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2008 Football Roster
Dion Toliver
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
- High School:
- Riverside JC
Tulsa --Â A returning letterwinner and starter . . . enrolled at Tulsa in spring 2007, after originally signing with Tulsa in 2006 . . . transferred from Riverside Community College . . . 2007 -- Played in all 14 games and started six contests . . . had 34 catches for 392 yards and one touchdown . . . tallied three catches for 32 yards against Army . . . had eight receptions for 56 yards against UCF . . . had four catches for 26 yards vs. UTEP . . . had a season-best 88 yards on five receptions against UAB . . . also had three receptions for 53 yards vs. BYU . . . Overall -- An extremely tough player . . . a very good blocker . . . had a good spring . . . expected to improve upon his 2007 performance . . . has a better understanding of the offense.
Junior College --Â Was a two-year letterwinner at Riverside Community College in 2004 and 2005 . . . started both seasons at receiver . . . helped lead his team to the 2005 Mission Conference Championship . . . caught 35 passes for 480 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore . . . had 19 receptions for 293 yards and one TD in his first year . . . earned second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore . . . junior college coach was Bill Brown.
High School --Â Was a three-year letterwinner at Riverside Poly High School . . . started both his junior and senior seasons at receiver and defensive back . . . had career stats of 132 receptions for 2,112 yards and 21 touchdowns . . . also had 149 career tackles and 10 interceptions . . . earned first-team all-league honors at receiver both as a junior and senior . . . also earned all-county merits as a defensive back his final two seasons as well . . . caught 50 passes for 978 yards and 14 touchdowns his senior season . . . had 84 stops and five interceptions as a senior . . . high school coach was Steve Hagarty.
Personal --Â Favorite TV show is "Martin" . . . his favorite NFL player is former star Deion Sanders . . . his favorite professional sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers . . . if he could play any other position it would be cornerback . . . the one word that best describes him is "spontaneous" . . . has four siblings . . . parents are Diontary Toliver and Pam Lemmons . . . majoring in communication.
Toliver's Career Statistics Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2007 (Jr) 14 34 392 11.5 1 49
