Eastern Michigan Athletics
2010 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Dwayne Priest
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Roanoke, Va.
- High School:
- William Fleming
PERSONAL: Full name: Dwayne Tavon Priest...Son of Raymond Robison and Lisa Priest...Born 2-17-87...Criminology major...EMU: Entered EMU in January 2007 and participated in spring drills...Has earned three letters in his first three seasons...Has played in 34 games during his career, earning 15 starts...Has rushed 330 times for 1,287 yards with 12 touchdowns on the ground with a long run of 36 yards, at Northern Illinois (Nov. 5, 2009)...Has 32 career pass receptions for 317 yards and two scores with a long reception of 34 yards, at Maryland (Sept. 20, 2008), and has 11 kickoff returns for 231 yards with a long of 50 yards, against Northwestern (Oct. 19, 2007) at Ford Field in Detroit...Has two 100-yard career rushing games, with 118 yards on 17 carries at Army (Oct. 11, 2008) and 127 yards gained on 17 carries at Northwestern (Sept. 12)... Named to the 2010 preseason fourth-team All-Mid-American Conference squad by Phil Steele's Magazine for 2010...2009: Started in all 11 games in which he played, missing one game, the Kent State contest (Oct. 17) with an injury...Led the team in rushing with 633 yards on 175 carries with seven touchdowns...Also caught nine passes for 84 yards...Finished seventh in the Mid-American Conference in rushing at 57.5 yards per game...Had two touchdown runs, both of one yard, in the season finale at Akron (Nov. 27)...Turned in one 100-yard rushing game with 127 yards gained on 17 carries at Northwestern (Sept. 12)...Also had two 80-plus rushing efforts with 91 at Michigan (Sept. 19), 84 at home against Ball State (Oct. 24) and 83 in the season opener against Army (Sept. 5)...2008: Finished second on the team in rushing with 474 yards on 99 carries...Scored five rushing touchdowns...Also had 14 receptions for 125 yards and one score...Turned in one 100-yard rushing game with 118 yards gained on 17 rushes at Army (Oct. 11)...Named the Offensive Big Playmaker twice, for the Toledo (Sept. 13) and Army games...2007: One of nine true freshmen to see action and earn a varsity letter...Played in 11 games as a running back...Gained 180 yards on 56 carries and caught nine passes for 108 yards and one touchdown...Hauled in a 24-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Andy Schmitt at home against Howard (Sept. 22)...Also returned 11 kickoffs for 231 yards...Singled out by the coaching staff for a Winning Performance against Michigan (Oct. 6) when he rushed nine times for 38 yards...FORK UNION ACADEMY: Played one year of football...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from William Fleming H.S. in Roanoke, Va. where he played football for Head Coach Keith Smith...In his final season (2005) at William Fleming H.S., he ran for 1,548 yards and 20 touchdowns while also being named the state’s top defensive player as a standout safety.
