University of Arizona Athletics

Arizona: 3L... One of the Wildcats’ top players entering the 2004 season... Played in 11 games and started nine for the Wildcats during the 2003 season... Finished the year with 24 catches, 222 yards and two touchdowns... Had a 9.2 yards-per-catch average... Fleming’s total is the highest single-season total for the position since tight end Brandon Manumaleuna caught 20 in 1999... Also played on special teams in 11 games and earned a solo tackle as a member of the unit... Caught a career-long 58-yard touchdown reception (first career TD) from Kris Heavner in the TCU game and finished the game with three receptions for a career-high 64 yards... Had a career-best five catches for 40 yards in the final game vs. Arizona State... Caught one pass for five yards in the USC game and had two catches for 13 yards in the win over Washington... Caught three passes for 16 yards at Oregon State... Had four receptions for 31 yards at California, including a 3-yard TD pass from Heavner... Finished with three catches for five yards against Washington State and had one reception for 19 yards vs. eventual national champion LSU... Had two catches for 29 yards in the season opener vs. UTEP... Limited during ’03 spring drills after off-season shoulder surgery... Played in 11 games for the Wildcats in 2002 and started the Washington State game... Finished the season with two receptions for 22 yards... Had a catch for seven yards in the North Texas game... Also saw action on special teams and finished the season with a solo hit... Caught a season-long 15-yard pass from Jason Johnson in the Washington State game... Played in eight games for the Wildcats in 2001 and finished the year with a catch for eight yards vs. Washington State... Started at tight end against USC... Saw time at quarterback during spring ball but switched to tight end during the summer... Completed 1-of-3 passes for six yards in the spring Red-Blue game... Redshirted in 2000 and worked with the offensive scout team...

High School: Chaparral High School, Scottsdale, Ariz., 2000... Earned a varsity football letter at quarterback for coach Ron Estabrook... Also earned two varsity letters as a center for basketball... Completed 66-of-137 passes for 1,369 yards and 15 touchdowns, including two rushing touchdowns... State championship 4A team captain... Second-team all-city and all-region selection... National Honor Society member... Four-year scholar-athlete...

Personal: Academic major is regional development... Son of Steve and Maria Fleming of Scottsdale, Ariz... Parents graduated from the University of West Virginia... Father is the director of health and safety for Honeywell... Mother is a homemaker... Father played strong safety at West Virginia from 1969-73... Sister, Elizabeth, played guard for Furman’s women’s basketball team during the 1999-2000 season... Enjoys playing Nintendo and reading... Full name Stephen James Patrick Fleming... Date of birth: March 17, 1981.

Fleming’s Career Stats