Phil Goforth

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Class: Senior Hometown: Naperville, Ill. High School: Benet Academy

Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: WR Birthdate: 10/25/1984 Experience: 5th season

Has an injury history, but is as physically gifted as any wide receiver on the team...Great combo of size, strength and speed.

2006: The team's third-leading receiver with 19 catches...Had career-long 52-yard receptionand piled up a career-high 92 receiving yards against Youngstown State...Hauled in a 29-yard touchdown ass to give SIU the lead against Indiana...Caught at leasst one pass in each of the last six games of the season.

2005: Played in 10 games, mainly on special teams.

2004: Played in eight games and missed four games due to knee and elbow injuries.

2003: Redshirted.

High School: Class 6A all-state his junior and senior years...Also all-conference and all-city both years...Caught 45 passes for 725 yards his senior year and finished as school's career reception leader with 84...Returned three kickoffs for TDs...Third all-time in kickoff return yards in Illinois with 1,054.

Worth Knowing: Majoring in management...Son of Gary and Paula Goforth...Born October 25, 1984.