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FAU lands great WR transfer Jovon Durante

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WR Jovon Durante from West Virginia.

Story just broke.

Not sure if he's eligible this year.

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2016 (So.)

Played in 13 games at wide receiver and started eight
Finished with 35 catches for 331 yards, two touchdowns and a long catch of 51 yards
Fourth on the team in receptions and yards
Registered three or more catches in eight games
Finished with three catches for 22 yards with a long of 13 yards against Miami in the Russell Athletic Bowl
Had three catches for 39 yards with a TD vs. Oklahoma
Team-long reception of 36 yards at Texas
Finished with three catches for 40 yards with a long of 31 yards against TCU
Season-high 83 receiving yards at Texas Tech; posted season-long catch of 51 yards
Hauled in a career single-game best seven catches against Kansas State and tallied game-winning touchdown with a seven-yard, fourth-quarter reception
Game-high six receptions in win vs. BYU
2015 (Fr.)

Played in 12 games as a true freshman and started nine
Ranked No. 12 in the Big 12 in yards per reception and No. 14 in receiving touchdowns; also No. 11 in combined kick returns
Finished with 24 catches for 378 yards, an average of 15.8 yards per catch, five touchdown and a long reception of 57 yards
Had 14 kickoff returns for 316 yards, averaging 22.6 with a long return of 43 yards
Did not play against Arizona State in the Cactus Bowl
Had second-most productive day of season at Kansas State, catching four passes for 57 yards, including 24-yard touchdown
Long punt return of 11 yards at Kansas State
Returned a kickoff 19 yards vs. Iowa State
One kickoff return at Kansas for 17 yards
Hauled in first TD catch since Oklahoma game with 53-yard grab against Texas; it was his second 50-yard score of the season
Finished with 66 all-purpose yards against Texas Tech
Two kickoff returns vs. Texas Tech for 55 yards with a long of 29; also had a 26-yard kickoff return
Long kickoff return on the year of 43 yards at Baylor
Season-best 122 kickoff return yards on a season-high six returns against Oklahoma State
Had two catches for 21 yards with a long of 11 yards against Oklahoma State
Jumped for a one-yard TD catch at Oklahoma; finished with a team-best four receptions
Finished with two catches against Maryland
Nabbed second career touchdown on 10-yard catch against Liberty; finished with a game-high seven receptions
Finished with three catches for 121 yards and a touchdowns against Georgia Southern with a long of 57 yards
Saw first collegiate action as true freshman against Georgia Southern
First collegiate catch was a 41-yard touchdown and also finished with a 23-yard reception against Georgia Southern
High School

Coached by A.J. Scott at Miramar High
Finished with 11 catches for 221 yards, an average of 20.4 yards per catch and four touchdowns as a senior
Had three catches for 134 yards and three touchdowns against Western
No. 8 on the Miami Herald’s Broward Class of 2015 Top 25 recruits
No. 20 recruit from south Florida according to the Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
No. 38 on the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100 list
Member of Florida Times-Union Super 75 Florida recruiting list
Named Florida All-Class 8A Honorable Mention by the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
All-Broward County Honorable-Mention by the Miami Herald
Four-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com, 247Sports and PrepStar
No. 161 ranked player in the nation on PrepStar’s Top 300 All-American list
No. 7 wide receiver in Florida, No. 16 in the South, No. 30 overall in Florida, No. 37 wide receiver nationally and No. 254 on Top 300 by Scout.com
No. 18 receiver in Florida, No. 23 overall in Florida and No. 157 overall nationally by 247Sports
No. 20 rated wide receiver nationally by Rivals and No. 163 overall
No. 13 ranked wide receiver by ESPN and No. 126 overall
No. 23 ranked player from the state of Florida by Rivals and the No. 7 receiver in Florida by Scout.com
Recorded 15 total touchdowns as a sophomore
Nominated for the 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl
Competed in track and field at Miramar, participating in the 100 meters, 200 meters and high jump
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He will sit out this year, per Feldman.

2 years to play after that.
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Doubtful he can play now, unlikely he's a grad transfer given he was a 2015 recruit. But, it's raining stars in Boca!
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I don't even know how to handle all this. We're putting together an ACC, SEC, Big 12 type of roster… Just last year we were competing with UCF for two and three stars, and now four stars are transferring in.

One thing that I think bodes well for us - some of these guys are coming in with the intent to sit out a year. That's normally what players do when they're transferring to a bigger school with the intention to be a part of a winning program, not when they want to get more playing time than they are getting with their current school.

I know he has some personal issues, but still…
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Backfilled accomplishments up top…silly. Just silly.

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We have gone from a program with ZERO 4 stars EVER to now having close to double digits in ONE PRE SEASON!!!

And as said, getting these guys for NEXT year too!

Imagine if we WIN! Coach K and staff can stay here building like this and make a NEW YEARS EVE bowl game every year as the best and highest ranked  Group of 5 team IF they play up to billing! Coach K can get PLENTY rich and famous right here in Boca if he wants to!
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I hate saying it, but at this point I don't know how we lose. I don't see how we can possibly miss a bowl game this year, given the overhauled roster and the coaching staff.
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Don't say it!!!! :Laughing:
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Now we need to go out and recruit the heck out of OLmen
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Local Owl said

Now we need to go out and recruit the heck out of OLmen
Posted On: Aug 19th 2017, 3:21 PM #370043

Agreed,I think that will come too!
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