Dominique Heath

NCAA Football: Iowa State at Kansas State

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-9
Weight:
175
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Huntersville, N.C.
High School:
Hopewell

CAREER HONORS
• 2016 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 [kr/pr] (Coaches)
• 2016 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Florida Atlantic)

A versatile and athletic player who has been an integral part of the offense and special teams over the last two years... Should continue both roles while adding more production with his growth as a player... Enters his junior campaign 249 receiving yards shy of becoming the school’s 30th career 1,000-yard receiver.

2016: Played in all 13 games, leading the team with 45 catches for 438 yards and three touchdowns... Paced the squad with 12 catches that went for third-down conversions... Tied for third in school history among sophomores in catches... Returned 12 punts for 155 yards (12.9-yard average) – including a 75-yard touchdown return against Florida Atlantic – en route to Honorable Mention All-Big 12 honors as a returner from the league’s coaches... His 75-yarder against the Owls was the second-longest return in the Big 12 during the 2016 season, while he tied for seventh nationally in punt-return touchdowns... Went on to earn Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors following the FAU game, a contest that also featured a 20-yard touchdown reception... Became the first Wildcat to record a receiving touchdown and a punt-return score in the same game since Tramaine Thompson against Missouri State in 2012... Pulled in a career-high nine catches at Iowa State, the most in by a Wildcat since Tyler Lockett (13) and Curry Sexton (10) in the Alamo Bowl following the 2014 season, while it was tied for the second most by a sophomore in school history... Recorded a career-best 101 receiving yards at Oklahoma, which was featured by a 54-yard touchdown reception... Had a 52-yard touchdown rush on an end-round against Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl, the longest rush in K-State bowl history.

2015: Played in every game with four starts at wide receiver while also serving as the primary punt-returner... Finished second on the team in catches (28) and touchdowns (3), while he was third in yards (313)... Ranked third in school history in catches, receiving yards and touchdown receptions among freshmen... Returned 21 punts for a 7.2-yard average, which ranked second in the Big 12... Had his best receiving game right out of the gate with three receptions for 54 yards – including a long of 43 yards – against South Dakota... Recorded a season-high five catches against Iowa State, while he had one touchdown apiece against Louisiana Tech, Texas and Texas Tech... His touchdown against Louisiana Tech was a 22-yarder in the first overtime, while he also had a season long 58-yard punt return against the Bulldogs.

2014: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL:Played for Hopewell under head coach Matthew Jenkins... Named all-county and all-area by the Charlotte Observer, while he was the conference’s special teams player of the year... Collected 830 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior through the air while rushing for 525 yards and five touchdowns... Also averaged 20.5 yards on punt returns and 18.7 yards on kickoff returns... Set school records for touchdowns, receiving yards and all-purpose yards... Selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas.

PERSONAL: Dominique Ali?Heath was born February 22, 1996, in Cincinnati, Ohio... Son of Robert and Jewell Heath... Has one brother, Denzel, who played football at Hampton... Majoring in business management.