2014 Football Roster
Roster
AJ Troup
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Minneapolis, Minn.
- High School:
- Wayzata
CAREER NOTES: Had nine catches for 141 yards (15.7 avg.) in 21 career games . . . battled numerous knee injuries (three separate ACL surgeries) throughout his career but was fully healthy his final two seasons to earn two letters . . . earned his bachelor's degree in advertising in May 2015. 2015 SEASON (SENIOR): Appeared in 11 games . . . had two catches for 28 yards (14.0 avg.) . . . had a 14-yard reception vs. Purdue . . . named fourth game captain vs. Air Force . . . had one catch for 14 yards in the season opener at Western Michigan. 2014 SEASON (JUNIOR): Recorded seven catches for 113 yards (16.1 avg.) in 10 games . . . had a 13-yard reception vs. Michigan . . . caught two passes for 43 yards, including a 33-yard TD catch, vs. Eastern Michigan . . . had a 19-yard catch at No. 3 Oregon . . . in his collegiate debut, had three receptions for 38 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown catch, against Jacksonville State. 2013 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Had a breakout spring but was sidelined for the entire 2013 season after suffering a knee injury in the summer . . . caught a 46-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Maxwell with 4:32 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Green-White spring game that proved to be the game-winning score . . . had three catches for 97 yards in the first spring scrimmage April 5, including a 76-yard touchdown and a 13-yard touchdown. 2012 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Did not see game action. 2011 SEASON: Redshirted . . . sidelined for almost the entire spring in 2011 with a knee injury. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played for Coach Brad Anderson at Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota . . . earned all-conference honors as a senior . . . had 25 receptions for 550 yards (22.0 avg.) and five touchdowns in 2009 . . . scored the only TD of his junior year on a 98-yard bomb vs. St. Cloud Tech . . . sat out his senior track season after suffering a torn ACL in the 2009 football playoffs . . . finished sixth in the 100 at the 2009 Class AA outdoor championships . . . also qualified for the state meet in the 200 . . . son of Stephanie Troup . . . born May 17, 1992 . . . earned his bachelor's degree in advertising in May 2015 . . . currently pursuing a second degree in theatre.
