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2002 Northeast
Region Candidates
DALLAS
MALL
Wide
Receiver � Bentley College
6-3,
185, Sophomore, Northboro, Massachusetts
2002
Highlights: He
ranks 2nd in Division I in receiving yards, averaging
110.4 yards per game and 18.4 yards per catch.
He is also tied for 3rd in touchdown catches,
tied for 11th in scoring and tied for 22nd
in receptions. He
has four 100-yard receiving games and three games with multiple
touchdown catches. Though
still a sophomore, he has already surpassed 100 catches, 2,000
receiving yards and 200 points.
He won the Coca-Cola Gold Helmet for his 7 catches for
171 yards and 3 touchdowns against Saint Anselm.
He had 7 catches for 113 yards and a touchdown versus
Merrimack. He had 8 receptions for 152 yards and 3 touchdowns against
Southern Connecticut and 10 receptions for 193 yards and 2
touchdowns against Bryant.
2002 Key Stats:
In just 7 games, he has 42 receptions for 773 yards and
11 touchdowns. He
also caught 2 two-point conversion passes for a total of 70
points for the undefeated Falcons.
Career Awards and
Accomplishments: With
at least 4 games still remaining in his sophomore year, he has
35 career touchdown catches, only 6 shy of the New England
record in all divisions. He will move into Division II all-time top 15 with his next
touchdown catch, and is just 14 away from the Division II
record. His career
totals also include 111 receptions for 2,086 yards .
In 2001, he set an NCAA record for all division for
touchdown catches by a freshman with 24 braking the record
formerly held by Randy Moss. He also set an NCAA Division II freshman record with 1,313
receiving yards. He
was named 2001 Northeast-10 Offensive Player of the Year.
His other 2001 awards include ECAC Division II
co-Freshman of the Year, New England Football Writers Division
II and III All-New England, first-team All-Northeast-10 , and
first-team ECAC Division II North. He
became the first player in school history to score 5 touchdowns
in a game when he caught 5 touchdown passes in a 39-34 win over
AIC in 2001. He has
caught a touchdown pass in 16-of-19 career games with 2 or more
10 times. He has 10
career 100-yard receiving games.
As a freshman, he was 8th in Division II in
receiving yards and scoring, and 24th in receptions.
His 24 touchdown catches last season exceeded the NCAA
Division II record entering the year and is currently 2nd
on the NCAA all-time list (behind David Kircus of Grand Valley
State, 28). He has
reached the end zone on 31.5 percent of his catches.
He ranks 3rd on Bentley�s all-time scoring
list and 4th on their reception list, 2nd
in receiving and 2nd in touchdown catches.
He has twice been in Sports
Illustrated. He
has helped lead Bentley to a 16-3 record in his two years.
NCAA Rankings:
Receptions
Per Game: Ranks 23rd in Division II � 6.0
Receiving
Yards Per Game: Ranks 3rd in Division II � 110.4
Scoring:
Ranks 10th in Division II � 10.0
| Year |
Rec. |
Yds |
TD |
Avg. |
Rushes |
Yds |
TD |
Avg. |
| 2002 |
42 |
773 |
11 |
89 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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