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DICKERSON, DORINincluded a 14-yard touchdown vs. Toledo and a10-yard reverse vs. Syracuse…also returned fourkickoffs for 24 yards, including two runbacks for11 yards in the West Virginia clash.HIGH SCHOOL: Attended West Allegheny (Imperial,Pa.) High School, playing football for headcoach Bob Palko, whose son, Tyler was a formerquarterback at Pittsburgh…played a variety ofpositions, including wide receiver, running back,quarterback, safety, cornerback and kick returner…asa senior, he rushed for 1,429 yards on 182carries (7.9 ypc) and scored 30 touchdowns, whilealso having 22 receptions for 423 yards (19.2 ypc)with six scores, leading the Western PennsylvaniaInterscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) witha total of 36 touchdowns, as the team capturedtheir third-straight Class AAA title…on defense,Dickerson intercepted four passes that season,and was named Pennsylvania Class AAA Playerof the Year by the Associated Press…Considereda four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated thefifth-best prospect from Pennsylvania in the classof 2006…was the 2006 recipient of the PittsburghAthletic Association’s Mercury Award, annuallypresented to the top high school football playerin Western Pennsylvania…also named the PittsburghPost-Gazette Player of the Year and was amember of the newspaper’s “Fabulous 22” team.He added Pittsburgh Tribune-Review “Terrific 25”and All-Class AAA accolades, in addition to beingchosen to the Harrisburg Patriot-News “Platinum33” squad…after his senior season, Dickersonwas named Keystone Recruiting’s PennsylvaniaClass AAA Player of the Year and WPIAL Player ofthe Year…Rated the 35-best overall prospect andthe fourth-best wide receiver in the country byScout.com…that recruiting service also rankedhim 11th on their East Region team…Rivals.comrated him the sixth-best prospect in the state ofPennsylvania and the eighth-best athlete in thenation…earned All-American honors from SuperPrep and was a member of Prep Star’s DreamTeam, in addition to placing 74th on ESPN.com’sNational Top 150 Recruits list…chosen to playin the U.S. Army All-American Game and participatedin the All-American Bowl, an all-star gamefeaturing the nation’s top 78 high school playersat the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas…as ajunior, Dickerson rushed for 1,065 yards and 13touchdowns, while catching 25 passes for 517yards (20.7 ypc) and eight scores…during histhree seasons with the varsity, West Alleghenyearned three WPIAL Class AAA playoff berths andhad a combined 26-8 mark (.765)…also lettered inbasketball and track.PERSONAL: Communications major…son of Pamelaand Randy Dickerson…father played basketballat Kansas State and Lock Haven...bornDorin R. Dickerson…Resides in Imperial, Pennsylvania.Dickerson’s 2010 Season StatisticsDate, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/12 vs. IND INACTIVE9/19 at WAS INACTIVE9/26 vs. DAL INACTIVE10/3 at OAK 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 010/10 vs. NYG 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 010/17 vs. KC INACTIVE2010 Totals 2 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0HOUSTONTEXANS.COM