stony Brook (10/20).
Junior College: Played one season at Garden City (Kan.) Junior College under Coach Jeff Tatum ... Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds ... Earned honorable mention All-Kansas Jayhawk Conference honors at receiver in 2011 ... Caught 26 passes for 325 yards and a touchdown (12.5 yards per catch) to lead the Broncbusters receiving corps ... Redshirted in 2010 ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Coastal Carolina, Presbyterian and Western Illinois ... Also recruited by Ohio, Arkansas, Kansas State, Indiana, Louisiana Tech, Ole Miss and Minnesota.
High School: Starred in football and basketball at Clinton (S.C.) High ... Played football under Coach Andy Young ... Chosen to play in the SCADA North/South All-Star Game in both football and basketball ... Led Red Devils to a 12-3 record and the 2009 Class 3A State Football Championship, the school’s eighth in that sport ... Named Laurens Touchdown Club Player of the Year ... A Class 3A All-State selection in the secondary by the S.C. High School Sports Report ... Caught 29 passes for 597 yards and two touchdowns as a senior in 2009 ... Was the team’s big play threat in a wishbone offensive attack ... Had eight interceptions at cornerback ... Averaged 18 points and 15 rebounds on the hardwood as a senior ... Had nine interceptions as a junior.
