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Electrifying speedster who has become the Patriot League's most dangerous return man ... has touchdown potential every time he touches the football ... Bucknell's smallest player, but also its most exciting ... also a standout kick cover man who led the team in special teams tackles as a sophomore ... has become a much-improved cornerback after switching from wide receiver late in his freshman season ... All-Patriot League candidate ... 2004 (Junior): League's most feared kickoff and punt returner who was named the first-ever Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Year at season's end ... led the league in both punt return (9.5) and kickoff return (29.1) average ... ranked fifth nationally in kick returns and 34th in punt returns ... became the first player in school and league history to record two kickoff returns for touchdowns in the same game when he ran back kicks of 97 and 85 yards in Bucknell's win at Georgetown ... the 97-yard return was third-longest in school history, trailing only a pair of 99-yarders ... in one afternoon he tied the Bucknell and Patriot League career records for KO return touchdowns ... named The Sports Network's I-AA National Special Teams Player of the Week ... 198 kickoff return yards was a school single-game record ... 246 punt return yards rank seventh on school single-season list ... also a starting cornerback who led the team in interceptions with four, with three of those coming against Duquesne in a season-ending victory ... three picks were one shy of school single-game record ... four pickoffs ranked third in the Patriot League ... had 43 tackles (28 solo) and eight pass breakups ... season-high six tackles vs. Georgetown and Duquesne ... second on team with eight pass breakups ... missed the Lehigh game with an injury ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Special Teams Player of the Week after the Columbia and Georgetown games and LTC Defensive Player of the Week after the Duquesne contest ... also earned Diversified Information Technologies, Inc., Player of the Game honors after Georgetown and Duquesne games ... named Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week after the Georgetown explosion and PL Defensive Player of the Week following the Duquesne game ... 2003 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games, starting eight at cornerback ... missed two mid-season games with an ankle injury ... finished with 38 tackles (30 solo) ... led team with nine pass breakups ... had two interceptions, one each against Holy Cross and Lafayette ... had a career-high nine tackles against Holy Cross ... led the Patriot League in punt return average (13.7) and ranked second in kickoff return average (26.9) ... returned a punt 43 yards for a TD against Cornell ... 233 punt return yards rank 7th in school history ... had an 81-yard kickoff return against Holy Cross ... named Bucknell's Special Teams MVP at season's end ... named Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Game against Cornell ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Special Teams Player of the Week after Cornell, Holy Cross and Lehigh games ... named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week after the Holy Cross game ... 2002 (Freshman): Emerged late in the season as a return threat ... played in the final three varsity contests ... returned four kicks for 106 yards (team-best 26.5 average) and handled seven punt returns for 56 yards (8.0) ... nearly broke one of each for scores ... did return a punt 62 yards for a TD in a junior varsity game against George Mason ... caught a pair of TD passes against Milford Academy ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Special Teams Player of the Week following the Lafayette game ... ROBERT E. FITCH HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport star, earning four letters in track, three in football and two in basketball ... conference football player of the year in 2001 ... all-state running back ... team captain ... all-league defensive back in 2000 for coach Mike Emery ... PERSONAL: Full name is Dante Chevliar Ross ... son of Monique Ross-Allen ... born August 8, 1984 in New Orleans ... majoring in American history. ROSS' CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS Year G/GS UT AT TT TFL FR PD Int. 2002 3/0 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 0-0 2003 10/8 30 8 38 0-0 0 9 2-39 2004 10/10 28 15 43 0-0 0 8 4-26 Totals 23/18 58 24 82 0-0 0 17 6-65 |
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