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1 Joey Borsellino

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oak Brook, Ill.
  • Highschool Montini Catholic

Biography

SENIOR (2016): MVFC Academic Honor Roll... Started in all 11 games... finished second on the team with 40 catches for 500 yards... caught two touchdowns... ended his career third all-time with 2,363 yards and second in WIU history with 184 receptions... caught 13 touchdowns all-time, averaging 12.8 yards per reception in his four-year career... caught two passes for nine yards at Eastern Illinois and returned his first-ever punt for nine yards... made three receptions for 28 yards against Northern Arizona... game-high 148 yards on nine catches at Northern Illinois. Surpassed 2,000 career receiving yards and overtook second place all-time in receptions... joined the career ‘Top 10’ in touchdown receptions with the first of his season and 12th all-time in the game at South Dakota State. Caught three passes for 39 yards in the contest... caught three passes for 38 yards against Indiana State... five receptions for 66 yards at Missouri State, including a crucial 36-yarder on 3rd-and-17 on Western’s game-winning drive... 30-yard reception against North Dakota State as part of his 41-yard game on two catches... caught five passes for 45 yards at South Dakota, including the eventual touchdown in the final minute (2-yard TD) that tied the game and eventually won on the extra point... four receptions totaling 40 yards versus Illinois State... caught two passes totaling 24 yards against UNI... two receptions for 22 yards at Southern Illinois.
CAREER-HIGH RECEIVING YARDS: 187 at Indiana State (11/14/15)
CAREER-HIGH RECEPTIONS: 10 on three occasions
CAREER-HIGH TOUCHDOWNS: 1 on 13 occasions

JUNIOR (2015): Started in all 13 games and caught a pass every game this season (streak up to 23 games)… moved into a tie for fourth place all-time in pass receptions and stands seventh in receiving yards… tied for 10th with four 100-yard receiving games… needs one TD catch to tie for 10th place all-time in that category… caught 62 passes for 849 yards and four touchdowns… had the longest pass reception of the year, and a four-year span, with a 78-yard TD against Indiana State… caught four passes for 36 yards against Eastern Illinois… caught two passes for minus 1 yard at Illinois… career-high 113 receiving yards... equaled a personal-best of 10 receptions, at Coastal Carolina... caught a 13-yard TD… three receptions totaling 51 yards versus Southern Illinois... surpassed 100 career receptions in the victory… registered third career 100-yard game in the South Dakota victory, ending with 112 yards on four catches... caught a then career-long 61 yard pass that went for a touchdown… 64 receiving yards on a game-high seven catches at UNI and caught a 9-yard touchdown… caught six passes for 48 yards at Illinois State… 8-yard reception against Youngstown State… 14 yards on two catches at North Dakota State… career-high 187 receiving yards and a touchdown at Indiana State, matching a career-high with 10 receptions... team-leading 91 receiving yards on five receptions against South Dakota State... 35 yards on two receptions at Dayton… tallied 91 yards on six receptions in the second round playoff game at Illinois State.
 
SOPHOMORE (2014): Started all 12 games... third on the team with 549 receiving yards on 41 receptions... caught four TD passes... became the 28th Leatherneck to reach 1,000 career receiving yards... tied for team-lead with four receptions versus Valparaiso totaling 59 yards... started at Wisconsin but was held without a catch... 11-yard catch against Drake... caught a 4-yard touchdown at Northwestern... totaled 24 yards on two catches... four catches totaling 72 yards at Southern Illinois... team-leading four catches for 34 yards against North Dakota State... caught four passes for 62 yards, including a 35-yard TD, at Youngstown State... three catches for 26 yards against Illinois State... caught three passes for 53 yards against Northern Iowa... 44 yards on four receptions at South Dakota, including a 12-yard touchdown reception... season-high 99 receiving yards (on six receptions) at South Dakota State... caught six passes for 65 yards against Indiana State, including a 6-yard TD pass... in the game surpassed 1,000 career yards.

FRESHMAN (2013): Became the only Leatherneck freshman to lead the team in receptions for a season (41)... ended second with 465 receiving yards... contended for MVFC All-Newcomer honors... only one of two true-freshmen to play in the 2013 season... in his Leatherneck debut caught a 5-yard pass against Hampton... five catches for 36 yards against Quincy... played at Minnesota... game-high 60 receiving yards and shared game-high honors with five catches at UNLV with a touchdown... caught two passes totaling 19 yards, including a 4-yard reception in the fourth quarter... made it three straight games with a touchdown catch at Illinois State, hauling in a 21-yard TD... caught a team-high three passes totaling 40 yards against South Dakota State... caught a 9-yard pass at Youngstown State, making the start... caught three passes for 21 yards against Missouri State... personal-highs of 10 receptions totaling 110 yards against Southern Illinois... game-high 72 receiving yards on five receptions at Indiana State... came-high 72 receiving yards at Northern Iowa (on five receptions).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in football... Two-time All-SCC Conference, and twice was named the league's 'Player of the Year'... team won the Illinois Class 5A state championship all four years he played (2009-12)... three-year starter... Eastern DuPage 'Player of the Year' in 2012... Daily Herald DuPage Valley All-Area team in 2011 and 2012... News Gazette All-State in 2012... EdgyTim Rivals All-State and Illinois Coaches All-State honors last fall... recorded 201 receptions for 2,357 yards and 28 TDs... totaled 605 yards on 94 rushed and scored 16 TDs... played for coach Chris Andriano.

PERSONAL: Born August 13, 1994 in Oak Brook... his dad has been a major influence, "He has coached me from the time I was five through high school."... his cousin Johnny Borsellino is a two-time All-American at the Division III level... enjoys water and snow boarding, going to the movies and Sunday dinner with the family... favorite professional team is the New England Patriots... favorite music is Boys 2 Men and Usher... son of Lewis and Julie Borsellino.

MAJOR: Marketing

Statistics

Season:
2016

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Historical Player Information

  • 85

    2013Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 185 lbs
    85
  • 1

    2014Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 195 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2015Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 185 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2016Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 185 lbs
    1