Rayshawn Bolden

Height:
6-5
Weight:
215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cheektowaga, N.Y.
High School:
John F. Kennedy HS

Tall target who has become a primary receiver ... his height is hard to defend ... improved his route running technique last season ... missed 2006 spring practice after breaking his foot in the Nokia Sugar Bowl ... receiver in the top six rotation ... hampered by a toe injury early in 2005 season ... 29-yard catch from J.R. House in Connecticut win ... 14-yard catch in win at Cincinnati ... 33-yard reception from Patrick White at South Florida ... 49-yard catch from Charles Hales versus Florida State in the Gator Bowl on WVU’s last drive ... increased his role throughout 2003 ... a starter in the Rutgers game ... 10-yard reception in the win over Pitt ... did not see varsity action in 2002 ... recordsetter at JFK High in Cheektowaga, N.Y. ... holds all-time Western New York single-game receiving record with 304 yards on six catches (3 TD) vs. Silver Creek in 2000 ... first team Class C all-state and all-Western New York ... caught 73 career passes for 1,661 yards (22.8 avg) and 19 TDs ... divisional offensive player of the year who held nine school records ... Cheektowaga Times all-area ... all-division player in basketball and all-section hurdler in track ... birthday is March 4 ... son of Carolyn and Charles Bolden ... graduating in August, 2006, with a bachelor’s degree in athletic coaching education