CAREER
Played two years at LSU after transferring from Northeast Mississippi Community College … Part of LSU’s tight end rotation in 2013 and 2014 … Caught just one pass in his LSU career, but it was a big one as he 3-yard reception in the fourth quarter against Ole Miss proved to be the game-winner … Played in 25 games with five starts at LSU … Signed free agent contract with New England Patriots in the spring of 2015.
SENIOR SEASON (2014)
Played in 12 games with two starts … Started against Sam Houston State and Kentucky, both wins … Punishing run blocker that helped contribute to Leonard Fournette’s 1,000-yard rushing season … Caught game-winning pass in fourth quarter against No. 3 ranked and undefeated Ole Miss … The 3-yard TD reception was the only catch of his LSU career … Missed only the Louisiana-Monroe game.
JUNIOR SEASON (2013)
Appeared in all 13 games which included three starts during the UAB, Ole Miss and Texas A&M games when LSU utilized two tight end sets … Did not catch a pass … Also played on special teams and returned a kickoff 11 yards against Furman.
PRIOR TO LSU
Athletic tight end who can serve as both a pass catcher and a run blocker … Enrolled at LSU in January and participated in spring drills after spending two seasons at Northeast Mississippi Community College … Hauled in 10 passes for 80 yards while being used primarily as a run blocker as a sophomore in 2012 … Named to the 2012 National Junior College Athletic Association All Region XXIII Second Team and a Mississippi Association of Community/Junior College All-State honoree … Named to the PrepStar All-Southeast Region team … Coached in junior college by Ricky Smither … Prepped at Muscle Shoals (Ala.) High School where he was coached by Scott Basden.
PERSONAL
Parents are Sheila Wimberly and Patrick Stokes … Born Dec. 4, 1992 … Majoring in political science.
STOKES’ CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS
| Year |
G-GS
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No.
|
Yds.
|
TD
|
Long
|
| 2013 | 13-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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Totals
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25-5
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
3
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