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2015 Football Roster

6 Darius Kersey

  • Year Senior
  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Dover, N.J.
  • High School Dover

Biography

Career: Has started 18 of 27 games, rushing 88 times for 363 yards and six touchdowns … Also has caught 52 passes for 806 yards and seven scores … Ranks third in yards/reception (15.5), seventh in both kickoff returns (25) and kickoff return average (19.8 yards/return), eighth in both receiving yards and all-purpose yards (1,664), and 10th in both scoring (72) and total offensive touchdowns (13) on the WP career charts.
 
2014: Started six times in 10 games and ranked second on the team with 30 receptions and 470 yards … Found the end zone twice through the air, and also carried 20 times for 107 yards … Paced the kickoff returners with 16 attempts for 366 yards … Rated fifth in total offensive touchdowns (10), tied for fifth in scoring (60) and sixth in yards/reception (15.7) on the WP single-season lists … Was fifth in kickoff return average (22.9 yards/attempt) and eighth in receiving yards/game (52.2) in the league statistics … Posted two 100-yard receiving totals … Hauled in five passes for a career-best 119 yards during a 36-32 Homecoming victory against Salve Regina (9/20/14) … Caught a 65-yard touchdown in a 36-20 season-opening win at Maritime (9/5/14) … Also had a season-long 37-yard kickoff return against the Privateers … Finished with four receptions and 108 yards, including a 68-yard TD, at Rowan (10/11/14) … Carried 10 times for a career-high 67 yards against Bridgewater State (9/13/14) … Gained 98 yards, matching his career best with 10 receptions, against Montclair State (10/4/14).
 
2013: A starter in nine of 10 games, carrying 61 times for 207 yards … Led WP with five rushing touchdowns and five scores through the air … Hauled in 22 passes for 336 yards … In the NJAC statistics, was tied for fifth in overall scoring and scoring/TDs (6.0 points/game) … Carried a career-best 10 times during a 21-19 season-opening win at King’s (9/7/13) … Posted 58-yard and 12-yard receiving touchdowns, part of a season-best 94-yard effort on four catches at Bridgewater State (9/14/13) … Scored from two yards out on the ground at Cortland (9/21/13) … Contributed a one-yard TD during a 49-23 Homecoming victory against Maritime (9/28/13) … Caught touchdown passes of 23 and 11 yards against Morrisville State (10/5/13) … Finished with a season-best 44 yards rushing on nine attempts against the Mustangs … His one-yard and 15-yard carries resulted in touchdowns against Brockport (10/12/13) … Caught four passes for 79 yards, including a 63-yard score, against Rowan (10/26/13) … Broke the goal line from two yards out at Montclair State (11/2/13).
 
2012: Started in three of his seven appearances as a rookie, rushing for 49 yards on seven carries while scoring a touchdown … Gained 40 yards on four carries, including a 25-yard score, during a 26-6 victory at FDU-Florham (11/16/12).
 
Prior to William Paterson: A transfer from Lackawanna College … Was an all-conference, all-county and East/West All-Star selection as a senior at Dover H.S. … Named the Tigers’ MVP and captain … Complied 1,500 all-purpose yards and 15 touchdowns in 2009 … An honorable-mention all-conference pick as a junior … Also a three-year letterwinner in basketball … Named team captain and MVP his senior year and the Defensive Player of the Year as a junior.

Academics: Majoring in sports management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2012Freshman

    Running Back
    5'8" 160 lbs
    48
  • 26

    2013Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'8" 160 lbs
    26
  • 6

    2014Junior

    Running Back
    5'8" 160 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2015Senior

    Running Back
    5'8" 160 lbs
    6