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  Alvin Canady

Alvin Canady

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
San Marcos, Texas

High School:
San Marcos

Height / Weight:
5-7 / 192

Position:
RB

Birthdate:
03/02/1987

Experience:
1L

Saw significant playing time as a red-shirt freshman in 2006 ... versatile player who could move out to the slot in addition to playing in the backfield ... a good receiver out of the backfield ... has impressive, break-away speed ...is also a very physical player whose skills can be utilized as a blocking back.

2006: Ranked third on the team in rushing as a freshman with 44 carries for 233 yards and one touchdown ... also caught 14 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns ... among his five carries in his first collegiate action was a 41-yard run against Tarleton State in Texas State's season opener ... had a season-high 60 yards on 11 carries in the Bobcats' game against Northern Colorado ... tallied 208 all-purpose yards in road game at Southern Utah ... turned a screen pass into an 83-yard touchdown reception and caught a second touchdown pass in the game ... against SUU, caught six passes for 143 yards ... also rushed for 40 yards on eight carries and had a 25-yard kickoff return against the Thunderbirds ... accounted for 74 all-purpose yards against Nicholls State, rushing for 20 yards, catching a 37-yard pass and returning a kickoff 17 yards.

San Marcos High School: Rushed for 3,898 career yards at San Marcos High ... scored 56 rushing touchdowns and had five receiving touchdowns ... was named District 25-5A's Offensive Most Valuable Player as a junior ... was a first-team all-district running back for three straight years ... also named the all-district kickoff return specialist as a senior ... four-time District 25-5A All-Academic selection ... was a Second-Team All-Greater San Antonio selection as both a junior and senior ... also a two-time honorable mention All-Centex selection ... member of district championship team as a junior as well as bi-district champions three straight years ... high school coach was Bruce Bush, the father of Texas State associate head coach Travis Bush ... also a second-team all-district point guard as a junior and ran on the school's track team.

Personal: Born March 2, 1987 in San Antonio ... son of Alvin and Cheryl Canady ... industrial technology major.