High School: Standout wing back at Pennsbury High School for coach Galen Snyder...All-State in 2003 when he rushed for 1,130 yards and caught 23 passes for 545 yards for team that went 7-3...2003 Southeastern Pennsylvania Area Player of the Year for football and track and field...scored two touchdowns in Pennsylvania state All-Star Game...two-time All-Suburban One selection...2003 Trentonian Player of the Year...caught 23 passes for 545 yards and averaged 8.34 yards per carry as a junior...placed third in 400 meters and fourth in 200 meters at 2003 state track and field championships...honor roll student.
At Delaware: Third-year member of the squad as a junior and a two-year starter and letterwinner...one of team’s most versatile and valuable performers as a wide receiver, running back, and kick returner...multi-purpose threat who has good speed and is capable of making the big-play...teams with All-American QB candidate Joe Flacco and returning starting receivers Aaron Love and Mark Duncan to form one of the top passing threats in the country at the FCS level...has proven he can excel at running back and could see action there again if depth problems arise...expected to take over the primary kickoff return role with graduation of All-Atlantic 10 standout and three-year specialist Rashaad Woodard...has played in 22 career games with 16 starts and caught 64 passes (No. 20 all-time at UD) for 546 yards (8.5 avg.) and two touchdowns...also has carried the ball 64 times for 276 yards (4.3 avg.) and one touchdown and averaged 22.1 yards (No. 11 all-time at UD) on 24 career kickoff returns...No. 2 among active UD players in career all-purpose yardage with 1,352 (Aaron Love has 1,453 yards)...enters season having caught a pass in 10 straight games...enjoyed a solid spring and excelled in Blue-White Spring Game in April with five receptions for 67 yards, including a 41-yard catch...2006: Proved to be a valuable member of the offense once again as he split time between wide receiver and running back for most of the season and performed well at each spot...played in all 11 games with 10 starts (six at wide receiver and four at running back)...team leader in total all-purpose yardage with 989 yards (89.9 yards per game)...caught 42 passes for 387 yards 99.2 avg.) and two touchdowns while rushing 56 times for 234 yards (4.2 avg.) and one touchdowns...team’s third leading receiver and third leading rusher...started season at wide receiver but moved to backfield vs. Northeastern after starter Omar Cuff suffered an ankle injury vs. New Hampshire...also averaged 21.6 yards on 17 kickoff returns...had the team’s second longest play of the season when he caught a 57-yard pass from Joe Flacco vs. Villanova...had a season-long 22-yard run vs. Northeastern...put up consistent numbers all season, rushing for a career-high 61 yards on 15 carries vs. Towson, 58 yards on 15 carries vs. Hofstra, 48 yards on seven carries vs. Northeastern, and 41 yards and one touchdown on 15 carries vs. James Madison...caught at least one pass in each of the final 10 games of the season...caught career-high eight passes for 61 yards vs. Richmond, three passes for a career-high 78 yards and a touchdown vs. Villanova, seven catches for 62 yards vs. Towson, and six catches for 43 yards vs. Northeastern...also caught a touchdown pass vs. New Hampshire...had a season-long 36-yard kickoff return vs. Towson...averaged 28.0 yards on two kickoff returns vs. Towson and 26.5 on two kickoff returns vs. Northeastern...earned Blue Hen Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance vs. Hofstra...team went 5-6 for head coach K.C. Keeler...missed spring drills with a torn pectoral muscle...2005: Earned first varsity letter as one of three redshirt freshmen to see considerable action at wide receiver...was thrust into a greater role with loss of senior David Boler in pre-season and to senior Joe Bleymaier midway through the season...responded with a solid fall, ranking fifth on the squad with 22 catches for 159 yards with a 7.2 average per catch...played in all 11 games and started seven and also carried the ball eight times for 42 yards and 5.2-yard average...also returned seven kickoffs for a 23.1-yard average and collected three tackles...started the first five games at wide receiver, played in a reserve role for the next five games, and then started the finale vs. Villanova...was only member of the team to catch at least one pass in all 11 games...had best game vs. Richmond when he caught six passes for 45 yards...also had four catches for 21 yards vs. Massachusetts and caught two passes each against West Chester, William & Mary, and Villanova...returned three kickoffs for 91 yards vs. West Chester, including a career-long 42-yarder...also returned a kickoff 29 yards against Villanova...ran twice for a season-high 29 yards vs. Maine, including a season-long 21-yard ran...collected one tackle each vs. West Chester, Towson, and William & Mary...team went 6-5...caught four passes for 32 yards in spring game...2004: Did not see game action as a true freshman and retained freshman eligibility...team went 9-4, won the Atlantic 10 title, and advanced to the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals.
Personal: Kervin Michaud (“curvin muh-shawd”)...born June 7, 1985...son of Kettelie Sylvestre...has four brothers and sisters...civil engineering major at Delaware with a minor in mathematics...Atlantic 10 All-Academic honoree...enjoys playing video games and fishing in spare time....has worked as a roofer during the summers. |