Trae Hart

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Class:
Junior
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 175
Position:
WR
Hometown:
Mesquite, Texas
High School:
First Baptist Academy
Last College:
Purdue

- 2016 All-Southland Conference Second Team

Career: Finished his Lumberjack career with 1,108 total all-purpose yards in 20 games played ... As a junior in 2016, Hart ranked seventh nationally and first in the Southland with 12.35 yards per punt return for the eighth-hightest single season punt return average in school history ... Across two seasons at SFA, he reeled in 74 catches for 869 yards and three touchdowns ... Collected 224 yards off of 24 punt returns over two seasons, averaging 9.33 yards per return for the eighth-highest career punt return average in program history ... Scored on a 75-yard punt return against West Alabama in 2016, the seventh-longest punt return in SFA history ... Including his time at Purdue, hauled in a total of 90 catches for 980 yards during his collegiate football career.

2017 (Senior): Played in nine games and made two starts at wide receiver and was SFA's primary punt returner ... Finished the year with 32 receptions for 358 yards and a touchdown, averaging 11.2 yards per catch for second-most among all Lumberjack wideouts ... Also returned seven punts for 14 yards ... Had his best career game in his final collegiate outing, racking up 114 yards on six receptions at Northwestern State (Nov. 18) ... In the 52nd Battle for Chief Caddo, Hart reeled in a career-long 61-yard catch and scored his lone touchdown of the season on a 27-yard pass in the third quarter ... Rushed six times for eight yards ... Posted a career-high eight catches for 77 yards in the 37-31 home win over Incarnate Word (Sept. 16), including making a pivotal 41-yard grab on the game-tying touchdown drive in the fourth quarter ... Completed the season with 380 all-purpose yards, averaging 42.2 yards per game ... Tabbed a preseason All-Southland First Team pick as a punt returner and a preseason All-Southland Second Team selection as an all-purpose player heading into 2017.

2016 (Junior): Second-team All-Southland selection as punt returner ... Appeared in all 11 games with seven starts, playing both the wide receiver and punt return positions ... Caught 42 passes for 511 yards and two touchdowns on the year while returning 17 punts for 210 yards and a touchdown ... Ranked seventh nationally and first in the Southland Conference with a 12.35 punt return average, the eighth-hightest single season punt return average in school history ... Opened his SFA career with two catches for 34 yards while registering a 36-yard punt return at Texas Tech ... Caught four passes for 27 yards and returned three punts for 80 yards, including a 75-yard punt return for a touchdown in the win against West Alabama ... His 75-yard punt return ranking as the seventh-longest in SFA history ... Registered his first SFA touchdown in the win at 13th-ranked McNeese, catching a pair of passes for 54 yards, including the 30-yard TD reception ... Had a career-high 86 yards on six catches with a touchdown in the win at Incarnate Word ... Hauled in six passes for 76 yards against Southeastern Louisiana with 36 yards on three punt returns ... Notched seven catches for 71 yards in the win over Abilene Christian ... Caught four passes for 70 yards with three punt returns for 38 yards against Sam Houston State at NRG Stadium.

Prior to SFA: Spent two seasons at Purdue, appearing in 18 games with four starts for the Boilermakers … Registered 16 catches for 111 yards, including a long reception of 31 yards against nationally-ranked Wisconsin … Also played on the Boilermaker special teams unit, finishing with four tackles, including a touchdown-saving stop against 11th-ranked Notre Dame … Two year letterwinner at First Baptist Academy of Dallas … Caught 108 passes for 2,044 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior … Averaged 19.1 yards per catch as a senior, leading the Saints to a perfect 14-0 record and a state championship … Coached by Jason Lovvorn … Three start recruit by 247Sports, Scout and ESPN.