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  Richard Stokes

Richard Stokes

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

High School:
Winton Woods

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 192

Position:
RB

2007: GLIAC All-Conference First Team...Named team's co-Offensive Player of the Year...Played in 11 games and started the last nine as the team's featured running back...Broke the school record with 1,177 yards rushing and added 13 rushing touchdowns, tying the school record...His 1,540 all-purpose yards, 86 points scored, and 14 total touchdowns are also single season records...Also caught 22 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown...Returned 10 kicks for a 21.8 average...Had a school-record 37 carries for 244 yards, the second most in program history, and three touchdowns in a win over Ferris State and was named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week...Also set the school record with 361 all-purpose yards in the game...Had five games with at least 150 yards rushing...Had 162 yards rushing against Northern Michigan, 153 against Wayne State, 151 against Gannon and 150 against Hillsdale...Holds the school record in career rushing yards (2,420) and attempts (573), ranks second in all-purpose yards (3,679), and ranks third in touchdowns (24).

2006: Named second team All-GLIAC as a running back...GLIAC special teams Player of the Week after blocking a punt and tallying 49 return yards against Wayne State...Led the team with 657 rushing yards, ranking eighth in the GLIAC in rushing and seventh in all-purpose yards...His nine touchdowns (eight rushing, one receiving) led the team and tied for seventh in the GLIAC...Ran for a season high 166 yards and three touchdowns against Gannon...His 41 yard touchdown run against Gannon put the Lakers ahead for good and he added a pair of one yard plunges...Also caught 20 passes, good for third on the team, for 225 yards and one touchdown...His 47 yard touchdown reception in the first quarter against Findlay gave Mercyhurst a lead it would not relinquish...Rushed for a pair of second half touchdowns against Northern Michigan that iced the Lakers' win...Blocked punts against Wayne State and Northern Michigan.

2005: Played in ten games...Rushed the ball 157 times for a team-high 586 yards...Scored three touchdowns...Had 21 receptions for a total of 165 yards...Led team with 1,107 all-purpose yards...Co-winner of Team's Newcomer of the Year Award.

High School: All-conference.

Personal: Pre-major.

 

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