| Steven Black |
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Signed with the Tigers in December and enrolled at the U of M for the spring semester...Worked out with the team in the spring...Is expected to add depth and experience to a receiving corps that has been depleted by injuries and graduation.
Junior College: Played the last two seasons at East Mississippi Community College...Totaled 30 receptions for 481 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore and was listed by Rivals.com as one of the top 100 junior college recruits...Part of an EMCC offense that ranked fifth in the MACJC, averaging 312 yards of total offense per game...Logged 152 yards receiving and two touchdowns on five catches in his final game of the 2006 season against Itawamba and was named the MACJC/Region 23 Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts...Named to the MACJC North All-State second team in 2006...Totaled 30 receptions for 225 yards and three touchdowns in 2005...Originally committed to Louisville out of high school before heading to EMCC.
Prep: Lettered at Vestavia Hills High School...Tallied 802 yards and seven touchdowns on 41 receptions and rolled off 126 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries as a senior at VHHS...Also returned 17 kicks for 468 yards and two touchdowns and was a three-star recruit and ranked as the No. 15 prospect in the state of Alabama by Rivals.com...Averaged 21.5 yards on his 87 catches and also totaled 12 career receiving scores during his career.
