2014 first team AAC kick returner (Phil Steele)
DUNKLEY'S CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 2 (twice, last at Houston, 2013)
Receiving Yards: 67 (Nevada, 2012)
Receiving TDs: 1 (Nevada, 2012)
Long Reception: 52 (Nevada, 2012)
Tackles: 7 (vs. Western Carolina, 2014)
TFL: 1 (vs. UConn, 2014)
FF: 1 (vs. UConn, 2014)
FR: 1 (vs. UConn, 2014)
Sacks: 1 (vs. UConn, 2014)
PBU: 2 (vs. Western Carolina, 2014)
All-Purpose: 171 (at Houston, 2013)
Punt Return Yds: 50 (SMU, 2013)
Long Punt Return: 50 (TD) (SMU, 2013)
Kick Return Yds: 111 (4) (at Houston, 2013)
Long Kick Return: 41 (vs. Western Carolina, 2014)
2014: Switched from wide receiver to cornerback for his senior season and started 10 games on defense…named to the American Athletic Conference first team as a kick returner by Phil Steele…led the AAC averaging 24.0 yards on 23 kick returns…led USF averaging 8.5 yards on eight punt returns…didn’t return kicks for three games due to a shoulder injury…had a 41-yard kick return and 24-yard punt return vs. Western Carolina (8/30)…posted 26 tackles, a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and led the team with five pass break-ups…forced and recovered a fumble on a sack vs. UConn (9/19) that led to a USF touchdown in a conference opening win…had a season-high seven tackles vs. Western Carolina (8/30)…posted four tackles vs. Maryland (9/6)…had four tackles at Memphis (11/22)…played in 26 career games, recording 26 tackles and catching 11 passes for 180 yards…and electrifying returner who established himself as one of the most dangerous returner men in the conference… graduated in December (2014) with a degree in interdisciplinary social sciences…invited to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
2013: Dunkley appeared in all 12 games and started seven...recorded seven catches for 87 yards on the year...made his presence felt in the return game leading the team with 18 kickoff returns for 406 yards and an average of 22.6 yards per return...also had four punt returns a team-best 97 yards (24.2 ypr) and a touchdown...returned a punt 50 yards for a touchdown vs. SMU (11/23), the longest return for USF and first for a touchdown since 2008...scored on a 13-yard revers at UCF (11/29)...had a 41-yard punt return and a career-best 171 all-purpose yards at Houston (10/31)...posted two catches for 37 yards in his first career start vs. Miami (9/28)...caught a pass in five games...earned the Most Improved Player Award at the annual USF post-season banquet.
2012: Appeared in four games ... had four receptions for 93 yards and a TD ... posted two catches for 67 yards, including a 52-yard TD, at Nevada.
2011: Transferred to USF from Florida after redshirting ... sat out the 2011 season and has three years of eligibility remaining.
2010: Redshirted.
PAHOKEE HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Blaze Thompson at Pahokee ... rated a five-star prospect and No. 8 wide receiver in the country by Rivals.com ... participated in the 2010 Under Armour All-American Game ... posted 103 receptions for 1,923 yards (18.7 ypc) and 16 TDs during his three-year prep career ... tallied 34 receptions for 721 yards and four TDs as a senior in 2009 ... posted 40 catches for 596 yards and six TDs as a junior in 2008, while at Royal Palm Beach H.S. ... totaled 14 TDs rushing, receiving and on special teams that year ... earned second-team 6A all-state honors from the FSWA ... tabbed second-team all-area as well ... named Sun-Sentinel Offensive Player of the year ... led the Wildcats to a 10-2 record and a berth in the regional finals ... added 29 catches for 610 yards and six TDs as a sophomore in 2007 ... averaged 21.0 yards per catch that year.
PERSONAL: Son of Marcia and Owen Dunkley ... majoring in interdisciplinary social sciences.
Chris Dunkley - Career Statistics |
|
Receiving
|
Year |
GP-GS |
REC |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
LONG |
2012 |
4-0 |
4 |
93 |
23.2 |
1 |
52 |
2013 |
12-7 |
7 |
87 |
12.4 |
0 |
20 |
CAREER |
|
11 |
180 |
16.4 |
1 |
52 |
Year |
GP-GS |
Assisted |
Solo |
Total |
TFL |
SACK |
PBU |
FR |
FF |
2014 |
11-11 |
23 |
3 |
26 |
1.5-11 |
1.0-10 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
CAREER |
27-18 |
23 |
3 |
26 |
1.5-11 |
1.0-10 |
5 |
1 |
1 |