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  Alvin Canady

Alvin Canady

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
San Marcos, Texas

High School:
San Marcos

Height / Weight:
5-7 / 192

Position:
RB

Birthdate:
03/02/1987

Experience:
2L

2007
Rushed for 377 yards on 88 carries while adding 264 receiving yards...ranked second on the Bobcats with 37 receptions while his 264 receiving yards ranked third...tied for eighth in the conference in receptions per game with a 3.36 mark...scored a total of five touchdowns, two on the ground and three through the air...rushed for a career-high 182 yards on 22 carries against Stephen F. Austin with a touchdown...had a rushing touchdown against Baylor...caught at least two passes in all 11 games...tied a career-high with six catches for 26 yards against Baylor...also had 35 punt return yards and 113 kick return yards on the year...finished the season with 789 total yards.

2006
Ranked third on the team in rushing as a freshman with 44 carries for 233 yards and one touchdown...also caught 14 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns...among his five carries in his first collegiate action was a 41-yard run against Tarleton State in Texas State's season opener...had a season-high 60 yards on 11 carries in the Bobcats' game against Northern Colorado...tallied 208 all-purpose yards in road game at Southern Utah...turned a screen pass into an 83-yard touchdown reception and caught a second touchdown pass in the game...against SUU, caught six passes for 143 yards and rushed for 40 yards on eight carries...accounted for 74 all-purpose yards against Nicholls State, rushing for 20 yards, catching a 37-yard pass and returning a kickoff 17 yards.

High School
Rushed for 3,898 career yards at San Marcos High...scored 56 rushing touchdowns and had five receiving touchdowns...was named District 25-5A's Offensive Most Valuable Player as a junior...was a first-team all-district running back for three straight years...also named the all-district kickoff return specialist as a senior...four-time District 25-5A All-Academic selection...was a Second-Team All-Greater San Antonio selection as both a junior and senior...also a two-time honorable mention All-Centex selection...member of district championship team as a junior as well as bi-district champions three straight years...high school coach was Bruce Bush, the father of Texas State associate head coach Travis Bush...also a second-team all-district point guard as a junior and ran on the school's track team.

Personal
Born March 2, 1987 in San Antonio...son of Alvin and Cheryl Canady...industrial technology major.