Hofstra University Athletics

Fourth season on the Hofstra roster...Is expected to return to a starting job at wide receiver and will also serve as the back-up punter in 2009...Has good size, speed and hands...2008: All-CAA second team selection at wide receiver...Received Hofstra's Anthony Mazzarella Offensive Player of the Year Award...Multi-purpose receiver who led the Pride in receiving, punt return and kickoff return average and all purpose yards...Recorded the eighth-most receptions in a single season at Hofstra with 70 for 595 yards and four touchdowns...Ranked second in the CAA and 28th in the FCS in receptions and ninth in the CAA in yards...Tallied a season-high nine catches for 132 yards, including a season long 22-yard grab against Richmond...Also had nine catches for 47 yards at James Madison and eight receptions for 76 yards against Rhode Island...Tallied eight contests with five receptions or more...Had five catches for 46 yards and two touchdowns against Northeastern...Also hauled in touchdown passes against Albany and Maine...Averaged a team-high 5.3 yards in three punt returns, including a 12-yard runback against Delaware...Posted a 26.5 yard average in 21 kickoff returns and ranked second in the CAA and 10th in the FCS...Broke the school record for kickoff return yards in one game with 254 yards on eight returns at New Hampshire...Recorded 91 yards in three kickoff returns at Maine and 63 yards on three returns against Richmond...Longest return was 65 yards at New Hampshire...Carried the ball 19 times for 61 yards and two touchdowns...Had an 18-yard carry at Stony Brook and rushed six times for 17 yards and a touchdown at New Hampshire...Also rushed for a touchdowns against Richmond...Caught two-point conversion passes against URI and UNH...Took snaps at quarterback during the season but did not attempt a pass...Was ninth in the CAA in all-purpose yard average with a 102.4 yards mark...2007: Saw limited time in four games due to injury as a red-shirt freshman...Recorded two receptions for 24 yards on the season...Posted one catch for 21 yards at Northeastern...Also tallied a reception at Massachusetts for three yards...2006: Red-shirted and did not play as a true freshman...High School: Played football for coach Stephen Carroll at Baldwin (NY) High School...Was a member of the Bruins' Nassau County championship in 2005...Named to All-Nassau County and All-Long Island teams as a senior...Received the Dragon Award as Nassau County's top receiver in 2005...Tallied 27 catches for 823 yards and 11 scores...Scored three times in a Conference I semifinal victory, and accounted for 210 total yards and two scores in a losing effort in Long Island Class I final...Also a top return man, and posted 37 tackles and four interceptions on defense...Selected to play in the 2006 Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge All-Star Football Game at Hofstra...Personal: Born March 1, 1988...Has two sisters...Enjoys playing sports or relaxing in his free time...Also recruited by Rutgers, Maine and Stony Brook...Aspires to a career in sports management...Management major.