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East Tennessee State University

2023-24 Football

20 Amir Dendy

  • Pos RB
  • Ht 6-0
  • Wt 191
  • Yr Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Anderson, S.C.
  • Previous School Westside High School

Biography

2023 Season (Sophomore) - Dendy played in four games for the Bucs in 2023...Carried the ball 39 times for 115 yards on the season with a nine-yard rush being his season-high...Caught a pair of passes for 15 yards...Also returned three kickoffs for ETSU for 66 yards (22.0 avg.)...Recorded double-digit carries in games against Austin Peay (11) and Mercer (10)...Top rushing day of the season came on November 4 vs. VMI where he ran for 34 yards on nine attempts. 

2022 Season (Freshman) - Played in four games in his rookie season...Had 15 carries for 68 yards on the season...Made collegiate debut in the win over Robert Morris where he had 12 carries for 50 yards...Posted one carry for 12 yards at Wofford...Had two carries for six yards vs. Western Carolina. 

Prior to ETSU - Lettered in both football and track & field at Westside High School...Had a standout 2021 season at Westside High School, leading his team to the Class 4A Region Championship and earning Region Player of the Year Honors along the way...Was also named both to both the Class 4A All-State and All-Region team...Earned five Anderson Independent Football Player of the Week honors and two Anderson Area Touchdown Player of the Week awards during his career...Led Pendleton High School to Class 3A Region Championships in 2018 and 2019...Earned back-to-back First Team All-Region with Pendleton in 2019 and 2020...Twice led his track & field team to Class 3A Region Championships at Pendleton (2018 & 2020), while earning All-Region honors in the 4x100 and 110 High Hurdles both years...Entering the 2021 season, he was rated a 3-star running back after posting a 4.4 40-yard dash, 39” vertical, 10’5” broad jump...Accumulated over 5,000 career all-purpose yards (3,188 rushing yards, 596 receiving yards and 1,307 kickoff return yards...Son of Lamar and Tamika Dendy…Majoring in Engineering Technology...Sister, Kamiya Dendy, runs track & field at Auburn...Born March 17. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2022-23Freshman

    RB
    6'0" 186 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2023-24Redshirt Freshman

    RB
    6'0" 191 lbs
    20