Tito Gonzales

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-1
Weight:
207
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Blake HS

Will battle for a starting job at one of the wide receiver positions … awarded with the Coach’s Contribution Award by the coaching staff … coaching staff will count on him for leadership … graduated with his bachelor’s degree in physical education in December 2007 … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star … previous bowl trips: 2005 Gator, 2006 Sugar, 2007 Gator, 2008 Fiesta.

2007 (Jr.): Played in 13 games and started eight … finished the season with 10 catches for 219 yards with a long reception of 79 yards, the longest of the season … six straight games with at least one catch ... averaged 21.9 yards per catch … used in more than 425 plays, including a season-high of 58 against Louisville … saw action in 40 or more plays six times … 17 knockdowns, including a season-high four against Marshall … season-high 79-yard touchdown grab against Oklahoma in the fourth quarter of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl … a 41-yard reception at Syracuse … finished with a 32-yard grab at USF … two catches for 28 yards with a long of 18 yards against Louisville … two catches for 15 yards with a long of 10 yards against Mississippi State.

2006 (So.): Cracked the receiver rotation ... 25 knockdowns for the season ... two catches gained 61 yards in the Friends of Coal Bowl against Marshall, including a 45-yard reception from Patrick White ... 20-yard catch vs. Rutgers ... 57-yard TD catch in the Gator Bowl win.

Prep:Team MVP for Coach Ricky Reynolds at Howard Blake High, earning all-county and all-conference recognition ... 25 catches for 425 yards and four scores as a senior ... 31 receptions for 500 yards and three TDs as a junior ... Hillsborough County all-star game ... also a basketball letterman.

Personal: Birthday is March 5 ... son of Dorothy Brown ... currently working on a master’s degree in special education.