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49 • Nick Emmons
R-Sr.– DT – 6-3 – 260 Corvallis, Ore. – Corvallis (Army)
23 • Kerby Long
R-Sr. – WR – 5-11 – 185 Arlington, Va. – Yorktown (Fork Union Military)
Career Highlights
• Played in two games as a redshirt senior before a season-ending injury at Virginia Tech • Granted a sixth year of eligibility and is expected to play significant role this season • Recorded five tackles, including a tackle for loss in 2010 At JMU: Third-year Duke who was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA after a season-ending injury... Joined the JMU program in 2009 but did not play during the season... Intense player with a “high motor” and is a good pass rusher who can enhance his value for the Dukes as he adjusts to playing on the interior defensive line, said defensive line coach J.C. Price. 2010: Played in two games before an injury ended his season... Received a sixth year of eligibility to play in 2011... Before JMU: Transferred from Army and attended the U.S. Military Academy Prep School... Had his most-productive Army season in 2007 when in 12 games, including four as a starter, he took part in 21 tackles... Started versus Air Force, Rutgers, Tulsa and Navy... Had 12 solo tackles, four stops for loss and a quarterback sack... Had five tackles vs. Air Force and Navy... Posted four solo stops, three tackles for loss and a sack vs. Navy... Recorded two solo stops vs. Air Force and had three tackles vs. Rhode Island and Tulsa and two vs. Rutgers... Appeared briefly for Army during the 2006 and 2008 seasons... Credited with an unassisted tackle in 2006 and two solo stops in 2008... Personal: An Honorable Mention All-State choice at Corvallis High School and lettered in basketball. Tackles G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int 2010 2 2 3 5 1.0 8 0 0 0 0 0 Sacks G UA A Total Yds 2010 2 1 0 1.0 8
Career Highlights
• Three-year letterwinner who has played in 28 career games • Led the team in receiving and kick returns in 2010, while starting seven of the 11 games he played in • Had career highs of 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns against Morehead State in 2010 At JMU: Fourth-year Duke who is a versatile performer and who is expected to play a key role at wide receiver and potentially as a kick returner... Player with good speed and ball skills, said wide receivers coach Clayton Matthews. 2010: Started seven games at wide receiver and played in all 11 games to earn his third letter... Led the team with 21 kick returns totaling 466 yards... Recorded 883 all-purpose yards, setting a career high...Was tied for the team high with 16 catches and led the team with 283 receiving yards, a 17.7 average... Matched his career high with two touchdown receptions... Caught three passes for a season-high 112 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opening win over Morehead State... Had his long reception of the season also against Morehead State, a 47-yarder... Caught two passes totaling 25 yards and returned four kicks for a team season-high 112 yards against Delaware... Returned six kickoffs versus New Hampshire, matching the season-high 112-yard mark and finishing the game with 152 all-purpose yards... Had a season-high four catches for 60 yards at Villanova... Rushed 10 times for 79 yards on the season, including a season-high four rushes in the win at Virginia Tech. 2009: Limited by injury to appearing in five games... started JMU’s first two games before seeing limited action during the remainder of the season... grabbed his lone catch in the season-finale win over Towson, a 65-yard touchdown reception... had a pair of kickoff returns against Maine, returning them for a combined 52 yards... also had one punt return for 10 yards versus VMI. 2008: Played in 12 games and was in the team’s wide receiver rotation throughout the season... caught 14 passes for 213 yards (15.2 average) and two touchdowns and ran 10 times from scrimmage for 60 yards... returned two kickoffs for 34 yards... had a reception in nine games... had a seasonhigh three catches for 32 yards vs. North Carolina Central... had two catches vs. Massachusetts (52 yards), Richmond (20 yards) and Villanova (24 yards)... had a 47-yard touchdown reception vs. Massachusetts to give JMU a 28-10 lead 38 seconds before halftime and a 30-yard scoring catch vs. Villanova in the NCAA playoffs... ran three times for 23 yards, including an 18-yard carry, and returned a kickoff 27 yards vs. Appalachian State... ran three times for 15 yards, including a 14-yard carry, at Maine... had runs of nine yards at Villanova and vs. Montana. Before JMU: Played in 2006 at Fork Union Military and previously at Yorktown High School... as a Yorktown senior was First-Team AllDistrict as a utility player... used at quarterback and safety and had
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