Phil Braxton

Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-3
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Vanderbilt, Pa.
High School:
Connellsville HS

Returning starter at wide receiver who is coming back from late-season foot surgery ... missed spring drills with that injury ... possesses plenty of big-play potential ... strong, physical target who should be able to get open and make yards after the catch ... needs to be more consistent without the ball ... was WVU's leading pass catcher before his injury last season ... caught four passes for 37 yards at Boston College ... three catches totaled 31 yards in the Ohio game ...11-yard touchdown from Brad Lewis was one of four catches in win over Kent State ... also had a 23-yard kickoff return vs. KSU ... seven catches (most of his career) gained 72 yards at Maryland ... had an eight-yard TD catch against the Terps in the second quarter ... 39-yard catch from Derek Jones was WVU's longest play of Virginia Tech game ... five catches for 62 yards against the Hokies ... two catches gained 24 yards at Notre Dame ... suffered a left foot fracture late in the Rutgers game and was out for the remainder of the season ... was WVU's third-leading receiver for the 2000 season with 237 yards on nine catches ... also a deep man on returns ... Scott Shirley Award as WVU's special teams player of the year, playing on all four units ... 15-yard reception in BC win ... leading receiver against Miami, with three catches for 56 yards ... blocked a Temple punt that went through the end zone for a safety ... totaled 57 yards on returns against the Owls ... 70 yards on three kick returns at Virginia Tech ... 11-yard kick return and a pair of special teams tackles in the Notre Dame game ... 21-yard catch from Lewis on 4th-and-15 in the first overtime of the Rutgers win ... 28-yard reception in ECU win ... 117 yards on just three catches at Pitt, including a 60-yard TD from Scott McBrien ... special teams champion: Notre Dame, Syracuse ... special teams hustler: Maryland ... Mountaineer Club for special teams ... initially projected as a member of the Mountaineer secondary before finding a home among the receiving corps for the 1999 season ... did not participate in football his first year in Morgantown ... earned Pittsburgh Post Gazette Fabulous 22 and Tribune Review Terrific 25 honors ... Sports Fever Pennsylvania Fab 85 team ... first team all-state ... rushed for 1,225 yards while scoring 17 touchdowns ... also captured all-conference honors ... USA Today honorable mention All-America ... also participated in track ... coached at Connellsville by Dan Spanish ... son of Theodore and Virginia Martin ... one of four children ... nephew of former Mountaineer great Jim Braxton ... born November 28, 1979 ... an academic senior majoring in physical education with a specialization in athletic coaching ... recipient of the Steve and Ginger Lorenze endowed scholarship.