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HONORS AND AWARDS
• STATS FCS Walter Payton Award Finalist (2016, 2017)
• STATS FCS All-America First Team (2016, 2017)
• American Football Coaches Association FCS All-America Team (2016, 2017)
• Associated Press FCS All-America First Team (2016, 2017)
• FCS Athletics Directors Association All-America Team (2016, 2017)
• HERO Sports FCS All-America First Team (2016, 2017)
• Walter Camp Football Foundation FCS All-America Team (2016, 2017)
• Phil Steele FCS All-America First Team (2017)
• All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
• MVFC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 1, 2016)
• MVFC Honor Roll (2016)
CAREER NOTES
• Stands third in career receptions at South Dakota State with 198
• Ranks fourth in career receiving yards at SDSU with 2,988
• Fifth in school history with 21 career touchdown receptions
• Holds SDSU single-season record with 92 receptions (2016)
• Shares SDSU single-game record with four touchdown catches
• One of only three players in program history to post consecutive 1,000-yard seasons for receiving
• Team captain (2017)
• Selected to play in Reese’s Senior Bowl after 2017 season
2017: Was once again a unanimous All-America selection, earning distinction on seven different Football Championship Subdivision honor squads ... finished 12th in the balloting for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in the FCS ranks ... earned first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference recognition for the third year in a row after leading the nationally ranked Jackrabbits with 72 receptions and 1,111 receiving yards ... also ranked second on squad with seven touchdown catches ... topped the 100-yard mark for receiving six times, starting with 11-reception, 132-yard performance at Montana State (9/9) ... hauled in first touchdown catch of the season in home win over Drake (9/16) … began streak of four consecutive games over 100 yards with four-catch, 120-yard outing in regular season matchup against Northern Iowa (10/14) ... recorded season-best 170 yards on eight catches, including a touchdown, in road win at Missouri State (10/21) ... hit the century mark for fourth game in a row, tallying 116 yards on seven receptions with a touchdown in handing North Dakota State its lone loss of the season (11/4) ... lone reception was a 33-yard touchdown in key win over Illinois State (11/11) ... ended regular season with 11-reception, 117-yard performance at South Dakota (11/18) ... caught touchdowns in FCS playoff games against Northern Iowa (12/2) and at James Madison (12/16)
2016: Was a unanimous All-America selection and finalist for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award after setting Jackrabbit single-season record with 92 receptions ... his 1,293 receiving yards were the fifth most in a season by a Jackrabbit player and the most by a tight end ... caught a touchdown pass in first six games, starting with 16-yarder at TCU as part of five-reception, 96-yard performance ... began streak of six consecutive games with 100-plus receiving yards with five catches for 101 yards and a touchdown versus Cal Poly ... caught eight passes for 204 yards and tied school record with four touchdown receptions in home win over Western Illinois ... scores versus WIU covered 24, 25, 24 and 70 yards ... hauled in career-high 12 receptions and scored touchdowns both receiving (39 yards) and rushing (17 yards) in road win at Southern Illinois ... tallied 11 receptions for 150 yards and a touchdown in regular season victory at top-ranked North Dakota State ... made seven catches for 113 yards and a touchdown in home win over Missouri State ... set up game-winning field goal in FCS playoff game against Villanova with 33-yard reception, ending the day with eight catches for 92 yards and the team’s only touchdown
2015: Earned first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors ... played in all 12 games and started 10 ... second on team with 26 receptions and 484 receiving yards ... caught at least one pass in 10 games ... tied for second on squad with three touchdown receptions ... caught two passes for 49 yards, including key 23-yard reception on fourth-down play that set up final Jackrabbit touchdown, in season-opening win at Kansas ... hauled in three passes for career-high 97 yards that included a team season-long 77-yard touchdown in home opener against Southern Utah ... shared team’s Offensive Player of the Week award after catching four passes for 63 yards and a 26-yard touchdown versus North Dakota State ... tallied career-high five receptions for 48 yards in road win at Missouri State ... received team’s Effort Award after hauling in two receptions for 63 yards, including a 38-yarder ... recorded two catches for 43 yards, including 30-yard touchdown, in FCS playoff game at Montana
2014: Led Jackrabbit tight ends with eight receptions and 100 receiving yards ... recorded first career reception, for nine yards, in season opener at Missouri ... recorded season highs with three receptions and 42 receiving yards in Missouri Valley Football Conference opener at Illinois State ... caught two passes for 37 yards, including career-long 21-yarder, in regular season finale against South Dakota
2013: Redshirted ... honored as Scout Offense Player of the Week in preparation for regular season finale at Youngstown State
BEFORE SDSU: Was an honorable mention all-state selection two times in football at Britton-Hecla High School ... three-time all-conference pick in both football and basketball ... team captain in both sports ... member of the A Honor Roll