Biography
2015 (Senior): Appeared in seven games, starting in six...Suffered season-ending injury at Middle Tennessee (10/17)...Added to the Midseason John Mackey Award Watch List...Named game captain at UMass (10/3)...Set single-season marks in catches (21), and yards (225) while tying career-best in touchdowns (2)Tied for No. 5 on the team in receptions...Had the sixth-most receiving yards on the team...Averaged 10.7 yards-per-catch and 32.1 yards-per-game...Registered multiple catches in five games, including a career-high seven at LA Tech (9/26)...Had 50-or-more yards receiving in three games, including a season-high 64 versus the Bulldogs...Grabbed a career-best seven catches for 64 yards, including a touchdown at LA Tech (9/26)...Tied a then-career-high in receptions (5) versus N.C. Central, recording 55 receiving yards versus the Eagles...Made first start of the season, grabbing four passes for 55 yards and one touchdown at UCF (9/3)...Notched a career-long reception of 47 yards versus the Knights.
2014 (Junior): Appeared in nine games for the Panthers, starting in five...Grabbed nine receptions for 94 yards...Averaged 10.4 yards-per-catch and 13.4 yards-per-game...Recorded two “big play” receptions (20 yards-or-more)...Notched two catches for 25 yards versus Florida Atlantic (10/2)...Had two receptions for 15 yards versus Louisville (9/20)...Registered a season-high three catches for 36 yards, including a season-long 28-yard reception versus Bethune-Cookman (8/30).
2013 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 12 games at the tight end position, making nine starts…tallied 14 receptions for 158 yards and two touchdowns…averaged 11.3 yards- per-reception…caught two passes for 45 yards in a 24-23 victory at Southern Miss (10/5), including a season-long reception of 37 yards…followed that up with a career-high five reception, 65-yard game vs. UAB (10/12), where he also caught his first career touchdown…grabbed his second touchdown catch of the season vs. Marshall (11/23).
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in all 12 games, starting four…made starts in the season-opener at Duke (9/1), at UCF (9/15), vs. No. 18 Louisville (9/22) and at Louisiana (9/29)…finished with nine catches for 113 yards (12.6 avg.) and a long reception of 26 yards…his 26-yard reception came on the road at UCF, his second catch on the season…in his next game, put together a season-high four catches for 54 yards against Louisville…his effort vs. the Cardinals earned him national honorable mention recognition from College Football Performance Awards…also had catches at Louisiana, vs. Middle Tennessee (10/13) and vs. ULM (11/24).
2011 (Freshman): Redshirted the 2011 season.
Bradford: Committed to FIU on June 6, 2010...was a 2009 Second-Team Offense pick at tight end for the Gainesville Sun’s Class 1A-1B Football Players of the Year...had 23 receptions for 344 yards and four touchdowns as a senior team captain...2009 Gainesville Sun All-District Honorable Mention as a defensive end...also played basketball, where he averaged 13 points and 8.2 rebounds-per-game as a senior forward...2011 Gainesville Sun All-Area Big Boys First-Team for basketball...coached by Derek Chipoletti (football) and Travis Chandler (basketball).
Personal: Parents - Marlo Burns and Tameka Griner...siblings - Wilisha, Johnathan and Mekos...born July 23, 1993...majoring in criminal justice...began playing football at age seven...played youth football with P.A.L. All-Stars and Bradford County Jaguars.
Career Highs (at FIU)
Receptions: 7 at LA Tech (Sept. 26, 2015)
Yards Receiving: 65 vs. UAB (Oct. 12, 2013)
Receiving Touchdowns: 1, four times (last at LA Tech - Sept. 26, 2015)
Long Reception: 47 at UCF (Sept. 3, 2015)
Rushes: 1 at UTEP (Nov. 16, 2013)
Rushing Yards: 4 at UTEP (Nov. 16, 2013)
Long Rush: 4 at UTEP (Nov. 16, 2013)
All-Purpose Yards: 65 vs. UAB (Oct. 12, 2013)
