Jeremy Horne

Height:
6-3
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Albany, N.Y.
High School:
Milford Academy
Prev School:
Syracuse

Honors: ? 2008 CAA All-Conference Third Team On Horne: Senior All-CAA receiver looks to duplicate in his final college season ... Took the next step last season with a breakout campaign finishing second on the team in receiving stats ... Great speed and quickness ... Showed signs and flashes of brilliance in first year in 2007 after transferring from Syracuse ... Came to UMass with three years of eligibility remaining. As a redshirt senior in 2009: Game-by-Game Statistics
? Starting receiver who returns as a weapon wideout. Syracuse transfer also returns kickoffs.
? 13th in career receiving yards in UMass history with 1,343.
? Ninth in career kickoff return yardage (922).
? 2008 All-CAA receiver, third on team with 23 catches this season for 302 yards in seven starts, playing all 11 games.
? Team-leader with 22 kick returns for 425 yards. 11th in CAA in yards per return (19.3).
? Made an 8-yard catch in final college game at Hofstra (11/21). Also had three kickoff returns for 45 yards.
? Returned three kicks for 68 yards and made a catch for three yards vs. James Madison (11/14) on Senior Day.
? Four catches for 40 yards in win over Northeastern (11/7).
? Three kick returns for 66 yards including career-long 38 on the game's opening kickoff at #1 Richmond (10/24).
? Two catches for 17 yards and a 26-yard kick return in win vs. #4 New Hampshire (10/17).
? Career-high 91 kickoff return yards at Delaware (10/10), also had two catches for 17 yards.
? Fifth-career 100-yard receiving game with five catches for 124 yards vs. Stony Brook (9/26).
? Three catches for 49 yards along with two kickoff returns for 44 yards in win over Rhode Island (9/19).
? Blocked punt resulting on a touchdown for UMass, also had a catch for eight yards at Kansas State (9/5).
As a redshirt junior in 2008: All-CAA Third-Team receiver ... Starting receiver who came into the season with most significant playing time on the roster ... Syracuse transfer also returns kickoffs ... Second on UMass with 50 catches and 895 receiving yards with eight receiving touchdowns ... Ranks third in CAA and 33rd in the NCAA in receiving yards per game at 76.4 ... Tied for Eighth in CAA and 77th in NCAA in catches per game (4.2) ... 895 receiving yards is ninth-best single-season in history ... Tied for 12th- most catches at UMass in a season with 50 ... Four games with 100-plus receiving yards ... 22 kickoff return for 302 yards (13.7 average) ... Two catches for 35 yards at #13 New Hampshire (11/15) ... Fourth 100-yard game with 141 yards on nine catches including a career-long 58-yard touchdown catch vs. Maine (11/8). Also returned three kickoffs for 61 yards ... Four catches for 86 yards and a 10-yard kickoff return at Rhode Island (11/1) ... On his 22nd birthday, had career-best 182 receiving yards (fourth-best in UMass history) on five catches, three of which went for touchdowns (16, 21, 54 yards) vs. Bryant (10/25) ... Three catches for 40 yards vs. #9 Richmond (10/18) ... Two catches for 28 yards along with three kickoff returns for 30 yards at Northeastern (10/11) ... Second-career 100-yard receiving game with eight catches for 114 yards vs. #16 Delaware (10/4). Caught 40-yard TD for the first score of the game on opening drive ... Top receiving yardage total with 58 on two catches at #11 FBS Texas Tech (9/20). Also had two kick returns for 47 yards ... Returned career-best six kickoffs for 90 yards at #7 James Madison (9/13). Limited to one catch for two yards in loss ... Career day with 10 catches for 172 yards and two touchdowns at Holy Cross (9/6). Scored TDs on 26 and 19 yard receptions. Had career-long 47 yard reception ... Opened season with team-highs of four catches for 37 yards vs. Albany (8/30). Snagged a 17-yard touchdown to ice the win in the fourth quarter. Had a 28-yard kickoff return. As a redshirt sophomore in 2007: Joined UMass in summer of 2007 after transferring from Syracuse ... Played in 13 games, with at least one catch in nine games ... Had catches in the first seven contests ... Had 12 catches for 146 yards for an 12.2 average with three touchdowns ... Emerged as a kick returner late in the season ... Finished with 10 returns for 195 yards (19.5 average) ... After not making a catch for three weeks, grabbed a 30-yard touchdown pass at #4 Southern Illinois (12/1) in NCAAs. Also returned five kickoffs for 84 yards to set new career-highs ... Two catches for 19 yards vs. Northeastern (10/20) ... Made career-best three catches for 49 yards including 35-yard TD catch at Boston College (9/29) ... Made a 12-yard catch at Maine (9/22) ... Had one catch along with kickoff return for 20 yards vs. #23 Towson (9/15) ... Playing 45 minutes from where he began his college career at Syracuse, grabbed his first TD catch from 15 yards out for UMass' 7-0 lead in win over Colgate (9/8) ... In his UMass debut, had an 8-yard catch for his first career college catch vs. Holy Cross (9/1). As a redshirt freshman in 2006 (at Syracuse): Played in seven games, primarily on special teams ... at Wake Forest, returned one kickoff for 20 yards ... Did not make a catch. As a freshman in 2005 (at Syracuse): Redshirt season with the Orange. Before College: Played at Milford Academy in New Berlin, N.Y., where he was coached William Chaplek. ... He had 28 receptions for 484 yards and six touchdowns as a senior ... Carried the ball six times for 35 yards and one touchdown ... Had 17 catches for 400 yards his junior year. Personal: Jeremy Horne-Murdock ... Born October 25, 1986 in Albany, N.Y. ... Son of Samuel Murdock and Jane Horne ... Majoring in Sociology. CAREER STATISTICS (Receiving)

Year    GP  No. Yds.    Avg.    TD  Lg.2006 Syr.   7/0 0   0   0   0   02007    13/0    12  146 12.2    3   352008    12/12   50  895 17.9    8   582009    11/7    23  302 13.1    0   49Totals   43/19   85  1343    15.8    11  56

CAREER STATISTICS (Kickoff Returns)

Year    GP  No. Yds.    Avg.    TD  Lg.2006 Syr.   7/0 1   20  20.0    0   202007    13/0    10  195 19.5    0   382008    12/12   22  302 13.7    0   282009    11/7    22  425 19.3    0   38Totals   43/19   55  922 16.8    0   38

CAREER HIGHS

Receptions: 10 at Holy Cross (9/8/08)Receiving Yards: 182 vs. Bryant (10/25/08)Long Reception: 58 vs. Maine (11/8/08)Kickoff Returns: 6 at James Madison (9/13/08)Kickoff Return Yards: 91 at Delaware (10/10/09)Long Kickoff Return: 38 vs. Fordham (11/24/07)  & at Richmond (10/24/09)Touchdowns: 3 vs. Bryant (10/25/08)100-Yard Games: 5 (last vs. S. Brook, 9/26/09) UMass 4-1

Game-By-Game

2008 Rec.-Yds-TD, Lg   KR8/30    Alb.    4-37-1,      17   1-289/6 HC  10-172-2,    47   0-09/13    JMU 1-2-0,       2    6-909/20    TTU 2-58-0,      39   2-4710/4    Del.    8-114-1,     40   0-010/11   NU  2-28-0,      20   3-3010/18   Rich.   3-40-0,      18   1-810/25   Bry.    5-182-3,     56   1-911/1    URI 4-86-0,      35   1-1011/8    Maine   9-141-1,     58   3-6111/15   UNH 2-35-0,      25   3-1711/22   Hof.    0-0      1-2