Troy University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Andre Flakes
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Milton, Fla.
- High School:
- Milton HS
2016 (Junior): Moved from receiver to defensive back during 2017 spring practice ... Moved from running back to wide receiver prior to the 2016 season after Troy suffered injuries at the receiver position … Caught 10 passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for 23 yards and a touchdown on five carries … Caught an 11-yard touchdown pass at Southern Miss and a 12-yard touchdown pass against UMass … Found the end zone from six yards out on the ground in the opener against Austin Peay … Caught a season-high six passes for 48 yards at No. 2 Clemson … Recovered a fumble against UMass
2015 (Sophomore): Moved to running back prior to the season … Finished second on the team with 66 carries for 243 yards (20.2 yards per game) … Averaged 3.7 yards per carry … Found the end zone against Charleston Southern, South Alabama and in overtime at Appalachian State … Also caught nine passes for 49 yards … Rushed for a season-high 68 yards on just four carries against Charleston Southern; had a 47-yard rush in the game … Only carry against South Alabama went for 20 yards and a touchdown … Rushed a season-high 21 times for 55 yards at Appalachian State
2014 (Freshman): Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman with the majority of his work coming on special teams … Returned one kick for 23 yards at Georgia Southern and one for two yards against Georgia State … Recorded tackles against Abilene Christian and Idaho ... Moved from wide receiver to running back in spring practice prior to sophomore season
High School: Named to the Florida Associated Press 6A All-State First Team as a junior and senior at Milton (Fla.) High School … Named to FloridaHSFootball.com All-Panhandle Second Team … Three-time all-area selection and two-time team MVP … Finished his career with 3,544 all-purpose yards and 32 touchdowns … Ran for 1,682 yards and 21 touchdowns on 249 career carries and caught 72 career passes for 950 yards and seven touchdowns … Finished his career with 78 tackles and 10 interceptions … Three-year starter for the Panthers; played quarterback, running back, wide receiver and defensive back … Also played basketball
Personal: Full name is Andre Ka-Sean Flakes ... Son of Kimberly and Doyuan Smith ... Has one sister, Aniais Johnson ... Majoring in social science ... Born Oct. 5, 1994, in Ft. Hood, Texas ... Nicknamed the Honey Badger
