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UCLA - This wide receiver enrolled in January of 2008 and exploded onto the scene as a true freshman last year ... Catches anything thrown in his area, especially across the middle, and possesses deceptive speed ... Runs precise routes and shows toughness.
2008 - Appeared in all 12 games with eight starts ... Named second-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News ... Selected to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team by rivals.com ... Was offensive winner of UCLA's John Boncheff, Jr. Memorial Award for Rookie of the Year ... Set UCLA true freshmen records for receptions in a season (40), receptions in a game (six at Oregon), receiving yards in a season (531) and receiving yards in a game (90 at Cal) ... Was second on the team with his 40 catches and led the team with his 531 receiving yards ... Produced a team-best 28 first downs on his catches ... Ranked 14th among conference players in receiving yards (44.2/g) and 15th in receptions (3.3/g) ... Came off the bench in the opener against Tennessee and made four catches (53 yards), including two big grabs on the fourth-quarter scoring drives ... His 12-yard catch came on a third-and-nine play during the drive which put UCLA up 17-14 ... He also caught a 21-yarder to begin the scoring drive which gave the Bruins a 24-21 lead with 27 seconds to play ... At BYU, he made one catch (18) ... Made his first career start against Arizona and had two catches (12) ... Started against Fresno State and tied for the team lead with three grabs (48) ... Started versus Washington State and made five catches (63), one for 23 yards ... Made a career-best six catches at Oregon (58) ... Made four receptions for a team-high 72 yards against Stanford ... His 43-yard grab late in the third quarter was the longest by a Bruin on the season ... Tied for the team lead with five catches at Cal for a career-best 90 yards ... Led the team with five catches (64) against Oregon State, in his seventh straight start ... Came off the bench at Washington and did not make a catch ... Started at Arizona State and made four catches (43) ... Made one catch (10) versus USC.
2007 - Greyshirted and did not enroll until January of 2008.
HIGH SCHOOL - Attended Blue Valley West HS in Overland Park, KS as a senior in 2006 after playing at Hart High in Valencia, CA in 2005 ... Earned All-State honorable mention as well as All-District and All-League acclaim as a senior under coach Scott Wright ... Made 46 receptions for 700 yards and 11 touchdowns at Blue Valley West and made a school-record 14 catches in one game ... As a junior at Hart under coach Mike Herrington, he made 28 receptions for 372 yards and four scores while earning All-League honorable mention ... In basketball, he was part of the 6A State championship team as a senior, earning All-District and All-League acclaim.
PERSONAL - Full Name: Jon Taylor Embree ... Born: October 3, 1988 in Denver, CO ... Parents: Jon and Natalyn Embree ... Has one brother (Connor) and one sister (Hannah) ... Father was a UCLA assistant coach from 2003-2005 and an NFL assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs (2006-2008) ... Lists winning State basketball championship during his senior season as his career highlight ... History major.
Statistics
Receiving
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Year |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Lg |
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2008 |
40 |
531 |
13.3 |
0 |
43 |
CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 6 at Oregon, 2008
Receiving Yds: 90 at Cal, 2008
