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C.J. Uzomah Season 2014

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C.J. Uzomah Season 2014

PositionTE
Weight264 lbs
Height6-5
ClassSenior
HometownSuwanee, Ga.

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2014 | Experienced tight end … third all-time in TE touchdown catches at Auburn with six scores … 26-yard reception from Jeremy Johnson vs. Arkansas … 15-yard TD catch from Johnson in the Louisiana Tech win … 9-yard TD catch from Nick Marshall vs. LSU … two catches for 23 yards at Mississippi State … 12-yard reception vs. Texas A&M … career-best three receptions at Georgia gained 39 yards … 20-yard TD catch from Marshall in Outback Bowl vs. Wisconsin ... Mackey Award mid-season watch list … preseason first team all-SEC (Lindy’s); second team (SEC media) ... Mackey Award watch list ... represented Auburn at SEC Media Days ... invited to Reese’s Senior Bowl and Medal of Honor Bowl

2013 | Returning starter at tight end who has a number of roles in the Malzahn offense ... AP All-SEC second team ... started five games ... game-winning touchdown catch from Nick Marshall vs. Mississippi State, a 11-yard second-down reception in the corner of the end zone with 10 seconds remaining ... did not play against Western Carolina ... two receptions gained 33 yards against Florida Atlantic ... 25-yard touchdown reception from Marshall at Tennessee ... 18-yard reception in Georgia win ... two catches in the win over Alabama, with a 13-yard TD catch ... two catches in BCS title game vs. Florida State ... John Mackey Award watch list ... third team preseason All-SEC (SEC Coaches, Phil Steele)

2012 | Tight end/wide receiver who also played on special teams ... two receptions gained 23 yards at Vanderbilt on game's final drive ... in first career start, vs. Texas A&M, made three catches for 90 yards, including a 27-yard TD and a long gain of 38 yards ... missed New Mexico State game with injury ... 19-yard reception versus Alabama A&M ... one catch vs. Alabama

2011 | Saw playing time in all 13 games, primarily on special teams ... completed a four-yard pass to Philip Lutzenkirchen for a touchdown against Georgia on a trick play ... saw snaps against Samford and Alabama

High School | High School Coach -- Bob Sphire ... listed as the nation's No. 8 tight end by Scout.com ... rated as the No. 11 athlete in the nation, the No. 15 recruit from Georgia and the No. 181 player overall nationally by 247Sports ... ranked as the nation's No. 20 tight end and the No. 23 player in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com ... listed as the No. 36 athlete by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. ... named the No. 6 overall player from the state of Georgia and the No. 119 player nationally by CBSsports.com ... rated as the No. 5 athlete in the nation by MaxPreps ... named a SuperPrep All-American, and the nation's No. 16 tight end and the No. 15 recruit from Georgia by SuperPrep ... Named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar ... ranked No. 15 on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Fab 50 ... No. 119 in the Mobile Press-Register's Super Southeast 120 ... played in the GACA North/South All-Star Classic ... during senior season, threw for 238 yards with two touchdowns, rushed for 74 yards and had 168 receiving yards with one touchdown ... as a junior, passed for 1,750 yards passing and 15 touchdowns, and ran for 800 yards and 10 more touchdowns ... led North Gwinnett to a one-loss season his junior year ... became a starter as a sophomore playing wide receiver

Personal | Birthday is January 14 . . . son of Xavier and Stephanie Uzomah ... Major: Marketing