
#81 • Wide
Receiver
6-2 • 210 • Two
Letters
Plainfield, N.J.
Lackawanna CC
Plainfield High
School
2009: Named first-team
All-Missouri Valley Football
Conference as a wide receiver...set
school record with 77
receptions...tied school record for
receptions in a game on two
occasions with 11 against Missouri
State and Southern Illinois...also
caught 10 passes in season-finale
win at North Dakota State...finished
with 790 yards and six
touchdowns...receiving yardage was
most by a Penguin since
1999...averaged 71.8 yards per
contest...had two touchdown
receptions against Austin Peay...also
caught TD passes versus Missouri
State, Western Illinois, Illinois
State and North Dakota
State...finished with a season-high
130 yards versus MSU...had 64
receptions for 653 yards in eight
conference games...collected 30
receptions of 10 yards or
more...caught 35 passes that went
for first downs...caught at least
three passes in every game...also
had 105 yards in seven catches vs.
Illinois State...season-long grab of
39 yards came against the
Redbirds...named John Delserone
MVP...77 catches rank as the fifth
most in a season in MVFC
history...first wide receiver to
serve as team captain since
1992...earned his second letter.
2008: Named to the
Missouri Valley Football
Conference's All-Newcomer
Team...played in all 12 games,
starting eight contests...caught 31
passes for a team-best 510 yards and
team-high seven touchdowns...most
touchdown receptions by a Penguin in
a season since 1998...became first
YSU player with touchdown catches in
four straight games since Herb
Williams in 1992...six of seven TD
receptions came in conference
play...averaged 16.5 yards per
reception...20 receptions were for
first downs...had a season-high six
receptions against Indiana
State...posted a high of 136 yards
at Illinois State...in final four
games of season caught 16 passes for
351 yards and five touchdowns...had
three receptions in first four games
before making 28 grabs in final
eight...also had just 15 catches for
159 yards and two scores in first
eight games...caught seven passes of
25 yards or longer...had a
season-long 67-yarder for a score at
Illinois State...against the
Sycamores caught six passes for 75
yards and two scores...had scoring
grabs of 10 yards in the second
quarter and 23 in the third...had
five catches for 74 yards and a
touchdown against
Liberty...touchdown grab came in the
fourth quarter...had receptions of
27 and 26 yards in the game...caught
four passes for 136 yards and a
score at Illinois State...had grabs
of 67, 31, 30 and eight against the
Redbirds...total was the most by a
Penguin wide receiver in 2008...had
four catches for 82 yards and a
touchdown at Western
Illinois...snared a 38-yard
touchdown grab in the third
quarter...also had a 24-yard catch
in the fourth...caught three passes
for 22 yards at Southern Utah...had
two receptions for 58 yards,
including a 51-yard touchdown catch
in the fourth quarter against UNI...had
two grabs for 14 yards at Missouri
State...had two catches for 16 yards
against Southern Illinois...caught
single passes against Ohio State,
North Dakota State and Central
State...credited with 542 offensive
snaps played for the season...second
most among wide receivers...had a
high of 71 plays at Illinois
State...also played 69 against
Indiana State...received Derek
Pixley Hit of the Game honor against
Missouri State and Illinois State...earned his first
letter.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Led the team with 42 receptions for
748 yards...caught five touchdown
passes...averaged 17.8 yards per
catch...season-long grab was 75
yards...had six rushing attempts for
38 yards...also threw two
passes...returned four punts for 45
yards...long was 19 yards...team was
7-3 his sophomore year...named
team’s Offensive MVP...team was 10-0
his freshman year...Falcons won the
Valley of the Sun Bowl beating
Glendale CC 17-16 to complete
perfect season...coach was Mark Duda.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior,
earned all-state, all-area,
All-Group 4 and All-Watchung
Conference honors...was named as one
of the Super 100...coach was Clinton
Jones...also played baseball.
PERSONAL: Parents are Donald
Jones III and Lesley Tyler...has
two brothers and a sister...born
Dec. 17, 1987...major is
communication studies...2009-10
recipient of the Arnold D. Stambaugh
Scholarship. |