Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel wide receiver Andre Roberts has been named for the second consecutive season to the Walter Payton watch list announced by The Sports Network. The award is bestowed annually upon the top player in the FCS. Roberts, a finalist in 2008, finished 13th overall.

Having collected a number of accolades after a record-breaking season in 2008, the rising senior has become one of the most decorated players in Citadel football history. In 2008 national rankings, Roberts finished first in punt returns - earning the national title, second in receptions per games, second in total receiving yards, fourth in receiving yards per game, ninth in scoring and 14th in all-purpose running.

He also finished top in the Southern Conference in punt returns, receptions per game, total receptions, receiving yards per game, total receiving yards and all-purpose yards. In the process, he broke the school record in catches in a game, season and career, yards in a season, and punt return yards in a season and career.

As a result, Roberts earned first team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association and The Sports Network, while being named to the All-America second team by the Associated Press. He also earned first team honors at wide receiver and punt returner by both the SoCon media and coaches.

The All-American, from Columbia, S.C., recently was named the recipient of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame Bobby Richardson Sportsmanship Award, a Bulldog team captain for the 2009 campaign and has received several preseason all-conference and all-America accolades.

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