Michael Jefferson was a standout receiver in 2006
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Bobcats By the Numbers: #88
6/8/2015 2:54:00 PM | Football
Johnny D'Agostino looks to join some productive MSU receivers
Every day we look at players who donned the jersey number corresponding to the number of days until the Bobcats open the 2015 season on September 3 against Fort Lewis College. The list of MSU football players by the jersey number is based on preseason rosters. The set of available rosters is complete from 1946-81 and '83-present. Only the 1926-27, 1934, 1937 and 1941 rosters are available in the pre-WWII years. Corrections, additions, or rosters that fill out the set will be welcomed enthusiastically via e-mail at: blamberty@msubobcats.com. Complaints about featured players also welcome, but possibly with less enthusiasm.
#88
John D'Agostino, WR: If bloodlines and pedigree matter, Johnny D'Agostino has a bright future ahead of him. The son of former Bobcat All-Big Sky linebacker Mark D'Agostino, Johnny is a receiver prospect who begins his first fall on the varsity threatening for playing time at receiver, and as a return specialist. He was also a member of Bozeman High's 2013 State Championship team, and was named MSU's top offensive scout last fall.
Spotlight Player: Sometimes sport boils down to the proposition that one player is better than the guys he plays against. That was pretty clearly the case with Michael Jefferson in 2006. In the final season that players could transfer down a division and be eligible for one season, Jefferson came to MSU from Arizona, where he was a part-time player. It was apparent quickly that he a legitimately great player in the FCS, and while he didn't prove it every single game, he did so often enough. Jefferson caught 66 passes for 1,203 yards that year, earning All-Big Sky honors, and had some of the most impressive days a Bobcat has ever had. He set a school record with 305 all-purpose yards against Idaho State, which featured 207 receiving yards. He left MSU with two of the school's top five receiving days. He also left after only one semester, and stands as the binary example of what a player can do when liberated from a situation where opportunity proved scarce, and also why the one-time, one-year transfer rule was eliminated a few months later.
Notable #88s in the Bobcat Past: Rob Hatch wasn't the flashiest or even most productive player on the 1990-91 Bobcat defenses, but he was a good player in a supporting role to some great ones (Corey Widmer, Jeff Newton, Todd Graves). A senior from Wisconsin in 1991, Hatch finished fifth on the team in tackles with 70, logging two sacks and one other tackle-for-loss from his outside linebacker spot. But he was also good at, as basketball coaches like to say, filling up many columns of a stat sheer. He forced two fumbles, recovered a pair, and broke up two passes that season.
Through the Years: John Kinker (1956), Joe Ugrin (1967), Jim Walczak (1968), Gary Leach (1970), Bob Grabb (1971-72), Bryan Flaig (1973), Dave Henigman (1974), Scott Quittem (1975-78), Steve Niksich (1979-80), Kevin White (1982), Rich Broberg (1983), Joe Cerny (1984-85), Joel Todd (1986), Rob Hatch (1987-90), Scott Eaton (1991-92), Aaron Wilkins (1993-95), Andrew Clark (1996-97), Desmond Faison (1998-99), Toby Winters (2000-01), Toren Roschinger (2002), Jason Goodman (2003), Brian Ouilhon (2004), Matt Crane (2005), Michael Jefferson (2006), Shane Robison (2007-11), Clay Compton (2013), John D'Agostino (2014-present)
#88
John D'Agostino, WR: If bloodlines and pedigree matter, Johnny D'Agostino has a bright future ahead of him. The son of former Bobcat All-Big Sky linebacker Mark D'Agostino, Johnny is a receiver prospect who begins his first fall on the varsity threatening for playing time at receiver, and as a return specialist. He was also a member of Bozeman High's 2013 State Championship team, and was named MSU's top offensive scout last fall.
Spotlight Player: Sometimes sport boils down to the proposition that one player is better than the guys he plays against. That was pretty clearly the case with Michael Jefferson in 2006. In the final season that players could transfer down a division and be eligible for one season, Jefferson came to MSU from Arizona, where he was a part-time player. It was apparent quickly that he a legitimately great player in the FCS, and while he didn't prove it every single game, he did so often enough. Jefferson caught 66 passes for 1,203 yards that year, earning All-Big Sky honors, and had some of the most impressive days a Bobcat has ever had. He set a school record with 305 all-purpose yards against Idaho State, which featured 207 receiving yards. He left MSU with two of the school's top five receiving days. He also left after only one semester, and stands as the binary example of what a player can do when liberated from a situation where opportunity proved scarce, and also why the one-time, one-year transfer rule was eliminated a few months later.
Notable #88s in the Bobcat Past: Rob Hatch wasn't the flashiest or even most productive player on the 1990-91 Bobcat defenses, but he was a good player in a supporting role to some great ones (Corey Widmer, Jeff Newton, Todd Graves). A senior from Wisconsin in 1991, Hatch finished fifth on the team in tackles with 70, logging two sacks and one other tackle-for-loss from his outside linebacker spot. But he was also good at, as basketball coaches like to say, filling up many columns of a stat sheer. He forced two fumbles, recovered a pair, and broke up two passes that season.
Through the Years: John Kinker (1956), Joe Ugrin (1967), Jim Walczak (1968), Gary Leach (1970), Bob Grabb (1971-72), Bryan Flaig (1973), Dave Henigman (1974), Scott Quittem (1975-78), Steve Niksich (1979-80), Kevin White (1982), Rich Broberg (1983), Joe Cerny (1984-85), Joel Todd (1986), Rob Hatch (1987-90), Scott Eaton (1991-92), Aaron Wilkins (1993-95), Andrew Clark (1996-97), Desmond Faison (1998-99), Toby Winters (2000-01), Toren Roschinger (2002), Jason Goodman (2003), Brian Ouilhon (2004), Matt Crane (2005), Michael Jefferson (2006), Shane Robison (2007-11), Clay Compton (2013), John D'Agostino (2014-present)
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