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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:39 am
DeAndre Presley

Quarterback - QB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170
Junior
Previous Affiliations
Middleton
Previous Experience
Tampa, Fla.
One of two players (redshirt freshman Jamal Jackson being the other) battling to fill the enormous shoes left behind at quarterback by the graduation of two-time Walter Payton Award winner Armanti Edwards ... was expected by most observers to be the heir apparent to Edwards before spending much of his sophomore season as a wide receiver ... made his second-career start in place of an injured Edwards in last year’s opener at East Carolina, becoming just the fourth different player to open the season at QB for ASU since 2001 ... after Edwards’ return to the field for the second game of last season, Presley was moved to wide receiver in an effort to utilize his athleticism ... ASU’s coaching staff made the decision to move Presley back to QB prior to spring practice and he split first-team QB reps evenly with Jackson during spring drills ... draws comparisons to Edwards due to their similar statures and skill sets ... speed and elusiveness makes him especially adept as a runner in ASU’s patented spread offense ... possesses above-average ability as a passer, especially outside of the pocket.
2009: Played in 12-of-14 games, with roles ranging from being ASU’s starting quarterback in the season opener at East Carolina to being a big-play threat as a wide receiver and punt returner as the year progressed ... became just ASU’s fourth starting quarterback in a season opener since 2001 when he got the starting nod in place of an injured Armanti Edwards for the lid-lifter at ECU ... as did the entire team, he struggled in the early-going against ECU, throwing for 89 yards on 7-of-15 passing with an interception and running for 12 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries before being lifted in favor of backup Travaris Cadet late in the third quarter with ASU trailing 29-7 ... after the Mountaineers staged a 17-point rally with Cadet at the helm, ASU’s coaches decided to stick with the junior-college transfer as Edwards’ backup for the rest of the year and move Presley to wide receiver to utilize his athleticism in conjunction with Edwards and Cadet ... Presley proved to be one of the team’s top big-play threats down the stretch of the regular season ... he caught only three passes on the year but each went for 20 or more yards ... 29.3-yards-per-reception average was 9.2 yards greater than the next-highest average on the team (B.J. Frazier — 20.1 ypr) ... caught a season-long 43-yard pass from Cadet in the regular-season versus Western Carolina ... also returned three punts for 16 yards on the campaign ... was inactive for national quarterfinals at Richmond due to ankle injury sustained in the opening round against South Carolina State ... returned to play in the national semifinals at Montana.
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