MyCole Pruitt

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Height:
6-3
Weight:
240
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Kirkwood

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

MVFC record holder in career receptions (211), receiving yards (2,601) and receiving touchdowns (25) among tight ends
Named best tight end in Missouri Valley Football Conference history as part of the MVFC's 30-year anniversary celebration
Two-time consensus first-team All-American (2013, 2014)
Three-year All-American (2012, 13, 14)
Four-year All-Conference tight end
Two-time CFPA FCS Tight End of the Year (2013, 14)
SIU career record for receptions (221)
SIU single-season record for receptions (81 in 2014)
Ranks second in SIU history in career receiving yardage (2,601) and receiving touchdowns (25)
Had at least one reception in 43 of 44 career games played

2014 (Senior)
2014 Game-by-Game
Named first-team All-American by the Associated Press, AFCA, ADA, The Sports Network and Walter Camp Foundation...First-team All-MVFC selection...CFPA FCS Tight End of the Year...School record 81 receptions...Led MVFC with 81 receptions...Had 13 touchdown receptions, including at least one in every MVFC game...Ranked 12th in the FCS in receptions per game (6.8) and seventh in touchdown receptions (13)...Led the MVFC in receptions per game (6.8) and ranked second in receiving touchdowns (13)...Started all 12 games...Three-straight 100-yard games (@PUR, WIU, USD)...Had 10 receptions and 136 yards at Purdue...Also had 10 receptions at Illinois State...First player since Cornell Craig (1999) with multiple 10+ reception games in a season...Had two-touchdown games vs. SEMO, WIU and UNI...13 touchdown receptions rank second in single-season SIU history...861 receiving yards ranks fifth in single-season SIU history...Led all Division I tight ends (FBS and FCS) in receptions (by 20), receiving yards (by 141) and receiving TDs (by four)...Three-time CFPA Tight End Performer of the Week (after PUR, WIU and USD games)...Named best tight end in MVFC history as part of the Valley's 30-year anniversary.

2013 (Junior)
2013 Game-by-Game
First-team All-America selection by the AFCA, The Sports Network, Associated Press, and FCS Athletic Directors Association...2013 CFPA Tight End award honoree as top tight end in the FCS...First-team All-MVFC... Started 10 games...Missed the final two games of the season after playing the second half against Missouri State with a broken leg...Led the MVFC and third in the nation in receptions (48) by a tight end...Led the MVFC and second in the nation in receiving yards by a tight end (601)...Third in the MVFC with 4.8 receptions per game...Sixth in the MVFC with 60.1 receiving yards per game...Five touchdown catches, the most by a Saluki since 2008... Finished the season as SIU's all-time leader in career receptions (140) and receiving yards (1,740) by a tight end...Named CFPA National Performer of the Week for his performance against Eastern Illinois...Four-time weekly CFPA tight end honorable mention (8/31/13, 9/21/13, 10/5/13, 10/12/13).

2012 (Sophomore)
2012 Game-by-Game
The Sports Network Third-Team All-American...First-Team All-MVFC selection...Started all 11 games at tight end... Led the team in receptions (49), receiving yards (577) and touchdown receptions (4)...Fourth nationally among tight ends in receiving yards and sixth nationally among tight ends in receptions per game (4.5)...Ranked fifth in the MVFC in receptions and sixth in receiving yards per game (52.5) and led all MVFC tight ends in both categories...Career-best nine receptions for 121 yards against SEMO...Finished the season ranked second in school history for career receptions by a tight end (92)...College Football Performance Awards TE Performer of the Week 9/17/12...CFPA TE Honorable Mention 9/10/12, 10/1/12, 10/8/12 and 10/29/12...His 49 receptions tied for eighth most in a single-season in school history...Finished the season with 1,139 receiving yards, 11th most in school history.

2011 (Redshirt Freshman)
2011 Game-by-Game
Honorable mention All-Conference selection...Earned a spot on the MVFC All-Newcomer team...Named team receiver MVP by teammates...Led the team in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns...Started eight games, including the final seven games of the season...Posted career highs with eight catches and 124 yards against Youngstown State...Caught three touchdown passes, all in the last five games of the season...Caught at least three passes in each of the final eight games of the season...Placed eighth in the conference in receptions per game with 3.9 and receiving yards per game with 51.1.

2010 (Freshman)
Redshirted...Was SIU's Offensive Scout Player of the Week during the Quincy game week...Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.

High School
Three time All-Conference defensive end and First Team All-Conference tight end in 2009...Caught 30 passes for 397 yards and six touchdowns...Posted 50 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss and six sacks...Team advanced to the second round of the playoffs in his junior season, went 10-1 and made the state playoffs during his sophomore year...Caught seven passes for 148 yards and three touchdowns as a freshman...Four-year honor roll student...Also played basketball and volleyball...Led hoops team to the 2008-09 district championship...Attended the same high school as Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin.

Personal
Born on March 24, 1992, in South Bend, Ind...Son of Colette Bonds and Carlos Pruitt...Has three siblings...Graduated in December 2014 with a bachelor's degree in industrial technology.