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2019 Football Roster

23 Jaqwis Dancy

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 193
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Junction City, Ark.
  • Highschool Junction City HS

Biography

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
• All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (2018)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2016)

REDSHIRT SENIOR (2019)
• Saw action in first six games, including two starts, before missing remainder of season due to injury.
• Totaled 44 carries for 207 yards and two scores while also registering nine catches for 65 yards.
• Both rushing touchdowns came at Bowling Green (9/14).
• Notched a season-high 17 carries for 73 yards versus FIU (9/20).

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2018)
• Saw action in 11 games on the season despite battling injuries throughout the season.
• Led the team with 124 rushes for 667 yards and nine touchdowns, while also recording 16 catches for 140 yards and a receiving touchdown.
• Returned two kicks on the season for 37 yards.
• Had three games with 2+ TD, while rushing for a career-high 144 yards vs. South Alabama.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2017)
• Saw action in eight games on the season in his return from battling Hodgkin lymphoma in 2016.
• Completed his cancer comeback when he scored his first career touchdown in the 2017 season-
opener against Northwestern State (9/2).
• Had 39 carries for 262 yards and two touchdowns on the season, while also making three receptions for 26 yards.
• Returned 10 kickoffs for a total of 308 yards (30.8 avg.), including a career-long return of 65 yards in LA Tech’s 51-10 win over No. 25-ranked SMU in the DXL Frisco Bowl.
• Enjoyed a career day in LA Tech's road win over UTEP when he had 15 carries for 135 yards and a touchdown.
 
SOPHOMORE (2016)
•Redshirted after he was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin lymphoma in early October of 2016.
• Endured four months of chemotherapy treatments and radiation at St. Jude’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, before learning he was cancer-free on Feb. 9, 2017.
• Officially returned to the field during spring practice in April 2017.
 
FRESHMAN (2015)
• Saw action in all 13 games, totaling 17 kickoff returns for 296 yards with a long of 47 yards.
• Also recorded five total tackles (three solo, two assisted) on punt coverage.
• Totaled 103 all-purpose yards in his first collegiate appearance against Southern (9/5) with two rushing yards, 30 receiving and 71 kick return yards.
• Returned four kickoffs for 76 yards against UTSA (10/10).
• Returned a career-high five kicks for 58 yards against Mississippi State (10/17).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Junction City High School in 2015.
• A three-star rated recruit ranked 63rd nationally among running backs by Rivals in the 2015 class.
• Lettered in football, track, basketball and weight lifting.
• Three-time state championship game MVP while leading his team to three consecutive state championships.
• Ran for over 5,300 yards and 60 touchdowns in his high school career.
• Named the 2014 Arkansas State Farm Player of the Year and the All-Area Offensive Player of the Year.
• Coached by David Carpenter.
 
PERSONAL
Jaqwis Dizhante Dancy ... Son of Sean and Debra Dancy ... Born on April 22, 1997 in Homer, Louisiana ... Has three siblings, JaNyran Dancy, Jyran Dancy and JyRezhia Nathan ... Chose Louisiana Tech over SMU ... Recruited by Tim Rattay.

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Historical Player Information

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    2007Redshirt Junior

    RB
    5'11" 194 lbs
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    2015Freshman

    RB
    5'11" 190 lbs
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    2016Sophomore

    RB
    5'11" 190 lbs
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    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'11" 194 lbs
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    2018Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 194 lbs
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    2019Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    5'11" 193 lbs
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