Player Bio: Dwight Counter - University of New Mexico Official Athletic Site

Dwight Counter

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Lancaster, Texas
	High School: Lancaster HS

	Height / Weight: 6-3 / 193
	Position: Wide Receiver
	Birthdate: 04/16/1981
	Experience: 3L

NEW MEXICO: Three-year letterman at receiver who is probably the Lobos� best playmaker in the passing game and has shown excellent ability as a punt returner as well...combines great athleticism with tremendous leadership and savvy�coaches believe his performance in 2003 will help dictate the team�s overall offensive success�has been a consistent performer over the past two seasons, but is primed to become one of the top receiving talents in the Mountain West in his final season�a vocal leader who was one of four team captains named by his teammates in 2002�has nice size (6-3, 193) and will go up and get the ball, making him one of UNM�s top deep threats...had a 4.43 clocking in the 40 on the track last year...37 career games with 25 starts...91 career catches for 1,325 yards (14.6 ypc)...is tied for ninth on the all-time receptions list and is 11th in career yardage...9 career TDs (8 receiving, 1 punt return)...the only Lobo with two scoring catches of 80 yards or more in a career...snagged an 80-yard TD from Casey Kelly against Utah last year and caught an 85-yard TD from Kelly against Colorado State in 2001...Counter and current Lobo fullback Landrick Brody were teammates at Lancaster (Texas) HS.

2002 (JUNIOR): Earned second team all-Mountain West Conference honors and was a second team selection by the Las Vegas Review Journal as a punt returner in his first year on the job...second on the team with 35 catches for 404 yards...3 receiving TDs tied for the team-lead...had an 80-yard receiving touchdown and also scored on a 63-yard punt return...third in the MWC and No. 42 in the nation with a 11.4 punt return average, including a 74-yard return, which equaled the 7th-longest ever at UNM...352 punt return yards were second on the UNM single-season list, just 40 yards shy of Holmon Wiggins� 2001 record...fifth player in Lobo history to eclipse 300 yards in a season...UCLA (Las Vegas Bowl)...game-high 5 catches for 78 yards in his bowl debut...had an outstanding 44-yard catch to help set up the Lobos� final TD in the fourth quarter...Wyoming...did most of his damage on special teams, where he returned 4 punts for 92 yards (23 avg.)...opened the second half with a 45-yard return, his longest in 9 games...UNM scored 2 plays later to take a 28-14 lead, then put the game away 4 minutes later on his beautiful 28-yard fingertip touchdown grab...Utah...biggest yardage day of the season with 100 yards receiving on 3 catches...pulled in a pivotal, season-long 80-yard touchdown pass from Casey Kelly to keep UNM within striking distance in the first half...catch was the second-longest of his career...most yards since 121-yard performance at home vs. CSU on Nov. 17, 2001...Utah State...rebounded nicely after ending his streak of 16-straight games with a catch vs. UNLV...4 receptions for 24 yards in 38 offensive plays...New Mexico State...5 receptions for 56 yards...had a 42-yard reception nullified by a holding penalty in the second quarter...no punt returns with NMSU choosing to kick away from him most of the night...Baylor...3 catches for 25 yards in 40 plays...4 punt returns for 107 yards, the highest single-game total since Chad Smith set a UNM record with 142 yards in 1996...nearly scored on a 74-yard return, but was brought down at the Baylor 10...Weber State...had a 63-yard punt return for a touchdown which gave New Mexico a 30-10 lead...that was the longest punt return for a touchdown since 1996, when Chad Smith took one back 74 yards against UTEP...named MWC special teams player of the week for his efforts.

2001 (SOPHOMORE): Named honorable mention all-conference by the coaches and media...team leader with 43 catches and 774 yards...ranked 6th in the conference with 3.9 receptions per game...70.4 receiving ypg ranked 5th in the league...first Lobo receiver to have back-to-back 100-yard receiving games since All-America WR Pascal Volz had 4 consecutive in 1997...had three 100-yard receiving games...37 catches for 735 yards in last 8 outings (19.8 ypc)...caught a pass in every game and caught at least 3 balls in all but two contests...4 touchdowns on the year with an average of 46.5 yards per TD reception...had a TD catch in 3 of the last 5 games...Colorado State...3 catches for a career-high 121 yards, including an 85-yard TD pass from Casey Kelly...the hookup was the fifth-longest passing play in UNM history and the second-longest in the history of the MWC...San Diego State...4 catches for 69 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown grab...52 plays...Air Force...4 catches for 81 yards...18-yard TD catch...57 plays...BYU...game-high 7 catches for 60 yards...7 grabs is a career-high...carried the ball twice for 14 yards...57 plays...Wyoming...just missed his third straight 100-yard receiving game, gaining 99 yards on 5 catches...40 plays...Utah...4 catches for 107 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown reception from Kelly...second straight game with at least 100 yards receiving...45 plays...Baylor...5 catches for 119 yards...had receptions of 39 and 47 yards...the 119 yards receiving were the most by a Lobo receiver in three years, since Martinez Williams had 172 against Fresno State in 1998...35 plays.

2000 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in every game with 3 starts (Oregon State, Northern Arizona, Wyoming)...fourth on team with 13 catches and 147 yards, but just 2 grabs in the last 5 games...longest receiving play was a 25-yard catch from Jeremy Denson vs. Boise State...Boise State...first catches of his career, leading UNM with 4 grabs for 46 yards, both totals being season highs...Northern Arizona...solid game with 3 catches for 40 yards...caught first career TD, a 14-yard score in the 1st quarter to give UNM a 14-0 lead.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 1999 graduate of Lancaster (Texas) HS...first team all-district receiver and team MVP, catching 46 passes for 746 yards and 10 TDs as a senior...played for head coach Doug Black...best game was 3 TDs in a 42-35 double-overtime win over Terrel...Counter scored on a 71-yard reverse, he sent the game into overtime with a TD reception at the end of regulation, then his TD grab in the second OT was the game-winner for the Tigers...also lettered in track in the triple jump...member of the �A� Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Born April 6, 1981, in Dallas...age is 22...full name is Dwight Dwayne Counter...son of Dwight and Tisa...has two sisters and two brothers...major is University Studies.

CAREER HIGHS: Receptions: 7, vs. BYU (10/13/01). Receiving Yards: 121, vs. Colorado State (11/17/01). Longest Catch: 85 yards (TD), vs. Colorado State (11/17/01). Punt Return: 74 yards (no TD), vs. Baylor (9/14/02).