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UCLA - Rosario possesses all of the natural abilities needed to be a good receiver ... Possesses great size for the position as well as deceptive quickness and figures to have a significant role in the offense this season.
2008 - Appeared off the bench in nine games ... Missed the BYU and Arizona games due to an ankle injury and the Oregon State contest due to a knee strain ... Made one catch (14 yards) in the opener against Tennessee on UCLA's 11-play, 80-yard fourth-quarter scoring march which put the Bruins up 17-14 ... Played but did not make a catch versus Fresno State, Washington State and Oregon ... Made four receptions (71) against Stanford ... His first catch was for 25 yards and a first down on a field goal drive at the end of the first half ... He also made a 21-yard catch on third-and-17 in the fourth quarter ... On the game-winning drive, he made receptions of nine and 16 yards ... Had one catch (14) at Cal ... Caught two passes at Washington (30), one for 21 yards ... Had three catches (40) at Arizona State ... Played, but did not have a catch versus USC.
TRACK AND FIELD - Competed at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championship meet in the long jump ... Finished third in the long jump (25-0/7.62mR), 10th in the high jump (6-6.75/2.00m) and 14th in the triple jump (45-7.75/13.91m) at the 2009 Pac-10 Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL - Lettered three seasons in football for coach Trace Deneke at El Camino High School in Oceanside, CA ... Earned four stars from rivals.com ... Rated No. 29 wide receiver nationally by rivals.com ... Earned four stars from scout.com ... Also ranked No. 4 in California at wide receiver by scout.com ... Named All-State third-team by Cal-Hi Sports ... As a senior, he caught 52 passes for 1,143 yards and scored 14 touchdowns ... As a junior, he totaled 53 catches for 1,010 yards and 11 touchdowns ... Named first-team all-league following his last three seasons ... Named first-team All-CIF after his junior and senior seasons ... Also lettered two years in basketball and four years in track ... Named All-North County in basketball as a junior and senior ... Team was CIF runner-up in his senior season ... Advanced to the CIF State Championship track meet in two events as a senior ... Took third place in the long jump (23-1.25) and fifth in the triple jump (47-8.5) ... Had a best in the high jump of 6-9 ... His long jump mark of 24-8 1/2 at the 2008 San Diego Section prelims was the best in the nation at the time ... San Diego Section champ in the long and triple jump as a senior ... As a junior, he won the San Diego Section title in the high jump ... Named All-CIF in track after all four seasons ... State runner-up in the long jump as a junior ... North County Times Male Prep Athlete of the Year.
PERSONAL - Full Name: Nelson Ricardo Rosario ... Born: December 24, 1989 in Oceanside, CA ... Parents: Rick and Sylvia Rosario ... Has one sister, Amber ... Lists NFL stars Jerry Rice and Randy Moss as the athletes he admires the most ... Cousin, Chris White, is a former football player at UAB ... Undeclared major
Statistics
Receiving
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Year |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Lg |
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2008 |
11 |
169 |
15.4 |
0 |
25 |
CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 4 vs. Stanford, 2008
Receiving Yards: 71 vs. Stanford, 2008
