Junior Vandeross is a junior wide receiver from Tampa, Fla. A media communications major, Vandeross earned first-team All-MAC honors this season after catching a team-high 73 passes for 763 yards.
On the importance of sports growing up
"I've played football all my life. I played every sport growing up – soccer, baseball, basketball, hockey, football, of course. I had a lot of friends and family playing football growing up, all types of sports. Being outside, being outdoors. Playing sports is what I did all my life.
"I had a lot of great coaches and father figures around me growing up that always made sure I stayed out of trouble, playing in sports and doing the right thing.