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2013 Georgia State Football
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MEET THE PANTHERS
PLAYER PROF I LES
against Murray State ... Season-highs of three returns for 44 yards
against UTSA ... Carried the ball twice out the backfield against
Campbell, gaining four yards.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Played for coach Franklin Stephens at
Tucker High School ... Part of state championship team as a junior
in 2008.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Rendell Denard Wilder Jr. ...
Parents are Tonya Tiggs and Rendell Wilder Sr. ... Born Nov. 3,
1991.
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Year .............G
Rsh Yds Avg TD LP
KOR
Yds
Avg TD
LP
2011 ...............9
2
4
2.0
0
4
8
133
16.6
0
23
2012 ...............2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
Total ............11
2
4
2.0
0
4
8
133
16.6
0
23
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AT GEORGIA STATE:
Member of 2012 signing class who
earned playing time as a true freshman at outside linebacker ...
Played in the final eight games of the season, including a start at
William & Mary, and showed promise ... Credited with five tackles
... Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All-Conference
team.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Standout linebacker for coach Damon
Cogdell at Miramar High School ... Helped Miramar to a 13-1
record and a berth in the state title game in the Class 8A ... Caused a
fumble in the championship game against Tampa Plant ... Totalled
43 tackles, including 33 solo hits, as senior, along with two fumble
recoveries, an interception and one touchdown.
PERSONAL:
Brother of former GSU tight end Arthur
Williams, who played two seasons (2010-11) for the Panthers ...
Son of Rita and Arthur Williams ... Born April 20, 1994.
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Year ............... G
UA-A Total
TFL Sack
Int
PB
FR
FF
2012 ..................8
4-1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
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AT GEORGIA STATE:
Three-year starter at wide receiver
who owns a share of the Georgia State career record with 104
receptions while ranking second with 1,361 receiving yards and
nine touchdowns ... Caught at least one pass in Georgia State’s first
23 games before he was injured in the second game of 2012 ... Four
100-yard games in his first two seasons.
Tall and lanky with excellent leaping ability ... Very good
blocker ... Because of his height and leaping ability, he has been
used on defense in late-game situations when the opponent is
attempting a Hail Mary pass ... Signed with Georgia State as a
member of the Panthers’ 2009 signing class ... Earned his bach-
elor’s degree in May 2013.
2012:
Finished the season with 20 catches (third on team) for
227 yards and one touchdown ... Missed the Tennessee game with
an ankle injury and was hampered virtually the entire season ...
Caught a 13-yard touchdown pass in the season finale vs. Maine ...
Season highs of four catches for 55 yards against Villanova ... Also
had four receptions against Richmond and Old Dominion.
2011:
Second on the team with 30 receptions for 485 yards
and three TD ... Set the then-GSU record with 151 yards receiving
on nine catches vs. Murray State, including a 43-yard touchdown
catch and a 49-yard reception ... Hauled in a career-long 56-yard
touchdown pass in the season finale against Campbell. Finished
with four catches for 92 yards. Also recovered two Campbell
on-sides kicks in the fourth quarter to help seal the victory ...
Added a 22-yard TD catch vs. St. Francis ... Named to the 2011
CFPA Wide Receiver Preseason Watch List.
2010:
The leading receiver and Offensive MVP for Georgia
State’s inaugural team ... Led the Panthers with 54 receptions for
649 yards and five TD ... Averaged 4.9 catches and 59.0 yards per
game ... Caught at least one pass in every game ... Voted the team’s
Outstanding Wide Receiver and Most Valuable Player on Offense
by his teammates.
Became the Panthers’ first-ever 100-yard receiver with eight
catches for 101 yards in win over Morehead State ... Bettered that
with five catches for 103 yards against N.C. Central, including a
24-yard touchdown catch that put GSU ahead with 5:36 to play.
Also had a 19-yard catch for a third-down conversion on the
scoring drive.
Career-high 11 catches for 102 yards against Old Dominion,
which is the GSU record for most receptions in a game ... Had five
receptions for 82 yards against South Alabama, including a 47-yard
scoring play that is his longest reception of the year ... Caught an
eight-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter of GSU’s 24-21
win at Campbell. Also had a spectacular, one-handed grab on that
drive.
