2007 Football Roster
Roster

Jawad Nesheiwat
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 251
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Poughkeepsie, NY
- High School:
- Western Carolina/Hudson Valley CC/Arlington HS
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Two letters … Awarded sixth year of eligibility in May, 2007 … Made the team as a walk-on prior to the 2005 season and earned a scholarship for the 2006 season … Redshirted the 2005 season … Member of the 2006 Fall and 2007 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Senior Year (2007): Started 10 of the 12 games he played … One of 34 players to play every game … Against Washington, caught one pass for 15 yards … Against Illinois, caught two passes for 14 yards and his first touchdown of the season … At Louisville, set a career high for receiving yards with 85 on three catches … At Miami (OH), had two receptions for 13 yards … Against Rutgers, had four catches for 81 yards … At Pittsburgh, caught two passes for 16 yards … Against South Florida, had one catch for 20 yards … Against Cincinnati, caught two passes for 26 yards and one touchdown.
Junior Year (2006): Played in all 12 games and started five … Against Iowa, had one catch … Against Miami (OH), set career-highs with two catches, 10 yards and one touchdown … Against Pittsburgh, made one catch for eight yards … At West Virginia, made two catches for 10 yards … At Cincinnati, caught a career-best four passes for 14 yards … At Rutgers, caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Robinson.
Western Carolina (2004): Played in 10-of-11 games for the Catamounts and started four … Caught four passes for 48 yards … Recorded three catches, including a season-long 39-yard catch at Furman.
Hudson Valley (2003): Led all receivers in catches (25), receiving yards (331), yards per game (33.1), and touchdowns (six) … Named Northeast Football Conference First Team … Caught a season-high five passes for 96 yards against Morrisville … Led Hudson Valley to an 8-2 record and its second bowl game in team history, and its first since 1980.
High School: Played tight end for three seasons for coach John Biasotti … Served as team captain as a senior.
Personal: Jawad Marwan Nesheiwat … Born December 4, 1984 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. … Son of Marwan and Raghda Nesheiwat … Three brothers … Majoring in biology.