He’s returning for another year after receiving a medical hardship...injured in third game of 2007 season....a game-breaker and one of the best players in the nation..proved he was back in the spring game when he caught seven passes for 101 yards and two tds....had been named the Player of the Year in the Southland Conference in 2006......carries 4.3 speed in the 40....he’s a former prep quarterback who has tossed a touchdown pass in college...his long plays are a 69 yard kickoff return (vs NW State in ?04), a 68 yard punt return (vs West Virginia Tech in ?06) and a 47 yard pass reception (vs Southern Utah ?06)
2007: played in only three games because of injury...received medical hardship...caught nine passes for 115 yards and a td...five for 83 yards and td vs Portland State
2006: the SLC Player of the Year and a first team all-America pick...all-Louisiana...national player of the week vs Texas State....twice named SLC special team player of the week....ranked fourth nationally in punt returns (16.8 avg), 19th in KO returns (23.95 avg) and 24th in all-purpose running (131.1 ypg)....led McNeese with 48 receptions for 609 yards...also rushed for 156 yards and a 6.5 average...key games were nine catches for 146 yards and a td vs NW State, six catches for 84 yards and td, 33 yards rushing vs Sam Houston...four punt returns for 105 yards and four KO returns for 123 yards vs Texas State, four punt returns for 119 yards and two receptions for 25 yards and a td vs West Virginia Tech...named team MVP
2005: was named the team’s offensive player of the year....caught 14 passes for 125 yards and a td, rushed 17 times for 93 yards and three tds, returned 19 punts for 13.4 average and ran back 15 kickoffs for 22.8 average...led team in all-purpose running with 90.6 average...was 12th in nation in punt returns...returned 7 punts for 100 yards vs Sam Houston...ran back four kickoffs for 106 yards vs Southern Miss....long KO return of 57 yards vs Sam Houston...long punt return of 52 yards vs Sam Houston and 40 yards vs SFA...named SLC special teams player of week for performance against SFA....had 213 all-purpose yards vs Sam Houston..second team all-SLC
2004: started the first game of the season at tailback, netting 75 yards on 18 carries against Southern...wound up as team’s third leading rusher with 139 yards...averaged 5.9 yards on 13 punt returns and 26.7 on 20 kickoff returns...caught eight passes for 37 yards...had 69 yard KO return vs Northwestern State
High School: all-state, all-district and all-metro at Salmen High..district MVP..played QB, running back and kick returner..senior year passed for 950 yards and rushed for 850 with 28 total tds..baseball, track and power lifting letters...second in state in power lifting
Other: birthdate of 12/20/85..General Studies..mother is Marilyn Whitehead
