| Nick Toon |
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 | Class: RS Junior
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 | Hometown: Middleton, Wis.
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 | High School: Middleton
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 | Height / Weight: 6-3 / 211
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 | Position: WR
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 | Experience: 1V
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Honors and Awards: 2009: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches and media) ... UW Play of the Year (as voted on by fans) - TD catch vs. Michigan
Career: 805 receiving yards in 2009 ranks second all-time among sophomores and 11th for a single season at UW ... ... 54 receptions in 2009 ties for sixth for most receptions in a season at UW ... 1,062 career receiving yards ranks 19th in school history
2009: Led team in receptions (54) and receiving yards (805) and was second in touchdown receptions (4) ... played in all 13 games, starting 11 ... caught two passes for 26 yards against Miami in Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 29 ... led team with 66 receiving yards on three catches against Hawaii on Dec. 5 ... career-high seven receptions for 80 yards and two rushes for eight yards against Northwestern on Nov. 21 ... team-high five catches for 98 yards and career-high two touchdowns against Michigan on Nov. 14 ... named UW's co-offensive player of the week after career-high 123 receiving yards, including career-long 44-yard reception, on five catches and one rush for career-long nine yards against Indiana on Nov. 7 ... team-high three catches for 55 yards against Purdue on Oct. 31 ... brought in three passes for 35 yards against Iowa on Oct. 17 ... four receptions for team-high 53 yards against Ohio State on Oct. 10 ... caught four passes for 33 yards against Minnesota on Oct. 3 ... scored second touchdown of the season and had three catches for 45 yards against Michigan State on Sept. 26 ... caught six passes for 70 yards against Wofford on Sept. 19 ... caught four passes for 49 yards and one touchdown against Fresno State on Sept. 12 ... named UW's co-offensive player of the week for Northern Illinois game, making his first-career start and catching five passes for 72 yards
2008: Earned first letter ... played in 12 of 13 games and finished fifth on the team with 17 receptions for 257 yards ... had 14 catches for 196 yards over the last five games ... two catches for 27 yards against Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl ... two catches for 40 yards and his first career touchdown, a 26-yard reception, against Cal Poly on Nov. 22 ... season-high four receptions for 44 yards against Minnesota on Nov. 15 ... three catches for 41 yards at Indiana on Nov. 8 ... three receptions for season-high 44 yards at Michigan State on Nov. 1 ... one reception for 15 yards at Iowa on Oct. 18 ... one catch for season-long 28 yards on Oct. 11 against Penn State ... made first catch (18 yards) as a Badger at Michigan on Sept. 27... saw first action as a Badger at wide receiver against Akron on Aug. 30
2007: Redshirted
High School: Ranked among top 30 players in Midwest and earned All-America honors from SuperPrep ... earned All-America honors from PrepStar ... rated among top 25 receivers nationally and the No. 3 player overall in Wisconsin by Rivals.com ... first-team all-state selection in 2006 after earning second-team honors as a junior in 2005 ... two-time, first-team all-area return specialist ... named to inaugural All-American Offense-Defense Bowl ... team captain as a senior ... made 51 receptions for 799 yards and registered 17 returns for 430 yards as a senior ... also scored 13 touchdowns and picked off two passes in final prep campaign ... 26 catches for 425 yards and six TDs as a junior ... football coach was Tim Simon ... also lettered in track
Personal: Parents are Al and Jane Toon ... father starred as wide receiver (and in track, as well) at Wisconsin (1982-84), leaving UW as school's career receiving leader (131 catches, 2,103 yards, 19 TDs) ... father was inducted into UW Hall of Fame in 1995 ... Al Toon was No. 10 pick overall in 1985 NFL Draft and played eight years with N.Y. Jets ... major is undeclared
| Career Receiving Statistics |
| Season |
GP/GS |
Rec. |
Yds. |
TD |
Yds/Rec
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Long |
| 2008 |
12/0 |
17 |
257 |
1 |
15.1 |
28 |
| 2009 |
13/11 |
54 |
805
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4 |
14.9 |
44 |
| Totals |
25/11 |
71 |
1062 |
5 |
15.0 |
44 |
Game-by-Game Receiving
2008 SEASON: Michigan (1-18); Penn State (1-28); Iowa (1-15); Michigan State (3-44); Indiana (3-41); Minnesota (4-44); Cal Poly (2-40, 1); Florida State (2-27)
2009 SEASON: Northern Illinois (5-72); Fresno State (4-49, 1); Wofford (6-70); Michigan State (3-45, 1); Minnesota (4-33); Ohio State (4-53); Iowa (3-35); Purdue (3-55); Indiana (5-123); Michigan (5-98, 2); Northwestern (7-80); Hawaii (3-66); Miami (2-26)
| Career Rushing Statistics |
| Season |
Att. |
Yds. |
TD |
Yds/Att |
Long |
| 2008 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 2009 |
4 |
24 |
0 |
6.0 |
9 |
| Totals |
4 |
24 |
0 |
6.0 |
9 |
Game-by-Game Rushing
2009 SEASON (Att.-Yds., TD): Indiana (1-9); Northwestern (2-8); Hawaii (1-7)