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2023 Football Roster

Rachael Keating
Russell Hons

1 Jay Parker

  • Position Wide receiver
  • Height 5-6
  • Weight 144
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Nashville, Tenn.
  • Highschool Pearl-Cohn Magnet HS

Biography

2023:  Named to Phil Steele Fourth Team All Missouri Valley Football Conference for his efforts as a kick returner and punt returner… Named Honorable Mention All Missouri Valley Football Conference … Had a single-game, team-high 10 receptions and 145 yards vs. Lindenwood … Had a team-long punt return of 45 yards and kickoff return of 42 yards vs. Illinois State … Had 11 rushes for 25 net yards … Led the team with 59 catches for 471 yards (42.8 yards per game) … Had a long of 28 yards … Finished the season with two touchdown receptions … Had eight punt returns for 80 yards and 27 kick returns for 464 yards … Had a team-high 1040 all-purpose yards, averaging 94.5 yards per game … Played in 11 games, starting 10

2022: In nine games, had 14 receptions for 149 yards and one touchdown. Added seven carries for eight yards. Had a season-high three catches vs. UT Martin and a season-high 41 yards vs. Youngstown State. Had 21 kick returns for 472 yards, with a long of 35.

BEFORE WIU: Awards and Honors: Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (F18, S20, F20). 2021 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in the first two games of the season… made one catch for three yards and added 18 yards on a kickoff return in the season opener at Chattanooga (Sept. 2)… returned six kicks for 97 yards, including a season-long 19-yard return in the first quarter at Ole Miss (Sept. 11). 2020-2021 (Redshirt Sophomore): Broke onto the scene in his third season for the Governors, serving as a speedy wide receiver and return specialist... Caught three passes for 55 yards in the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff game against Central Arkansas (Aug. 30), also had one rushing attempt for three yards... Totaled 101 return yards against Pittsburgh (Sept. 12)... Scored his first career touchdown on a 71-yard grab in the Govs double-overtime win at Southeast Missouri (March 14)… Found the end zone for the second-straight week with a 13-yard touchdown catch against UT Martin (March 21)… Led Austin Peay with 204 kick return yards... Finished fourth on the team in receiving yards with 223 and fifth in all-purpose yards with 438. 2019 (Sophomore): Saw action in the season’s first two games… Caught three passes for 13 yards in season-opener against North Carolina Central (Aug. 29)… Carried the ball once for four yards against Central Arkansas (Sept. 7). 2018 (Freshman): Speedy receiver saw action in seven games… had a 19-yard rushing touchdown at Morehead State (Sept. 15)… returned seven kicks for 141 yards on the year… returned a season-high four kicks for 85 yards, with a long of 33 yards. High School: Dynamic offensive weapon who helped lead Pearl-Cohn to the state semifinals in 2017… eclipsed 1,600 yards of offense and scored 20 touchdowns as a senior… had more than 800 yards rushing and receiving… also had 629 kick return yards… Class 3A finalist for the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award… accumulated more than 1,200 yards of offense and 14 touchdowns as a junior… scored a 91-yard touchdown in the state final as a sophomore… ranked a two-star prospect by 247sports.com.

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2022Redshirt Senior

    Wide receiver
    5'5" 147 lbs
    13
  • 1

    2023Graduate Student

    Wide receiver
    5'6" 144 lbs
    1