Chris Summers

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
WR
Height:
6-5
Weight:
215
Prev School:
Jean Ribault HS
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.

Offensive Team Captain

Big South Preseason All-Conference

Preseason Walter Payton Award Candidate

An Inside Look from the Coaching Staff: Has developed into one of the best wide receivers in the country, either FCS or FBS … is an all-around player … is a presence at the position with his size … has matured and grown into his body … wants to wrap up his career at Liberty with another All-America season … comes into the season ranked fifth in school history with 124 career receptions and third with 19 receiving touchdowns.

2010 (R-Jr.): Named to the Sports Network, College Sporting News and Phil Steele Postseason first-team All-America team … third-team All-America selection by the Associated Press … ECAC All-Star first-team honoree … first team VaSID all-state selection … Big South first-team all-conference member … posted the most prolific receiving season in program history … missed the final game of the season with an injury … set new program standards in receiving touchdowns (15) and receiving yards (1,081) … receiving yard total was best in Big South history, while receiving touchdown total ranks second best … ranked No. 2 nationally in total touchdowns, No. 5 in total receiving yards, No. 5 in receiving yards per game (108.1) and No. 8 in scoring (9.00 points per game) … six 100-yard games, tying a Big South season record … scored two or more touchdowns in five out of 10 games … finished three out of five Big South games with 100 or more receiving yards … jumped onto the national scene with 11 catches for 146 yards and two touchdowns during Liberty’s upset victory over FBS opponent Ball State … tied a Williams Stadium record with three touchdown receptions against Savannah State … six catches for 120 yards and three touchdowns in road victory at VMI.

2009 (R-So.): Big South second-team all-conference … started all 11 games of the season … ranked fifth in the league in receptions per game (4.18) and sixth in receiving yards per game (54.8) … tied for fourth in the league in receiving touchdowns (4) … second in the league in receiving touchdowns during conference games (3) … ranked fifth in the Big South with 309 receiving yards during conference play … total receiving yards ranked third-most by a sophomore in program history … tied for the team lead in total receiving touchdowns … had a big game at Lafayette, recording 14 catches for 138 yards and a score to help Liberty to the road victory … the 14 receptions against Lafayette were the second highest single game total in program history … spotlighted conference games with 99 yards and a touchdown against Coastal Carolina and 87 yards and a touchdown against Gardner-Webb … five receptions for 50 yards in the season finale at Stony Brook … four catches for 46 yards and a touchdown against VMI.

2008 (R-Fr.): Saw playing time in all 12 games during his first year on the field with the Flames … got his first career start against Big South newcomer Stony Brook, helping the Flames shut out the Seawolves, 33-0, in one of two Liberty conference shutout victories on the season … finished the season with two receptions for a total of 14 yards … caught an eight-yard pass in Liberty 19-16 road victory over Western Carolina … hauled in his second reception, a six-yarder, against Stony Brook … also saw time on Liberty’s special team units … picked up a kickoff return against VMI and a solo tackle against Charleston Southern.

2007 (Fr.): Redshirted.

Prep: Graduated from Jean Ribault High School … four-year member of the squad at Jean Ribault … joined the team as a quarterback as a freshman and was moved to wide receiver for his sophomore, junior and senior seasons … caught 49 passes for 670 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior … member of the Straight A and Trojan Scholar programs.

Personal: Son of Larry and Cheryl Summers … birthday is July 10 … kinesiology major.