14  David Tooley
David Tooley

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Moberly, Mo.

High School:
Moberly

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 203

Position:
Wide Receiver


UW This Season: After a true freshman season in which he showed flashes of his talent, David Tooley looks to continue that success as a sophomore. However, he will have to return from a knee injury that ended his freshman season prematurely. He did not participate in 2010 spring drills, but looks to be at full strength for the upcoming season. Tooley will enter his sophomore season listed as the projected starter at one of the wide receiver positions for the Cowboys.

2009: Tooley played in 10 games as a true freshman. He caught seven passes on the season for 115 yards and one touchdown. He averaged 16.4 yards a catch, which was the second best average among UW's receiving corps. His one touchdown reception of the season came in a big situation -- in the fourth quarter of UW's 21-point come-from-behind win at San Diego State. Tooley caught UW's final TD, which tied things at 27-27, with 2:07 remaining in the game. He had four catches for 70 yards versus the Aztecs, which was his best game of the season. Two weeks later at Colorado State, Wyoming's bowl hopes were on the line. Again at a critical point in the game, Tooley made a spectacular catch. Wyoming was trailing 13-7 on its first possession of the fourth quarter, and was facing a third down and 13 at its own 28-yard line. Tooley went airborne to catch a 23-yard pass from fellow freshman Austyn Carta-Samuels. It gave Wyoming a first down on the CSU 49-yard line. It was Tooley's first catch of the day, but it would be his last of the season as his knee was injured on the play. That catch set up the next play which was a 49-yard TD run by Carta-Samuels that put the Cowboys ahead 14-13 on way to a 17-16 road win and a bowl bid. Tooley, unfortunately, had to miss the New Mexico Bowl, and had to have the knee surgically repaired.

High School: Tooley came to Wyoming from Moberly, Mo., where he was a Second Team All-State Class 3 selection, as well as being an All-District and All-Area honoree. He caught 57 passes for 921 yards and seven touchdowns his senior season. He helped lead Moberly High to a 7-4 record and the Missouri State Playoffs. An outstanding athlete, he also led Moberly in kickoff returns, with 18 returns for 456 yards and a 25.3 average per return. On defense, he was credited with 54 tackles. His junior year, Tooley's Moberly High team went through the regular season undefeated, with an 11-0 mark, before losing in the third round of the State Playoffs to finish the season 13-1. Tooley was also an All-District and All-Area selection as a junior, catching 48 passes for 608 yards and six TDs. He is an outstanding track and field athlete, earning three letters in track entering his senior season. He played for head football coach Jason Ambroson at Moberly High.

Personal: Born July 14, 1990, he is the youngest of two children of Trenia Tooley, he has an older brother Micah. Tooley was also recruited by Kansas State and Missouri. Tooley hasn't yet declared a college major.

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