AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009:
• Saw action in 11 games as a backup wide receiver.
• Caught two passes for 21 yards on the year, while rushing four times for 12 yards.
• Had receptions against both Harvard and Sacred Heart.

HIGH SCHOOL:
• Played for head coach Rick Reichert at St. Anthony’s High School.
• Caught 15 passes for 200 yards and a touchdown as a senior, in addition to rushing 86 times for 650 yards and eight scores.
• Served as team captain during his senior year, when he was also named team Most Valuable Player.
• Named All-Catholic High School Football League.
• Selected to play in the Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge high school football All-Star game.
• Member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL:
• Son of James and Gayle Mercurio.
• Father played baseball at Missouri.
• Majoring in History.