Fransohn Bickley

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Position:
WR
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
5-6
Weight:
150
Hometown:
Akron, Ohio
High School:
St. Vincent-St. Mary HS

As a Redshirt Senior (2017): Played in eight games with two starts at receiver … in the Boca Raton Bowl, had a seven-yard reception … in the win over Buffalo, his 23-yard touchdown in the first quarter was his first score this fall and his first TD for the Zips since the 2013 season … finished with two receptions for 37 yards … at Toledo, had three catches for 41 yards … in the win at Western Michigan, had two receptions for 27 yards … against Iowa State, had two catches for 32 yards … had two receptions for 21 yards at No. 6 Penn State … lettered.

As a Redshirt Junior (2016): Transferred to Ohio Dominican in August 2015 … returned to Akron in January 2016 … sat out 2016 season per NCAA transfer rules.

As a Sophomore (2014): Appeared in 11 games with one start at wide receiver … finished third among all receivers with 30 receptions for 268 yards … averaged 8.9 yards per catch and 24.4 yards per game … had three catches for 22 yards at Buffalo … made three catches for 28 yards against Bowling Green … had three receptions for 42 yards at Ohio … had four receptions for 40 yards in the win over Miami … had four catches for 27 yards against Eastern Michigan … had three catches for 29 yards in the win at Pitt … made four catches for 31 yards against Marshall … had five receptions for 45 yards at Penn State … lettered.

As a Freshman (2013): Appeared in all 12 games with seven starts … named the Zips’ Harry “Doc” Smith Outstanding Freshman (offense) … finished second on the team in catches (39) and receiving yards (407) … caught two touchdown passes … added six carries for 27 yards … posted 166 yards on 10 kick returns (16.6 ypr) … posted three catches for 26 yards in his collegiate debut at Central Florida … best game of the season came against Louisiana, in which he caught five balls for 79 yards and two touchdowns … posted a season-high six catches on two occasions, including at Miami (Ohio) and at Massachusetts … made his first collegiate start at Bowling Green, the first of seven-straight starts … lettered.

High School: Helped St. Vincent-St. Mary HS to a Division III football state title as a senior, a Division II basketball state title as a sophomore and two Division II state track and field titles as a sophomore and senior ... track and field team was state runner-up during his junior year, and the basketball team was state runner-up his senior season ... as a senior, posted 52 receptions for 1,106 yards and 13 touchdowns ... scored TDs twice on punt returns, gaining 475 yards on 24 returns ... ran on state championship relay teams in the 400 as a junior and senior, and on one in the 800 as a senior ... the 800 relay squad was state runner-up his junior year.

Personal: Parents are DeShawn Partridge and Mark Bickley … has a brother Marjay … organizational supervision major.