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Sean Lees
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Libertyville, Ill.
High School: Carmel Catholic
Expected to see extensive time in the backfield during his sophomore season ... 2007: Played in twelve games as a true freshman with three carries for 38 yards and 21 kickoff returns for 509 yards ... Ranked fourth in the Southern Conference with a 24.24 yard average on kickoff returns ... The 509 kickoff return yards in a season ranks ninth on the all-time list at Wofford ... Against Charleston Southern (9/8) had one carry for 18 yards and one kickoff return ... Against Gardner-Webb (10/13) had one rush for a season-long 20 yards and added three kickoff returns for 68 yards ... Had a season-high six kickoff returns against Georgia Southern (11/3) for 181 yards and a long of 45 yards ... The 181 kickoff return yards were the most in a single game in Wofford history ... At Chattanooga (11/10) earned Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors with three kickoff returns for 115 yards, including a 79-yard return for a touchdown ... In the NCAA Playoffs, added three returns for 56 yards at Montana (11/24) and three returns for 52 yards against Richmond (12/1) ... Also had three tackles on the season ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... HIGH SCHOOL: Played two seasons at Carmel Catholic High in Mundelein, Illinois ... Earned first team All-East Suburban Catholic Conference honors as a senior ... Also named first team all-area by the Daily Herald and the Pioneer Press and second team all-state by the Chicago Tribune ... Named IHSA Academic All-State ... Rushed for 750 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior ... Totaled 1,300 yards, 21 touchdowns, 62 tackles and two interceptions as a senior ... Averaged 26.5 yards on kickoff returns and 21.2 yards on punt returns as a senior ... The Corsairs run an offense very similar to Wofford’s ... Scored on his first three carries of the 2006 season in the season opener against Morgan Park ... Rushed for 103 yards on four carries in the first half ... Also had a 71-yard touchdown run against McHenry ... Finished the game with 145 yards and two touchdowns on just five carries ... Returned a kickoff 87 yards for a score against Marion Catholic, then turned around and ran one in from 54 yards out ... PERSONAL: Born May 5, 1989 .... Son of Ed and Lisa Lees ... Father played football at Butler and his grandfather played football at Iowa ... Undeclared major.
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