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2015 <strong>NC</strong> <strong>STATE</strong> <strong>FOOTBALL</strong> <strong>BOWL</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong> / PLAYER BIOS<br />
• 85-yard scoring run vs. Wake Forest was the fifth-longest rush in school<br />
history and the longest since 2001.<br />
• 77 yard TD vs. South Alabama was the ninth-longest play in school history<br />
(now the 10th after the 85-yarder at Wake).<br />
• Ranks sixth in school history in career touchdowns with 30, 15th in rushing<br />
yards (1,690).<br />
• Earned the team’s Ted Brown Award, given to the Most Valuable offensive<br />
back, he was an honorable mention All-ACC performer.<br />
• On the preseason watch list for the Doak Walker and Hornung Awards.<br />
AS A SOPHOMORE (<strong>2014</strong>):<br />
• One of just three players nationallly with more than 300 yards rushing,<br />
receiving and by return. He is the only player to reach those marks and also<br />
boast five or more touchdowns rushing and receiving.<br />
• Versatile player who led the team in all-purpose yardage with 1,278 yards. He<br />
ranked eighth in the ACC and 98th nationally in that category.<br />
• Ranked second on the team in receiving with 32 catches and in rushing with<br />
473 yards. He also led the squad in kick returns with 384 yards.<br />
• Team leader with 13 touchdowns, he ranked third in the ACC in TD scoring.<br />
• Earned the team’s Torry Holt Award for most valuable offensive player.<br />
• Scored the game-winning touchdown (a 35-yard reception) in the season<br />
opener vs. Georgia Southern.<br />
AS A FRESHMAN (2013):<br />
• Team’s third-leading rusher with a 4.0 yard per carry average.<br />
• Showed his speed and agiliity on a 61-yard catch and run at Boston College to<br />
set up a Pack touchdown.<br />
• Scored three touchdowns in the opener - most for a Pack running back since<br />
2007 and second-highest tally ever by a true freshman.<br />
IN HIGH SCHOOL:<br />
• Helped lead his team to a 12-3 record and a berth in the Florida 8A championship<br />
game as a senior, he tallied 22 carries for 174 yards and five touchdowns<br />
in that game.<br />
• Honors: All-state and all-county performer for coach Mark Guandolo. Named<br />
Broward County Player of the Year.<br />
• Senior Stats: 237 rushes for 1,864 yards and 31 touchdowns, he rushed for<br />
over 150 yards in every game. Junior Stats: Rushed for 484 yards and five<br />
touchdowns as a junior.<br />
• Rankings: No. 27 running back nationally by rivals.com.<br />
2015 Dayes Game by Game Stats<br />
Opponent Pl Att Yds TD Lg Rec-Yds TD LG<br />
*Troy 53 24 126 2 30 5-65 0 26<br />
*E. Kentucky 55 24 116 3 25 1-(4) 0 (4)<br />
*@ ODU 42 20 108 1 25 3-29 0 17<br />
*@ S. Alabama 29 8 104 3 77 6-46 0 13<br />
*Louisville 54 19 68 1 68 3-22 0 17<br />
*@ VT 61 14 66 0 16 3-0 0 6<br />
*@ WFU 56 16 205 2 85 1-16 0 16<br />
*Clemson 28 9 72 0 41 2-(2) 0 7<br />
Dayes Career Stats<br />
Year GP-GS Pl Rush Yds TD LG Rec-Yds TD LG KOR<br />
2013 11-0 207 62 252 4 42 10-173 1 61 7-125<br />
<strong>2014</strong> 13-4 414 104 573 8 68 32-321 5 39 21-384<br />
2015 8-8 377 134 865 12 85 24-172 0 61 0-0<br />
Totals 32-12 998 300 1,690 24 85 66-666 6 61 28-509<br />
4 JEROD FERNANDEZ, LB<br />
6’0 / 231 / *So.<br />
Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary)<br />
Pronunciation: JERE udd<br />
AS A RS - SOPHOMORE (2015):<br />
• Has started seven games at middle linebacker this season.<br />
• Picked off his second career pass in the win at South Alabama and his third<br />
versus U<strong>NC</strong>.<br />
AS A RS - FRESHMAN (<strong>2014</strong>):<br />
• Led the team in tackles per game with a 6.5 average.<br />
• Team’s leading tackler with 76 stops for the season - 20th in the ACC.<br />
• Named the ACC Linebacker of the Week for his performance against topranked<br />
Florida State - he picked off two passes in that game.<br />
• Started at middle linebacker in 10 of the 12 games in which he saw action.<br />
• Earned honorable mention notice on CFN’s Freshman All-America team.<br />
AS A FRESHMAN (2013):<br />
• Redshirted the season.<br />
• Co-recipient of the Wolfpack’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year.<br />
IN HIGH SCHOOL:<br />
• Played middle linebacker for coach Scott Perry.<br />
• Honors: Defensive Player of the Year by the Orlando Football Club.<br />
• Junior Stats: 79 tackles.<br />
• Rankings: No. 27 in the Orlando Sentinel’s 2013 Super 60.<br />
2015 Fernandez Game by Game Stats<br />
Opponent Pl Ht Ast Tot TFL SK PBU INT QP<br />
*Troy 32 1 1 2<br />
*E. Kentucky 41 1 0 1<br />
*@ ODU 42 1 4 5 1-9 0.5-5<br />
*@ S. Alabama 45 1 3 4 1-27<br />
*Louisville 70 1 4 5<br />
*@ VT 62 0 5 5<br />
@ WFU 37 1 3 4<br />
Clemson 50 1 5 6 1-1 1<br />
*@ BC 69 2 2 4<br />
@ FSU 1 0 0 0<br />
Syracuse 4 0 1 1<br />
U<strong>NC</strong> 45 1 3 4 1-12<br />
Fernandez Career Stats<br />
Year GP-GS Pl Hit Ast Tot TFL SK PBU QP CF/RF INT<br />
<strong>2014</strong> 12-10 682 32 46 78 4-22 1-13 3 1/0 2-19<br />
2015 12-7 498 10 31 41 2-10 0.5-5 1 2-39<br />
Totals 24-17 1,180 42 77 119 6-32 1.5-18 3 1 1/0 4-58<br />
25 REGGIE GALLASPY II, RB<br />
5’11 / 212 / Fr.<br />
Greensboro, N.C. (S. Guliford)<br />
Pronunciation: Gah LASS pee<br />
AS A FRESHMAN (2015):<br />
• True freshman whose role has increased over the last<br />
half of the season.<br />
• Tallied exactly half (158 of 316) of his season rushing yards in the last two<br />
games of the regular season.<br />
• Leading rusher in the win over Syracuse with 81 yards on 13 carries - an<br />
average of 6.2 yards per rush.<br />
• Scored his first ... and second ... career touchdown in the win at South<br />
Alabama.<br />
• Enrolled at <strong>NC</strong> State for the 2015 spring semester and participated in spring<br />
drills.<br />
• Rushed for 131 yards in the Kay Yow Spring Football Game and posted a 9.2<br />
yard per carry average while playing with the RED (first) team.<br />
IN HIGH SCHOOL:<br />
• Played running back for coach Darryl Brown.<br />
• Helped lead his team to <strong>NC</strong> 3A state quarterfinals, team went 13-1.<br />
• Rushed for 278 yards and six TDs in final game.<br />
• Senior Stats: Led the state of North Carolina in rushing with 349 carries<br />
for 3,318 yards and 52 touchdowns.<br />
• Junior Stats: Totaled 282 carries for 1,704 yards and 26 rushing TDs. Also<br />
caught 14 passes for 245 yards, finishing with 2,325 all-purpose yards.<br />
• Sophomore Stats: Ran for 1,751 yards and 20 touchdowns.<br />
• Honors: Named to the AP all-state team. Played in the <strong>2014</strong> Shrine Bowl,<br />
and tabbed by rivals.com as having The Best Feet<br />
• Rankings: No. 29 running back nationally and the No. 12 player overall in<br />
North Carolina by rivals.com. No. 84 running back nationally and the No.<br />
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