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2019 Football Roster

5 Michael Dereus

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hyde Park, Mass
  • High School Williston Northampton

Biography

2019: Named to All-Patriot League First Team … Appeared and started in all 11 games at wide receiver as a senior … Finished with 41 receptions for a team-high 726 yards, averaging 17.7 yards per catch … Tied for team lead with five receiving touchdowns … Had a season-high six catches on three occasions … Caught two touchdown passes in season opener at Davidson (Aug. 31) … Surpassed a 100 receiving yards with 149 against Fordham (Oct. 12) and 155 at Lehigh (Oct. 26) … Had three catches of more than 60 yards.
 
2018: Appeared in eight games with seven starts as a junior … Led the Hoyas with 379 receiving yards, tied for the team lead with two touchdown receptions and ranked second with 21 receptions … Had a season-high 120 receiving yards, including a 70-yard touchdown reception, against Lehigh (10/20) … Had five catches for 99 yards and a touchdown in the season opener at Marist (9/1).
 
2017: All-Patriot League Second Team selection ... Played and started in all 11 games as a sophomore … Led the team with 46 receptions for 696 yards and five touchdowns … Averaged 15.1 yards per catch and 63.3 yards per game, … Also returned nine punts for 43 yards and two kickoffs for 49 yards, registering 803 all-purpose yards … Had six catches, 114 yards and a touchdown at Campbell (9/9) … Had four catches for 126 yards and a touchdown at Columbia (9/23) … Had 98 yards receiving and two touchdowns at Lehigh (10/14) … Had an 83-yard touchdown catch at Columbia (9/23) and an 80-yard catch at Lehigh (10/14), good for the third- and fifth-longest pass plays, respectively, in program history … Named to the Patriot League Weekly Honorable Mention (9/18).

2016: Appeared in 10 games with one start as a freshman ... Had seven catches for 78 yards ... Returned 14 kickoffs for a combined 321 yards ... Registered 426 all-purpose yards during his freshman season ... Had an 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Holy Cross ... Caught a 44-yard pass for a touchdown against Columbia (9/24) ... Had four kickoff returns for a combined 77 yards against Bucknell (11/12) ... Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week (11/7).

Prior to Georgetown: A five-time letterwinner in football and two-time letterwinner in track, where he was captain as a senior...A First Team All-New England selection in 2014 and 2015...Also earned the Frank Putnam Track Most Valuable Player award for track in 2015...Finished senior season with 1,115 total yards on 51 receptions for a 21.9 yards per catch and 69.7 yards per game...Coached in football by Mark Conroy.
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Historical Player Information

  • 80

    2016Freshman

    WR
    6'1" 203 lbs
    80
  • 5

    2017Sophomore

    WR
    6'1" 203 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2018Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 210 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2019Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 210 lbs
    5