JD Ponciano Class: RS Senior Hometown: Vancouver, WA High School: Hudson's Bay HS Last College: Georgetown College Height / Weight: 5-9 / 183 Position: WR Experience: 2VL-RS

2008 ... Played in 11 games for ISU as a receiver, as well as ISU's top kick returner ... broke the Idaho State single-season record with 996 yards on a single-season record 48 kickoff returns ... averaged 20.8 yards per kickoff return ... earned Big Sky Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors after returning four kicks for 144 yards (36.0 yard average), including a long of 60 ... had a season-high seven kickoff returns against Cal Poly, but the weather hampered Ponciano to just 106 yards ... scored his only touchdown of the season on a 53-yard shovel pass against Eastern Washington ... he caught 11 balls for 249 yards on the season ... returned six kickoffs for 134 yards, including a 56-yard return ... also had six returns against Northern Arizona (for 127 yards) and against North Dakota (for 105 yards) ... had a career-high three catches against Portland State for 44 yards ... had one rush on the season, against Montana for nine yards.

2007 ... Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from The SportsNetwork as a kickoff returner ... did his damage on special teams, returning 20 kickoffs for 558 yards, a 27.9-yard average, good for 10th in the NCAA ... returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, breaking a near 10-year ISU drought ... didn't return a kickoff in the opener, but did catch his only pass of the season in that game ... had three returns at Oregon State for 54 yards ... had three returns for 59 yards at Montana State, including a 29-yarder ... nearly broke out against Cal Poly, returning four kicks for 85 yards, including a 34-yarder ... returned his fourth kickoff of the day straight up the middle for a 95-yard touchdown at Weber State, ending ISU's near 10-year skid without a kickoff return touchdown ... on his next touch, he took a kickoff five yards deep against Montana, and went untouched for only the second 100-yard kickoff return in ISU history ... finished the season with two returns for 49 yards against Sacramento State.

2006 ... Redshirted.

GC ... Played in two games at Georgetown College ... caught one pass for nine yards ... ran track in the spring, placing second in the Mid-South Conference in the 100m and third in the 200m.

HS ... Lettered in football for two years at Hudson's Bay, and in baseball for three years ... didn't start playing football until three games left in his junior year ... had 2,100 all-purpose yards as a senior with 15 touchdowns ... was also First Team All-League and team MVP ... returned four kickoffs for touchdowns, all 90 yards or longer ... was his team captain as well ... twice won the Curt Daniels Hustle Award as a junior and a senior ... helped the baseball team to the state semifinals as a junior, and three league titles ... was a four-year member of the Honor Roll.

Personal ... his parents are Dan and Jean Ponciano ... is majoring in physical education ... his birthday is November 19, 1986 ... his full name is Joshua Daniel Ponciano.

Ponciano's Career Receiving Stats
Year	No	Yds	Yds/Rec	LG	TD
2007	1	9	9.0	9	0
2008	11	249	22.6	53	1
Total	12	258	21.5	53	1
Ponciano's Career Rushing Stats
Year	No	Yds	Yds/Att	LG	TD
2007	0	0	0.0	0	0
2008	1	9	9.0	9	0
Total	1	9	9.0	9	0
Ponciano's Career Kickoff Return Stats
Year	No	Yds	Yds/Rec	LG	TD
2007	20	558	27.9	100	2
2008	48	996	20.8	60	0
Total	68	1554	22.9	100	2

Career Highs: Receptions - 3 at Portland State, 10-25-08; Yards - 63 at Northern Colorado, 10-11-08; Long - 53 at Eastern Washington, 9-27-08; Kickoff Returns - 7 at Cal Poly, 11-1-08; Yards - 145 at Weber State, 11-3-07; Long - 100 vs. Montana, 11-10-07