Nov. 20, 2009

LAS VEGAS - Opposing defenses couldn't manage to stop honors candidate Ryan Wolfe for the last four years while playing wide receiver at UNLV but a broken foot could.

The school announced Friday that Wolfe (Santa Clarita, CA/Hart HS), who appeared in all 47 of his previous games as a Rebel, will not be able to play his senior-season finale on Nov. 28 vs. San Diego State after fracturing the fifth metatarsal in his left foot while returning punts during Wednesday's practice. The Rebels have a bye this weekend.

Wolfe is expected to have surgery sometime next week and begin a rehabilitation program that lasts 8-12 weeks. He will be on crutches for the first 4-6 weeks.

"It was a fluke thing, I just rolled my foot a little bit," said Wolfe, who is currently pursuing his master's degree in sports education leadership. "It's unfortunate, but I realize there's nothing I can do but focus on getting better and back into playing shape as soon as possible."

The pro prospect officially finished as his school's and conference's career leader in receptions with 283, which ranked 12th in NCAA FBS history. His total of 3,495 receiving yards means he will finish fourth in league history -- just 139 yards short of Colorado State's David Anderson's Mountain West Conference all-time mark set from 2002-05.

Wolfe is already the only two-time first team all-conference choice in school history and hopes to add a third such honor when the 2009 awards are announced. He leads the MWC with 74 receptions (18th in the nation with 6.73 catches per game) and is second with 760 yards. Wolfe had two of his school-record 12 100-yard receiving games this fall and also served as UNLV's primary punt returner as well as serving on kickoff coverage teams.

During his Rebel career, the versatile athlete also rushed for 235 net yards on 35 attempts (6.7 YPC) and was credited with 14 total tackles and one pass breakup.

NCAA FBS ALL-TIME RECEPTION LEADERS
RK  NO   PLAYER              SCHOOL
1.  316  Taylor Stubblefield Purdue
2.  306  Josh Davis          Marshall
3.  303  Taurean Henderson   Texas Tech
4.  300  Arnold Jackson      Louisville
5.  298  Trevor Insley       UNR
6.  295  Geoff Noisy         UNR
7.  293  Rashaun Woods       Oklahoma State
    293  Davone Bess         Hawaii
9.  292  Dorien Bryant       Purdue
    292  Jarett Dillard      Rice
    292  Jason Rivers        Hawaii
12. 283  Ryan Wolfe          UNLV

Ryan Wolfe's CAREER RECEIVING STATS
YEAR  GP-GS  REC  YDS    AVG   TD  LG
2009  11-10  74   760    10.3  2   52
2008  12-11  88   1,040  11.8  6   46
2007  12-10  66   784    11.9  2   45
2006  12-12  55   911    16.6  5   75
TOTAL 47-43  283  3,495  12.3  15  75