2016 Football Roster

Don Wright
Don Wright
Greg Sofranko, Cal U
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Don Wright
Don Wright
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Laura Rayle
Robert Esquivel
Don Wright

9 Garry Brown

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Columbus, Ohio
  • High School Westerville South

Biography

2016 (SENIOR)
Selected a national finalist for Harlon Hill Trophy … finished sixth in national voting for Harlon Hill Trophy … named a consensus First-Team All-American at wide receiver by AFCA, AP, D2Football.com, D2CCA and Football Gazette … tabbed Football Gazette National Special Teams Player of the Year … named a First-Team All-American as a return specialist by D2CCA and Football Gazette … selected Super Region One Offensive Player of the Year by D2CCA and Football Gazette … chosen Super Region One Special Teams Player of the Year by Football Gazette … tabbed D2CCA and Football Gazette First-Team All-Region at wide receiver … named D2CCA and Football Gazette First-Team All-Region at return specialist … voted PSAC West Offensive Player of the Year … selected All-PSAC West First-Team at wide receiver and return specialist … named PSAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31) … chosen PSAC West Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 26) … appeared in all 12 games with 10 starts at wide receiver … finished with 1,475 receiving yards and 22 touchdowns on 91 receptions … posted 416 yards and one touchdown on 14 kickoff returns … amassed 273 yards and two touchdowns on 20 punt returns … totaled 2,219 all-purpose yards … led NCAA Division II with 26 total touchdowns … ranked first in the country with 156 total points and scoring with 13.0 points per game … finished second in the nation in receiving touchdowns … ranked fifth in NCAA Division II in receiving yards and seventh with 122.9 receiving yards per game … finished seventh in the country with 7.6 receptions per game … ranked second in PSAC with 689 combined kick return yards … finished second in league and No. 13 in NCAA Division II with 13.7 yards per punt return … ranked fourth in the country with 184.9 all-purpose yards per game … set single-season school records for receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, total touchdowns and all-purpose yards … tallied seven 100-yard receiving games … posted 24 catches of at least 20 yards … registered 57 receptions that resulted in either a first down or touchdown … made at least nine receptions in five games … scored a combined three touchdowns in five games … posted multiple touchdowns in 10 games … totaled over 200 all-purpose yards in four games … finished with 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns on three catches at Cheyney … scored three touchdowns (two receiving, one kickoff) and posted 76 receiving yards on five catches, plus a 98-yard kickoff return, against Millersville … amassed 234 all-purpose yards (93 receiving, 63 kickoff return, 43 punt return, 35 rushing) and two receiving touchdowns on nine touches at Seton Hill … tallied 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns on six catches, plus one rushing touchdown, versus Slippery Rock … finished with 116 receiving yards on six catches against IUP … collected eight receptions for 87 yards and two touchdowns at Clarion … registered 95 receiving yards on nine catches with one touchdown versus Gannon … set a career high with 12 receptions and 296 all-purpose yards and season highs of 265 receiving yards and three touchdowns at Mercyhurst … totaled 230 all-purpose yards (149 receiving, 51 punt return, 30 kickoff return) and three touchdowns – two receiving, one punt return – against Edinboro … made nine receptions for 103 yards and two touchdowns versus Kutztown in PSAC Championship … accounted for 225 all-purpose yards (129 receiving, 49 kickoff return, 36 punt return, 11 rushing) and two receiving touchdowns against IUP in NCAA Playoffs … finished with 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 10 catches and added a 53-yard punt return for touchdown versus Shepherd in NCAA Playoffs

2015 (JUNIOR)
Earned D2Football.com All-America Honorable Mention … tabbed CCA Second-Team All-Region … chosen Don Hansen Second-Team All-Region … selected to All-PSAC West First-Team … named preseason D2Football.com Second-Team All-American … appeared in 10 games with eight starts at wide receiver … finished with 1,028 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns on 64 catches … ranked second in PSAC and No. 10 in NCAA Division II with 102.8 receiving yards per game … finished fourth in the league in touchdowns and fifth in receptions … totaled at least 100 receiving yards five times … recorded 39 receptions that resulted in either a first down or touchdown … posted 15 receptions of at least 20 yards … made at least six receptions in seven games … finished with a season-high 203 receiving yards on four catches with two touchdowns at Virginia State … tallied a season-high 10 receptions for 107 yards and one touchdown at Edinboro … posted 56 receiving yards and one touchdown on four catches against Seton Hill … registered six receptions for 61 yards, plus forced and recovered a fumble, at Slippery Rock … totaled 128 receiving yards on eight catches at IUP … made six receptions for 77 yards and two touchdowns versus Clarion … finished with 67 receiving yards and one touchdown on eight catches and tallied 29 yards on two punt returns at Gannon … posted six receptions for 155 yards and one touchdown against Mercyhurst … recorded 111 receiving yards and three touchdowns on eight catches at Lock Haven

2014 (SOPHOMORE)
Named Don Hansen First-Team All-American … selected Daktronics and Don Hansen First-Team All-Region … voted to All-PSAC West First-Team … started all 10 games at wide receiver … finished with 1,143 receiving yards and eight touchdowns on 62 catches … led the PSAC and ranked sixth in NCAA Division II in receiving yards per game … led the league and finished 16th in the country in total receiving yards … ranked sixth in the league in receptions per game and seventh in total receptions … finished ninth in the PSAC with 124.6 all-purpose yards per game … posted five games with at least 100 receiving yards … caught at least one touchdown in five games … made at least seven receptions in five games … finished with 41 receptions that resulted in either a first down or touchdown … tallied 19 receptions of at least 20 yards … finished with six tackles on special teams … posted 83 receiving yards and one touchdown on three catches against Virginia State … finished with six receptions for 84 yards at Bloomsburg … set season high with 10 receptions for 190 yards at Shippensburg … totaled 75 receiving yards and one touchdown on four catches and posted 24 rushing yards on one attempt versus Edinboro … made three receptions for 34 yards at Seton Hill … finished with 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns on nine catches against Slippery Rock … tallied eight receptions for 105 yards versus IUP … posted 73 receiving yards and one touchdown on four catches at Clarion … broke the single-game school record with 282 receiving yards on eight catches with three touchdowns at Mercyhurst … posted seven receptions for 106 yards and added 85 yards on three punt returns, including a 73-yard return for touchdown, against Lock Haven

2013 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 10 games as a reserve wide receiver and on special teams … finished with five receptions for 115 yards and two touchdowns … totaled 177 yards on nine kickoff returns and 34 yards on five punt returns … recorded 10 tackles on special teams … posted 37 yards on two kickoff returns at Hillsdale … finished with two catches for 68 yards, including a 59-yard touchdown, against Kutztown … scored a touchdown on a 23-yard reception and registered 53 yards on two kickoff returns versus Clarion … posted two punt returns for 21 yards and made three tackles (two solo) on special teams at Seton Hill … recorded a blocked punt and a forced fumble against Mercyhurst

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Westerville South … first-team all-state, 3-star recruit by Rivals.com

PERSONAL
Son of Shannell Franklin ... majoring in liberal studies

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 81

    2013Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 190 lbs
    81
  • 9

    2014Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 200 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2015Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 200 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2016Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 200 lbs
    9