Gerald Ford #19
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
Year: Sophomore
Previous school: Gainesville
Hometown: Gainesville, Ga
Career Highlights
Pre-Valdosta State: RED-SHIRTED IN 2008 ... Led the Red Elephants to a 7-4 record and a spot in the Class AAA state tournament ... Caught 90 passes for 1,279 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Set the school record for single season receptions and yards while tying the school mark for touchdown receptions ... Earned All-State honors ... Also led Head Coach Bruce Miller's team to a 7-4 record in 2006 ... Caught 14 passes for 230 yards ... Also starred in basketball and track.
2009: Played in all 10 games, including starts in the final nine of the season ... Was named second team All-Gulf South Conference while also earning the conference?s Offensive Freshman of the Year honors ... Caught 41 passes for 526 yards, both of which were second-highest on the team ... Led the squad with four touchdowns ... Tallied a season-high seven catches at Harding Oct. 17 ... Registered 65 yards and a score against the Bison ... Tallied six receptions, including a score, and a personal-best 123 yards at West Georgia Oct. 29 ... Score came on a season-best 58-yard catch in the fourth quarter that put Valdosta State in front for good in the game ... Registered five catches in three different games, including against North Alabama Oct. 22, a game that he finished with two touchdowns ... Scored on passes of 22 and 18 yards in that game ... Also had five catches against Southern Arkansas Sept. 12 and at Ouachita Baptist Sept. 19.
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