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Jersey Number 11
Loic Fouonji
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Midland, Texas
- High School:
- Midland Lee
2022 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Put together his best season thus far as a Red Raider as a junior โฆ appeared in all 13 games as an outside wide receiver with three starts โฆ his two starts came in the first two games of the season as well as the bowl game โฆ closed the season fourth on the team in receiving after totaling 34 catches for 451 yards and three touchdowns โฆ more than doubled his receiving yards from his 2021 redshirt freshman season โฆ was tied for second overall on the team for receiving touchdowns โฆ had at least one catch in 10 games and recorded multiple receptions in nine of those contests โฆ recorded a pair of 100-yard performances, the first two of his career โฆ more than half of his 34 catches, 18 to be exact, went for at least 10 yards โฆ averaged 13.3 yards per catch, which ranked third on the team among those with at least 10 receptions โฆ recorded five receptions that went at least 20 yards with four of those resulting in 30 or more yards โฆ credited with appearing in 385 offensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which was fifth among wide receivers โฆ utilized on kickoff return late in the season with an additional 40 snaps โฆ time on kickoff return resulted in a touchdown of his own via a 44-yard return in the bowl game โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS: ended the year as one of 29 players in the FBS with a kickoff return for a touchdown โฆ ranked tied for second nationally in the category โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: one of only two conference players to return a kickoff for a touchdown, joining Oklahoma Stateโs Jaden Nixon โฆ was also 15th in the league for yards per reception (13.3) โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: surpassed the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career in the season opener versus Murray State, finishing with four catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns โฆ was also the first multi-touchdown game of his career โฆ scored Texas Techโs first touchdown of the season on a 30-yard strike from Tyler Shough to wrap the Red Raidersโ opening drive โฆ found the end zone again early in the second quarter on a 39-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith, his longest catch of the season โฆ three of his four catches in the win went for at least 30 yards โฆ had three catches for 30 yards the next week in the overtime win over Houston (9/10) and then two receptions for 28 yards in the non-conference finale at N.C. State (9/17) โฆ made his first catch during Big 12 play at Kansas State (10/1), finishing with three catches for 24 yards โฆ followed with two catches for 14 yards at Oklahoma State (10/8) and then three receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown in win over West Virginia (10/22) โฆ touchdown came via a 12-yard strike from Behren Morton midway through the third quarter that all put the game away with a 31-3 lead โฆ had two strong performances late in the season with five receptions for 52 yards against Kansas (11/12) and then four catches for 61 yards in overtime victory over Oklahoma (11/26) โฆ had a deep catch over the middle for 34 yards versus the Sooners that led to a Red Raider touchdown a few plays later on Texas Techโs first drive of the second quarter โฆ made a key fourth down catch late in the fourth quarter for 14 yards that extended Texas Techโs drive, setting up a Trey Wolff field goal to tie the game with three seconds remaining โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 first team.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Continued to be a key part of the wide receiver rotation as a sophomore โฆ appeared in 10 games with one start overall, which marked the first of his career โฆ missed three of the last four games of the season with an injury โฆ hauled in eight passes for 168 yards and a touchdown, the majority of which came in Big 12 play โฆ in fact, all eight catches came over a five-game stretch starting with Florida International (9/18) โฆ ย key contributor on special teams as well with 85 snaps, which occurred either on kickoff return or kickoff coverage unitsย โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made his first catch of the season on a 12-yard gain in the win over FIU โฆ followed with two grabs for a career-high 78 yards and a touchdown the next week at Texas (9/25) โฆ touchdown came on a 69-yard strike from Henry Colombi midway through the third quarter, marking his longest career reception to date โฆ was the second touchdown catch of his career โฆ on the receiving end of a pair of catches the following week at West Virginia (10/2) and again at Kansas (10/16) โฆ finished with 50 yards through the air in the win over the Mountaineers and then 14 versus Kansas โฆ credited with playing a season-high 43 snaps in the West Virginia game โฆ only other catch on the year came between those two games on a 14-yard gain against TCU (10/9) โฆ held out of the Iowa State (11/13) win as well as the regular-season finale at Baylor (11/27) and the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Mississippi State (12/28) โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized for work in the classroom as part of the Academic All-Big 12 first team.
2020 SEAS0N (FRESHMAN)
Part of the wide receiver rotation as only a true freshman โฆ appeared in nine games as a backup at the outside receiver spots โฆ missed only the season opener against Houston Baptist โฆ caught five passes on the year for 69 yards and a touchdown โฆ also saw time on select special teams โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made first career catch as a Red Raider on an eight-yard strike at Kansas State (10/3) โฆ recorded first career multi-catch game a few weeks later with two receptions for 25 yards against Oklahoma (10/31) โฆ final two receptions on the year came at Oklahoma State (11/28) where he finished with 36 yards and a touchdown โฆ found the end zone for the first time in his career on an impressive 31-yard grab from Alan Bowman late in the fourth quarter.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attendedย Midland Lee High School in Midland, Texas โฆ regarded as one of the best playmakers in the state of Texas following a strong senior season โฆ arrived in Lubbock after catching 40 touchdown passes over his three high school seasons, including 22 as a senior โฆ closed 2019 season with 73 catches for 1,471 yards en route to leading Midland Lee to the Class 6A Division I regional finals โฆ named the District 2-6A Co-Offensive Player of the Year along with fellow signee Donovan Smith of Frenship โฆ was also a first team All-District honoree at wide receiver โฆ raised his profile as a junior with 51 receptions for 903 yards and 13 touchdowns โฆ previously hauled in 18 passes for 407 yards and five touchdowns as a sophomore in 2017 โฆ four-star prospect according to both ESPN and 247Sports โฆ listed as a three-star recruit by Rivals โฆ ranked as the No. 18 wide receiver in the country by 247Sports and No. 120 among its best players nationally at any position โฆ publication listed the wideout as its 17th-best player in Texas โฆ listed as the No. 52 wide receiver in the country by ESPN and at No. 53 by 247Sports Composite Rankings โฆย CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER:ย Arizona, Arkansas, Baylor, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma State, SMU, Texas, Texas A&M, USC.ย
PERSONAL
Loic Fouonji (Fun-G) ... son of Edith and Alexis Fouonji ... middle of three children ... born in the country of Cameroon before moving to the United States at the age of eight ... an information technology major at Texas Tech.
Put together his best season thus far as a Red Raider as a junior โฆ appeared in all 13 games as an outside wide receiver with three starts โฆ his two starts came in the first two games of the season as well as the bowl game โฆ closed the season fourth on the team in receiving after totaling 34 catches for 451 yards and three touchdowns โฆ more than doubled his receiving yards from his 2021 redshirt freshman season โฆ was tied for second overall on the team for receiving touchdowns โฆ had at least one catch in 10 games and recorded multiple receptions in nine of those contests โฆ recorded a pair of 100-yard performances, the first two of his career โฆ more than half of his 34 catches, 18 to be exact, went for at least 10 yards โฆ averaged 13.3 yards per catch, which ranked third on the team among those with at least 10 receptions โฆ recorded five receptions that went at least 20 yards with four of those resulting in 30 or more yards โฆ credited with appearing in 385 offensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which was fifth among wide receivers โฆ utilized on kickoff return late in the season with an additional 40 snaps โฆ time on kickoff return resulted in a touchdown of his own via a 44-yard return in the bowl game โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS: ended the year as one of 29 players in the FBS with a kickoff return for a touchdown โฆ ranked tied for second nationally in the category โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: one of only two conference players to return a kickoff for a touchdown, joining Oklahoma Stateโs Jaden Nixon โฆ was also 15th in the league for yards per reception (13.3) โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: surpassed the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career in the season opener versus Murray State, finishing with four catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns โฆ was also the first multi-touchdown game of his career โฆ scored Texas Techโs first touchdown of the season on a 30-yard strike from Tyler Shough to wrap the Red Raidersโ opening drive โฆ found the end zone again early in the second quarter on a 39-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith, his longest catch of the season โฆ three of his four catches in the win went for at least 30 yards โฆ had three catches for 30 yards the next week in the overtime win over Houston (9/10) and then two receptions for 28 yards in the non-conference finale at N.C. State (9/17) โฆ made his first catch during Big 12 play at Kansas State (10/1), finishing with three catches for 24 yards โฆ followed with two catches for 14 yards at Oklahoma State (10/8) and then three receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown in win over West Virginia (10/22) โฆ touchdown came via a 12-yard strike from Behren Morton midway through the third quarter that all put the game away with a 31-3 lead โฆ had two strong performances late in the season with five receptions for 52 yards against Kansas (11/12) and then four catches for 61 yards in overtime victory over Oklahoma (11/26) โฆ had a deep catch over the middle for 34 yards versus the Sooners that led to a Red Raider touchdown a few plays later on Texas Techโs first drive of the second quarter โฆ made a key fourth down catch late in the fourth quarter for 14 yards that extended Texas Techโs drive, setting up a Trey Wolff field goal to tie the game with three seconds remaining โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 first team.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Continued to be a key part of the wide receiver rotation as a sophomore โฆ appeared in 10 games with one start overall, which marked the first of his career โฆ missed three of the last four games of the season with an injury โฆ hauled in eight passes for 168 yards and a touchdown, the majority of which came in Big 12 play โฆ in fact, all eight catches came over a five-game stretch starting with Florida International (9/18) โฆ ย key contributor on special teams as well with 85 snaps, which occurred either on kickoff return or kickoff coverage unitsย โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made his first catch of the season on a 12-yard gain in the win over FIU โฆ followed with two grabs for a career-high 78 yards and a touchdown the next week at Texas (9/25) โฆ touchdown came on a 69-yard strike from Henry Colombi midway through the third quarter, marking his longest career reception to date โฆ was the second touchdown catch of his career โฆ on the receiving end of a pair of catches the following week at West Virginia (10/2) and again at Kansas (10/16) โฆ finished with 50 yards through the air in the win over the Mountaineers and then 14 versus Kansas โฆ credited with playing a season-high 43 snaps in the West Virginia game โฆ only other catch on the year came between those two games on a 14-yard gain against TCU (10/9) โฆ held out of the Iowa State (11/13) win as well as the regular-season finale at Baylor (11/27) and the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Mississippi State (12/28) โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized for work in the classroom as part of the Academic All-Big 12 first team.
2020 SEAS0N (FRESHMAN)
Part of the wide receiver rotation as only a true freshman โฆ appeared in nine games as a backup at the outside receiver spots โฆ missed only the season opener against Houston Baptist โฆ caught five passes on the year for 69 yards and a touchdown โฆ also saw time on select special teams โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made first career catch as a Red Raider on an eight-yard strike at Kansas State (10/3) โฆ recorded first career multi-catch game a few weeks later with two receptions for 25 yards against Oklahoma (10/31) โฆ final two receptions on the year came at Oklahoma State (11/28) where he finished with 36 yards and a touchdown โฆ found the end zone for the first time in his career on an impressive 31-yard grab from Alan Bowman late in the fourth quarter.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attendedย Midland Lee High School in Midland, Texas โฆ regarded as one of the best playmakers in the state of Texas following a strong senior season โฆ arrived in Lubbock after catching 40 touchdown passes over his three high school seasons, including 22 as a senior โฆ closed 2019 season with 73 catches for 1,471 yards en route to leading Midland Lee to the Class 6A Division I regional finals โฆ named the District 2-6A Co-Offensive Player of the Year along with fellow signee Donovan Smith of Frenship โฆ was also a first team All-District honoree at wide receiver โฆ raised his profile as a junior with 51 receptions for 903 yards and 13 touchdowns โฆ previously hauled in 18 passes for 407 yards and five touchdowns as a sophomore in 2017 โฆ four-star prospect according to both ESPN and 247Sports โฆ listed as a three-star recruit by Rivals โฆ ranked as the No. 18 wide receiver in the country by 247Sports and No. 120 among its best players nationally at any position โฆ publication listed the wideout as its 17th-best player in Texas โฆ listed as the No. 52 wide receiver in the country by ESPN and at No. 53 by 247Sports Composite Rankings โฆย CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER:ย Arizona, Arkansas, Baylor, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma State, SMU, Texas, Texas A&M, USC.ย
PERSONAL
Loic Fouonji (Fun-G) ... son of Edith and Alexis Fouonji ... middle of three children ... born in the country of Cameroon before moving to the United States at the age of eight ... an information technology major at Texas Tech.
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