Preseason All-American by Lindy's Sports and Sporting News magazines.
2012: Earned D3football.com All-American fourth-team offense honors and was a second-team All-North Region selection by D3football.com...led the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with 1,426 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns...broke single-season school records for receptions (85), receiving yards and touchdowns...named first-team All-HCAC for second consecutive season...had three touchdown receptions in three contests, including team's first-round playoff victory at Adrian...caught a season-high 11 passes for 154 yards and a score in NCAA Division III second-round playoff game at Mary Hardin-Baylor...recorded seven or more receptions in seven of the team's 12 games...had 10 catches for 148 yards and three touchdowns in a road conference victory against Manchester (9/15)...scored three touchdowns in conference triumph against Mount St. Joseph (10/6)...recorded 10 catches for 165 yards at Defiance (10/27)...averaged 120 all-purpose yards per contest and nearly 17 yards per reception.
2011: Voted to All-HCAC first-team as a wide receiver…named Franklin’s Receiver of the Year…named to the D3football.com All-North region third-team offense…started all 12 games, setting single-season school records with 84 catches, 1,226 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns...records stood until he surpassed those marks in 2012...averaged 102.2 all-purpose yards per game.
2010: Backup at split end…fourth on the team with 31 catches and ranked second on the team with 665 receiving yards…had seven touchdown catches and a team-best 21.5 yards per catch average…had two touchdowns and 133 yards on five catches in season opener at Carthage.
High School: Named All-State as a defensive back at Speedway High School...three-sport athlete, also competing on the track and field and basketball teams...was a three-time all-conference performer in football and twice in basketball...won the conference High Jump title with a record leap of 22'5.5"...graduated with academic honors.
Personal: Majors in Quantitative Analysis with a minor in Economics...son of Todd and Sandy Linville...Dean’s List student...member of Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society...named to Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District team.
