Player Profile: LaQuvionte Gonzalez
#82 LaQuvionte Gonzalez
Rivals.com: Profile as a recruit
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 5-10
Weight: 176
Class: Senior
Hometown: Cedar Hill, Texas
High School: Cedar Hill HS
Previous School: Texas A&M
2016 (Jr.): Saw action in all 12 games, starting 11 contests … Hauled in 729 yards after catching 62 passes … His season is ranked 15th on KU’s single-season receiving yardage list … The 62 receptions are good for sixth all-time at KU in a season … Owns the third-longest pass reception in school history of 95 yards … Eclipsed 100 yards receiving three times on the year … Turned in a career-high 131 yards on eight catches against TCU … Returned 28 kickoffs for 601 yards and a touchdown … Ran six kicks for 201 yards and a score against Ohio, earning him second place on KU’s single-game kickoff return yardage list … Took one kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown against the Bobcats … Rhode Island: Started at wide receiver and topped his previous career highs in his first game as a Jayhawk with seven catches for 78 yards and a touchdown in KU’s win … Also served as KU’s primary kickoff and punt returner against URI … Ohio: Put Kansas on the board with a 99-yard kickoff return in the second quarter, impressively outmaneuvering two defenders near midfield on his way to the end zone … Also caught five passes for 45 yards against the Bobcats … at Memphis: Snatched a game-high six passes and gained 44 yards … at Texas Tech: Snagged five passes for 51 yards … TCU: Tallied a career-best eight receptions for a game-high 131 yards … at Baylor: Grabbed five passes for 29 yards and returned three kickoffs for 32 yards … Oklahoma State: Was on the receiving end of six passes for a team-best 106 yards and a 68-yard score … at Oklahoma: Snared two passes for 20 yards … at West Virginia: Caught three passes for 18 yards and returned six kickoffs for 102 yards … Iowa State: Collected seven passes for a net of 39 yards … Also returned three kickoffs for 92 yards against the Cyclones … Texas: Caught three passes for 41 yards in the victory over the Longhorns … at K-State: Caught a team-high-tying five passes for 127 yards and a score … Was on the receiving end of the third-longest pass in school history, a 95-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
2015: Sat out the 2015 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
2014 (So. at Texas A&M): Contributed five catches for 77 yards and a touchdown, while seeing action in eight games... Scored on a 33-yard catch against Lamar... Posted three kickoff returns for 63 yards (long of 24 vs. ULM) and two punt returns for 32 yards (long of 28 vs. SMU).
2013 (Fr. at Texas A&M): Played in all 13 games as a true freshman, starting against Missouri… Amassed 240 yards on the year… Averaged 11.4 yards per catch on 21 receptions… Longest reception of the season was a 57-yard catch against UTEP… Scored one touchdown on the year, vs. Vanderbilt… Also saw action as a kick returner, tallying 164 return yards in the first three games of the season… Averaged 20.5 yards per kick return in eight attempts… Longest return was a 40-yard play against No. 1 Alabama… Totaled 391 all-purpose yards on the year.
High School: Coached by Joey McGuire at Cedar Hill High School... Under Armour All-American... Member of the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s Super Team... Gained 1,421 yards and 20 TDs on 179 carries as a senior running back... Named Class 5A All-State Honorable Mention by the AP... All-USA second-team by the USA Today... District 7-5A Offense MVP and first-team All-Area by the Dallas Morning News in 2012... As a junior in 2011, he recorded 105 carries for 919 yards and 11 TDs and had 22 receptions for 346 yards and 5 TDs, which earned him District 5-5A Co-MVP honors... As a sophomore in 2010, had 27 carries for 251 yards and 5 TDs, and 15 receptions for 209 yards and 1 TD... Four-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com, and Scout.com... Rated No. 111 overall and No. 12 WR in the ESPN 150.
Personal: Son of Anthony and Tamara Harris… Pre-sport management major.