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2021 Football Roster

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3 Alex Kuzy

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 204
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Raleigh, N.C.
  • Highschool Cardinal Gibbons HS

Biography

As a senior (2021)

• Seventh in the Ivy League and top 100 nationally in receiving yards (583) and receptions (43).
• Posted career highs of eight catches for 92 yards at Harvard.
• Bettered that yardage mark the following week against Colgate, earning 94 yards on five receptions.
• Hauled in touchdown receptions against both Yale and Princeton.
• Had eight catches for 102 yards in his final collegiate game against Columbia.
• Had a reception in all 10 contests.
• Caught his first career touchdown as part of a three-catch, 38-yard afternoon at Yale.
• Hauled in five passes for 65 yards and a 19-yard touchdown vs. No. 15 Princeton.

As a senior (2020)

• Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

As a junior (2019)

• Started eight games and played in all 10, catching 16 passes for 224 yards.
• Opened the season-opening win at Marist at receiver.
• Also earned the start at Ivy preseason favorite Yale.
• Made an 18-yard catch vs. Georgetown.
• Hauled in two receptions for 45 yards against Harvard.
• Credited with four catches for 33 yards vs. Colgate.
• Had two receptions for 52 yards, including a career-long 38-yard grab, in the win over Brown.
• Made four catches for 38 yards against No. 12 Princeton.
• Caught two passes for 24 yards at Penn.
• Grabbed a 14-yard pass in the win over Columbia.
 

As a sophomore (2018)

• Played in four games, catching five passes for 38 yards.
• Made his collegiate debut at Colgate, catching three passes for 25 yards.
• Had one catch for 6 yards at No. 17 Princeton.
• Made a 7-yard catch vs. Penn.
 

As a freshman (2017)

• Did not see varsity action.
 

Prior to Cornell

• A first-team all-conference wide receiver as a senior, Kuzy had 53 catches for 1,070 yards and 18 touchdowns for Cardinal Gibbons HS.
• Kuzy had 82 receptions for 1,532 yards and 22 touchdowns in his three-year varsity career.
• He was named the league's Most Outstanding Wide Receiver.
• He also played varsity basketball and lacrosse.
 

Personal

• Alex Carmine Kuzy is the son of Rob and Linda Kuzy and has a younger sister.
• His dad wrestled at Navy and Rider, while his uncle Rich played football at Penn State.
• He is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 83

    2017-18Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 191 lbs
    83
  • 3

    2018-19Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 196 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2019-20Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 192 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2020-21Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 192 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021-22Fifth Year

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 204 lbs
    3