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After breaking five NSU records and tying another during the 2014 season, the receiver/returner has three more career records well within reach. Needs eight receptions (currently at 119), 740 receiving yards (1,484) and 974 all-purpose yards (4,052) to break those records.
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2014 Season: Broke five NSU program records and tied another … set career kickoff return yardage (2,125), single-season kickoff return yardage (1,045), single-season kickoff returns (45), single-season receptions (73) by 19 catches, single-game receiving yardage (238 vs. McNeese) and tied the single-game receptions mark (13 vs. Abilene Christian) … ranks fifth all-time on NSU’s all-purpose career yardage chart, needing 728 yards to break Toby Zeigler’s record of 5,025 yards gained in 2002-05 … team-high 908 receiving yards on 73 catches … tied team-high with six receiving touchdowns … six games of at least 70 receiving yards, including McNeese State (238 yards), Missouri State (107 yards) and Abilene Christian (126 yards) … second in the FCS in all-purpose yardage (180.8 yards per game) … averaged 23.2 yards per kick return on 45 attempts … averaged 10 yards per punt return on 21 attempts with an 80-yard touchdown against Stephen F. Austin.
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2013 Season: Team’s second-leading receiver and top return guy … his 585 receiving yards were second behind Louis Hollier, and his 46 receptions led the team … first on the team in punt returns (13), punt return yards (124), kick returns (34) and kick return yards (798) … both kickoff return yards and returns were NSU records at the time … seven receptions for 145 yards and a touchdown against Southeastern Louisiana … six catches for 98 yards and a touchdown vs. Southern… 75 yards receiving and a touchdown on three catches at McNeese State … punt return for a touchdown (50 yards) against Langston, and finished with 63 yards in that game … five kickoff returns for 139 yards against Central Arkansas and five returns for 145 yards against Stephen F. Austin … 72 kickoff return yards against Sam Houston and 71 against Lamar.Â
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2012 Season: Played in nine games as a cornerback and on special teams … recorded four tackles at Nevada and vs. Lamar… forced a fumble at Stephen F. Austin and had two tackles … had kick return for an 82-yard touchdown against Sam Houston State, finished game with 122 yards … collected 98 all-purpose yards at Central Arkansas, 81 kick return and 17 punt return … 68 kick return yards on four attempts at SFA.
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High School: Had three interceptions and returned two punts, one kickoff and one fumble recovery for touchdowns as a senior … earned all-state, all-metro and all-district honors … intercepted eight passes and had one punt return for a touchdown his junior season where he earned all-state, all-metro and all-district honors … picked off a state record five passes in one game … team finished 10-3 … had five interceptions and returned two punts for touchdowns in an 8-3 sophomore season … lettered four years in football, four in track and field and one in basketball … was the long jump regional champion and finished third in the state as a junior.
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Personal: Son of Charles and Jennifer Eagan … one brother, Joe and a sister, Mavra… born June 19, 1993.
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EAGAN'S 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES |
145 vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Oct. 19, 2013 |
107 vs. Missouri State, Aug. 28, 2014 |
238 vs. McNeese State, Nov. 1, 2014 |
126 at Abilene Christian, Nov. 8, 2014 |
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EAGAN'S DOUBLE-FIGURE RECEPTION GAMES |
10 vs. McNeese State, Nov. 1, 2014 |
13 at Abilene Christian, Nov. 8, 2014 |
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Eagan's Career Stats |
RECEIVING |
YEAR | G | REC | YDS | TD | LNG | AVG | AVG/G | |
2014 | 12 | 73 | 908 | 6 | 60 | 12.4 | 75.7 | |
2013 | 12 | 46 | 585 | 3 | 41 | 12.7 | 48.8 | |
TOTALS | 24 | 119 | 1483 | 9 | 60 | 12.5 | 61.8 | |
TACKLES |
YEAR | G | T | A | TOT | TFL | S | FF | FR | INT | PBU | BLK |
2012 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 9 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RETURNS |
YEAR | KOR | YDS | LNG | AVG | TD | PR | YDS | LNG | AVG | TD | |
2014 | 45 | 1045 | 57 | 23.2 | 0 | 21 | 209 | 80 | 10.0 | 1 | |
2013 | 34 | 798 | 61 | 12.5 | 0 | 13 | 124 | 50 | 9.5 | 1 | |
2012 | 12 | 282 | 82 | 23.5 | 1 | 8 | 83 | 25 | 10.4 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 91 | 2125 | 82 | 23.4 | 1 | 42 | 416 | 80 | 9.9 | 2 | |
GAME HIGHS |
Receptions:Â Â 13, 126 yds, at Abilene Christian, Nov. 8, 2014 |
Receiving Yards:Â Â 238, 10 rec., vs. McNeese State, Nov. 1, 2014 |
Longest Reception:Â Â 60 vs. McNeese State, Nov. 1, 2014 |
Kickoff Returns:Â 9 at Central Arkansas, Oct. 25, 2014 |
Kickoff Return Yards:Â 193, 7 ret., at Baylor, Sept. 6, 2014 |
Longest Kick off Return:Â 82, TD, vs Sam Houston State, Nov. 10, 2012 |
Punt Returns:Â 4, twice, last vs. Nicholls, Nov. 15, 2014, 48 yds |
Punt Return Yards:Â Â 73, 2 ret., at Stephen F. Austin, Nov. 22, 2014 |
Longest Punt Return:Â 80 (TD) at Stephen F. Austin, Nov. 22, 2014 |
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