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Returning fullback has been utilized as an extra blocker in the Bobcats' offensive scheme but has 13 career receptions for 129 yards and three touchdowns ... a former walk-on who moved into a starting role four games into his red-shirt freshman season ... brings a linebacker's mentality to the position ... could have even more of an impact in Texas State's new offense ... one of the strongest players on the team ... runs well and is a good receiver ... two-time Capital One/Southland Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll student-athlete.
2006: Named First-Team All-Southland Conference at fullback as a sophomore ... used as a blocking back who did not carry the football during the year but caught six passes for 38 yards and two touchdowns ... had a three-yard touchdown pass out of the backfield against Southern Utah ... caught two passes for 16 yards in win over Southeastern Louisiana ... also had two receptions for 17 yards in season finale at Sam Houston State ... helped start a Texas State comeback when he caught a four-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... TD reception against Sam Houston was the beginning of a two-quarter stretch in which the Bobcats scored 28 unanswered points ... carries a 3.34 grade point average in exercise and sports science ... was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI First-Team ... also selected to the Southland Conference's Capital One Academic All-Conference team ... named one of the 2006 squad's team captains.
2005: Caught seven passes for 91 yards out of the backfield for the Bobcats ... first reception was for an 18-yard touchdown that cut a first-half Texas A&M lead to 20-14 ... started the following week against South Dakota State ... started a total of eight games during the season ... only times he was not credited on paper after starting against SDSU was in three games the `Cats utilized an extra wide receiver in the starting lineup ... did not catch another pass until the Nicholls State game ... hauled in two passes for 22 yards, including a 15-yard catch ... had a 25-yard reception on the road at Stephen F. Austin ... also had two catches for 14 yards in the Bobcats' playoff game against Northern Iowa ... also saw action on special teams for Texas State.
Boling High School: Named the Defensive Player of the Year in Boling's district ... a three-year letter winner as both a fullback and linebacker ... also a four-year letter winner in baseball as well as a three-year letter winner in both track and powerlifting.
Personal: Born Sept. 13, 1985 in Wharton ... son of Leonard Burton and Terri Wooldridge ... exercise and sports science major who is minoring in history.
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