2013:Earned a spot on the two-deep backing up WR Mike Jensen and appeared in three games during the nonconference season (vs. Syracuse, vs. Western Michigan, vs. Maine) before sustaining a season-ending lower body injury ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2012:Appeared in two games as a redshirt freshman (vs. South Dakota, vs. Indiana) ... Named Offensive Practice Player of the Week following Michigan game ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2011:Redshirted ... Named Offensive Practice Player of the Week prior to Eastern Illinois game and earned the honor on Special Teams before Nebraska game ... Moved from wide receiver to running back during bowl practices.

High School: All-state and first-team All-Metro League wide receiver ... Totaled 45 receptions for 637 yards (14.2 ypc) with four touchdowns ... 765 all-purpose yards ... Team reached 2009 Oregon state final and 2010 state semifinals ... Also competed in the 100-meter dash and triple jump in track and field ... National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society member ... Ignatian Scholar.

Personal: Born Cermak Jirka Bland ... Son of Rick and Ella Bland ... Great, great grandson of former mayor of Chicago Anton J. Cermak (1931-33) ... Attended same high school as Mike Dunleavy of the Indiana Pacers as well as Miami Heat head coach Eric Spoelstra ... Majoring in political science.