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11 Tayvian Cunningham

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 183
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Vacaville, Calif.
  • High School Wood HS
  • Prev School Sacramento City CC

Biography

2021: Played in 10 games and made seven starts at wide receiver … Caught 18 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns … Averaged 16.6 yards per catch … Caught five passes for 81 yards and a touchdown vs. San Diego State … Had three catches for 116 yards vs. USC, including a 75-yard touchdown catch from Jamarye Joiner … Averaged 21.3 yards per kick return on 15 returns.

2020: Posted best game of his career as a receiver with five catches for 110 yards and a touchdown in season opener versus USC (11-14-2020)… His 75-yard touchdown catch eclipsed his previous career long of 49 yards and was the second longest reception in the Pac-12 Conference for the season… Also manned the kick return unit for the Wildcats, amassing 11 returns for 212 yards… Longest kick return of the season came at UCLA (11-28-2020) at 28 yards… Finished season with nine catches for 139 yards and a touchdown.

2019: Played in all 12 games for the Wildcats with four starts...Finished the season with the second-most catches on the team (35) for 383 yards and two touchdowns...Made his collegiate debut in season opener at Hawai’i (Aug. 24) and finished with four catches for an eventual season-high 65 yards...Followed that up with three catches for 58 yards and two touchdowns in home game against Northern Arizona (Sept. 7)...Had a season-high five catches for 35 yards in home win over Texas Tech (Sept. 14)...Hauled in four catches for 56 yards including a season-long 49-yard reception at Colorado (Oct. 5)...Posted four catches for 61 yards at Stanford (Oct. 26)...Had three catches for 52 yards in home game against Oregon State (Nov. 2)...Finished the season with seven kick returns for 138 yards, with a long of 30...Had four receptions of 40 or more yards on the season.

Before Arizona: Attended Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville, Calif…Lettered three years in football and twice in track and field…In three seasons on the gridiron reeled in 142 receptions, 2,774 yards, and 25 touchdowns…As a senior in 2016 averaged 22.9 yards per catch and 122.9 yards per game with a career-high 14 scores…Earned all-conference and all-city honors as a junior and senior…Sprinter on the track team, competed in the 100-meter and 200-meter events…Finished 5th in the state in the 200-meters as a senior…Competed in football and track for two years at Sacramento City College…While with the Panthers brought in 46 receptions for 674 yards and two touchdowns…As a kick returner with SCC made 32 returns for 1,165 yards and six touchdowns…Earned all-conference honors both seasons at SCC…Named 2017 Junior College All-American as a return specialist in 2017.
 
Personal: Son of Kacey Cunningham and Lia McKeown…Has three brothers, Kane, Jason, and Blake, and two sisters, Kayla and Dakota…In addition to football, was recruited as a track athlete by UCLA, Arizona State, and Sacramento City College...Majoring in Religious Studies.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2019Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'7" 181 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2020Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 174 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2021Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 183 lbs
    11
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