USF Athletics

PRICE’ S CAREER HIGHS
Receptions                       5, vs. Cincinnati (11/23/12)
Receiving Yards               66, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)
Receiving TDs                  2, 2X last at UCF (11/26/15)
Long Reception                46 (TD), vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

2015 Second Team All-AAC

2015 Mackey Award Watch List

2015:  A team captain...second-team all-conference selection...set USF career record for a tight end with 75 catches and 897 receiving yards…appeared in all 13 of the team’s games, making 12 starts at the TE (Y) position…totaled 19 receptions, fourth most on the team, for 296 yards, third best, and five touchdowns, second most…caught a pass in nine games...tallied a season-high 66 receiving yards, on two catches, against Memphis (10/2)…posted his first receiving touchdown of the season on a 16-yard pass in a 22-17 road win at East Carolina (11/7)…set a career-high with two touchdown receptions in a 65-27 thumping of Cincinnati (11/20)…matched his career-high with two receiving touchdowns in the 44-3 Thanksgiving win at UCF (11/26)…provided strong run blocking for a school-record 3,205 yards rushing and season-record 1,381 yards by Marlon Mack...graduated with a degree in health sciences in the fall.

2014: Price started nine games and saw action in 11 on the year…on the Mackey Award Watch list…logged 14 receptions for 207 yards…averaged 14.8 yards per reception…posted a career long 32-yard reception vs. Western Carolina (8/30)…had a season-high three catches for 68 yards vs. UCF (11/28)…posted three catches for 22 yards vs. No. 19 ECU (10/11)…a Phil Steele preseason all-conference first-team selection…lettered.

2013: Price appeared in 11 games and started nine, missing the final game of the season at Rutgers with an injury...logged 21 receptions for 185 yards to finish as the team’s third leading receiver...posted four catches in back-to-back games posting four for 18 yards vs. Memphis (11/16) and four for 18 yards vs. SMU (11/23)…had a career high 55 receiving yards on three catches at No. 17 UCF (11/29), including a career-long 31-yard grab…logged at least one catch in nine games…had two catches for 34 yards vs. No. 15 Miami (9/28)…posted three catches for 14 yards in a win over Cincinnati (10/5)…had two catches for 26 yards at Houston (10/31). 

2012: Appeared in all 12 games, starting three, at tight end and on special teams ... earned the first start of his career against UConn and started three of the final four games ... caught 21 passes for 209 yards and a TD ... caught his first pass of the season in game six of the season at Louisville ... tallied three receptions for 38 yards and a TD against the Cardinals ... made 3 catches for 31 yards versus Syracuse ... tallied three receptions for 45 yards against UConn ... had four catches for 30 yards at Miami ... tallied five receptions for 29 yards at Cincinnati ... finished the year with three catches for 39 yards against Pitt.

NORTH MARION HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Craig Damon at North Marion ... a four-year letterman ... played in the Under Armour All-American game ... ranked as the fourth-best TE in the nation ... ranked 55th in Orlando Sentinel's Florida Top 100 ... a member of the Florida Times-Union Super 75 ... ranked 34th on Florida Varsity's list of top players in the state ... posted 81 receptions for 1,651 yards and 22 TDs during his career ... finished career as North Marion's all-time leader in receiving yards ... ended career just one shy of all-time mark in receptions ... a second-team all-state selection as a senior ... posted 25 catches for 530 yards and six TDs ... also posted nine tackles, 3.5 sacks and a PBU ... led the Colts to a 9-3 record ... caught a season-high six passes for 71 yards against Bolles ... notched a season-high in yards versus St. Cloud with 84 to go along with two TDs ... earned third-team all-state and first-team all-county honors as a junior ... named to the district all-star team ... caught 22 passes for 530 yards and seven TDs as a junior ... led North Marion to a 10-3 record ... an honorable mention all-state selection as a sophomore ... earned second-team all-county honors ... made 25 receptions for 448 yards and seven TDs ... helped the Colts to an 11-2 record and a berth in the regional final ... started his career with nine catches for 146 yards and two TDs as a freshman ... also a two-year letterman in basketball and earned one letter in track and field and weightlifting.

PERSONAL: Born in Ocala, Fla. ... raised by his grandparents, Willie and Marie James ... has one brother, Shad, and one sister, Shalexis ... cousin, Jamie Thompson, played for the New York Jets ... cousin, Greg Carr, played football at Florida State ... was voted homecoming king ... spent numerous hours volunteering to clean his school and in the community ... participated in car wash fundraisers ... earned academic honors all four years ... majoring in health science.