2014 Football Roster
Daniel Hurd
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Wooddale HS
Career
Has played in 25 games, making two starts ... Has 14 receptions for 203 yards and one TD ... Has a career-long catch of 34 yards ... Has three multi-reception games ... Has two solo tackles.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
Earned Tiger 3.0 Club distinction for the 2012 fall and 2015 fall semesters ... Recognized by the University of Memphis Center for Athletic Academic Services (CAAS) as a CAAS Most Improved Student of the 2015 spring semester … Named to the 2012-13 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2015 (Junior)
Saw action in nine contests ... Had five receptions for 84 yards and one TD ... Recored one multi-catch game ... Played in the season’s first four games vs. Missouri State, Kansas, Bowling Green and USF ... Hauled in a six-yard catch in the season-opening win over Missouri State ... Had a 16-yard reception in a road win at Tulsa ... Grabbed a 20-yard catch vs. Houston ... Reception came on Memphis’ first TD drive of the game vs. the Cougars ... His catch moved the ball from the Tigers’ 42 yard line to Houston 38 ... The next play, Memphis scored its first TD on an Alan Cross 38-yard TD reception ... Tied a career high with two catches in the regular-season home finale vs. SMU ... Posted career bests for receiving yards (42), TD (1) and long reception (34) vs. the Mustangs ... One of seven different receivers to catch a TD pass from QB Paxton Lynch in the first half in the victory over SMU ... Hauled in the sixth of Lynch’s seven first-half TD tosses from six yards out in the second quarter for a 49-0 lead ... Saw game action vs. Auburn in thre Birmingham Bowl.
2014 (Sophomore)
Battled through injuries to see action in five games … Lone reception of campaign was a 28-yard catch in the season-opening win over Austin Peay … His season-long 28-yard reception started the squad’s third offensive possession of the game … Catch moved the ball to the Governors 28 yard line and set up the Tigers’ third TD in the 63-0 victory … Also played in games against Ole Miss, SMU and Tulane … Saw action in the regular-season finale vs. Connecticut … The win over the Huskies gave Memphis a share of the American Athletic Conference championship, the program’s first conference title since 1971.
2013 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 11 games and made two starts … Missed the season opener vs. Duke, but returned to action and played in the next 11 contests … Caught eight passes for 91 yards … His two starts were in road contests at Houston and Louisville … First collegiate reception came in the 31-7 win over Arkansas State … Finished the game vs. the Red Wolves with a career-best two receptions for 32 yards … His two receptions for 27 and five yards against Arkansas State came on consecutive plays in the third quarter … His two catches were part of an eight-play, 69-yard TD drive for the team’s final score … The 32 receiving yards and 27-yard reception vs. Arkansas State both were season bests ... Had a nine-yard reception against UCF … Second multi-reception game came against SMU … Caught a career-best tying two passes for 14 yards against the Mustangs … Had a 12-yard reception against Cincinnati … Ended a three-game streak without a reception with a 16-yard catch vs. Connecticut in the regular-season finale … Also had solo tackles on special teams in contests vs. Cincinnati and UT Martin.
2012 (Freshman)
Redshirted.
High School
Played for head coach Keith Spann at Wooddale High School ... Two-year captain for the Cardinals in 2010 and 2011 … A Rivals.com three-star recruit ... A FOX13 television 2011 preseason All-Mid-South Team pick on defense ... Tallied 50 receptions for 905 yards and 13 TD as a senior in 2011 ... Selected to the 2011 Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class 6A All-State Team ... Participated in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Game following his senior season ... Also invited to the Shelby-Metro All-Star Game following his senior season … As a junior in 2010, registered 700 receiving yards on 47 catches with nine TD ... Helped the Cardinals to an 8-4 record in 2010 ... Also recorded five interceptions at defensive back his junior year ... Named Wooddale High School’s Wide Receiver of the Year his junior and senior seasons ... His best game was 163 yards on 13 catches with a TD.
Personal
Son of Knosha N. Hurd ... Born in Memphis ... Birthday is June 22 ... An interdisciplinary studies major.
