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ChrisBernard

  • height 6-1
  • Weight 188
  • class Senior
  • Previous School Saddleback College
  • High school Aliso Niguel
BIO

Played well in the spring and will be a regular in the playing rotation at wide receiver … Made a solid contribution last season after moving up from the junior college ranks … Experience should help him take on a greater role this season … Showed good all-around ability … Has played in 12 games with one start.

2002 (Junior): Played in all 12 games … Started the win over Vanderbilt when UK opened in a three-receiver set … Caught 14 passes during the season, good for 197 yards … Hauled in a 49-yard scoring bomb against Texas-El Paso … Caught three passes for 37 yards in the win at Mississippi State.

2001 (Sophomore): Garnered second-team junior college All-America honors at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif. …Caught 61 passes for 957 yards and eight touchdowns … Averaged 25.4 yards on kickoff returns … Led the team in all-purpose yardage … Helped lead team to a 7-4 record, a berth in the Western States Bowl, and a final national ranking of No. 29 … First-team All-Mission Conference … Coached by Mark McElroy.

2000 (Freshman): Caught 15 passes for 284 yards and three TDs … Also rushed 42 times for 211 yards and completed three of six passes for 142 yards and one TD … Averaged 24 yards on kickoff returns and 6.9 yards on punt returns … Led the team in all-purpose yardage … First-team All-Mission Conference.

High School: Two-year starter at Aliso Niguel HS in Aliso Viejo, Calif. … At various times, he played quarterback, wide receiver, running back, defensive back, punter and as a kickoff/punt returner … An all-league performer as a senior, helping his team to the state playoffs … Coached by Joe Wood … Played for Laguna Hills (Calif.) HS as a sophomore for a team that posted a 13-1 record and won the division championship … Also participated with the basketball, baseball, and track teams while in high school.

Personal: Full name is Christopher Matthew Bernard … Born 2-1-82 in Mission Viejo, Calif. … Son of Greg and Rahimah Bernard … Plans a major in marketing.

The Cats’ Cause: Participated in a service event at the UK Children’s Hospital (2002).

Bernard Career Statistics

Year Pos.      Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2002 Wide Rec.  14  197  14.1  1  49
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