Sophomore Season (2005)
| 2005 Stats | ||||
| Opponent | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Arkansas State | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
| vs. New Mexico | 4 | 38 | 0 | 25 |
| vs. Troy | 4 | 52 | 0 | 24 |
| vs. Texas | 5 | 57 | 0 | 15 |
| at Oklahoma State | 2 | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| vs. Iowa State | 3 | 30 | 0 | 16 |
| vs. Nebraska | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| at Kansas | 2 | 36 | 0 | 19 |
| at Colorado | 9 | 88 | 0 | 25 |
| vs. Baylor | 2 | 24 | 0 | 20 |
| at Kansas State | 8 | 102 | 1 | 48 |
| vs. South Carolina | 5 | 83 | 0 | 23 |
| TOTALS | 47 | 567 | 1 | 48 |
- Mackey Award Pre-Season Watch List
- 1st-Team All-Big 12 – Kansas City Star
- John Mackey National Tight End of the Week (Nov. 23)
- Team Receiver of the Year
Had a breakout year, leading the Tigers with 47 receptions for 567 yards and a team-best 12.1 yards per reception ... His receptions were tied for the most of any tight end in the Big 12 Conference (along with teammate Chase Coffman), and his yardage total was 2nd in the league, behind only David Thomas of Texas ... Named 1st-Team All-Big 12 by the Kansas City Star, and landed a spot on the honorable mention All-Big 12 squad, according to league coaches and the Associated Press ... Caught a pass in every game, and had at least 2 catches in 11-of-12 contests ... Closed the regular season with a career performance that earned him the John Mackey Tight End of the Week national award for his 8-catch, 102-yard, 1-TD game at Kansas State ... Had a career-long 48-yard catch-and-run in that game, and made an eye-popping catch for a 16-yard TD in the 1st quarter, as he wrestled the ball away from a KSU defender to claim the game's opening score ... Followed that with a sterling outing in Mizzou's bowl victory over South Carolina, as he grabbed 5 passes for 83 yards, and was an inspirational leader for the team in the second half as Mizzou staged its come-from-behind win ... Won the team's receiver of the year award at the annual team banquet ... Had a career-best 9 catches at Colorado, going for 88 yards ... Had big days against #2 Texas (5 catches, 57 yards) and Troy (4 catches, 52 yards) ... His season totals in catches and yardage both ranked 2nd on the MU single-season tight ends list, and the only Tiger TE to have bigger numbers was former standout A.J. Ofodile, with 55 catches for 589 yards and 4 TDs in 1993 ... Also played on various special teams squads, and recorded 3 tackles in that role.
