High School: Four-year letterwinner in football and basketball at Tatnall School…All-Independent Conference selection in basketball…all-conference and All-State selection in football…also participated in baseball for one year.

At Delaware: Will compete for playing time at wide receiver…expected to sit out first season as a redshirt.

Personal: Michael Steven Purzycki…born March 5, 1987…son of Michael and Elizabeth Purzycki…father, Mike, was a standout wide receiver at Delaware in 1964-66 under head coach Tubby Raymond…set a school record with 98 career receptions and was Delaware's first career 1,000-yard receiver….earned All-Middle Atlantic Conference honors in 1966…father is currently executive director of the Riverfront Development Corporation in Wilmington, DE…uncle, Joe Purzycki, was also a standout at UD, earning All-American honors as a defensive back in 1969 and later serving as head coach at Delaware State and James Madison…has an older sister…enjoys water skiing in spare time…business major at Delaware