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Jersey Number 13
Cameron Batson
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oklahoma City, Okla.
- High School:
- Millwood
Bio
2017 SEASON (SENIOR)
Named a team captain prior to his senior campaign … appeared in all 13 games which included nine starts … set a career high with 924 all-purpose yards … totaled 487 receiving yards through the air, 308 via kick returns and another 91 on punt returns … finished third on the team with 59 receptions while his 487 receiving yards and five touchdowns ranked fourth … caught at least one pass in all 13 games … returned 14 kicks on the year, averaging 22.0 yards a return with a long of 49 yards … averaged 5.4 yards on his 17 punt returns during the season … IN NCAA RANKINGS: finished 40th in punt return average (5.4), 74th in receptions per game (4.5) and 84th in combined kick returns (399) … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ranked fifth in punt return average, eighth in combined kick returns and 10th in receptions per game … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … caught six or more passes in each of the first four games of the season … opened the year with six catches for 53 yards against Eastern Washington (9/2) … followed with another six receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown two weeks later versus Arizona State (9/16) … ended non-conference play with seven catches for 52 yards in victory at Houston (9/23) … recorded six catches for 84 yards in the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State (9/30) … became a bigger part of Texas Tech’s return game from there, bringing back four kicks for 115 yards at Kansas (10/7) … returned the first kickoff of the second half a career-high 49 yards versus the Jayhawks … had a 33-yard kick return at West Virginia (10/14) as part of a five return, 116-yard performance … snapped his career high with 10 receptions versus Iowa State (10/21), totaling 67 yards through the air … caught three passes for 20 yards and two touchdowns at Oklahoma (10/28) … his two touchdowns matched his career high … also had three kick returns for 64 yards and a punt return for 17 yards, his longest of the season … followed with seven catches for 46 yards against Kansas State (11/4) … posted four receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown versus Baylor (11/11) … closed the regular season with two catches for 10 yards against TCU (11/18) and one reception for 16 yards at Texas (11/24) … touchdown grab against the Longhorns proved to be the game-winner with just under two minutes remaining in the game … wrapped his Red Raider career with four catches for 23 yards in the Birmingham Bowl against USF … AWARDS AND HONORS … named an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches … was a semifinalist for the Campbell Award, which is presented by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame to the best scholar-athlete in the nation … recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 first team for the third time in his career.
2016 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Among the most popular targets for quarterback Patrick Mahomes II as a junior … appeared in all 12 games, making 10 starts at inside receiver … his 10 starts were tied with Dylan Cantrell for the most on the team among receivers … ranked second on the team with 60 receptions and fourth with 644 receiving yards … ended the year with eight receiving touchdowns, which was tied for second on the team … averaged 74.8 all-purpose yards per game between time as a receiver and on punt returns … among the top punt returners in the country after averaging 9.2 yards per return, the highest clip of his career … marked the highest punt return average for a Red Raider since Austin Zouzalik in 2012 … returned six kickoffs for 93 yards as well (15.5 average) … also served as Texas Tech’s field goal holder late in the year … IN NCAA RANKINGS: ranked 23rd nationally in punt return average … was also 47th in receiving touchdowns (8) and 64th in receptions per game (5.0) … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ended the year second in the league in punt return average … also ranked fifth for receiving touchdowns, 11th for receptions per game and 15th for both receiving yards per game (53.7) and receiving yards (644) … ranked 10th in receptions per game (5.1) in conference games only … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … began the season with a touchdown catch in each of the first five games … was the longest streak to start the season since Eric Ward compiled a similar streak to start the 2011 season … marked the third-longest game streak to start a season with a touchdown reception in program history, trailing only Michael Crabtree’s runs in both 2007 and 2008 … opened the year with three receptions for 24 yards and a touchdown against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … matched his career high with four punt returns that totaled a new career mark of 75 yards … returned two punts for over 30 yards in the victory ... set a new career high with a 33-yard return which was the longest for a Red Raider since Carlos Thompson went 35 yards in the 2013 meeting with Stephen F. Austin … put together the best performance of his career the following week at Arizona State (9/10) … set career highs with nine receptions and 148 receiving yards against the Sun Devils … was the first 100-yard game of his career … hauled in a 66-yard touchdown reception early in the fourth quarter that was the longest of his career … had two catches for 25 yards and a touchdown versus Louisiana Tech (9/17) … opened Big 12 play with eight catches for 88 yards and a touchdown against Kansas (9/29) … followed with five catches for 50 yards and a touchdown at Kansas State (10/8) … touchdown against the Wildcats came in the closing seconds to extend his season-opening streak of finding the end zone … recorded five more catches for 19 yards against West Virginia (10/15) … best outing in league play came against Oklahoma (10/22) where he nearly eclipsed the 100-yard mark again … finished with nine catches (tying career high) for 99 yards and a touchdown against the Sooners … played a significant role in a Red Raider offense that snapped the FBS record for total offense … posted four receptions for 26 yards the following week at TCU (10/29) … had five catches for 38 yards and two touchdowns against Texas (11/5) … his two touchdown grabs marked a career high … also returned a punt 22 yards versus the Longhorns, his third-longest of the season … recorded three catches for 41 at Oklahoma State (11/12) … caught four passes for 57 yards at Iowa State (11/19) while also returning four kickoffs for 71 yards … ended the season with three catches for 29 yards against Baylor … AWARDS AND HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 first team.
2015 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Used primarily as an inside receiver, primary punt returner and holder on kicks ... finished year with 29 receptions for 327 yards (11.3 average) and one touchdown ... ranked sixth on the squad in receptions and seventh in receiving yards ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... set a career high with three receptions in the season opener against Sam Houston State ... matched that total in victory at Arkansas ... also set new career highs for receiving yards (29) and longest reception (17) against the Razorbacks ... put together best performance of his career with three catches for 71 yards against Baylor ... big day also included a 37-yard touchdown catch from Patrick Mahomes II ... marked first touchdown of his career ... snapped career high for receptions with four against Iowa State ... totaled 28 receiving yards against Cyclones ... caught a pair of passes for 58 yards at Kansas ... performance included a career-long 45 yard reception in the second quarter ... caught two passes for two yards in loss to Oklahoma ... had 42 all-purpose yards against Oklahoma State, 18 of which came via receptions and the other 24 coming on a kick and punt return ... recorded two catches for 33 yards at West Virginia ... had two more catches for 16 yards in victory over Kansas State ... finished with three receptions for 47 yards vs. LSU in the Texas Bowl ... AWARDS AND HONORS ... Academic All-Big 12 first team honoree ... one of three conference players nominated with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
2014 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Played in 12 games with nine receptions and 41 receiving yards ... also returned 18 punts for 65 yards and 106 all-purpose yards ... led team in both punt returns and punt return yards ... caught a pass for five yards in season finale against No. 5 Baylor (11/29) at AT&T Stadium ... made two receptions for 10 yards at Iowa State (11/22) ... tallied one catch for three yards against No. 24 Oklahoma (11/15) ... made three punt returns for 30 yards against Texas (11/1) ... tallied one catch for four yards at No. 10 TCU (10/25) ... made one catch for 12 yards against West Virginia (10/11) ... tallied one reception for three yards at No. 22 Kansas State (10/4) ... made first two career receptions for a total of four yards and returned two punts at No. 24 Oklahoma State (9/25) ... returned four punts for 26 yards (long 12) at UTEP (9/6) ... made career debut returning punts in season opener against Central Arkansas (8/30) with three returns for 13 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Millwood High School in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN ... accounted for 55 touchdowns, passed for over 2,000 yards, rushed for over 1,200 yards and returned four punts for touchdowns as a senior ... compiled 10 interceptions, including three returns for touchdowns defensively ... named the Oklahoma Gatorade State Player of the Year ... The Oklahoman’s First Team All-State selection ... helped guide his high school basketball team to a state championship during his junior year ... ranked first in his class with a 4.0 GPA ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona State, Kansas, Tulsa and Washington State ... High School Coach: Tony Henry.
PERSONAL
Cameron Malik Batson ... born in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... son of Ericka Batson and Willie Batson III ... has twin sisters, Caira and Carmen ... older cousin is former Red Raider wide receiver Tramain Swindall, who posted 150 career receptions while making at least one reception in 45-of-50 games ... an accounting major at Texas Tech.
Named a team captain prior to his senior campaign … appeared in all 13 games which included nine starts … set a career high with 924 all-purpose yards … totaled 487 receiving yards through the air, 308 via kick returns and another 91 on punt returns … finished third on the team with 59 receptions while his 487 receiving yards and five touchdowns ranked fourth … caught at least one pass in all 13 games … returned 14 kicks on the year, averaging 22.0 yards a return with a long of 49 yards … averaged 5.4 yards on his 17 punt returns during the season … IN NCAA RANKINGS: finished 40th in punt return average (5.4), 74th in receptions per game (4.5) and 84th in combined kick returns (399) … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ranked fifth in punt return average, eighth in combined kick returns and 10th in receptions per game … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … caught six or more passes in each of the first four games of the season … opened the year with six catches for 53 yards against Eastern Washington (9/2) … followed with another six receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown two weeks later versus Arizona State (9/16) … ended non-conference play with seven catches for 52 yards in victory at Houston (9/23) … recorded six catches for 84 yards in the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State (9/30) … became a bigger part of Texas Tech’s return game from there, bringing back four kicks for 115 yards at Kansas (10/7) … returned the first kickoff of the second half a career-high 49 yards versus the Jayhawks … had a 33-yard kick return at West Virginia (10/14) as part of a five return, 116-yard performance … snapped his career high with 10 receptions versus Iowa State (10/21), totaling 67 yards through the air … caught three passes for 20 yards and two touchdowns at Oklahoma (10/28) … his two touchdowns matched his career high … also had three kick returns for 64 yards and a punt return for 17 yards, his longest of the season … followed with seven catches for 46 yards against Kansas State (11/4) … posted four receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown versus Baylor (11/11) … closed the regular season with two catches for 10 yards against TCU (11/18) and one reception for 16 yards at Texas (11/24) … touchdown grab against the Longhorns proved to be the game-winner with just under two minutes remaining in the game … wrapped his Red Raider career with four catches for 23 yards in the Birmingham Bowl against USF … AWARDS AND HONORS … named an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches … was a semifinalist for the Campbell Award, which is presented by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame to the best scholar-athlete in the nation … recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 first team for the third time in his career.
2016 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Among the most popular targets for quarterback Patrick Mahomes II as a junior … appeared in all 12 games, making 10 starts at inside receiver … his 10 starts were tied with Dylan Cantrell for the most on the team among receivers … ranked second on the team with 60 receptions and fourth with 644 receiving yards … ended the year with eight receiving touchdowns, which was tied for second on the team … averaged 74.8 all-purpose yards per game between time as a receiver and on punt returns … among the top punt returners in the country after averaging 9.2 yards per return, the highest clip of his career … marked the highest punt return average for a Red Raider since Austin Zouzalik in 2012 … returned six kickoffs for 93 yards as well (15.5 average) … also served as Texas Tech’s field goal holder late in the year … IN NCAA RANKINGS: ranked 23rd nationally in punt return average … was also 47th in receiving touchdowns (8) and 64th in receptions per game (5.0) … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ended the year second in the league in punt return average … also ranked fifth for receiving touchdowns, 11th for receptions per game and 15th for both receiving yards per game (53.7) and receiving yards (644) … ranked 10th in receptions per game (5.1) in conference games only … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … began the season with a touchdown catch in each of the first five games … was the longest streak to start the season since Eric Ward compiled a similar streak to start the 2011 season … marked the third-longest game streak to start a season with a touchdown reception in program history, trailing only Michael Crabtree’s runs in both 2007 and 2008 … opened the year with three receptions for 24 yards and a touchdown against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … matched his career high with four punt returns that totaled a new career mark of 75 yards … returned two punts for over 30 yards in the victory ... set a new career high with a 33-yard return which was the longest for a Red Raider since Carlos Thompson went 35 yards in the 2013 meeting with Stephen F. Austin … put together the best performance of his career the following week at Arizona State (9/10) … set career highs with nine receptions and 148 receiving yards against the Sun Devils … was the first 100-yard game of his career … hauled in a 66-yard touchdown reception early in the fourth quarter that was the longest of his career … had two catches for 25 yards and a touchdown versus Louisiana Tech (9/17) … opened Big 12 play with eight catches for 88 yards and a touchdown against Kansas (9/29) … followed with five catches for 50 yards and a touchdown at Kansas State (10/8) … touchdown against the Wildcats came in the closing seconds to extend his season-opening streak of finding the end zone … recorded five more catches for 19 yards against West Virginia (10/15) … best outing in league play came against Oklahoma (10/22) where he nearly eclipsed the 100-yard mark again … finished with nine catches (tying career high) for 99 yards and a touchdown against the Sooners … played a significant role in a Red Raider offense that snapped the FBS record for total offense … posted four receptions for 26 yards the following week at TCU (10/29) … had five catches for 38 yards and two touchdowns against Texas (11/5) … his two touchdown grabs marked a career high … also returned a punt 22 yards versus the Longhorns, his third-longest of the season … recorded three catches for 41 at Oklahoma State (11/12) … caught four passes for 57 yards at Iowa State (11/19) while also returning four kickoffs for 71 yards … ended the season with three catches for 29 yards against Baylor … AWARDS AND HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 first team.
2015 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Used primarily as an inside receiver, primary punt returner and holder on kicks ... finished year with 29 receptions for 327 yards (11.3 average) and one touchdown ... ranked sixth on the squad in receptions and seventh in receiving yards ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... set a career high with three receptions in the season opener against Sam Houston State ... matched that total in victory at Arkansas ... also set new career highs for receiving yards (29) and longest reception (17) against the Razorbacks ... put together best performance of his career with three catches for 71 yards against Baylor ... big day also included a 37-yard touchdown catch from Patrick Mahomes II ... marked first touchdown of his career ... snapped career high for receptions with four against Iowa State ... totaled 28 receiving yards against Cyclones ... caught a pair of passes for 58 yards at Kansas ... performance included a career-long 45 yard reception in the second quarter ... caught two passes for two yards in loss to Oklahoma ... had 42 all-purpose yards against Oklahoma State, 18 of which came via receptions and the other 24 coming on a kick and punt return ... recorded two catches for 33 yards at West Virginia ... had two more catches for 16 yards in victory over Kansas State ... finished with three receptions for 47 yards vs. LSU in the Texas Bowl ... AWARDS AND HONORS ... Academic All-Big 12 first team honoree ... one of three conference players nominated with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
2014 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Played in 12 games with nine receptions and 41 receiving yards ... also returned 18 punts for 65 yards and 106 all-purpose yards ... led team in both punt returns and punt return yards ... caught a pass for five yards in season finale against No. 5 Baylor (11/29) at AT&T Stadium ... made two receptions for 10 yards at Iowa State (11/22) ... tallied one catch for three yards against No. 24 Oklahoma (11/15) ... made three punt returns for 30 yards against Texas (11/1) ... tallied one catch for four yards at No. 10 TCU (10/25) ... made one catch for 12 yards against West Virginia (10/11) ... tallied one reception for three yards at No. 22 Kansas State (10/4) ... made first two career receptions for a total of four yards and returned two punts at No. 24 Oklahoma State (9/25) ... returned four punts for 26 yards (long 12) at UTEP (9/6) ... made career debut returning punts in season opener against Central Arkansas (8/30) with three returns for 13 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Millwood High School in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN ... accounted for 55 touchdowns, passed for over 2,000 yards, rushed for over 1,200 yards and returned four punts for touchdowns as a senior ... compiled 10 interceptions, including three returns for touchdowns defensively ... named the Oklahoma Gatorade State Player of the Year ... The Oklahoman’s First Team All-State selection ... helped guide his high school basketball team to a state championship during his junior year ... ranked first in his class with a 4.0 GPA ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona State, Kansas, Tulsa and Washington State ... High School Coach: Tony Henry.
PERSONAL
Cameron Malik Batson ... born in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... son of Ericka Batson and Willie Batson III ... has twin sisters, Caira and Carmen ... older cousin is former Red Raider wide receiver Tramain Swindall, who posted 150 career receptions while making at least one reception in 45-of-50 games ... an accounting major at Texas Tech.
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