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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2009 Football Roster

2 Anthony Nelson

2 Anthony Nelson

  • Position:
    WR
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    ,
  • High School:
    Glades Day School

Summary

Biography

Third season on the Hofstra roster...Is expected to return to a starting job at one of the receiver spots in 2009...Has outstanding speed and is multi-faceted...Postseason honors candidate...2008: CAA Academic All-Conference and Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll selection...Played and started in eight games as a sophomore...Missed the final four games of the season with an injury...Was second on the team in receptions with 35 for 314 yards and one touchdown...Hauled in nine passes for 92 yards against Rhode Island and nine for 85 yards against Albany...Posted four receptions for 69 yards, including a season-long of 30 yards, and a touchdown at Stony Brook...Returned nine punts for 31 yards...Recorded one return for a season-best 22 yards at James Madison...Also returned five kickoffs for 94 yards on the season...Tallied two kickoff returns for 43 yards at Connecticut...Recorded his longest kickoff return of the year, 29 yards, at Maine...Made 10 solo tackles on special teams, including four at Bucknell and three against URI...2007: All-CAA first team selection as a punt returner...Played in all 11 games as a true freshman...Second on the team, 12th in the CAA and 97th in the FCS in receptions with 44...Posted the second-most receptions by a freshman in school history, behind all-time record-holder Charles Sullivan's 68 in 2004...Recorded 543 receiving yards, which was second on the Pride and 15th in the CAA...Posted two 100-yard receiving games...Tallied 10 receptions for 128 yards against New Hampshire and six catches for 105 yards at Northeastern...Posted seven receptions for 92 yards in his college debut against Furman...Recorded his only receiving touchdown of the season on a 24-yard pass from Bryan Savage at Villanova...Led the CAA and was sixth in the CAA in punt returns with 20 returns and 312 yards for a 15.6 average...Tallied three punt returns for 83 yards at Rhode Island, including a third-quarter 77-yard runback that helped spark the Pride's come-from-behind victory...Posted four punt returns for 39 yards at Villanova and had a 67-yard punt return at Northeastern...Recorded three  rushing attempts for 17 yards and had one kickoff return for 6 yards...High School: Earned four letters in football and baseball, and one in basketball at Glades Day School in Belle Glade, Florida...Helped lead team to a 12-2 record and the Florida IA state championship in 2006...Named to All-Florida honorable mention team as a senior...Named first team all-area by the Sun-Sentinel and second team all-area by the Palm Beach Post...Posted 32 catches for 550 yards and nine touchdowns in 2006...Also returned three punts and one kickoff for scores...Special Teams Player of the Year as a junior...Personal: Born August 29, 1989...Has one sister...Also recruited by Southern Illinois, New Hampshire, Elon and Air Force...Boys and Girls Club volunteer...Entrepreneurship major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 82

    2007Redshirt

    WR
    5'10" 165 lbs
    82
  • 82

    2008Sophomore

    WR
    5'10" 179 lbs
    82
  • 2

    2009Junior

    WR
    5'10" 180 lbs
    2