Daniel Jolly

Daniel Jolly

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
San Antonio, Texas

High School:
Marshall

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 237

Position:
RB

Birthdate:
09/03/1984

Experience:
1L

Played a key role in the Bobcats' SLC championship run during his first season in a Texas State uniform ... played in all 14 games as a junior after transferring to Texas State from the University of Colorado ... at Texas State averaged 4.6 yards per rush and 12.5 yards per catch ... primary role at Colorado was as a special teams standout ... played in 19 games during a two-year career at the Big 12 Conference school ... is a big, strong player who holds a black belt in the Korean martial Art "Kuk Sool" ... was a black belt champion by age nine.

2005: Finished the year with 111 carries for 515 yards and had eight touchdown runs ... also caught four passes for 50 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown reception ... averaged four rushing attempts through the Bobcats' first seven games before seeing more time in the backfield ... had double-figure rushing attempts each of the Bobcats' last four Southland Conference games ... averaged 79 rushing yards over the last four SLC contests and scored a touchdown in each of the four games ... a Second-Team All-Southland Conference selection ... had a four-yard touchdown run late in the first half, then caught a 22-yard touchdown pass early in the second half to erase a 14-7 deficit at Stephen F. Austin and put the `Cats out in front 21-14 on the road in Nacogdoches ... the following week in the Bobcats' SLC championship-securing win over Sam Houston State had 13 rushing attempts for 91 yards and gave the Bobcats a late lead in regulation with a seven-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter ... gave Texas State some breathing room in its 50-35 victory over Georgia Southern with a one-yard scoring plunge that gave the `Cats a 44-35 lead with 3:33 to play ... had two touchdown runs in the Bobcats' national semifinal game against Northern Iowa.

2004 at Colorado: Saw action in all 12 games on special teams, primarily the field goal/PAT unit where he played all 53 snaps ... offensively, played fullback after seeing time at tailback early in the season ... third on the team in rushing with 23 carries for 62 yards ... seven of his carries were for 5+ yards ... also caught two passes for 11 yards.

2003 at Colorado: Played in seven games at tailback as a freshman ... suffered a knee sprain and missed the first month of the season ... early in his career was a scoring machine who at one point had 11 carries and four touchdowns before finishing the season with six scores on 47 carries ... rushed for 109 yards for a 2.3 per carry average ... rushed nine times for 28 yards and a touchdown at Kansas State ... carried the ball 13 times for 20 yards at Texas Tech ... had a multiple-touchdown game, scoring twice in the Buffalos' overtime win over Kansas.

John Marshall High School: As a senior rushed for 2,109 yards and 23 touchdowns on 292 carries ... averaged 7.2 yards per carry with a long run of 70 yards during the season ... rushed for 100+ yards in 11 games ... only exception senior year came against Warren, when he rushed twice for 62 yards and two scores in a 42-0 win ... was a three-time First-Team All-District 28-5A performer ... named the district's most valuable player and also the San Antonio player of the year ... first-team all-state selection by the Associated Press as well as a second-team selection by the state's coaches ... against O'Connor senior year rushed for 300 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner in a 28-21 victory ... ran for 278 yards and four touchdowns in a 37-35 win over William Taft ... gained 198 yards against Taft in the second half ... as a junior rushed for 1,282 yards and 15 touchdowns ... picked up 963 yards and scored 13 touchdowns sophomore year ... also had 25 career receptions for 120 yards and two touchdowns ... also averaged 20 or more yards on kickoff returns all three seasons ... prep team was coached by Mike Carew and went 10-2 senior year, winning district title and advancing to the second round of the playoffs ... sophomore team posted a 14-1 record, reaching the state semifinals after winning the city championship with an undefeated regular season ... also lettered once in track and played AAU basketball from seventh to ninth grades.

Personal: Born Sept. 3, 1984 in Fairfield, Calif. ... son of Daniel V. and Altonia K. Jolly ... political science major.