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Two-year starter at wide receiver is the Texas State single season record holder for receptions after hauling in 60 catches as a sophomore ... has caught 85 passes for 1,205 yards and nine touchdowns over the last two seasons ... ranks ninth all-time in both career receiving yards and receptions ... had a great spring ... has stepped up into a leadership role as a senior ... will be counted on this fall to be a go-to receiver and make the big play ... also a strong student who was named to the Hibernia Bank/Southland Conference All-Academic Team as a junior.
Texas State Wide Receiver K.R. Carpenter 2003: In his first season at Texas State broke the single-season record by hauling in 60 catches during the year (former record of 59 set by Johnny Parker in 1970) ... for the year, had 60 receptions for 780 yards and seven touchdowns ... also ran for 189 yards on 29 carries ... honorable mention All-Southland Conference selection caught at least two passes in every game ... had a season-high nine grabs in the Bobcats' win over Cal-Davis ... had eight receptions for a season-high 156 yards vs. Angelo State ... tallied 213 all-purpose yards in the Bobcats' 38-17 win over Southeastern Louisiana ... caught five passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns, including a 70-yarder ... also ran for 115 yards with one of his seven carries going for 63 yards ... had seven catches at Florida Atlantic and five against both Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls State ... was third in the Southland Conference in receptions per game ... finished fourth in the SLC in receiving yards per game ... registered 4.5 tackles while playing special teams.
North Texas: Red-shirted in his only season at North Texas.
Clemens High School: Was a three-year letter winner at Schertz Clemens under coach Robert Lehnhoff ... helped the team to a 14-1 record and a state semifinal appearance as a senior ... caught 26 passes for 745 yards and 10 touchdowns ... ran for 230 yards and three scores as a senior ... earned honorable mention All-State recognition ... also named all-city and all-district as both a receiver and defensive back at the metropolitan San Antonio school ... had 110 tackles, five interceptions and forced four fumbles as a senior ... as a junior, had seven touchdown receptions and averaged better than 26 yards a catch ... also lettered in track and field and was a member of Clemens' 4 x 100 relay team that advanced to state and set a school record with a time of 41.2 seconds.
Personal: Born Oct. 10, 1981 in Coudersport, Penn. ... son of Kevin and Jill Carpenter ... health and fitness management major at Texas State.
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