COLLEGE NOTES
2012 Preseason All-American .... 2012 co-captain ... 124 catches for 1,538 yards and 15 TD's ... in 2012 preseason fall testing, squatted 510 lbs., up 100 lbs. from a year earlier ... also decreased his pro agility time to 3.97 seconds
AS A JUNIOR (2011)
First-team All-RMAC at receiver ... second-team All-Central Region (Don Hansen's Football Gazette) ... besides leading UNK in all three receiving categories, also served as the starting punter and starter on both return teams ... missed some time in October due to injury ... finished with 1,139 all-purpose yards (704 receiving, 286 kick return, 117 punt return and 12 rushing) ... caught a ball in all eight games he played ... season-highs in catches (11) and receiving yards (196) in win over Chadron State ... also had a 43-yard kick return in the game ... eight catches for 142 yards at Colorado Mesa ... season-long 69 yard catch in the win ... five receptions for 102 yards and two TD's vs. Colorado Mines ... five catches for 90 yards in the playoff game ... took a punt back 63 yards in opener at Wayne State ... that was the first time he touched the ball as a Loper ... as a punter, averaged 39.7 yards in 31 attempts ... eight punts landed inside the opponent 20-yard line ... also five punts over 50 yards and four touchdbacks ... long boot of 58 yards
PRIOR TO UNK
Spent two years at FCS-member U. of South Dakota ... caught 79 balls for 854 yards and six TD's over the 2009 and 2010 seasons ... as a sophomore, made five receptions for 59 yards in a 41-38 win at Minnesota ... in 2009, named USD's Most Valuable Freshmen ... led team in receiving that year (45 recep., 530 yds., four TD's) ... had a season-high 120 yards vs. Montana State ... transferred to UNK in the spring of 2011
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at same high school that has produced several Lopers, including QB Jake Spitzlberger and RB Riley Newcomer ... as a senior, Class 5A Offensive Player of the Year ... finished career with 7,152 all-purpose yards and 75 TD's ... two-time All-Colorado, two-time Class 5A all-state and two-time league MVP ... as a senior, ran for 1,351 yards and had another 957 receiving yards ... scored 30 TD's (19 rushing and 11 receiving)
PERSONAL
Son of Tim & Annette ... younger brother, Sean, is a freshman QB for the Lopers