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University of Rhode Island

2019 Football Roster

11 Ahmere Dorsey

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wilmington, Del.

Biography

Career Honors and Highlights

  • 2018 CAA Football Second Team All-Conference Punt Returner
  • STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (10/1/2018)
  • CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week (10/1/2018)
  • Led the nation in 2018 in combined special teams yards with 1,085
  • In 2018, became the first player in program history with more than 1,000 special teams return yards in one season
  • Topped 1,000 special teams return yards again in 2019 with 1,081

2019 (Senior)

  • Played in 12 games and made 11 starts at wide receiver
  • Was third on the team with 42 catches for 593 yards and four touchdowns
  • Averaged 27.0 yards on 36 kick returns, finishing with 973 yards and two kick return touchdowns
  • Averaged 10.4 yards on 20 punt returns
  • Had an 89-yard kick return for a touchdown against James Madison (11/23)
  • Had four catches for 50 yards and one touchdown to go with 140 special teams return yards at Maine (11/16)
  • Caught two passes for 87 yards, returned five kicks for 103 yards and returned three punts for 44 yards at William & Mary (11/9)
  • Had 125 all-purpose yards against Merrimack (11/2)
  • Caught six passes for 36 yards against Elon (10/26)
  • Recorded 196 all-purpose yards, including four catches for 64 yards and one touchdown, at Albany (10/19)
  • Caught four passes for 34 yards, including a 9-yard touchdown, at Virginia Tech (10/12)
  • Had 214 all-purpose yards, catching six passes for 94 yards, returning four kicks for 107 yards and returning one punt 6 yards at Brown (10/5)
  • Returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown - the third kick return for a touchdown in his career - against Stony Brook (9/28). Finished the game with 231 all-purpose yards, returning four kicks for 168 yards, catching four passes for 45 yards, rushing for 13 yards and returning a punt for 5 yards
  • Rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown, recorded 59 kick return yards and had one punt return for 10 yards at New Hampshire (9/21)
  • Caught six passes for 99 yards - both career highs - and scored two touchdowns against Delaware. Finished with 199 all-purpose yards, as he also had 23 punt return yards on three attempts and 66 kick return yards on three returns (9/7)
  • Served as the game captain against Delaware (9/7)
  • Had four catches for 59 yards and one rush for 9 yards at Ohio (8/31)

2018 (Junior)

  • 2018 CAA Football Second Team All-Conference Punt Returner
  • STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (10/1/2018)
  • CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week (10/1/2018)
  • Appeared in all 11 games, making one start
  • Played wide receiver, running back, kick returner and punt returner
  • Led the team with 1,291 all-purpose yards
  • Rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns
  • Caught five passes for 61 yards
  • Had 851 kick return yards and 234 punt return yards
  • Ranked second in CAA Football and ninth in the country with 28.4 yards per kick return
  • Was the only player in the league to return both a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown
  • Had two kick returns for scores
  • Led the nation in 2018 in combined special teams yards with 1,085
  • He is the first player in program history with more than 1,000 return yards in one season

Before URI

  • Transferred to Rhode Island with two years of eligibility
  • In 2017, caught 22 passes for 264 receiving yards and two touchdowns for Nassau Community College
  • Had 571 kick return yards, averaging 30.1 yards per return with one touchdown return
  • Aso averaged 9.1 yards on 10 punt returns in 2017

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2018Junior

    WR
    5'10" 175 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2019Senior

    WR
    5'10" 175 lbs
    11