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2006: As the lone returning senior, provided valuable leadership to the receiver corps...started 10 games and was a regular in the receiver rotation throughout the season...fifth-leading receiver (15 catches, 163 yards)...caught four passes for 47 yards, scoring on a 15-yard reception, vs. Pittsburgh...had four other multiple reception games...excellent downfield blocking aided UC rushing game...his knowledge of the game made him like a second quarterback on the field...missed the season finale due to a leg injury...presented the Jim Kelly Coaches Spirit Award...garnered first team CoSIDA Academic All-District IV honors presented by ESPN The Magazine and is a candidate for Academic All-American honors. 2005: Continued to display the ability to contribute as a "utility man" in the receiver corps...team's fifth-leading receiver with 17 catches for 255 yards and a pair of touchdowns...played an increasingly larger role in the offense as the season went on...had 16 receptions for 244 yards in the final five games...posted career highs of six receptions and 124 yards vs. USF, earning BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll recognition...had a TD catch and a PAT reception in the win over Syracuse...made four receptions for 64 yards in the season finale vs. Rutgers...recovery from off-season knee surgery curtailed his activity in preseason practice and limited his early performance...saw action in all 11 games, making two starts...named to the BIG EAST Conference All-Academic Football Team...earned his third letter. 2004: Saw action in the wide receiver rotation...made catches in five different games...hauled in a 49-yard go-ahead TD pass late in the first half of the win over USF...also saw action as a punter, punting twice for a 36.0 average...earned his second letter. 2003: Claimed a spot in the wide receiver rotation upon his arrival for preseason practice...played in 11 games...started four of the final five contests...finished with 13 catches for 144 yards...recorded career highs of five receptions and 72 yards vs. UAB, which included a 50-yard reception. High School: First team all-state pick as a senior at Elder High, playing for coach Doug Ramsey...caught 60 passes for 1,391 yards with 13 touchdowns, helping team to a 14-1 record and the Ohio Division I state title...all-around performer; averaged 22.1 yards on 26 kickoff returns and punted 45 times for a 39.0 average...voted the league's player of the year...made 32 catches for 714 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior and a pair of catches for 59 yards and two TDs as a sophomore...totaled 94 career catches for 2,164 yards and 30 scores...tabbed as the team's best defender as a junior in basketball...member of the high school's National Honor Society, owning a 3.70 GPA. Personal: Born Oct. 6, 1984 in Cincinnati...son of Ron and Marty Poland... is the middle of three children, having two sisters...older sister, Becky, is a senior at UC. Academic Major: Accounting. Honors Topcat Scholar (Fall 2004, Winter 2005, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Winter 2006, Spring 2006)...Bearcat Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2003, Winter 2004, Spring 2004)...Football Student-Athlete of the Quarter (Winter 2006)...C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2003-04, 2004-05).
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