TXST
# 22

Alvin Canady
Class: Senior
Hometown: San Marcos, Texas
High School: San Marcos
Height / Weight:
5-8 / 200
Position: Running Back
Birthdate: 03/02/1987
Experience: 3L
2009...will probably fill the role he was recruited for as the graduation of Stan Zwinggi opens up Alvin as the # 2 RB behind Bush. The kid can motor and is elusive....given the opportunity, and if he is "on," he will produce....
2008
Rushed for 322 yards and five touchdowns on 73 carries ... caught 16 passes for 103 yards and another TD ... ran for a season-best 78 yards and one touchdown against Texas Southern ... also rushed for 62 yards and a TD on 15 carries at Stephen F. Austin ... netted 54 yards on nine carries against Nicholls and 34 yards and a season-high two touchdowns on 11 carries at Northern Colorado ... caught four passes for a season-best 50 yards receiving and a TD at Northern Colorado ... also caught four passes at SFA and three passes at Montana.
2007
Rushed for 377 yards on 88 carries while adding 264 receiving yards ... ranked second on the Bobcats with 37 receptions while his 264 receiving yards ranked third ... tied for eighth in the conference in receptions per game with a 3.36 mark ... scored a total of five touchdowns, two on the ground and three through the air ... rushed for a career-high 182 yards on 22 carries against Stephen F. Austin with a touchdown ... had a rushing touchdown against Baylor ... caught at least two passes in all 11 games ... tied a career-high with six catches for 26 yards against Baylor ... also had 35 punt return yards and 113 kick return yards on the year ... finished the season with 789 total yards.
2006
Ranked third on the team in rushing as a freshman with 44 carries for 233 yards and one touchdown ... also caught 14 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns ... among his five carries in his first collegiate action was a 41-yard run against Tarleton State in Texas State's season opener ... had a season-high 60 yards on 11 carries in the Bobcats' game against Northern Colorado ... tallied 208 all-purpose yards in a road game at Southern Utah ... turned a screen pass into an 83-yard touchdown reception and caught a second touchdown pass in the game ... caught six passes for 143 yards and rushed for 40 yards on eight carries against Southern Utah ... accounted for 74 all-purpose yards against Nicholls State, rushing for 20 yards, catching a 37-yard pass and returning a kickoff 17 yards.
High School
Rushed for 3,898 career yards at San Marcos High ... scored 56 rushing touchdowns and had five receiving touchdowns ... named District 25-5A's Offensive Most Valuable Player as a junior ... was a All-District First-Team running back for three straight years ... also named the All-District kickoff return specialist as a senior ... four-time District 25-5A All-Academic selection ... was an All-Greater San Antonio Second-Team selection as both a junior and senior ... also a two-time All-Centex Honorable Mention selection ... member of district championship team as a junior as well as bi-district champions three straight years ... high school coach was Bruce Bush, the father of Texas State associate head coach Travis Bush ... was an All-District Second-Team point guard as a junior and ran on the school's track