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  T.J. Scranton

T.J. Scranton

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Hitchcock, Texas

High School:
Hitchcock

Last College:
Kilgore College

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 180

Position:
WR

Experience:
JC

Junior College: Kilgore College, Kilgore, Texas ... One of four wide receivers in Baylor's 2008 signing class ... 3-star rank by Scout.com ... Caught 57 passes for 796 yards and 13 touchdowns for a 2007 Rangers' team which finished 8-4 and earned a Heart of Texas bowl bid ... Originally signed with Art Briles' Houston Cougar program in 2005, enrolled at Houston and did not play before transferring to Ranger [Texas] College where he played as a freshman in 2006 ... Selected Baylor over Houston, Syracuse, South Carolina and Illinois ... Played for coach J.J. Eckert at Kilgore.

High School: Hitchcock High School, Hitchcock, Texas ... Earned Class 2A all-state honors ... The two-time All-Greater Houston team member earned 2004 all-county and all-district recognition ... Also played basketball and was a regional qualifier in both the 400 meters and the triple jump ... Played for Bulldogs' coach Gary Carney at the District 26- 2A school.

Personal: The son of Anthony and Willie Washington, Truman J. Scranton was born Nov. 30, 1986, in Galveston, Texas, and will celebrate his 22nd birthday the day after the Bears' regular-season finale at Texas Tech.