| Ryan Waller |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Chester, Va.
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 | High School: L.C. Bird
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 | Height / Weight: 6-0 / 197
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 | Position: Wide Receiver
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 | Birthdate: 09/16/1982
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2004: Started all 11 games at one of the wide receiver positions ... Tied for second on the team in receptions (29), receiving yards (356) and average per catch (12.3) ... Totaled one touchdown grab ... Made five catches for 65 yards against Montana (9/4) ... Led the team with three catches for 49 yards versus Mississippi State (9/18) ... Caught five passes for 44 yards at Delaware (10/2) ... Posted three catches versus Northeastern (10/23) ... Made a game-high eight catches for 82 yards versus Hofstra (11/6) ... Hauled in two passes for 51 yards (25.5 avg.) against New Hampshire (11/20).
2003: Led the team in receptions with 53, was third on the team with 528 yards, and finished tied for second on the team with five receiving touchdowns ... With 53 receptions on the season, it marked the twelfth highest reception total in Maine history ... Scored his first touchdown of the season in the opener against Montana (8/30) ... Led the team with three receptions for 80 yards and two touchdowns at Hofstra (9/6) ... Added a seven-yard touchdown reception against Florida International (9/13) ... Led the team with eight receptions against Massachusetts (9/20) and tied for the team lead with five catches against Richmond (10/4) ... Came up with nine catches for 78 yards to lead the team against James Madison (10/25) ... Topped the 100 yard mark for the second time in his career at Delaware (11/1) when he led the team with 107 yards on nine catches, including a long of 40 yards ... Scored a touchdown on a 19-yard reception at Morgan State (11/8).
2002: Led the Black Bears with 575 total yards receiving ... His average of 15.54 yards per reception is the best by a Maine receiver since Frizell Davis, Jr (16.56) in 1993 ... Averaged 44.2 yards per game ... His eight touchdown receptions was best among Black Bear receivers ... Had a career-high 138 yards and one TD on five receptions in Maine's win over James Madison (10/5) ... Pulled in six passes for 86 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opening win over Central Conn. State (8/31), an effort that earned him A-10 Rookie of the Week honors ... Also had a pair of touchdown receptions at Florida International (10/19) ... Recipient of Maine's Offensive Thurlow Cooper Award as offensive rookie of the year.
2001: Sat out as a redshirt.
BEFORE MAINE: Captain as a senior for coach Bedwell at L.C. Bird High School ... Played defensive back and wide receiver ... His team won the district championship ... Also ran track ... He was third in the region in the 300 meters and was sixth in the state in the 4x200 and 4x100 relays ... His twin brother Ron also plays wide receiver for Maine.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 16, 1982 ... Son of Princtine and Wilbur Waller ... A Studio Art major.