Position: Tight End
Number: 45
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 256
Year: Senior
Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
High School: Kempsville High
College: USF(2010-), ECU(2006-10)
2010: Will have immediate eligibility as a senior ... Working on his master's degree in human resources... Starting tight end for the Bulls in all three games this season...
2009 (East Carolina): Made 20th career start at tight end against Houston (12/5) ... Has played in 40 career games ... Established a career high with 31 yards receiving against Rice (10/17) ... Tied career high with two receptions against Houston - also had two catches against Rice ... Four-game streak with at least one pass reception was snapped against Tulsa (11/15) ... Has also experienced action in the Pirate backfield on certain offensive packages ... vs. Appalachian State (9/5): Started at tight end - no stats ... Also experienced action as a member of special teams unit ... vs. West Virginia (9/12): Caught one pass for 20 yards in the first quarter ... One of five players with a reception of 10 or more yards ... vs. North Carolina (9/19): Started at tight end - no stats ... Also experienced action as a member of special teams unit ... vs. UCF (9/26): Made fourth consecutive start at tight end - no stats ... Also experienced action as a member of special teams unit ... vs. Marshall (10/3): Started fifth consecutive game at tight end - no stats ... Also experienced action as a member of special teams unit ... vs. SMU (10/10): Caught one pass for 10 yards in the third quarter ... Also experienced action as a member of special teams unit ... One of four players with a reception of 10 or more yards ... vs. Rice (10/17): Caught a pair of passes for 31 yards, including a career-long 26-yarder in the fourth quarter ... One of six players with a reception of 10 or more yards ... One of 11 Pirates with at least one reception in the contest ... vs. Memphis (10/27): Caught one pass for nine yards in eighth start at tight end ... Also experienced action as a member of special teams unit ... vs. Va. Tech (11/5): Hauled down one pass for three yards in the second quarter ... Also experienced action as a member of special teams unit, but did not record any return or tackle statistics ... vs. Tulsa (11/15): Started 10th game of the season at tight end - no stats ... Also experienced action as a member of special teams unit ... vs. UAB (11/21): Started at tight end - no stats ... Also experienced action as a member of special teams unit ... vs. Southern Miss (11/28): Started at tight end - no stats ... Also experienced action as a member of special teams unit ... vs. Houston (12/5): Caught a pair of passes for 21 yards (10 and 11) in his 13th start at tight end ... One of five players with a reception of 10 or more yards ... One of six Pirates with at least one reception in the contest ... Also experienced action as a member of special teams unit.
2008 (East Carolina): Made four catches for 26 yards and a score out of the backfield and tight end position during sophomore season ... Played in all 14 games and made seven starts ... Opened first three games and four of the last seven (three of last five) ... Recorded first career touchdown on a one-handed 13-yard catch from Patrick Pinkney to open the scoring against Tulsa in the Conference USA Championship Game ... Other receptions came against Virginia Tech (five yards), UAB (four) and Kentucky (four) in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl ... Also booked only a kickoff return of campaign (10 yards) against Golden Hurricane in league title contest while turning in only rush of season (two yards) vs. UTEP in regular season finale.
2008 (East Carolina): Made four catches for 26 yards and a score out of the backfield and tight end position during sophomore season ... Played in all 14 games and made seven starts ... Opened first three games and four of the last seven (three of last five) ... Recorded first career touchdown on a one-handed 13-yard catch from Patrick Pinkney to open the scoring against Tulsa in the Conference USA Championship Game ... Other receptions came against Virginia Tech (five yards), UAB (four) and Kentucky (four) in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl ... Also booked only a kickoff return of campaign (10 yards) against Golden Hurricane in league title contest while turning in only rush of season (two yards) vs. UTEP in regular season finale.
2007 (East Carolina): Experienced action in all 13 games on special teams and in the Pirate backfield as a redshirt freshman ... Lined up at fullback or tight end in games against West Virginia, Houston, N.C. State, UAB, Memphis, Marshall and Tulane ... Was the lead blocker for Dominique Lindsay's three-yard TD run against the Blazers.
2006 (East Carolina): Redshirted during initial season in ECU program ... Made valuable contributions while learning offensive scheme during scout team tenure ... Officially signed with Skip Holtz' program in February, 2006.
KEMPSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterman who played key role as Kempsville High School's top tight end in 2005 to help lead the Chiefs to an 8-2 record as a senior ... A two-way performer who also experienced action on the offensive unit as a running back ... Top defensive highlight included a 31-yard fumble return for a touchdown during KHS's 28-13 victory over Cox Nov. 10, 2005 ... An all-district selection in 2005 ... Also chosen to the Virginian Pilot All-Tidewater unit (second team) as a senior ... Earned a total of six varsity letters ... Picked up three additional monograms as a standout basketball athlete during his freshman, junior and senior seasons ... An Honor Roll performer in the classroom ... Coach was Jeff McGowan.
PERSONAL: Full name is Kevin Michael Gidrey ... Born December 13, 1987 at New Orleans, La. ... Earned his degree in organizational communications from East Carolina ... Earned selection to the 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 ECU Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Member of the Dean's List in 2009.
