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Moved into the starting lineup at tight end last year and will man the position again in 2009... finished fourth on the 2008 squad in receptions and fifth in receiving yards... grabbed a four-yard touchdown pass in the 2009 Spring Game... gives the Rams a big target from the tight end position as well as a big blocker... caught a 31-yard pass in the 2008 Spring Game... gained precious experience as a freshman in 2007... brother, John, is the starting quarterback for the Rams. 2008: Appeared in all eleven games as a sophomore, starting ten... caught 22 passes for 236 yards (10.7 yards/reception) and one touchdown... had four receptions for 51 yards at Lafayette... grabbed three passes for 20 yards in the season opening win over Rhode Island... hauled in three passes for 74 yards in the Marist win... finished with two catches for 12 yards at Dayton... caught first touchdown pass, a one-yard reception from his brother, in the win over Georgetown... made two catches for 34 yards against Colgate and two more for 15 yards at Lehigh... finished with two receptions for 13 yards in the Yale win and two for nine yards at Holy Cross. 2007: Appeared in seven games as a freshman, both at tight end and on special teams... made one tackle on special teams. Before Fordham: A graduate of Burges High School in El Paso, Texas... lettered in football, baseball, basketball and track at Burges... earned First Team All-District honors on both offense and defense as a senior... also named Second Team El Paso Times All-City on defense and preseason First Team All-City in 2006... caught 37 passes for 468 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior... also had 18 tackles and three interceptions on defense... served as a team captain... selected to the All-Star City of El Paso East-West game. Personal: Born August 6, 1989...son of Anna and John Skelton... father serves as a coach at Burges High School... brother, John, is the starting quarterback at Fordham... also has a younger sister, Sarah... a Business Administration major. |
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