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2013 (Redshirt Senior): Appeared in 10 games for the Panthers…Had two receptions for 16 yards, including a season-long of nine yards versus Marshall (11/23)…Recorded first catch of the season (seven yards) at Maryland (8/31).
 
2012 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in 10 games, starting two…started the home-opener vs. Akron (9/8) and at UCF (9/15)…finished with nine catches for 122 yards (13.6 avg.), one touchdown and a long reception of 54 yards…had one catch for 12 yards at Duke (9/1)…had a career-high four catches vs. Akron for 36 yards…also caught a seven-yard touchdown vs. the Zips…had a four-yard catch at UCF…had a career-high 54-yard reception at Louisiana (9/29)…had one catch for 10 yards at Troy (10/20)…had one catch for six yards at South Alabama (11/3).
 
2011 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in six games…had two catches for 16 yards...recorded one catch for five yards vs. Duke (10/1) and one catch for 11 yards vs. Marshall (12/20) in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl.
 
2010 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in five games...recorded three catches for 22 yards...all three catches came in non-conference games on the road at Texas A&M (9/18), Maryland (9/25) and Pittsburgh (10/2).
 
2009 (Freshman): Redshirted the 2009 season.
 
Miami Central: 2008 Miami Herald Class 6A-4A All-County...Committed to FIU on Sept. 29, 2008…a multiple sports star at Miami Central, also participating in basketball and track…selected the team captain as a senior...scored the decisive touchdown for the Miami-Dade All-Stars over Broward, 16-14, during the third quarter of the 2008 13th Annual Nike South Florida All-Star football game…was one of the top receiver performers at the Miami NIKE Training Camp 2008, finishing fifth in the shuttle and sixth in the vertical leap...played for Coach Telly Lockette…a three-year starter in basketball, and also participated in the 110 and 300-meter hurdles and triple jump for the track team.
 
Personal: Parents - A.J. Hakeem and Valerie Patterson...sibling - Shantavia...born March 3, 1991...graduated high school Magna Cum Laude...majoring in Finance...began playing football at age 15.