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Krys Buerck moved to cornerback in spring practice after playing wide receiver in 2007 and emerged No. 1 on the depth chart at new position opposite fifth-year senior Dwain Crawford. 2007: As a true freshman wide receiver, played in 10 games with six starts ... Bears' No. 6 receiver on season with 23 receptions for 280 yards and two touchdowns ... All 23 grabs came in an eight-game span (Rice through Kansas State) that saw him tally two or more receptions in every contest ... Reception total was just two shy of Baylor's single-season freshman record of 25 set by Trent Shelton in 2003 and broken by Brad Taylor, Buerck's teammate, in 2007 ... In first career start, registered a career-high six receptions for a career-best 76 yards and one touchdown, an 11-yard catch, vs. Texas State ... Hauled in two passes for 20 yards at Buffalo, including a 9-yard touchdown grab, in second career start, and rushed twice for six yards ... Had two receptions for 57 yards against Rice, one of which was career-long 44-yard grab ... Also totaled three receptions vs. Colorado (for 15 yards), at No. 20 Kansas (26 yards) and at Kansas State (41 yards) ... Missed games vs. Texas Tech and at No. 4 Oklahoma with sprained ankle ... Played 449 snaps, including career-high 86 plays at Buffalo, to earn first Baylor letter ... Fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll member. High School: Mesquite High School, Mesquite, Texas ... Rated 49th on The Dallas Morning News Top 100 Area list ... Named Most Outstanding Offensive Player of 2007 Oil Bowl after catching six passes for 124 yards and one touchdown in Texas' 31-16 victory over Oklahoma ... Caught 48 passes for 970 yards and 12 touchdowns to earn 2006 District 12-5A co-offensive MVP honors ... Garnered 2006 honorable mention Class 5A all-state honors from both Associated Press and the Texas Sports Writers Association ... His 970 receiving yards ranked eighth among all 2006 Class 5A Metroplex performers, while the 12 touchdown catches equaled area's fifth-highest total ... Helped team to a 7-5 record and the second round of the playoffs as a senior ... Caught 41 passes for 606 yards and four touchdowns as a junior for a team which advanced to the Class 5A Division I bi-district playoffs ... One of receptions as a junior was an 18-yard touchdown catch with 0.7 seconds left to give the Skeeters a 14-13 playoff-clinching win over Rockwall ... Also ran on Mesquite's 4x100- and 4x400-meter relay teams as a junior ... Drew recruiting interest from Tulsa, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Rice ... Coached by Steve Halpin at the District 12-5A school. Personal: The son of Brent Buerck and Debra Buerck, Krystopher Thomas Buerck was born Jan. 11, 1989 ... Undeclared major. |
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