Jonathan Dwyer life and biography

PRO: Drafted by the Steelers as their first of two selections in the sixth round (188th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft…entered the Draft following his junior year.

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Dwyer played in 40 games at Georgia Tech, starting his last 27 at the B-Back position…carried 517 times for 3,226 yards (6.24 ypc.) and 35 touchdowns, adding 263 yards and a score on 15 receptions (17.53 ypc.) and 477 yards on 22 kickoff returns (21.68 avg.)…scored 218 points and generated 3,966 all-purpose yards, an average of 99.15 yards per game…ranks 26th in Atlantic Coast Conference history and sixth in Georgia Tech annals with 3,226 yards rushing…his 1,395 yards rushing in both 2008 and 2009 placed fourth on the Tech season-record chart…Dwyer and quarterback Josh Nesbitt (1,037) formed the top rushing tandem in ACC history in 2009, as their total of 2,431 yards topped the previous conference season-record of 2,282 yards by North Carolina’s Don McCauley (1,720) and Ike Oglesby (562) in 1970…ran for over 100 yards 17 times during his career…had seven 100-yard rushing performances in 2009, which ranks fifth on the Tech season record list, as his nine 100-yard efforts in 2008 tied Tashard Choice’s single-season record set in 2006…ranks eighth on the Yellow Jackets’ career-record list with 517 rushing attempts…his 35 rushing touchdowns at Tech ranked second to Robert Lavette’s 46, set in 1981-84…his 218 points scored placed fifth on Tech’s all-time record chart…his 14 touchdown runs in 2009 tied Robert Lavette (1984) and Joe Burns (2001) for fourth on the school’s single-season list…amassed 3,966 all-purpose yards, the sixth-highest total by a Tech player…management major. 2009: Third-team All-America selection by The NFL Draft Report, adding honorable mention from Sports Illustrated…named All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team for the second-straight season, as the Doak Walker Award semi-finalist ranked third in the ACC and 24th in the nation with an average of 99.64 yards per game rushing…totaled 102.69 all-purpose yards per game, the sixth-best average in the conference…started all 14 games at the B-Back position…led the team, as he matched his career high from the 2008 season with 1,395 yards on 235 carries, the fourth-best yardage total in a campaign by a Tech player…his 14 touchdown runs tied for third on the school’s single-season list…produced 68 first downs on his 235 attempts, converting 17-of-31 third-down plays (35.42%), as he ran for at least 10 yards on 30 carries, including 14 of 20 yards or longer…gained positive yardage on 45 carries inside the red zone, including 21 on goal-line plays…it took more than one defender to bring him down on 89 of his rushing attempts, as Dwyer was tackled for a loss on 15 carries and stopped for no gain nine other times…rushed for 100 yards seven times in 2009, including five of the last seven contests…Dwyer is the third player in Jacket history, joining Tashard Choice and Robert Lavette, to rush for 1,000 yards in a season two times…added 37 yards on five receptions (7.4 ypc.)…gained 1,432 all-purpose yards (102.29 ypg.). 2008: Dwyer earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team honors and was selected the ACC’s Offensive Player of the Year…added All-America first-team honors from Pro Football Weekly…named ACC Player of the Week vs. Boston College by Rivals.com and co-Offensive Back of the Week vs. Miami by the league’s coaches…led the team with 1,395 yards on 200 carries, the fourth-best season total by a Yellow Jacket…averaged 6.98 yards per rushing attempt, scoring 12 times on the ground, the seventh-best season total in school annals…his average of 107.31 yards per game on the ground was the seventh-best average in a season by a Tech player and led the ACC while placing 21st in the nation…caught eight passes for 209 yards (26.13 ypc) and a 79-yard touchdown…had eight kickoff returns for 171 yards (21.38 avg)…Amassed 1,775 all-purpose yards, ranking second in the conference with an average of 136.54 yards per game…ran for over 100 yards nine times and had at least one touchdown run in eight contests…turned the ball over three times on fumbles – one vs. Jacksonville State and two vs. Clemson…had 19 rushing attempts for 20 yards or longer and four receptions that gained at least 20 yards. 2007: Dwyer played in all 13 games behind Tashard Choice at tailback, earning Freshman All-ACC honors…selected ACC Rookie of the Week vs. Samford…despite not starting any games, he finished second on the team with 436 yards on 82 carries (5.32 ypc.), scoring 54 points behind nine touchdown runs…caught two passes for 17 yards and had 14 kickoff returns for 306 yards (21.86 avg.)…ran for over 100 yards vs. Samford.

PERSONAL

Attended Kell (Marietta, Ga.) High School…ranked the fifth-best prospect in Georgia by Scout.com and eighth by Rivals.com…received Parade All-America recognition…Class AAAAA Offensive Player of the Year and Super Southern 100 pick by the Atlanta Journal Constitution…Top 50 in Georgia honoree by the Macon Telegraph, Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 and Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team choice…received all-state first-team accolades as a senior and was honorable mention during his junior season…in his final campaign, Dwyer rushed for 1,802 yards and 21 touchdowns, as he recorded five games with over 200 yards on the ground, including a career-best 307 vs. Centennial…also had 23 receptions for 220 yards and three touchdowns, scoring 25 times, including on a 99-yard kickoff return…as a junior, he ran for 1,863 yards and 24 touchdowns, adding 22 catches for 202 yards and two scores…son of Keely and Tony Dwyer…Full name: Jonathan Avery Dwyer.

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