Dec. 23, 2009
Bronx, N.Y. -
Fordham University senior wider receiver Jason Caldwell (Baltimore, Md./St. Paul's) was named Second Team Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) All-America by The Sports Network it was announced today. It is the second All-America honor for Caldwell, who received Third Team Associated Press Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) All-America honors last week. Caldwell also previously was named to the ECAC FCS All-Star Team and First Team All-Patriot League.
Caldwell turned in one of the most productive season for a Fordham wide receiver this fall, catching 79 passes for 1,252 yards and nine touchdowns. The 79 receptions and 1,252 receiving yards are both the second best single season total in school history while his nine touchdown catches ties him for third. Caldwell leads the Patriot League in receptions per game (7.2) and receiving yards/game (113.8). He is third in the NCAA FCS in total receiving yards and receiving yards/game, tied for tenth in receptions/game and 27th in all-purpose yards/game.
On the year, Caldwell recorded seven 100-yard receiving games, including a nine-catch, 254-yard, four-touchdown game at Cornell on October 17th, tying Javarus Dudley's single-game mark for touchdown receptions in a game and finishing one shy of Dudley's school mark for receiving yards in a game.
The Rams finished the regular season with a 5-6 overall record, 2-4 in the Patriot League.
For the complete Sports Network FCS All-America Team click here.
