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Jersey Number 3
David Eldridge
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 180
- Hometown:
- Bealeton, Va.
- High School:
- Kettle Run
- Previous:
- Virginia
- Major:
- Public Policy and Administration
Bio
2018 as a Senior: Played in all 13 games... Had 22 receptions for 314 yards... Season-best four receptions for 84 yards at New Hampshire (Nov. 3)... Also had two catches for 55 yards, including a season-long 41-yard catch, against William & Mary (Sept. 22)... Made four grabs for 30 yards in FCS Second Round game at Colgate (Dec. 1)... Added three catches at NC State and made two or more in eight outings.
2017 as a Junior: Played in all 15 games, making nine starts at wide receiver… Had 42 receptions for 533 yards and four touchdowns… Had four catches for a season-best 81 receiving yards, which included a season-long 46-yard receptions against Richmond (Nov. 11)… Season-best six receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown versus ETSU (Sept. 9)… Also had five grabs for 75 yards in FCS Semifinals against South Dakota State (Dec. 16) and three catches for 67 yards and a score against Maine (Sept. 23)… Five games with at least 50 receiving yards… Had 10 games with at least three receptions.
Prior to JMU: Transferred to JMU after spending two seasons at Virginia out of the ACC… Played in 18 career games, making two starts… Had 10 receptions for 265 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 84-yard catch as a sophomore… Made eight catches for 177 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 22.1 yards per reception… Career-high 112 receiving yards at Duke… Also had two grabs for 88 yards as a freshman, including a season-best 45-yard catch versus Duke… First career catch came on a 43-yard pick-up against William & Mary.
High School: Played wide receiver, defensive back and was a return specialist at Kettle Run... Set 16 school records, including career receptions (91), receiving yards (1,655), receiving touchdowns (15) and punt return touchdowns (4)... First Team All-State 3A East kick returner and punt returner and Second Team wide receiver as a senior... All-State return specialist as a junior... First Team All-Region 3A West wide receiver, kick returner and punt returner as a senior and Second Team All-Region wide receiver, punt returner and defensive back in 2013... First Team All-Conference 27 wide receiver, kick returner and punt return as a junior and senior... Tallied 29 total touchdowns receiving, rushing on punt or kick returns and via interceptions... Averaged 28.3 yards per kick return... Finished career with 10 interceptions and four pick-sixes... Scored three career rushing touchdowns... Collected 45 receptions for 708 yards and three touchdowns, returned 11 punts for 297 yards and three touchdowns as a senior, and had 14 kickoffs for 368 yards as a senior... Tied school record with three kickoff returns for a touchdown as a junior... Spent freshman season at Liberty High School.
Personal: Full name is David Franklin Eldridge... Son of David and Tina Eldridge... Has an older sister, Qiana, who is a nurse in Las Vegas... Was born in Sacramento, Calif... His cousin, Mike Watts played football at Tuskegee from 2011-13... His uncle, Ruben Jackson, played in the Detroit Tigers minor league system from 1985-89... Part of College Prep World, an organization which helps prepare high school student-athletes make the transition from high school to college... Volunteers as a coach and instructor for Warrenton Wolfpack football camps... Majoring in public policy and administration with a minor in communications.
2017 as a Junior: Played in all 15 games, making nine starts at wide receiver… Had 42 receptions for 533 yards and four touchdowns… Had four catches for a season-best 81 receiving yards, which included a season-long 46-yard receptions against Richmond (Nov. 11)… Season-best six receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown versus ETSU (Sept. 9)… Also had five grabs for 75 yards in FCS Semifinals against South Dakota State (Dec. 16) and three catches for 67 yards and a score against Maine (Sept. 23)… Five games with at least 50 receiving yards… Had 10 games with at least three receptions.
Prior to JMU: Transferred to JMU after spending two seasons at Virginia out of the ACC… Played in 18 career games, making two starts… Had 10 receptions for 265 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 84-yard catch as a sophomore… Made eight catches for 177 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 22.1 yards per reception… Career-high 112 receiving yards at Duke… Also had two grabs for 88 yards as a freshman, including a season-best 45-yard catch versus Duke… First career catch came on a 43-yard pick-up against William & Mary.
High School: Played wide receiver, defensive back and was a return specialist at Kettle Run... Set 16 school records, including career receptions (91), receiving yards (1,655), receiving touchdowns (15) and punt return touchdowns (4)... First Team All-State 3A East kick returner and punt returner and Second Team wide receiver as a senior... All-State return specialist as a junior... First Team All-Region 3A West wide receiver, kick returner and punt returner as a senior and Second Team All-Region wide receiver, punt returner and defensive back in 2013... First Team All-Conference 27 wide receiver, kick returner and punt return as a junior and senior... Tallied 29 total touchdowns receiving, rushing on punt or kick returns and via interceptions... Averaged 28.3 yards per kick return... Finished career with 10 interceptions and four pick-sixes... Scored three career rushing touchdowns... Collected 45 receptions for 708 yards and three touchdowns, returned 11 punts for 297 yards and three touchdowns as a senior, and had 14 kickoffs for 368 yards as a senior... Tied school record with three kickoff returns for a touchdown as a junior... Spent freshman season at Liberty High School.
Personal: Full name is David Franklin Eldridge... Son of David and Tina Eldridge... Has an older sister, Qiana, who is a nurse in Las Vegas... Was born in Sacramento, Calif... His cousin, Mike Watts played football at Tuskegee from 2011-13... His uncle, Ruben Jackson, played in the Detroit Tigers minor league system from 1985-89... Part of College Prep World, an organization which helps prepare high school student-athletes make the transition from high school to college... Volunteers as a coach and instructor for Warrenton Wolfpack football camps... Majoring in public policy and administration with a minor in communications.
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