Career: Finished his career as the all-time
leader in receptions (250), receiving yards (3,565) and receiving touchdowns (32) ...
finished his career with 16 games with over 100 yards receiving, setting a new standard ...
ranks second in career touchdowns scored with those 32, all through the air.
2012: College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
All-America Team selection ... First-Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honoree
... started all 13 games at wide receiver ... led the Redbirds and the MVFC in receptions
(90), receiving yards (1,319), receiving yards per game (101.5) and touchdown catches (9)
... recorded seven games with over 100 yards receiving ... caught the game winning
touchdown in overtime and finished with 142 yards receiving in the win over Eastern
Illinois ... posted back-to-back 100-yard receiving efforts against South Dakota and
Southern Illinois ... hauled in a pair of touchdown catches against Missouri State ... had
consecutive games with 120 yards and a touchdown in wins at UNI and Indiana State ...
recorded season-best 176 yards and two touchdowns in the second-round playoff victory at
Appalachian State ... finished his career with nine catches for 148 yards and touchdown in
the quarterfinal loss at Eastern Washington.
2011: All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second-Team selection ...
played and started in all 11 games ... led the team with 64 catches for 787 yards and eight
touchdowns on the season ... averaged 12.3 yards per catch and 71.5 yards per game ...
ranked first in the Valley and 20th in the country in receptions per game (5.8) ...
recorded three 100-plus receiving yard performances and caught a least one touchdown in six
games ... tied a career high with three touchdowns on three catches for 120 yards against
Morehead State ... set a career-best with 12 catches against No. 4 UNI.
2010: All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second-Team selection
...played in all 11 games, with 10 starts ... led Illinois State with 974 yards receiving
on 59 catches, both career highs ... hauled in 12 touchdown passes, the second-highest
single-season mark in school history ... was second in the MVFC with those 12 TD catches
and ranked second with 974 yards ... ranked 13th in the country with 88.55 receiving yards
per game ... posted five games with 100-plus yards receiving, including three-straight from
Oct. 23-Nov. 6 ... set new career-highs with 206 yards receiving and three touchdowns
against Youngstown State ... named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week and The Sports
Network/Fathead.com FCS National Offensive Player of the Week for that performance.
2009: MVFC All-Newcomer Team selection ... played in all 11 games for
the Redbirds, with seven starting assignments ... led all league freshmen with 37
receptions for 485 yards ... set an ISU freshman record with those 37 receptions and
averaged 13.1 yards per catch ... ranked second on the team in receptions, yards and
touchdowns ... caught four passes for a career-high 112 yards at No. 6 Southern Illinois,
including an 81-yard touchdown bomb from quarterback Matt Brown, the longest of the season
for the Redbirds ... with that performance, became the first freshman to record a 100-yard
receiving since Kevett Mickle in 2004 ... also caught touchdown passes against Austin Peay
and Indiana State.
Cardinal Ritter HS: A two-year starter in football ... an all-state
selection as a senior and a junior ... a two-time all-city honoree ... voted the team's MVP
senior year ... member of the Coaches' Poll Top-50 players list ... Cardinal Ritter l won
the Indiana Class 1A State Championship his senior season after finishing with a perfect
15-0 record and the No. 1 ranking in the state ... Cardinal Ritter also won the semi-state
championship his junior season ... recorded an Indiana state high school record 1,893 yards
receiving as a senior on 96 receptions and 23 touchdowns ... also had six interceptions on
defense and two forced fumbles senior year ... a four-time student of the month and
student-athlete of the month honoree ... coached by Ty Hunt.
Personal: Born August 25, 1990, in Indianapolis ... raised by his aunt,
Marquerite Watkins ... major: undeclared.
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