| Duke Calhoun |
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2006: One of just five true freshmen to play for the Tigers in 2006...Led the team in receiving yards with 681 and in receiving touchdowns with six...Ranked third on the team in scoring with 42 points...Caught at least one pass in all 12 games and boasted multiple receptions in 10 contests...Recorded three 100-yard receiving games as a freshman...Scored touchdowns in four consecutive games...Tallied 14 receptions of 20 or more yards, including a season-high 60-yard catch against Chattanooga...Ranked second all-time by Tiger receivers in their freshmen season in receptions, yards and receiving touchdowns...Ended the season ranked 10th in Conference USA in receiving yards per game with 56.8...Caught two passes for 29 yards in first collegiate game against Ole Miss...Had a break-out game against Chattanooga, posting 109 yards on four receptions...Became the first Tiger freshman since 2001 (Daron White) to post 100-yards receiving in a game...Caught his first collegiate touchdown pass on a 23-yard pass from Martin Hankins against East Carolina...Also caught TD passes in the next three straight games against Tennessee, UAB and Arkansas State...Logged a season-high six receptions for 81 yards against UAB...His lone catch against ASU was a 49-yard touchdown strike from Martin Hankins...Started the next two straight games against Tulsa and Marshall and tallied five receptions in each contest...Totaled a season-high three runs for 16 yards against USM...Scored his first rushing touchdown on a three-yard run late in the fourth quarter against the Golden Eagles...Hit the century mark in two of the last three games of the season, including a six catch, 100-yard effort against UCF...Scored twice against the Golden Knights in his first multiple-TD game...Caught touchdown passes of 24 and 28 yards versus UCF...Held to just one catch for 12 yards by C-USA champion Houston...Returned for a career high in the season finale with five receptions for 129 yards against UTEP...Three of the five receptions against the Miners was for first-down yardage, including a 56-yard catch that gave the Tigers prime field position for a touchdown run by Joseph Doss at the end of the drive.
Honors: Named to 2007 C-USA All-Freshman Teams that were selected by league coaches and media...Was an honorable mention Freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com...Selected by coaching staff as team's 2007 Offensive Player of the Year...Recipient of the MVP Award for spring practice in 2007.
Prep: All-purpose player for Coach Fred Halley at Raleigh-Egypt High...Named the 2006 Commercial Appeal's MIAA Male Athlete of the Year...Three-sport letterwinner who also played basketball and ran track...Caught 35 passes for 533 yards as a senior...Also rushed for 500 yards and logged 15 touchdowns in 2005...Nationally ranked in the top 50 by position by Scout.com...Had one of his best prep games against White Station High, totaling four touchdowns...Rushed for two scores, hauled in a receiving TD and returned an interception for a score in that contest versus WSHS...Also had an impressive showing against Kingsbury with 15 carries for 208 yards and two touchdowns...Combined for 17 touchdowns in 2004 and 2005...Has been clocked at 4.31 in the 40...Averaged an area-best 13 yards per carry in 10 regular season games in 2004...Also totaled 57 carries for 739 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior...Named All-State honorable mention by the Associated Press...Named All-Shelby-Metro in 2005...Participated in the 2005 AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Classic...Ranked sixth on the Commercial Appeal's "Most Wanted" list of the area's top football recruits...Also a "Best of the Preps" selection by the Commercial Appeal...Rated by Rivals.com as the No. 6 prospect in Tennessee...Rivals.com also ranked him 33rd among the nation's top wide receivers...Named Athlete of the Week in basketball in 2005...Helped his track squad to a state championship in 2004.
Personal: Nathaniel Calhoun is the son of Anthony and Tracee Jones...Born September 1, 1987, in Memphis, Tenn.
CALHOUN'S STATISTICS
Receiving G/S No Yds Avg Tds LG
2006 12/2 42 681 16.2 6 60
CALHOUN'S CAREER HIGHS
Most Pass Receptions/Game: 6 vs UAB, UCF (`06)
Most Yards Receiving/Game: 129 vs UTEP (`06)
Most Touchdown Receptions/Game: 2 vs UCF (`06)
Longest Pass Reception/Game: 60 vs Chattanooga (`06)
Game-By-Game Statistics
Receiving Opponent No Yds Avg Tds LG
9/3/06 Ole Miss 2 29 14.5 0 18
9/9/06 Chattanooga 4 109 27.3 0 60
9/16/06 East Carolina 2 40 20.0 1 23
9/30/06 Tennessee 3 29 9.7 1 21
10/7/06 UAB 6 81 13.5 1 24
10/14/06 Arkansas State 1 49 49.0 1 49
10/21/06 Tulsa 5 24 4.8 0 15
10/28/06 Marshall 5 59 11.8 0 33
11/5/06 Southern Miss 2 20 10.0 0 14
11/11/06 UCF 6 100 16.7 2 32
11/18/06 Houston 1 12 12.0 0 12
11/25/06 UTEP 5 129 25.8 0 56
