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9 Dan Spriggs
Co-captain along with fellow senior Michael Hill ... two-year starter leads returning offensive players with 18 consecutive starts ... enters the season with at least one catch in 20 consecutive games ... has established himself as one of the toughest receivers in the MAAC with his ability to make clutch catches in traffic ... ranks fourth on DU's career list with 48 punt returns. As a junior (2005): Started all ten games at flanker ... second on the team with 27 catches for 419 yards (15.5 ypc.) ... tied for team-high with four touchdown receptions ... caught multiple passes in eight of 10 games ... pulled in a season-high five passes at Columbia (for 71 yards) ... totalted a season-best 73 yards on four catches - including a 21-yard touchdown - in the season-opener versus Robert Morris ... added scoring catches at Georgetown (ten yards), at Iona (ten yards) and at Saint Francis (17 yards) ... caught a season-long 45-yarder at La Salle ... his 193 punt return yards were the fifth-highest single-season total in school history ... returned five punts for 84 yards - including a career-long 30-yarder - versus La Salle ... the 84 punt return yards were the third-highest single game total in school history. As a sophomore (2004): Started nine of ten games in finishing second on the team with 41 catches for 428 yards (10.4 ypc.) ... caught three touchdown passes ... caught seven passes in a game three times (at Holy Cross, at Fordham and vs. Iona) ... totaled a season-high 80 yards on six catches vs. Marist ... turned his first career reception into a 20-yard touchdown in the first quarter of the season-opener at Holy Cross ... posted his other TDs vs. Iona (15 yards) and Morehead State (nine yards). As a freshman (2003): Saw action in the last ten games as a member of the special teams ... returned six punts for 28 yards ... did not register a pass reception. Personal: Major: sports marketing ... date of birth: 8/22/85. Spriggs' career statistics Year G/GS No. Yds. YPC TD LG 2003 10/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2004 10/9 41 428 10.4 3 31 2005 10/10 27 419 15.5 4 45 Totals 30/19 68 847 12.4 7 45 |
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