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Is listed as a backup wide receiver as fall camp opens... is the Cougars' go-to guy in the endzone... will be a part of the regular receiver rotation.
SOPHOMORE (2008)
Appeared in all 13 games with starts at C-USA rival Rice and against Air Force in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl... posted five catches for 83 yards and two touchdowns in the season opener against Southern... hauled in a 22-yard tipped pass in the second quarter for his first score against the Jaguars... made a tremendous leaping catch over two defenders in the corner of the end zone for his final score... Recorded three catches for 32 yards and a touchdown at Oklahoma State... hauled in a 7-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter against the Cowboys... caught a 3-yard touchdown and a 2-point conversion at Colorado State to pull the Cougars to within three points... finished with five catches for 60 yards against the Rams.. caught a 51-yard pass against C-USA rival UAB... posted three catches for 71 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown late in the first half, against No. 24 Tulsa... enjoyed a career day at Rice... hauled in five catches for 114 yards and three touchdowns against the Owls. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl:
Posted two catches for two yards against Air Force.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2007)
Competed in all 13 games with one start... made his collegiate debut against the Ducks... recorded his first reception for 21 yards at Conference USA rival Tulane... hauled in a 30-yard touchdown catch, the first of his collegiate career, to pull the Cougars to within a touchdown during the home opener against Colorado State... made his first appearance at quarterback late in the win at UAB... made his first career start at wide receiver at UTEP... finished with two receptions for 23 yards against C-USA rival Marshall... Rushed for 55 yards on only five carries and completed his first pass against Texas Southern during the regular-season finale... Also caught a 15-yard pass against the Tigers. Texas Bowl: Hauled in a 9-yard pass against TCU.
FRESHMAN (2006)
Sat out as a redshirt.
LaMARQUE HIGH SCHOOL
Was listed as an All-Region selection by Prep Star magazine... also was listed as a three-star recruit by Scout.com... ranked as the No. 47 quarterback by Scout.com... picked up a three-star ranking by Rivals.com... a member of the Houston Chronicle Top 100 list... also selected to the State 100 by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram... helped lead team to a 13-1 record and a Regional championship... was the District 23-4A MVP and also Player of the Year... selected by the Galveston Daily News to its All-County First Team... honored at the Houston Touchdown Club on Aug. 17, 2005... also lettered in basketball and was the 2004-05 Co-MVP and won the Dennis Rodman Award... threw for 1,155 yards and 17 TDs and rushed for 718 yards and 11 scores as a senior... completed 93 of 179 passes for 1,200 yards and 16 TDs and had 90 rushes for 387 yards and five scores as a junior...
PERSONAL
Full name is Le'Nard Damon Castile, Jr.... was born Sept. 7, 1987, in Dallas, Texas... son of Pamela D. Castile of LaMarque, Texas... enjoys computers and music during his spare time... also served as an assistant coach with the LaMarque Tigers Youth Football and Texas City Magics Youth Basketball... also recruited by Colorado State... majoring in kinesiology.
RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G
2007................ 13 9 72 0 19 8.0 5.5
2008................ 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL............... 26 9 72 0 19 8.0 2.8
PASSING G Att- Cmp- Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effic
2007................ 13 2- 1- 0 -3 0 0 50.0 -1.5 -0.2 37.4
2008................ 13 0- 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL............... 26 2- 1- 0 -3 0 0 50.0 -1.5 -0.1 37.4
TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G
2007................ 13 72 -3 69 5.3
2008................ 13 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL............... 26 72 -3 69 2.7
RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G
2007................ 13 7 106 1 30 0.5 15.1 8.2
2008................ 13 31 531 8 53 2.4 17.1 40.8
TOTAL............... 26 38 637 9 53 1.5 16.8 24.5
SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G
2007................ 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
2008................ 13 8 0 8 0 0 1 0 50 3.8
TOTAL............... 26 9 0 9 0 0 1 0 56 2.2
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G
2007................ 13 72 106 0 0 0 178 13.7
2008................ 13 0 531 0 0 0 531 40.8
TOTAL............... 26 72 637 0 0 0 709 27.3
TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd
2007................ 13 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
2008................ 13 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL............... 26 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
L.J. Castile's Career Bests
Receptions: 5, at Rice (11-29-08); vs. Southern (8-30-08)
Receiving Yards: 144, at Rice (11-29-08)
Receiving Touchdowns: 3, at Rice (11-29-08)
Long Reception: 53, at Rice (11-29-08)
Rushing Attempts: 5, vs. Texas Southern (11-24-07)
Rushing Yards: 55, vs. Texas Southern (11-24-07)
Long Rush: 19, vs. Texas Southern (11-24-07)
Pass Attempts: , vs. Texas Southern (11-24-07); at UAB (10-20-07)
Completions: 1, vs. Texas Southern (11-24-07)
