80  Chris McNeill
	Class: Junior Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif. High School: Notre Dame Height / Weight: 6-1 / 180 Position: Wide Receiver

UW This Season: Chris McNeill has established himself as a consistent and reliable performer in his fi rst two seasons at Wyoming. With 19 career starts to his credit, he is Wyoming's most experienced returning receiver entering the 2011 season. The junior caught a combined 45 passes for 374 yards his first two seasons as a Cowboy.

2010: McNeill started all 12 games at wide receiver in his sophomore campaign. He finished with 28 catches for 257 yards and three touchdowns. That ranked him second on the team in receptions and third in receiving yards. His long reception of the season was a 50-yard TD catch at New Mexico. His other scoring grabs of the season came at Toledo (37 yards) and BYU (16 yards). McNeill's top performance came against Southern Utah when he caught five balls for 44 yards. He also had four receptions for 25 yards at Texas, and four catches for 21 yards versus San Diego State. McNeill caught at least one pass in 11 of the 12 games he played in 2010.

2009: McNeill became a significant contributor to the Wyoming offense in his true freshman season. He started seven of the last nine games of the `09 campaign and played in all 13 games. McNeill caught 17 passes, tying him for fifth-best on the team, and he had 117 receiving yards, seventh best for the Cowboys. He caught a season high four passes against UNLV, had three catches at Florida Atlantic and had a season high in receiving yards, with 25 yards at San Diego State.

High School: McNeill was an All-CIF selection his senior season, and was also an All-CIF Academic honoree. He earned All-Serra League honors as a wide receiver, catching 42 passes for 806 yards and eight touchdowns in 2008. On defense, he intercepted four passes and returned one for a TD as a defensive back. McNeill played for one of the top teams in the state of California in 2008. His Notre Dame High School team in Sherman Oaks, Calif., went through the regular season undefeated, posting a 10-0 record and capturing the Serra League Championship. Notre Dame entered the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Division II Playoffs ranked No. 2 and advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to Orange Lutheran. The Knights finished with an 11-1 record. His teammate, junior quarterback Ryan Kasdorf, was named the Gatorade California Football Player of the Year. McNeill's junior season, he caught 23 passes for 381 yards, and earned All-CIF Academic honors for the first time. His team finished 8-3 his junior season before losing in the first round of the CIF Southern Section State Playoffs. McNeill is also a three-year letterwinner in track and field. He played for head football coach Kevin Rooney.

Personal: Born March 15, 1991, he is one of two children of Robin and Lenny McNeill. McNeill has one sister, Jennifer. His father played college football at UC Riverside. McNeill was also recruited by Arizona State and Nevada. McNeill plans to study communications at UW.