| Maurice Shanks |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Hampton, Va.
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| High School:
Phoebus
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 197
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| Position:
Wide Receiver
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| Birthdate:
02/19/1981
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| Experience:
1V
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On Shanks: Receiver who has been slowed by injury issues in his first few years at Maryland … tall receiver who could become a factor with more experience … tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee in the “Scout Bowl” prior to the NC State game in 2001 … had a menisectomy on his right knee in '02 … posted a 36-inch vertical jump and a 320-pound bench press in spring testing.
2002 (Sophomore): Did not see game action.
2001 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in eight games … caught three passes for 34 yards with a long of 17 … (vs. Duke) played, but did not have any catches ... had a chance to catch his first career touchdown, but he dropped it in the end zone ... (at GT) caught one pass for 17 yards ... the 17-yard grab was his longest of the season ... (vs. EMU) caught two passes for 17 yards ... the two catches were the first of his career ... also caught a two-point conversion.
2000 (Freshman): Redshirt season.
High School: A three-year letterwinner and 2000 graduate of Phoebus High School in Hampton, Va. ... rated the No. 4 prospect in the state of Virginia by the Roanoke Times ... a SuperPrep All-American who was rated No. 23 in the nation among wide receivers ... was a first team All-Hampton Roads choice after catching 27 passes for 380 yards as a senior in 1999 despite a hamstring injury early in the season ... was rated the No. 1 wide receiver in the Atlantic Region and the No. 9 prospect overall in the Atlantic Region by PrepStar ... was an all-region selection in the state as a junior.
Personal: Maurice Kelly Shanks was born February 19, 1981 ... son of DaMita Jackson ... majoring in criminology & criminal justice...a Maryland scholar-athlete in 2001.
Receiving G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long
2001 8-0 3 34 11.3 0 17
2002 0-0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Career 8-0 3 34 11.3 0 17
