 #3
Brad Kanuch
Junior
Wide Receiver
6-0, 194
Johnstown, Pa.
Westmont Hilltop
A true junior who
hopes to continue to serve as a starter at wide receiver.
Career:
Has played in 25 games with 20 career starts at wide receiver … Caught
40 passes for 721 yards and two touchdowns … Is UConn’s nominee for the
2008 AFCA Good Works Team.
2007:
Appeared in all 13 games with 12 starts … Ranked third on the team with
27 catches and second with 433 receiving yards, scoring one touchdown …
Was UConn’s leading receiver in the Meineke Car Care Bowl (Dec. 29) …
Had his lone score of the season come at West Virginia (Nov. 24) as a
part of a 63-yard day … Made three catches at Cincinnati (Nov. 10) for
39 yards … Caught three passes against Temple (Sept. 15) for 54 yards …
Season-high of 76 yards was set on his six grabs against Maine (Sept. 8)
… Season-long grab was a 41-yard catch in the season opener at Duke
(Sept. 1).
2006:
Played in all 12 games and started each of the final eight … Caught 13
passes for an even 288 yards (a staggering 22.2 yard average) with one
touchdown … Also credited statistically with four rushes for 18 yards …
Had a 32-yard catch at Louisville (Dec. 2) … Against Cincinnati (Nov.
25), made three catches for 98 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown, his
first career score … Caught three passes against West Virginia (Oct. 20)
for 22 yards … Made a pair of receptions against Navy (Sept. 30), USF
(Oct. 7) and Army (Oct. 14).
High School:
As a running back in high school, gained 1,044 yards in his senior year
on 145 carries for an average of 7.2 yards per carry … An All-Area pick
for the three years by the Johnstown Tribune Democrat and was the
three-time conference Player of the Year … As a junior, carried the ball
170 times for 1,400 yards and 14 touchdowns for an average of 8.2 yards
per carry, while making 14 receptions for 223 yards and five touchdowns
… On defense as a junior, made 55 tackles and five interceptions …
.Earned All-State honors as a defensive back in 2005 … Nominated for the
prestigious Big 33 All-Star Game … Also played basketball and track and
field, where he was a Pennsylvania state gold medalist in the triple
jump and the 200-meter dash.
Personal Profile:
Bradley Joseph Kanuch … Born on February 19, 1988 … Has several
relatives who have both played and coached football at Penn State … A
pre-kinesiology major.
CAREER RECEIVING
STATISTICS
| Year |
GP-GS |
REC |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
LNG |
AVG/G |
| 2006 |
12-8 |
13 |
288 |
22.2 |
1 |
45 |
24.0 |
| 2007 |
13-12 |
27 |
433 |
16.0 |
1 |
41 |
33.3 |
| Totals |
25-20 |
40 |
721 |
18.0 |
2 |
45 |
28.8 |
BRAD KANUCH’S
CAREER HIGHS
Most
Receptions: 6, vs. Maine, 9/8/07
Most Receiving
Yards: 98, vs. Cincinnati, 11/25/06
Longest
Reception: 45, vs. Cincinnati, 11/25/06
Most TD rec.: 1,
2x, last at West Virginia, 11/24/07
Most Carries: 1,
2x, last vs. Cincinnati, 11/25/06
Most Rushing
Yards: 7, vs. Cincinnati, 11/25/06
Longest Run: 7,
vs. Cincinnati, 11/25/06 |
