JoJo Natson, Jr.

Height:
5-8
Weight:
151
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
High School:
Utah State | Boyd Anderson HS

As a Redshirt Senior (2016): Team captain ... first-team All-MAC at punt return ... second-team All-MAC at wide receiver ... earned same All-MAC honors from Phil Steele ... team's Offensive MVP and Special Teams Player of the Year ... recipient of the Harry "Doc" Smith Award, the Red Blair Award, and the Captain's Award ... played in all 12 games with 11 starts ... nationally ranked at No. 2 in punt return touchdowns (2), No. 2 in punt returns (16.3), and No. 21 in receiving touchdowns (10) ... second in receiving with 59 receptions for 837 yards and a team-best 10 touchdowns ... Zips' scoring leader with 12 touchdowns for 72 points ... had 16 punt returns for 261 yards and two touchdowns. He also had four kickoff returns for 62 yards (15.5 avg.) ... had three receptions for 45 yards at Ohio ... had three receptions for 56 yards against Bowling Green ... had three receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown against Toledo ... led the receivers with 53 yards and a 33-yard touchdown catch at Buffalo ... also returned a punt in the second quarter 79 yards for a touchdown ... finished the game with a career-high 116 punt return yards and a receiving touchdown on three returns ... in the win at Ball State, led the Zips with 109 yards and a touchdown on seven receptions, his second 100-yard receiving performance as a Zip ... led the Zips with 46 yards on five receptions against No. 23 Western Michigan ... led the Zips in the win over Miami with seven receptions for 81 yards and two touchdowns ... in the win at Kent State, had two receptions for 48 yards, including a 43-yard catch to set up the game-winning touchdown ... led the Zips against Appalachian State with 10 receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown ... in the win at Marshall, recorded his first 100-yard receiving game as a Zip (second of his career) ... had 107 yards in the first half alone ... finished the game with seven receptions for 134 yards and a touchdown ... had three catches for 44 yards at No. 10 Wisconsin ... put Akron on the scoreboard with a 55-yard return for a touchdown, UA's first PR for a touchdown since 2004 ... in his Zips' debut, finished with four receptions for 90 yards and a team-best three touchdowns ... MAC Offensive Player of the Week and Zips' Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 18) ... MAC Specialist of the Week (Sept. 12) ... named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List ... preseason second-team All-MAC at punt returner and fourth-team at running back by Athlon Sports ... preseason second-team All-MAC at punt returner by College Sports Madness ... named co-Offensive MVP following spring drills ... lettered.

As a Senior (2015): Sat out per NCAA transfer rules.

At Utah State: Tied for first all-time in both Utah State and Mountain West history with four punt returns for touchdowns ... returned 56 punts for 643 yards during his USU career and that average of 11.5 yards per punt return ranks third all-time in school history ... had 127 career receptions for 1,031 yards to rank 11th all-time in school history in career receptions ... just the 17th player in school history with 100 receptions and the 32nd player in school history with 1,000 career receiving yards.

As a Junior (2014): First-team All-Mountain West honoree at punt returner as he ranked first in the conference and tied for third in the nation with two punt returns for touchdowns, first in the MW and 10th in the nation in punt returns (11.7 ypr), and eighth in the MW and 96th in the nation in all-purpose yards (99.6 pg) ... Honorable Mention All-Mountain West honoree at wide receiver as he finished the year with 51 receptions for 504 yards (9.9 ypc) with two touchdowns, and carried the ball 50 times for 498 yards (10.0 ypc) with three touchdowns ... only FBS player in the nation with multiple rushing (3), receiving (2) and return (2) touchdowns during the year named a First-team All-Mountain West punt returner by both Phil Steele and College Sports Madness ... named the team's co-offensive MVP ... played in 13 games, making 10 starts at wide receiver ... ranked second on the team in receptions (51) and receiving yards (504), tied for second in receiving touchdowns (2), third in rushing yards (498), tied for third in rushing touchdowns (3), and fourth in rushing attempts (50) ... returned 25 punts for 292 yards with two touchdowns on returns of 52 and 80 yards against Idaho State and Wyoming, respectively ... named the College Football Performance Awards National Punt Returner of the Week following USU's 40-20 win against Idaho State as he returned two punts for 58 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown ... also named the College Football Performance Awards National Punt Returner of the Week following USU's 20-3 win at Wyoming as he returned one punt for a career-long 80-yard touchdown ... also had four punt returns for 44 yards against New Mexico and three punt returns for 25 yards against UTEP in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl ... recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game against UNLV as he had six receptions for a career-high 124 yards, including a career-long reception of 71 yards for a touchdown ... Also had six receptions in three other games during the season as he had 78 receiving yards, including a 44-yard touchdown reception against Wake Forest, 59 receiving yards against Idaho State, and 28 receiving yards at Colorado State ... finished the season with two receptions for 47 yards against UTEP in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl ... recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game against San José State as he carried the ball seven times for a career-high 124 yards, which included a 56-yard touchdown run ... had three carries for 99 yards at Wyoming, which included a career-long 66-yard touchdown run ... also carried the ball five times for 70 yards against New Mexico, which included a 48-yard touchdown run, and tied his career-high with eight carries for 49 yards against Wake Forest ... finished the season by gaining 40 yards on five carries against UTEP in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl.

As a Sophomore (2013): Honorable Mention All-Mountain West as a punt returner as he ranked fourth in the conference and 22nd in the nation with his punt return average of 11.3 yards ... played in all 14 games, making eight starts at wide receiver ... also ranked first in the MW and second in the nation with two punt returns for touchdowns ... Third-team All-Mountain West punt returner by both Phil Steele and College Sports Madness ... finished the season with 59 receptions for 395 yards with two touchdowns, and carried the ball 28 times for 98 yards with three touchdowns ... ranked first on the team in receptions (59), third in receiving yards (395), fifth in rushing yards (98) and sixth in rushing attempts (28), along with leading the team in punt returns (31) and punt return yards (351) ... his seven total touchdowns (3-rushing, 2-receiving, 2-punt return) ranked second on the team ... only player in the nation with multiple rushing, receiving and return touchdowns during the year ... named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week and the College Football Performance Awards National Punt Returner of the Week following USU's 45-10 win at New Mexico as he returned a career-high five punts for a career-best 102 yards, including his first career punt return for touchdown of 65 yards ... also named the College Football Performance Awards National Punt Returner of the Week following USU's 35-7 home win against Wyoming as he returned four punts for 93 yards, including his second career punt return for touchdown from 64 yards ... also had four punt returns for 64 yards against Colorado State, including a long of 41 yards, and four punt returns for 54 yards with a long of 24 yards against Weber State ... had career-highs with nine receptions for 83 yards at Utah ... had an 11-yard touchdown reception against Hawai'i and a 6-yard touchdown reception against Wyoming ... had four receptions for 50 yards, including a career-long reception of 38 yards, at No. 24 Fresno State in the inaugural Mountain West Championship game ... had at least five receptions in six games during the season ... best rushing game of the season was in a 28-24 road win at UNLV as he carried the ball a career-high eight times for a career-best 61 yards, and scored his first two career rushing touchdowns on runs of 13 and 12 yards ... also had a career-long rush of 16 yards against the Rebels ... scored his third rushing touchdown of the season from 10 yards at Fresno State.

As a Freshman (2012): Played in 12 games, including his first career start against Toledo in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl ... caught 17 passes for 132 yards, including his first career touchdown on a season-long 23-yard pass against Texas State ... had a season-high 30 receiving yards against the Bobcats ... caught a season-best four passes against both UTSA and Toledo ... had two receptions against Southern Utah, San José State, and Texas State ... caught one pass each against Colorado State, UNLV, and Louisiana Tech ... also had two carries for 15 yards during the season as he rushed for seven yards against Texas State and eight yards at Louisiana Tech.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played wide receiver at Boyd H. Anderson (Fla.) High School ... named to the All-District team ... named the Cobras' team MVP ... posted 41 receptions for 560 yards with seven touchdowns as a senior ... had 90 receptions for 900 yards and 20 touchdowns for his career.

PERSONAL: Formal name is Bruce Natson, Jr. ... nickname is JoJo ... son of Lakeltha and Bruce Natson, Sr. ... has a brother Branden and a sister Britney ... earned his bachelor’s degree in organizational supervision in Fall 2016.

NATSON'S CAREER STATS

RECEIVING    G-GS    Rec    Yds     TD      Lg     Rec/G    Avg/C     Avg/G
2012*             12-1       17      132      1        23        0.6          7.8          11.0
2013*             14-8       59      395      2        38        4.2          6.7          28.2
2014*             13-10      51      504     2        71        3.9          9.9          38.8
2016               12-11      59      837    10       50        4.9         14.2         69.8
TOTAL             51-30     186 1,868    15      71        3.6         10.0         36.6

RUSHING       G-GS         Att        Yds       TD          Lg        Avg/C     Avg/G
2012*             12-1           2          15          0             8           7.5           1.3
2013*             14-8          28         98          3            16          3.5           7.0
2014*             13-10         50        498        3            66         10.0         38.3
2016               12-11         4          6        0           13          1.5            0.5
TOTAL             51-30         84        617         6            66          7.3          12.1

PUNT RETURNS G-GS     No.       Yds       TD       Lg         Avg/R
2013*             14-8           31        351         2         65          11.3
2014*            13-10          25        292         2         80          11.7
2016              12-11          16        261         2         79          16.3
TOTAL            39-29          72        904         6         80          12.6

* from Utah State