College: 2009: Is Gannon’s returning starter at tailback ... is an explosive runner ... considered one of Gannon’s quickest players ... has great acceleration and speed ... enters the season third all-time at Gannon in 100-yard rushing games (7), fifth in receptions (75), sixth in all-purpose yards (2,745), sixth in points (126), seventh in rushing yards (1,847), and 13th in total offense (1,847).
2008: Started 10 games, missing only the Cheyney contest ... named to the All-PSAC second team ... ranked fourth among PSAC players in rushing yards per game (91.4) and sixth in all-purpose yards per game (116.9) ... finished 34th and 62nd among NCAA Division II players in those categories ... posted four 100-yard rushing performances ... rushed for a career-high 914 yards, the sixth-highest single-season total in school history ... accumulated a season-high 168 rushing yards at Slippery Rock, the 11th-highest single-game total in school history ... finished with 1,169 all-purpose yards, falling one yard shy of the school record ... scored 54 points, the 10th-highest single-season total in school history ... averaged 150 rushing yards in the first three games of the season ... produced at least 127 all-purpose yards in six of 10 games he played in.
2007: Played in every game, starting nine … named to the All-GLIAC honorable-mention team … started first six games and final three … tied a school record with three rushing touchdowns in the home finale against Northern Michigan … rushed for a season-high 147 yards against the Wildcats, the 18th-highest single-game total in school history … became the second running back in school history to be part of two games in the same season where he was one of two Golden Knights to rush for 100 yards in the same game … scored on a 78-yard screen pass at Michigan Tech, the third-longest passing play in school history … broke a school single-game record with 286 all-purpose yards in the season finale at Ashland … added 182 all-purpose yards in the home finale against Northern Michigan, the 19th-highest single-game mark in school history … accumulated 1,109 all-purpose yards during the season, falling 61 yards shy of the school’s single-season record … scored 54 points, the ninth-highest single-season mark in school history … was Gannon’s leader in rushing yards (698), receptions (28), points, and all-purpose yards … rushed for at least 140 yards in three of the final four games, averaging 145 yards in those contests … averaged 186.2 all-purpose yards in final four games … averaged 14.3 yards on 12 kickoff returns … made four tackles against Northern Michigan … reached double digits in receiving yards seven times, including a season-high 72 yards at Michigan Tech.
2006: Started 10 games as a redshirt freshman, missing only the Wayne State game due to an injury ... recorded at least three rushes and one reception in nine of 10 games he played in ... scored first career touchdown on a one-yard run against fifth-ranked Saginaw Valley State in week two ... added rushing touchdowns against Findlay and Michigan Tech ... had at least 32 all-purpose yards eight times, including a season-high 107 yards at Ferris State ... produced 42 rushing yards, 33 receiving yards, and 32 kickoff return yards against the Bulldogs.
2005: Redshirted.
High School: Played for Thom McDaniels at Warren G. Harding High School ... was a three-time player of the week ... named team captain as a senior ... was a member of the honor roll.
Personal: Criminal Justice major.
Career Highs
Rushes: 26 vs. Clarion (9/27/08)
Rushing Yards: 168 at Slippery Rock (9/20/08)
Rushing TDs: 3 vs. Northern Michigan (11/3/07)
Receptions: 6 at Ferris State (10/14/06); at Ashland (11/10/07)
Receiving Yards: 72 at Michigan Tech (10/27/07)
Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Mercyhurst (9/22/07); at Michigan Tech (10/27/07)
All-Purpose Yards: 286 at Ashland (11/10/07)
Kickoff Returns: 6 at Ashland (11/10/07)
Kickoff Return Yards: 97 at Ashland (11/10/07)
Career Rushing Statistics
|
Year
|
Att
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TD
|
Lg
|
|
2006
|
108
|
235
|
2.2
|
3
|
21
|
|
2007
|
154
|
698
|
4.5
|
7
|
47
|
|
2008
|
184
|
914
|
5.0
|
9
|
67
|
|
Career
|
446
|
1847
|
4.1
|
19
|
67
|
Career Receiving Statistics
|
Year
|
Rec
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TD
|
Lg
|
|
2006
|
30
|
175
|
5.8
|
0
|
35
|
|
2007
|
28
|
238
|
8.5
|
2
|
78
|
|
2008
|
17
|
158
|
9.3
|
0
|
28
|
|
Career
|
75
|
571
|
7.6
|
2
|
78
|
Career Kickoff Return Statistics
|
Year
|
Ret
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TD
|
Lg
|
|
2006
|
4
|
57
|
14.2
|
0
|
16
|
|
2007
|
12
|
172
|
14.3
|
0
|
34
|
|
2008
|
9
|
97
|
10.8
|
0
|
19
|
|
Career
|
25
|
326
|
13.0
|
0
|
34
|
