Dean Priddy

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-3
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Eden Prairie, Minn.
High School:
Eden Prairie H.S.
Major:
Master's in Mathematics

Dean has helped the team consistently win the battle for field position during his time with the Jackrabbits ... has received honorable mention recognition on the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic Team each of the past two seasons

2009
Established career highs for attempts (60) and average (41.2), earning second-team all-MVFC honors ... landed 19 of 60 punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line, including 5-of-6 punts against North Dakota State ... recorded career-long 64-yard punt versus NDSU ... earned MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after recording pair of 56-yard attempts and landing 3-of-4 punts inside 20-yard line at Missouri State en route to 45.2 yard average ... named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team and was recipient of MVFC Presidents Council and Commissioner's Academic Excellence awards

2008
Played in 10 games, missing game at Indiana State due to illness and team did not attempt a punt versus Missouri State ... began season by logging punts of 52, 50 and 51 yards for 51.0 average at Iowa State ... also tallied punt of 50 or more yards at Northern Iowa (50), versus Cal Poly (55) and at Southern Illinois (61) ... landed four punts inside the 20-yard line at Southern Illinois ... recorded 42-yard punt that was downed at Western Illinois 2-yard line in final minute to help secure Beef Bowl victory

2007
Recorded at least one punt of 40 or more yards in every game ... named Great West Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 45.7 yards per punt and landing two inside the 5-yard line in road win at UC Davis ... landed three of his five punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line in collegiate debut at Western Illinois ... recorded two punts of 50 or more yards against Texas State ... boomed season-best 58-yarder in Hobo Day game versus Stephen F. Austin ... for the season, landed 14 punt inside the 20-yard line against one touchback ... member of the GWFC All-Academic Team

2006
Redshirted

BEFORE SDSU
Earned all-state recognition in both football and soccer at Eden Prairie High School ... high school coach was Mike Grant ... also lettered in Nordic skiing ... honor roll student