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Jersey Number 37
Deane Cheatham
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Tight End
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 235
- Hometown:
- Mechanicsville, Va.
- High School:
- Hanover
- Major:
- Political Science
Bio
2015 as a Redshirt Senior: Started all 12 games at tight end… Second Team All-CAA Tight End... VaSID Second Team All-State... Roanoke Times Second Team All-State... Had 33 receptions for 453 yards and three touchdowns… Ranked 10th in CAA in yards per catch (13.7)… Career highs of eight receptions for 118 yards against Lehigh (Sept. 12)… Had three games with 50 or more receiving yards… Tallied 61 receiving yards at SMU (Sept. 25), which included a career-long 52-yard touchdown catch, and 53 receiving yards against Albany (Sept. 19)… Produced two or more receptions in eight games… Also had six kick returns for 124 yards, including a long of 38 yards… Named to Preseason All-CAA Team... One of four team captains for 2015 season.
2014 as a Redshirt Junior: Started first 10 games before an injury sidelined him in final game contests... VaSID Second Team All-State... Had 42 receptions for 453 yards and two touchdowns... Also rushed two times for 10 yards... Recorded first career 100-yard receiving game with six catches for 109 yards and a touchdown at Villanova (Sept. 20)... Career-high eight receptions for 71 yards in win at Charlotte (Oct. 25)... Had seven grabs for 66 yards in win over Towson (Oct. 11) and six receptions for 80 yards against Delaware (Sept. 27)... Tallied at least 50 yards receiving in five games and made a catch in all 10 games played.
2013 as a Redshirt Sophomore: Played in all 12 games, with 11 starts... Had 19 receptions for 204 yards and four touchdowns... Also had two carries for eight yards... Made three catches in four separate games, which included a season-best 67 yards receiving, a touchdown and a season-long, 37-yard catch at Delaware (Sept. 28)... Scored first career touchdown in season opener against Central Connecticut State, which he made two catches for 21 yards... Also scored a touchdown against Richmond (Oct. 12) and Stony Brook (Nov. 16).
2012 as a Redshirt Freshman: Did not see any action this season.
2011 as a Freshman: Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility.
High School: Two-way starter at running back and linebacker for Coach Josh Just at Hanover High School in Virginia... Two-star recruit, according to Rivals.com... Rushed 231 times for 1,590 yards (133 yards per game and 27 touchdowns his senior season) to earn Capital District Offensive Player of the Year while leading the team to an 11-1 record and its first Capital District Championship... Earned First-Team Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro, All-District All-Central Region, Virginia Preps Central Region as a running back his senior year... Added six receptions for 87 yards and one touchdown, while also averaging 24.5 yards per punt return with one touchdown his final season... As a junior was named Associated Press Second-Team Class AAA All-State, First-Team All-Region and First-Team All-District as a running back... Had 1,406 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns, averaging 108.2 yards per game his junior season, while adding 19 receptions for 233 yards and two scores... His sophomore season was named Second-Team All-District as a running back after posting 636 yards rushing on 99 attempts, with seven touchdowns and 21 receptions for 255 yards and five touchdowns.
Personal: Full name is Martin Deane Cheatham... Son of Deane(III) and Cindy Cheatham... Majoring in political science.
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