Jeremy Bruce

Height:
5-9
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Beaver Falls, Pa.
High School:
West Virginia Univ. / Blackhawk HS

Redshirt Junior (2008): Started all 12 games ... Caught 29 passes for 345 yards and a touchdown ... Also ran the ball 18 times, gaining 53 yards ... His 29 receptions ranks fourth on the team while his 345 receiving yards was third ... Hauled in a season-high six passes for 49 yards in the Zips’ win at Syracuse ... Had three catches versus Cincinnati and Kent State, gaining 44 and 41 yards, respectively ... Also, with injuries depleting the UA backfield at Kent State, Bruce had seven rushes for 15 yards ... Only caught two passes in the win over Toledo, but one was a 21-yard touchdown — the first of his career — for an early 7-0 lead.
Junior (2007): Transfer from West Virginia University ... Came to the Zips in August of 2007 and sat out the 2007 season per NCAA transfer rules.
Prior to Akron: Played two seasons at West Virginia University ... Talented athlete who is speedy and scrappy with good football instincts ... Played wide receiver, some running back and special teams ... Sophomore (2006): Played in nine games and had nine rushing attempts for 23 yards while having five receptions for 72 yards ... Had a 23-yard catch from Patrick White against Marshall ... Hauled in a season-best, 31-yard reception from Jarrett Brown versus Eastern Washington ... Added a 12-yard catch at East Carolina ... Missed the Gator Bowl with a hamstring pull ... Freshman (2005): Earned a spot in the 2005 receiver rotation as a true freshman ... Played in 10 games, catching three passes for 236 yards ... Grabbed a 22-yard sideline catch in the Wofford win ... Gained nine yards on a reverse, his only rushing attempt on the season, in the win at Maryland ... at Blackhawk HS: Named first team All-State as a junior and senior and 2004 Parkway Conference MVP ... Team captain for Coach Joe Hamilton, gaining 3,600 career rushing, 600 receiving and 6,000 all-purpose yards, with 45 touchdowns ... Set the Blackhawk season record with 1,767 yards rushing as a junior ... Team advanced to WPIAL semifinals his junior and senior year, winning the 2004 district title ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 25, Harrisburg Patriot-News Platinum 33 ... Was a state track qualifier at 100 meters.
Personal: Born in Pittsburgh, Pa. … Son of Charles and Karen Bruce.

RUSHING G/GS Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G
2005 * 10/0 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.9
2006 * 9/0 9 23 0 13 2.6 2.6
2007 – Sat out per NCAA transfer rules
2008 12/121853 0 12 2.9 4.4

TOTAL21/1237443 1 31 12.021.1
* - at West Virginia University

RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C
2005 * 10/0 3 26 0 22 0.3 8.7
2006 * 9/0 5 72 0 31 0.6 14.4
2007 – Sat out per NCAA transfer rules
2008 12/12 29 345 131 11.9 28.8
TOTAL 21/12 28 85 0 13 3.0 4.0

* - at West Virginia University