Junior Diaz

Height:
6-1
Weight:
276
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Miami Central

Career Note: Two-year letterman...Played in 15 games on the offensive line with seven starts.

2016: Only played the first three games of the season, in which he started in all three...Helped the Wave rush for 823 yards in those three games, including 437 yards and seven touchdowns vs Southern on Sept. 10, which were the most yards since 1973 and third most all-time.

2015: Played in 12 games with four starts as a redshirt-freshman at center…Made his collegiate-debut vs Duke (9/3)…Earned his first-collegiate start at center vs Houston (10/16)…Started at Navy (10/24), at SMU (11/21) and vs Tulsa (11/27)…Paved the way for 530 total yards (343 passing, 187 rushing) vs Tulsa (11/27)…Was on the line during Tulane’s 200-yard rushing contest at SMU (11/21)…Saw time at fullback in goal line situations.

2014: Did not play as a true freshman and redshirted the season...Named to the 2014-15 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

High School: Four-year varsity letterman at offensive and defensive line, playing as a freshman at Miami Springs High for coach Alex Pacheco, as a sophomore at Christopher Columbus High for coach Chris Merritt and final two seasons at Central High for coach Telly Lockette...Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals.com and Scout.com while garnering two-star status by 247Sports.com...Ranked as the No. 15 center nationally by Scout.com, No. 20 by ESPN and No. 28 by 247Sports.com...Received a 79 rating by 247Sports.com and a 73 Scout Grade by ESPN...Helped lead his prep teams to a combined 38-13 overall record, including a two-year mark of 25-3 at Central where the Rockets won back-to-back District 16-6A and state titles...Claimed first-team All-Dade County honors as a junior and senior...Named first-team all-state, participated in the Tournament of Champions Nike All-Star Game and was selected to play in the National Underclassmen Combine All-Star contest as a senior.

Personal: Majoring in Business Management...Has two brothers and two sisters..Father played football at North Carolina Central and brother plays football collegiately at Southeastern (Calif.) Community College.