CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Totaled 40 catches for 444 yards during his career • Had 15 catches for 112 yards in 2006 • Pulled down a career high seven passes in last year’s win vs. Miami • Played in 25 games and started 17 times
ADDITIONAL UVa NOTES 2006– Teams with Tom Santi and John Phillips to give UVa as good a set of tight ends as any team in the country ... appeared in all 12 games and started nine times when the Cavaliers used a two tight end set ... finished the season fifth on the team with 15 catches for 112 yards ... had receptions in UVa’s first three games and then did not catch a ball until the eighth contest against North Carolina ... had career-high seven catches for 42 yards in 17-7 win vs. Miami ... that game marked the second time during his career he has led the team in catches ... earned second letter. 2005—Played in 11 games, starting eight ... 24 receptions for 319 yards and a touchdown ... ranked fifth in receptions and receiving yards among ACC tight ends ... 17 of 24 receptions (.708) went for either a first down or touchdown, the best percentage on the team ... caught three passes for 34 yards in his first starting assignment against Western Michigan ... caught three passes for 51 yards vs. Maryland ... named the team’s offensive player of the game ... all three receptions against the Terrapins were first downs and started a four-game stretch when 11 of 13 catches were first downs or touchdowns ... led the team in receiving for the first time with five receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown in the upset of Florida State ... scored the first touchdown of his career on a magnificent 21-yard catch while nearly falling out of bounds along the sideline in the end zone ... caught four passes for 67 yards, including a career-long 25-yarder, against Miami ... had three receptions for 39 yards in the win over Minnesota in the Music City Bowl ...lettered for the first time. 2004—Was expected to be a contributor at tight end but things didn’t work out as planned ... was hampered by a foot injury throughout the season ... injured his foot during training camp and missed the first five games ... his first action came against Florida State when he pulled in a 13-yard reception ... played the next week at Duke, but that was his last action due to injury. 2003—Was on the travel squad but did not play in a game ... red-shirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL One of the country’s top tight end prospects at State College Area HS for head coach Dave Lintall ... SuperPrep All-American ... PrepStar “Dream Team” ... All-American by Tom Lemming ... ranked as the nation’s No. 2 tight end by SuperPrep, No. 6 by both Tom Lemming and Rivals.com, and eighth by Max Emfinger of TheInsiders.com ... No. 86 player in the country by Rivals100.com and 92nd by Tom Lemming ... four stars by Rivals.com ... No. 94 overall in country by Collegefootballnews.com ... No. 15 player in Midwest region by Rivals.com ... No. 17 player in the Atlantic East region by Rivals.com ... second-best player in Pennsylvania according to SuperPrep and No. 4 by Rivals.com ... played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... named to the Associated Press Big Schools (Class AAAA and AAA) All-State first team as a senior when he set a school record with 45 receptions for 515 yards and four touchdowns ... also made 75 tackles on defense ... led team in receiving as a junior with 30 catches for 360 yards and eight touchdowns, while recording 75 tackles, seven sacks, and 12 tackles for loss ... all-conference his last two years ... also played basketball ... averaged in double figures and led the team in rebounding as a junior in helping his school advance to the second round of the state playoffs ... member of the national award winning a cappella high school music group “Master Singers” ... Honor Roll student ... full name is Jonathan David Stupar ... born 7-27-84 in State College, Pa. ... son of Cheryl and Steve Stupar ... has two sisters, Dyanna and Katlyn, and two younger brothers, Nathan and Robby ... his father played at Penn State in the late 70s, while Nathan will be a freshman linebacker there this season ... nephew of former NFL quarterback Jeff Hostetler ... sports medicine major.
Career Highs Receptions: 7 vs. Miami, 2006 Receiving Yards: 67 vs. Miami, 2005 Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Florida State, 2005
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