Hall of Fame
Spent five seasons (2006-10) at Nevada, appearing in 50 games from 2007-10 after redshirting in 2006 … Member of the 2010 WAC Champion Wolf Pack team which went 13-1, defeated Boston College in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, and finished the season ranked No. 11 in the final Associated Press Poll … A two-time All-WAC selection at tight end, being named to the Second Team in 2009 and to the First Team in 2010 … Finished his Wolf Pack career with 72 catches for 939 yards and 11 touchdowns … Caught five touchdowns in each of his final two seasons, and had a career year in 2010 with 35 receptions for 515 yards … Also a key blocker in Nevada's famed run game which became the first in NCAA history to produce three 1,000-yard rushers in 2009, and produced 292.2 rushing yards per game (6.1 per carry) in 2010 … Was selected in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos … Went on to a 10-year NFL career with the Broncos (2011-17) and Los Angeles Chargers (2018-20), appearing in 137 games and making 102 catches for 1,145 yards and seven touchdowns … Appeared in two Super Bowls with the Broncos (XLVIII and 50), claiming a ring with a victory in Super Bowl 50 … Returned to Nevada as Director of Player Personnel in 2022 and has served as Nevada's tight ends coach since 2023.
