2006 Pitt State Football * Player Biographies

GENERAL: Fourth-year player… one of the premier players in NCAA Division II… one of the leading contenders to capture the 2006 Harlon Hill Trophy, after finishing fourth for the award in 2005… a returning consensus first-team All-America tailback… enters his senior season needing 1,918 rushing yards to break the NCAA-II all-time rushing record… already has compiled 5,041 yards and 76 TDs in 40 career games… has scored 470 career points… needs 101 points to set the all-time NCAA-II scoring record… already ranks fifth on the NCAA-II scoring chart and 18th on the NCAA-II career rushing list… a 2006 PSU team captain… holds the PSU power clean record (425 lbs.) for his weight class.

In 2005: Started 12 of 13 games… carried the ball 239 times for 1,846 yards and 33 TDs, despite missing all or parts of four games due to recurring hamstring injuries… ranked ninth nationally in rushing, averaging 142.0 yards per game… also ranked second nationally in scoring with 198 points (15.2 ppg)… tied the NCAA-II single-season rushing touchdown record with a 1-yard plunge in the NCAA-II playoffs vs. West Texas A&M (11/19)… tied a PSU record with five rushing TDs in a pair of games - vs. MWSU (9/10) and SBU (10/15)… rushed 23 times for a career-best 305 yards vs. TSU (10/22)… logged 10 100-yard rushing games… earned MIAA Offensive Player of the Week honors four times (vs. FHSU, 9/3; vs. MWSU, 9/10; vs. ESU, 9/24; vs. TSU, 10/22)… a first-team All-MIAA selection and the MIAA Offensive Player of the Year… a consensus first-team All-America selection, garnering first-team accolades from the American Football Coaches Association, Football Gazette, Daktronics and the A.P. Little All-America Team.

In 2004: Started 14 of 15 games… carried the ball 247 times for 2,213 yards and 26 TDs, setting an NCAA-II single-season record for highest average per carry (8.96 ypc)… ranked eighth nationally in rushing, averaging 147.5 yards per game… also ranked ninth nationally in scoring with 164 points (10.9 ppg)… logged 13 100-yard rushing games… finished the regular season as the MIAA rushing (157.5 ypg) and scoring (12.2 ppg) leader… also ranked third in the MIAA in all-purpose yards (160.3 ypg) and ninth in total offense (157.5 ypg)… named co-Offensive Back of the Year by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette… a first-team All-America selection by Football Gazette and Daktronics… earned second-team A.P. Little All-America honors… a first-team All-MIAA pick… rushed for a career-high 231 yards and three TDs vs. CMSU (10/30)… earned MIAA Player of the Week honors vs. MSSU (10/16), rushing 18 times for 189 yards and three TDs… rushed just nine times for 207 yards and one TD vs. ESU (10/9)… scored three or more TDs six times, including a career-high four-TD outing vs. SBU (9/18).

In 2003: Saw action in all 12 games, including eight starts… rushed 145 times for 982 yards (6.8 ypc) and 17 TDs… compiled the second-highest freshman rushing total in school history, while setting PSU’s freshman scoring record… earned second-team All-MIAA and third-team All-Region honors… named the co-Freshman of the Year for the MIAA… led the MIAA in scoring and ranked 7th in the league in rushing… ranked 22nd in NCAA-II in scoring (9.0 ppg)… earned his first collegiate start in the MIAA opener vs. TSU (9/20), rushing 11 times for 172 yards and two TDs… enjoyed three 100-yard rushing games… scored two or more TDs in seven games… rushed for 98 yards and three TDs in a lopsided win vs. MSSU (10/25).

In High School: A first-team Missouri Class 4A All-State selection as a senior at Warrensburg High in 2002… rushed for 2,069 yards and 29 TDs during his senior year… rushed for 1,785 yards and 19 TDs as a junior… compiled 4,751 career rushing yards with 63 TDs.

Personal: Born April 7, 1985… son of Gwenette Grady… a political science major.

Rushing Statistics
Year    G Att   Yds Avg Yds/G Lng TDs
2003   12 145   982 6.8   81.8   79   17
2004   15 247 2213 9.0 147.5   77   26
2005   13 239 1846 7.7 142.0   73   33
Totals 40 631 5041 7.9 126.0   79   76

Receiving Statistics
Year    G Rec  Yds Avg Yds/G Lng TDs
2003   12    3   22 7.3    1.8   13    1
2004   15    4   31 7.8    2.1   21    1
2005   13    2   27 13.5    2.1   14    0
Totals 40    9   80 8.9    2.0   21    2