Jax Landfried Class: Senior Hometown: Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ High School: Manasquan Height / Weight: 5-9 / 175 Position: Wide Receiver Birthdate: 11/06/1979 Experience: 3VL

A former walk-on who has developed into a key member of the receiving corps ?a hard-nosed worker with great hands and speed ?brings a great work ethic to both the practice and playing fields ?has the ability to make additional yardage after making the catch ?has gained a reputation for making the big plays ?a great leader with good game experience ?described as "hard to get off the field" ?also serves as the long snapper on special teams despite small frame.

2001: Saw action in all 11 games, starting five ?was fourth on the team with 20 catches for 396 yards and two touchdowns ?caught at least one pass in nine games ?owned a team-best 19.8 yards per catch ... ranks ninth nationally among returning receivers in terms of yards per catch ... of the nine longest pass completions by Wake Forest last season, four were caught by Landfried ... also served as the Deacs' long-snapper and was an emergency back-up quarterback ... recorded his first career touchdown when he caught the game-winning 44-yarder from Anthony Young in the fourth quarter against East Carolina ... had a team-high four receptions for 90 yards at ECU ... collected 54 yards with two receptions, including a team-long 36-yarder against Appalachian State ... caught a 38-yard pass from Fabian Davis on a trick play versus NC State ... caught one pass for 20 yards at Duke while playing a season-high 74 snaps ... led the Deacon offense with three catches for 70 yards, including a 36-yard completion, against Clemson ... caught one pass for 16 yards against Virginia ... caught two passes for 33 yards at North Carolina ... led the Deacons in receiving with four catches for 55 yards and also attempted one pass against Georgia Tech ... caught one pass for 15 yards against Northern Illinois.

2000: Returned to action after missing spring drills due to shoulder surgery ?played in nine games, including action on the special teams unit ?recorded five solo tackles on special teams ?earned his first collegiate start at wide receiver against Navy ?caught 10 passes for 114 yards ?caught the team's longest reception of the season, a 51-yarder from James MacPherson versus Vanderbilt.

1999: Earned a scholarship in the summer prior to his redshirt freshman season ?served as the long snapper in each of Wake's final two regular season games ?recorded two tackles on special teams ?saw action in four games overall. 1998: Came to Wake Forest as a walk-on in the fall of 1998 ?saw some action at quarterback as part of the scout team.

Background: Enjoyed an excellent athletic career at Manasquan HS ?an all-state quarterback as a senior under coach Vic Kubu ... also the area offensive player of the year, as chosen by the Asbury Park Press ?also caught 18 passes as a wide receiver for 454 yards and four touchdowns as a freshman and sophomore ?accounted for 51 TDs either running, passing or receiving during his career ?served as team placekicker, too, and was all-county in that capacity ?lettered four years in football, basketball and baseball ?captained the Warrior football and baseball squads in his senior year ?outstanding shortstop and pitcher, batting .421 in his final season ?stole 75 bases and compiled a 1.47 earned run average for his career ?named to the "All-Shore" baseball all-star team as a shortstop.

Personal: Majoring in Communications ?will turn 23 during WFU's open week this year - born November 6, 1979 in Neptune, N.J. ?son of Jake and Jessie Landfried ?has four siblings - Jaker (31), Michelle and Kelly (29), and Jade (27) ?comes from a very athletic family - father, Jake, played football at Montclair State; brother, Jade, played baseball at Princeton, and sister, Michele, played field hockey at West Chester.

Landfried’s Career Statistics

Year	G-GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Lg
2000	7-1	10	114	11.4	0	51
2001	11-5	20	396	19.8	1	44
Career	18-6	30	510	17.0	1	51

Most Receptions: 5 at Maryland, 10/21/00
Most Receiving Yards: 90 at East Carolina, 9/1/01

Landfried Up Close

Nickname: Jerz

Favorite professional team: New York Yankees

Favorite place at WFU: my couch, watching TV

My most embarrassing moment on the football field was: getting knocked off my feet on punt coverage at Clemson in 2000

If I could switch places with anyone for a day, it would be: Brad Pitt

If I were head coach for a day, I would: call pass plays every down during a game

The athlete who inspires me the most is: Lance Armstrong, because he overcame cancer and won the Tour de France

My first thought when meeting Coach Grobe was: intense!!!

Most people don't know: I surf, snowboard, skateboard

The title of my autobiography would be: Jax of All Trades