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Justin Fenty

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Denton, Texas

High School:
Ryan

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 178

Position:
IR

Experience:
2L

2007: Tied for No. 8 on squad in receptions with 18 for 154 yards as a sophomore ... Registered 12 receptions over season's first four games but had just six in last seven appearances ... Played in 11 games and drew two starts at inside receiver--vs. Texas State and at Texas A&M ... Team-high five receptions for 35 yards at No. 22 TCU in season-opener; caught three balls in three other games (for 23 yards vs. No. 19 Texas, 15 yards at Buffalo and season-high 53 yards vs. Texas State) ... Effort against Texas State included career-long 27-yard grab ... Five of nine career multi-catch games came as sophomore ... 25 of 37 career receptions away from Floyd Casey Stadium, including 10 of 18 2007 grabs ... Saw action on 343 plays to earn second Baylor letter ... Played 30 or more snaps seven times with a career-high 53 plays vs. No. 19 Texas.

2006: One of three true freshmen who played for Baylor in 2006, joining wide receivers David Gettis and Ernest Smith ... Saw action in 10 games and drew three starts as an inside receiver ... Named to The Sporting News' Big 12 All-Freshman team ... Pulled from a redshirt year in Baylor's third game of the season at Washington State ... Was the Bears' seventh-leading receiver on season with 19 receptions for 183 yards and one touchdown ... Recorded four multi-catch games ... 15 of 19 receptions away from Floyd Casey Stadium ... In debut at Washington State, caught five passes for a career-best 65 yards with first career reception being a 12-yard touchdown grab from Shawn Bell ... Totaled a career-high seven receptions for 52 yards at Colorado ... Also had three receptions for 24 yards vs. Army and two for 19 yards at No. 6 Texas ... Rushed four times for no yards ... Drew starts vs. Kansas State, at Colorado and at Oklahoma State ... Played 271 snaps to earn first varsity letter.

High School: Ryan High School, Denton, Texas ... A three-year starter and all-district wide receiver at 5A power Denton Ryan, he helped the Raiders to a 33-8 record over that stretch ... Ranked No. 100 on The Dallas Morning News Top 100 Area list ... Caught 60 passes for 866 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior en route to first-team all-district honors ... No. 10 among all 2005 5A Metroplex performers in receiving yards ... Helped Raiders to a 7-4 record and the first-round of the 2005 Class 5A playoffs ... As a junior, caught a school-record 84 balls for 1,397 yards and 17 touchdowns ... Second-leading receiver among 2004 Class 5A Metroplex performers ... Earned first-team 2004 Texas Sports Writers Association Class 5A all-state honors and honorable mention recognition from Associated Press ... Holds Raider single-game records for receptions (12), receiving yards (225) and long reception (94 yards) ... Shared 2004 MVP honor after helping team to 12-2 record ... Raiders went 14-2 sophomore season, won the district title and finished as state runner-up ... Also considered UTEP ... A-B Honor Roll member ... Coached by Joey Florence at the District 5-5A school.

Personal: The son of Pamela Sheppeard and Travis Fenty, Justin M. Fenty was born Nov. 2, 1987, in Denton, Texas, and will turn 21 the day after the Bears host Missouri ... General studies major.