Shawnn Gyles

Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Ayer, Mass.
High School:
Ayer H.S.
Prev School:
Northeastern

On Gyles: Sat out the 2005 season as he transferred from Northeastern to UMass (Division I-AA transfer rule) ... Has been moved from running back to free safety ... Re-joined Coach Brown again after being recruited by him to Northeastern and playing his freshman season for him in 2003 ... Played two seasons with Huskies ... A great athlete who could have an impact in 2006.

As a redshirt sophomore in 2005: Sat out at UMass as part of Division I-AA transfer regulations. As A Sophomore In 2004: (at Northeastern): Finished ninth in the Atlantic 10 in average yards per kick return (22.6) with 361 yards on 16 returns ... Also carried the ball 48 times for 187 yards (3.9 average) and one touchdown ... Had 63 yards rushing and 44 yards receiving with a touchdown in the Cheyney (9/4) victory on ... Caught five passes for 69 yards including one touchdown -- the game-winning score in 34-30 win over Villanova ... also threw a touchdown pass to Shane Hopkins on a halfback option play on Homecoming against New Hampshire ... As A Freshman In 2003 (at Northeastern): Appeared in all 12 games ... Finished fourth on the team in carries (57), rushing yards (396) and touchdowns (six)... Topped NU in yards per carry (6.9) among players with at least 50 attempts... Finished seventh in the Atlantic 10 in kickoff return average (22.1)... Had one of the best debut performances in NU history, rushing five times for 172 yards and four touchdowns, tying the school mark for most TDs by a freshman set by Gary Benoit on Oct. 16, 1982...also had a career-long 46 yard kick return and a four-yard reception, giving him 222 all-purpose yards on the day... Included in that was an 87-yard run to paydirt, the Huskies[apos] longest play from scrimmage all season... Carried the ball seven times for 49 yards and a touchdown the next week in a 51-0 thrashing of Albany... Rushed 12 times for 83 yards and a score and brought back three kickoffs for 88 yards versus William & Mary ... Returned four kicks for a career-high 91 yards at Harvard. Before College: Played four seasons of football at Ayer High School ... Four-year starter as a standout running back on offense and a free safety on defense... Captained the team as a senior... Named Team MVP for two consecutive years... Voted league MVP after senior campaign... Selected to play in the Shriners All-Star Game as a senior... Named to Worcester Telegram & Gazette Super Team and the newspaper[apos]s Offensive Player of the Year as a senior... Also Lowell Sun Offensive Player of the Year... Broke a Central Massachusetts record with 36 touchdowns in his final season; rushed for over 1700 yards and had 643 receiving on 25 catches... Had over 4000 career rushing yards and nearly 1500 receiving with over 60 total TDs... Ran track all four years of high school... Was captain of the track team for two years. Personal: Shawnn N. Gyles ... Born December 25, 1984 in Dorcester, Mass. ... Son of Kathy and Steve Herrera ... Majoring in Sociology.