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 | Class: RS Senior
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 | Hometown: Jefferson Hills, Pa.
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 | High School: Thomas Jefferson
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 | Last College: Pittsburgh
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 | Height / Weight: 6-5 / 250
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 | Position: TE
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 | Experience: 1V
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2012: Has played in all 14 games
2011 (at Wisconsin): Sat out after transferring from Pittsburgh, and will have two years of eligibility left ... named UW's offensive scout team player of the week for the Minnesota game
2010 (at Pittsburgh): Played in 13 games, starting three ... had two catches on the season with both going for touchdowns (totaling 19 yards) ... had a six-yard touchdown at Syracuse and a 13-yard TD vs. Kentucky in the BBVA Compass Bowl.
2009 (at Pittsburgh): Redshirted as a true freshman.
High School: SuperPrep and Tom Lemming All-American ... rated the country's No. 7 tight end by Scout, No. 10 by SuperPrep and No. 14 by Rivals ... named to The Associated Press Pennsylvania Class AAA All-State Team (first team) ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous 22" ... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Terrific 25" ... Harrisburg Patriot-News "Platinum 33" ... selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic ... finalist for the Pittsburgh Athletic Association's Mercury Award, annually presented to the region's top high school football player ... helped lead Thomas Jefferson to a three-year mark of 45-2 (.957), back-to-back PIAA Class AAA championships and three consecutive WPIAL titles ... as a senior DeCicco had 24 catches for 542 yards (22.6 avg.) and 11 touchdowns ... as a rush defensive end, had five sacks, seven batted passes and two interceptions ... over his final two seasons he compiled 43 receptions for 935 yards (21.7 avg.) and 17 TDs...PrepStar All-East Region ... SuperPrep All-Northeast Team ... rated the No. 10 overall prospect in Pennsylvania by SuperPrep and No. 12 by Rivals ... played under Coach Bill Cherpak, who was a standout offensive lineman for Pitt from 1985-89 ... also a first-team all-conference performer in basketball
Personal: Parents are Dominic and Debbie DeCicco ... has two brothers and one sister ... brother, Dom, was a two-time All-Big East selection at safety for Pitt (2007-10) ... father, Dominic, was a tight end at Waynesburg College ... majoring in sociology
| Career Receiving Statistics |
| Season |
GP/GS |
Rec. |
Yds. |
TD |
Yds/Rec
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Long |
| 2010 (at Pittsburgh) |
13/3 |
2 |
19 |
2 |
9.5 |
13 |
| 2012 (at Wisconsin) |
14/0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Totals |
27/3 |
2 |
19 |
2 |
9.5 |
13 |
Game-by-game Receiving (Rec.-Yds., TD)
2010 SEASON: Syracuse (1-6, 1); Kentucky (1-13, 1)
| Career Game Highs |
| Receptions |
1 (2x), MR vs. Kentucky, Jan. 8, 2011 |
| Receiving Yards |
13 vs. Kentucky, Jan. 8, 2011 |
| Receiving Touchdowns |
1 (2x), MR vs. Kentucky, Jan. 8, 2011 |
| Long Reception |
13 vs. Kentucky, Jan. 8, 2011 |
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| Season Game Highs |
| Receptions |
N/A |
| Receiving Yards |
N/A |
| Receiving Touchdowns |
N/A |
| Long Reception |
N/A |
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