Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Dwyer SI's #9 NFL Draft Prospect

and first RB on the board:
9) Jonathan Dwyer*/RB/Georgia Tech: Dwyer offers a tremendous combination of size, speed and strength. The junior has the necessary skill set to be a franchise back in the NFL.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/10/21/draft.prospects/index.html

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Dwyer Goes for 125, Flattens Human Being

Jonathan Dwyer led the team in rushing against UVA, rushing for 125 yards on 25 carries, bringing his season totals to:

Rushes - 124
Yards - 718
Avg. - 5.8
YPG - 89.8
TD - 5
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Receptions - 1
Yards - 11
Avg. - 11.0
TD - 0

He also had this run straight over a UVA defender:


Monday, October 19, 2009

Dwyer goes for 82 in the big win

Let's be honest. The Heisman is not in the cards this season for Jonathan Dwyer, but our support won't stop! He's now the second leading rusher on the team behind QB Josh Nesbitt, who has become the team's hero as of late.

Here are both's stats:

Dwyer:

Rushes - 99
Yards - 593
Avg. - 6.0
YPG - 84.7
TD - 5
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Receptions - 1
Yards - 11
Avg. - 11.0
TD - 0

Nesbitt:

Rushes - 151
Yards - 625
Avg. - 4.1
YPG - 89.3
TD - 9
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Completions - 38-80
Yards - 894
YPG - 111.8
TD - 4
INT - 3

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Dwyer High on Jackets' Offense

Good article on Jonathan Dwyer, who's averaging 114 yards since being injured against Miami:

http://www.roanoke.com/sports/vtfootball/wb/222594

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Dwyer Back to Breaking 100

Jonathan Dwyer rushed for 102 yards on just 14 carries last weekend against Florida State for a 7.3 yards per carry average. He had two rushing touchdowns.

JD also caught his first pass of the season for an 11 yard gain.

This brings the season totals to:

Rushes - 79
Yards - 511
Avg. - 6.5
YPG - 85.2
TD - 5
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Receptions - 1
Yards - 11
Avg. - 11.0
TD - 0

Friday, October 9, 2009

Dwyer digs the long runs

Jonathan Dwyer is 3rd amongst active RBs for number of runs over 70 yards with 3:

Player           Yr   Team              Att    70+   Att/70+
+---------------+----+----------------+-------+-----+---------+
Noel Devine JR West Virginia 352 5 70.4
Jahvid Best JR California 305 4 76.3
Jonathan Dwyer JR Georgia Tech 347 3 115.7

Source: http://www.cfbstats.com/blog/2009/10/05/devine-running/

Monday, October 5, 2009

Dwyer runs for 83 yards and a TD on 16 carries

Dwyer averaged 5.2 yards a carry against Mississippi State, bringing his season totals to:

Rushes - 65
Yards - 409
Avg. - 6.3
YPG - 81.8
TD - 3

His 409 rushing yards put him 3rd in the ACC and 32nd in the nation.