2009 Football Roster

5 Justin Gannon

  • Position Tailback
  • Height 5-6
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sussex, N.J.
  • Highschool Vernon Township

Biography

UAlbany:  In the rotation at tailback for the fourth straight year ... also returns kicks and punts ... 1,749 career all-purpose yards ... three varsity letters ... scored winning touchdown in 2009 UAlbany spring game ... 2008:  Chosen to the All-Northeast Conference second team as a return specialist ... second on team with 973 all-purpose yards ... rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns ... averaged 21.9 yards per kick return, ranking third among the NEC leaders ... established program's FCS single-game record with 183 kickoff return yards against Delaware ... totaled 80 or more all-purpose yards five times ... scored on a 45-yard scamper vs. Saint Francis ... NEC special teams player of the week with 136 all-purpose yards against Monmouth ... 2007:  Third on the team in both rushing with 273 yards and all-purpose yards (551) ... 45 or more yards on the ground against five opponents ... career-high 62 yards on 13 carries vs. Sacred Heart ... scored on a 2-yard run versus Robert Morris ... season-high 116 all-purpose yards in 23-20 win at Fordham ... accounted for 102 yards at Saint Francis ... scored on an 87-yard screen pass vs. Monmouth, the third-longest pass play in team history ... 2006:  Appeared in five games as a true freshman ... rushed for 123 yards on 22 carries ... caught four passes for 21 yards ... averaged 16.2 yards per kickoff return ... totaled 83 all-purpose yards in his first collegiate game at Stony Brook on Oct. 7 ... ran for a season-high 60 yards vs. Saint Francis ... six carries for 46 yards against Wagner ... High School:  New Jersey Group IV second-team selection ... first-team All-West Jersey as a senior ... rushed for 1,412 yards and 18 touchdowns ... All-Sussex County Interscholastic League on two occasions ... New Jersey Football Coaches Association Super 100 ... 2006 North-South All-Star Game ... 2,116 career rushing yards and 31 TDs on the scholastic level ... sectional track champion in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes ... two-time captain in football and track ... Personal:  Major is communication with a minor in business administration ... born 6-27-88 ... parents are Daniel and Helene Gannon ... has four sisters, Dana, Nicole, Amanda and Bre Anne.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2006Freshman

    Tailback
    5'7" 165 lbs
    6
  • 26

    2007Sophomore

    Tailback
    5'6" 171 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2008Junior

    Tailback
    5'6" 175 lbs
    26
  • 5

    2009Senior

    Tailback
    5'6" 175 lbs
    5