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#1 Dwight Fluker-Berry
Position: WR
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
Class: Junior
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Previous School: West Virginia University / Norland HS
2008 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games, starting two as NSU’s nickelback…finished the season with 26 total tackles, 19 of them solo…had 1.5 tackles for loss, one interception, and two forced fumbles…also ranked third in the MEAC and 11th in the nation in kickoff-return average, at 26.5 yards per return…tallied 474 all-purpose yards (424 on kickoff returns, 50 on two punt returns)…named the MEAC Rookie of the Week after making four tackles, one for a loss, and forcing a fumble in the opener against Virginia State…also posted four tackles at Bethune-Cookman and against Winston-Salem State…forced a fumble against Florida A&M…snared his first career interception against Delaware State…scored two touchdowns on returns (one kickoff, one punt) at Howard to earn MEAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors…returned a kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown and a punt 50 yards for a score against the Bison…is believed to be the first NSU player to return a kick and a punt for touchdown in the same game…also had a 64-yard kickoff return against N.C. A&T…moved to receiver during spring drills.
Prior to NSU: Signed with the University of North Carolina out of high school…enrolled instead at Fork Union Military Academy in Chatham, Va. for the 2005-06 school year… rated the No. 26 prep school player in the class of 2006 according to Rivals.com…enrolled at West Virginia in the fall of 2006 but redshirted.
High School: Played quarterback, safety, wide receiver and running back at Norland…honorable mention All-State Class 4A-6A at defensive back as a senior…high school teammates with fellow NSU players Jason Dent and Michael Alphonse…made 26 tackles, rushed for three touchdowns, passed for another and returned a punt and an interception for touchdowns as a senior…a three-year starter who helped lead Norland to the state title as a sophomore…rated the No. 64 safety in the nation in the class of 2005 according to Rivals.com…also played basketball and ran track in high school.
Personal: Dwight Fluker-Berry was born on February 5, 1987…son of Bartimous Berry and Desiree Fluker…undecided on a major.
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