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• Career Stats
2009 SEASON (JUNIOR): Saw action in 10 games . . . ranked third on the team in receptions (26) and receiving yards (449) . . . averaged 17.3 yards per catch and 44.9 receiving yards per game . . . had nine catches of 20-plus yards . . . 20 of his 26 catches resulted in either a touchdown or a first down . . . has 82 career receptions for 1,348 yards (16.4 avg.) and six TDs . . . has appeared in 34 career games with 19 starts to his credit . . . caught two passes for 44 yards vs. Penn State . . . had five receptions for 97 yards, including a 48-yard grab, in a start vs. Western Michigan . . . hauled in two catches for 42 yards vs. Iowa . . . had a 23-yard reception at Illinois on a third-and-8 play in the first quarter that kept MSU's first TD scoring drive of the day alive . . . caught five passes for 74 yards at Wisconsin, including an acrobatic 14-yard TD grab in the second quarter . . . in his first action of the season, led the Spartans with 121 receiving yards on six catches at Notre Dame, including a career-long 57-yard reception in the fourth quarter . . . missed the first two games (Montana State, Central Michigan) after suffering a shoulder injury in preseason camp . . . ranked among the nation's top 20 wide receivers by Phil Steele's College Football Preview (No. 19). 2008 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 11 games in 2008, including eight starts at split end . . . led the Spartans in receiving yards (679) and yards per catch (18.9) . . . finished second on the team in touchdown catches (3) and third in receptions (36) . . . caught at least one pass in 10 games . . . ranked fifth in the Big Ten in receiving yards (61.7 ypg.) . . . 28 of his 36 receptions (78 percent) resulted in either a first down or a TD . . . ranked first on the team with 15 catches for 20-plus yards . . . led team with 61 receiving yards on five catches vs. Georgia in the 2009 Capital One Bowl . . . had four catches for 50 yards at Penn State, including a 23-yard TD grab from Kirk Cousins late in the fourth quarter . . . did not see action vs. Wisconsin and Purdue due to a knee injury . . . caught three passes for 72 yards at Michigan, including a 44-yard grab on a third-down play that set up first-and-goal for MSU on a TD-scoring drive that tied the score at 21 . . . led team with 53 receiving yards on four catches vs. Ohio State, including a 32-yarder in the third quarter . . . caught a 14-yard TD pass from Brian Hoyer in the second quarter at Indiana and had two catches for 25 yards in the game . . . led MSU with four catches for 80 yards vs. Notre Dame . . . had two receptions for 42 yards on a fourth-quarter drive that led to an MSU field goal and a 16-7 lead over the Irish . . . his one reception for 47 yards vs. Florida Atlantic late in the third quarter helped set up MSU's final TD in a 17-0 win . . . surpassed his freshman season total for receiving yards just two games into the season (220 yards in 2007) . . . hauled in three passes for 71 yards vs. Eastern Michigan . . . recorded career highs in receptions (9) and receiving yards (202) at California . . . his 202 receiving yards mark the fifth-best single-game total in Spartan history and the 18th-highest total in the NCAA Bowl Subdivision last season . . . became the first Spartan to post a 200-yard receiving game since Charles Rogers (10 catches for 270 yards) vs. Fresno State in the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic . . . had five catches for 141 yards in the fourth quarter vs. the Golden Bears . . . became just the fourth Spartan receiver to collect 200 receiving yards in a game (Charles Rogers twice, Andre Rison and Plaxico Burress). 2007 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman, including eight starts (seven at split end) . . . finished fifth on the team in receptions with 20 for 220 yards (11.0 avg.) and two touchdowns . . . caught at least one pass in 12 games . . . had two catches for a season-high 36 yards at Purdue . . . his season-long 25 reception from Brian Hoyer on a third-and-11 play against the Boilermakers kept a TD drive alive in the second quarter . . . caught three passes for 27 yards at No. 9 Wisconsin, including a 3- yard TD grab from Hoyer early in the fourth quarter as MSU pulled to within 34-31 . . . scored his first collegiate TD on a 16-yard reception from Hoyer in the third quarter at Notre Dame as the Spartans built a 24-14 lead . . . had three catches for 27 yards vs. Bowling Green . . . caught an 11-yard pass from Hoyer in his first collegiate start vs. UAB in the season opener. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Accounted for 113 allpurpose yards in the 2007 Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (East-West) All-Star Game . . . PrepStar All-American . . . rated among the country's top 150 players by ESPN.com (No. 103 on ESPN 150) . . . ranked among the nation's top wide receivers by Scouts, Inc. (No. 18), Rivals.com (No. 21) and Scout.com (No. 58) . . . listed among the Midwest's top prospects by Scouts, Inc. (No. 11), SuperPrep (No. 32) and Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report (No. 61) . . . rated the No. 1 wide receiver in the Midwest by PrepStar . . . ranked among the state's top seniors by Rivals.com (No. 7), Detroit Free Press (No. 8), Lansing State Journal (No. 11), The Detroit News (No. 14) and Scout.com (No. 14) . . . named to The Detroit News Dream Team and All-Metro North Team as a senior . . . two-year starter for Coach John Herrington at Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Mich. . . . accounted for 1,491 all-purpose yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior . . . had 59 receptions for 1,235 yards (20.9 avg.) and 18 TDs . . . had six 100-yard receiving games in 2006 . . . caught 10 passes for 164 yards and three TDs vs. Adams . . . had five catches for 152 yards and three scores vs. Rochester . . . had six receptions for 134 yards and three TDs vs. Athens . . . recorded 31 tackles (23 solos, 8 assists) and four interceptions in 2006, returning one 34 yards for a score vs. Lahser . . . made a season-high six stops vs. Clarkston . . . returned five kickoffs for 179 yards (35.8 avg.), including a 90-yard runback for a TD vs. Ferndale . . . caught 40 passes for 885 yards (22.1 avg.) and 11 TDs as a junior . . . posted 35 tackles, five interceptions and seven pass break-ups in 2005 . . . also participated in basketball and track and field . . . son of Edwina Watts, Mark Dell Sr. and Tycie Dell . . . born May 28, 1989 . . . no-preference major. |
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