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UTAH: All-conference candidate will start at Z receiver ... 6-foot-5 stature and 37.5 inch vertical jump make him very hard to defend ... deceptively quick and fast, he ranks fourth on the team in the 10-yard sprint (1.63 seconds) and runs a 4.6 40 ... one-time walk-on has since earned a scholarship and a starting position.
2004-Played all 12 games and started 9 ... versatile receiver played mostly at E (7 starts), but also filled in a X (1 start) and Z (1 start) ... 27 grabs for 377 yards ... averaged 14.0 yards per catch and caught 5 TD passes ... career-high 6 catches for 50 yards and a TD vs. North Carolina ... 4 receptions vs. Utah State (69 yards and 1 TD) and Pittsburgh, in the Fiesta Bowl (27 yards, 1 TD) ... 3 receptions against both Texas A&M (53 yards, 1 TD) and San Diego State (62 yards) ... career-long 58-yard reception vs. SDSU ... returned one kickoff for 21 yards vs. Wyoming.
2003-Played in all 12 games and started against Colorado State and San Diego State ... walk-on led Utes with 2 catches for 82 yards and 1 TD against Texas A&M ... 1 reception for 15 yards against UNLV ... also played for special teams ... lettered.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Did not play high school football ... first year playing football was in 2002 at Snow College (practiced with Snow in 2001 but did not play) ... Snow went 8-2 and ranked 16th in the nation in 2002 ... lettered three years in baseball and two years in basketball for Hunter High School (Utah) ... all-conference in baseball twice and basketball once ... honor roll every term.
PERSONAL: Son of John and Leann Madsen ... one sister ... enjoys fishing and golfing ... economics major ... full name is John Christopher Madsen ... born May 9, 1983.
YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 2003 12/2 3 97 32.3 1 45 2004 12/9 27 377 14.0 5 58 Totals 24/11 30 474 15.8 6 58
