2011 (Jr.): Part of a trio of starting running backs in 2011, starting three of his nine games as he missed two-plus games with injury ... Helped Coastal milk the clock in the win over Furman, getting 17 rushing attempts and gaining 59 yards ... Also caught three passes for 43 yards to give him 102 all-purpose yards ... Ended the year with 57 rushes for 197 yards on the ground while catching 15 passes, fourth-best on the team, for 105 yards.
2010 (So.): Played in all 12 games ... A dangerous kickoff return specialist, he ranked 10th in the Big South with an average of 23.93 yards per return ... The second half versus Charleston Southern began with Height returning the opening kickoff 78 yards to the CSU 13 - third-longest kick return in school history ... Added a 51-yard kick return versus Stony Brook ... Scored his first career touchdown, a three-yard run, at Gardner-Webb in the fourth quarter, giving Coastal a 24-17 lead ... Also caught a 14-yard pass in the third quarter, setting up a game-tying field goal (10-10 to start the third quarter) versus the Running Bulldogs ... Carried the ball five times for 26 yards at West Virginia ... Caught a 31-yard pass to set-up a game-tying field goal (10-10 with under five minutes to play) versus Western Illinois in the NCAA FCS playoffs.
2009 (Fr.): Played in eight games as a true freshman, starting the first two (Kent State and Monmouth) ... Ranked third on the team with 225 rushing yards ... In his collegiate debut, rushed 14 times for 52 yards at Kent State, followed by gaining 48 yards on 11 carries versus Monmouth ... Had a season-long run of 18 yards in the win over Gardner-Webb, finishing with eight carries for 25 yards and a 10-yard reception ... Enrolled at Coastal Carolina in spring 2009 and participated in spring drills.
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Played running back, but only saw action in three games his senior year due to an injury ... Preseason WTOC-TV 'Super 11' prior to junior and senior years ... Was a Rivals Pre-Season Top 100 and rated as a four star prior to his senior season ... Ran for almost 2,000 yards and 25 TDs his junior season, earnig Coastal Empire Player of the Year and the team[apos]s Most Valuable Player accolades ... Associated Press and Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State selection after his sophomore and junior years ... As a sophomore rushed for 1,800 yards, earning Honorable Mention Class A All-State honors ... Ran a 4.55 40-yard dash time ... Also played basketball and baseball for the Buccaneers, earning first team All-Region in baseball his sophomore and junior years ... Played in high school with Coastal Carolina teammates Quinton Davis and B.J. Jenkins.
Personal: Son of Freddy and Doris Height.
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