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2017 Football Roster

2 J.T. Luper

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sherman, Texas
  • Highschool Sherman

Biography

Electrifying senior wide receiver-kick returner returning after sitting out in 2016 ... A junior college transfer, came in 2016 and had an immediate impact in quickly establishing himself as one of the top players in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ... Elusive runner with great speed and an excellent receiver capable of turning short catches into long gains ... May be even more dangerous on returns and is a threat to go the distance every time he touches on ball.

2015: Missed two games to injury and still racked up 1,425 all-purpose yards in 103 plays, averaging 13.8 yards a touch ... Caught 65 passes – the fifth-most in school history – for 735 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 11.3 yards a reception ... Averaged 45.8 yards on five TD catches ... Also topped the team in kick returns (16-361) and punt returns (20-287), averaging 22.6 yards on kickoffs and 14.4 on punts ... Added 42 rushing yards in two attempts ... Was a second-team All-MIAA selection at kick return and third-team pick at receiver while also earning third-team All-Region honors from Don Hansen ... Pulled in season-high 10 passes for 122 yards and a score (27 yards) in rout of Missouri Southern ... Had nine grabs for season-best 149 yards and TDs of 27 and 65 in win over Pittsburg State ... Had a 54-yard TD in eight-catch, 104-yard outing against Emporia State ... Other score came against Lindenwood (56 yards).

JUCO: Spent two seasons at Tyler (Texas) Junior College ... Had 16 receptions for 251 yards and one TD as a sophomore, averaging 22.8 yards per catch.

High School: Caught 81 passes for 1,470 yards and 23 TDs as a senior at Sherman High School ... Named district MVP and was an honorable mention All-State pick ... Also played basketball and ran track.

Personal: Mass communications major ... Favorite professional team is the Baltimore Ravens ... Names “Any Given Sunday” as his top sports movie ... Birthdate is Dec. 11, 1994.


 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2015Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 175 lbs
    2
  • 2016Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 175 lbs
  • 2

    2017Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 175 lbs
    2