Marshwan Gilyard Class: Senior Hometown: Palm Coast, Fla. High School: Flagler Palm Coast Height / Weight: 6-1 / 180 Position: WR Experience: 1L

2007: Returned to the team as a scholarship player after sitting out the 2006 season because of academic reasons ... started at wide receiver in seven of the 12 games in which he played ... notched a pair of 100-yard receiving games and fi nished the season third on the team with 36 catches for 536 yards and three touchdowns ... made a splash in the season opener by totaling eight receptions for 134 yards, including a 56-yard score against Southeast Missouri State ... blocked a punt in back-to-back games against Oregon State and at Miami (OH) ... notched a 14-yard catch and a 30-yard punt return vs. Oregon State... totaled 43 all-purpose yards on two receptions for 10 yards, a 19-yard kickoff return and a 14-yard punt return at Miami (OH) ... tallied four catches for 44 yards vs. Marshall ... finished with five grabs for 97 yards, including a 27-yard touchdown at Rutgers ... registered three receptions for 38 yards against Louisville ... snared three receptions for 100 yards, including a 76-yarder, before the half, at USF ... returned kickoffs in each of his last three games ... returned two kickoffs 55 yards vs. West Virginia ... missed the regular season finale due to injury ... returned a combined two kickoffs for 69 yards, including a career-long 42-yarder in the Papajohns.com Bowl.

2006: Redshirted ... winner of the Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Year Award.

2005: Emerged as a steady contributor in the secondary and on special teams ... became a backup at cornerback ... recorded seven tackles, six solos ... had three tackles, all solos, vs. Pittsburgh ... broke off a 60-yard kick return vs. Miami (OH), his first college return and the longest by a Bearcat since 2002 ... averaged a team-leading 25.1 yards on seven returns.

Flagler Palm Coast High School: First-team Class 5A all-state selection ... helped school to an 8-2 record and a spot in the state playoff s as a senior for coach Steve Allen ... capped his career with over 2,500 yards and 30 touchdowns ... named MVP of the Florida Coast All-Star Game ... three-time all-league and all-area selection in track and field.

Marshwan Gilyard: Born Dec. 2, 1986 ... son of Addison Morgan and Viola Crudup.

Academic Major: Exploratory Studies.