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Da'Wain Lofton Season 2021

PositionWR
Weight190 lbs
Height5-11
ClassFreshman
HometownFort Worth, Texas
High SchoolNorth Side

2023: Played in all 13 games, making one start ... registered six receptions for 58 yards ... was a key special teams contributor, making six tackles and recovering a fumble on a muffed punt vs. Tulane in the Military Bowl (Dec. 27).

2022: Played in 11 games, making 11 starts ... Ranked third on Tech in receiving yards (254) and third in receptions (22) ...Caught two touchdown passes of 53 and 43 yards ... Registered one carry and made three tackles ... Set a career high with 75 receiving yards, hauling in a 53-yard touchdown pass from Grant Wells while tying his career high in receptions (three) at Duke (Nov. 12) ... His 53-yard touchdown catch marked a new career long ... Recovered a Tech fumble and made a tackle after a Tech interception against Georgia Tech (Nov. 5) ... Matched his career high for receptions (three), totaling 16 receiving yards at No. 24 NC State (Oct. 27) ... Tied his career high in receptions (three), charting 40 receiving yards against Miami (Oct. 15) ... Made a 23-yard reception during the fourth quarter ... Was credited with a solo tackle after Tech fumbled on its first offensive series ... Set a career high in receiving yards (47), achieving a career long with his 43-yard touchdown reception from Grant Wells; finished with two catches at Pitt (Oct. 8) ... Recorded his first career tackle after a Hail Mary interception ... Tied his career highs in receptions (three) and receiving yards (42) at Old Dominion (Sept. 2) ... Had two receptions of 15-plus yards.
 
2021: Appeared in 12 games ... Made his first collegiate appearance vs. North Carolina (9/3) ... Recorded his first career reception vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/11) ... Saw action at West Virginia (9/18) and vs. Richmond (9/25) ... Registered a 29-yard reception vs. Pitt (10/16) ... Recorded a career-high three receptions for 28 yards and his first career TD on a four-yard catch at Miami (11/20) ... Hauled in two receptions for a career-high 42 yards, including a career-long 35-yard reception at Virginia (11/27).

High School: Played wide receiver for head coach Joseph Turner at North Side High School in Fort Worth, Texas … North Side finished the season with a 7-3 record and qualified for the Texas state playoffs … Posted 16 receptions for 294 yards with two touchdowns … Also added nine rushes for 63 yards … Had 2,022 yards of total offense and 32 touchdowns as a junior in 2019, helping North Side reach the playoffs for the first time in 40 years … Also played basketball for the Steers and was clocked with a 11.48-second time in the 100-meter dash on the track squad, the second-fastest mark in school history … Garnered numerous accolades that included 2018 District 4-5A Special Teams Player of the Year, ranked No. 81 on Dallas-Ft. Worth’s 2019 Top 100 Players, 2019 District 4-5A Most Valuable Player of the Year, 2019 DFW first-team all-area wide receiver, 2019 AP first-team all-state wide receiver, 2020 District 4-5A Offensive Player of the Year, No. 11 on DFW’s 2020 Top 100 Players … Owns North Side High School career records with 5,135 all-purpose yards and 62 total TDs (26 receiving, 21 rushing, 11 return, four passing).

Personal: Son of Kenyone Johnson and Tyna Lofton ... Majoring in smart and sustainable cities.