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Andrew Turzilli

Class: Junior Hometown: Butler, N.J. High School: Butler HS

Height / Weight: 6-3½ / 188 Position: Wide Receiver Experience: 2L

Career Honors: 2012: Earned Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honors... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during spring semester.

2012 (So.): Played in all 12 games, making starts at wide receiver against TCU, Northern Illinois, Kansas State and Oklahoma State... Hauled in 17 passes for 287 yards, including a pair of 40-plus yard strikes... Recorded first career 100-yard game against TCU on three catches... Became first Jayhawk 100-yard receiver since JaCorey Shepherd in the 2011 season-opener versus McNeese State... His 42-yard catch in the fourth quarter against the Horned Frogs was the third-longest by a Jayhawk in 2012... Added four catches for 45 yards at Northern Illinois... Made a career high five catches for 67 yards at Kansas State... Recorded a pair of catches for 22 yards against Oklahoma State... Hauled in a 41-yard reception from Dayne Crist in season-finale at West Virginia.

2011 (RFr.): Played in three games ... Made career debut against Northern Illinois ... Tallied three catches for 37 yards and a touchdown at Georgia Tech ... One of eight Jayhawks to catch a touchdown pass in 2011.

2010 (Fr.): Redshirted his first season at Kansas.

High School: Named all-state first team, all-Daily Record, all-conference, all-area and all-tri-state after his senior season... As a senior he pulled in 54 receptions for 953 yards and 11 touchdowns in 12 games... Team finished 10-2 his senior season... Named all-conference as a junior... Caught 38 passes for 685 yards and seven touchdowns in just five games as a junior after transferring midway through the season... Lettered three seasons as a wide receiver and defensive back... Also played basketball.

Personal: Born in Mesa, Ariz... Son of Kathy Turzilli... Has three sisters... Major is pre-health and physical education... Would like to be a teacher after graduation.