| Robert Prescott |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Seattle
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| High School:
John F. Kennedy High School
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| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 188
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| Position:
Wide Receiver
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| Birthdate:
11/17/1978
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| Experience:
3V
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PERSONAL--Born 11/17/78 in Los Angeles, CA...son of Rex and Deborah Prescott...has two brothers, Rex, 24; and Joseph, 17...he is in the College of Liberal Arts and is a sociology major...selected OSU because, "of the people and environment surrounding the campus."
OSU--(2000-Senior)--Robert enters his senior season have played in 33 games and has 17 starts, including a current streak of nine straight...Robert has caught 82 career passes for 1,084 yards and 5 touchdowns...he has averaged 13.9 yards per catch...he as 1,712 career all-purpose yards in 33 games...he currently ranks 12th in career receptions with 82...he is close to cracking the Beavers' top 22 in all-purpose yards...former All-American receiver Vern Burke is currently 22nd on the OSU career list with 1,817 all-purpose yards...he has 1,145 career receiving yards, 556 kickoff return yards and 11 yards rushing...Robert is OSU's most experienced receiver returning in 2000...he had 24 receptions in 1997, 9 in 1998 and 49 as a junior in 1999...Robert has always had big play ability, but has also had periods of inconsistency catching the football...he reported to spring drills as OSU's No. 1 slot receiver, a position which gives him an excellent opportunity to bust big plays and catch a high number of passes each game...he will be OSU's No. 1 slot receiver when fall camp opens...in the Beavers' four spring scrimmages, Robert caught 3 passes for 59 yards, including a 43-yard TD pass from Shayne House in the first scrimmage...in scrimmage No. 2, Robert caught 2 passes for 11 yards...in scrimmage No. 3 he added 4 receptions for 27 yards...in the Spring Game, Robert played for the winning White squad and caught 6 passes for 69 yards...for the spring, Robert had 15 receptions for 166 yards, an average of 11.1 per catch...in winter conditioning, Robert posted weightlifting bests of 320 in the back squat, 265 in the bench press and 258 in the power clean.
OSU--(1999-Junior)--Robert entered spring drills listed No. 1 at slot receiver and for the first time he wasn't backing up a star receiver...instead, Robert was one of the featured receivers going into spring drills...Robert responded with his best performance since he has been at OSU...he has always had the speed and athletic ability, but he put it all together in the spring and finished the spring as one of OSU's go to guys...he will report to fall camp listed as the No. 1 slot receiver...in the Beavers' three major spring scrimmages, Robert had exceptional practices...caught 2 passes for 44 yards, including a 30-yard TD pass from Jonathan Smith at Roseburg on April 17...followed that performance with 6 catches for 118 yards, including a 48-yard TD strike from Smith in the scrimmage at Prothro Field on April 24...in the final spring game at Hillsboro on May 1, Robert had his best day of the spring, catching 11 passes for 146 yards for the Black squad...the most pleasing part of Robert's performance was the fact he was making tough catches over the middle, plus he was getting deep...based on his spring performance, Robert could produce some big numbers in the receiving department in 1999...in the weight room, Robert posted personal bests of 270 in the hang clean, 270 in the bench press, 370 in the back squat and 235 in the incline...posted a vertical jump best of 31.00 inches...tested for only 5.59 percent body fat.
(1998-Sophomore)--Robert established himself as a quality, big play receiver for the Beavers in 1997 and figured to have an even more productive sophomore season...he opened the 1998 season with a streak of five straight starts, plus he had caught at least one pass in his last 10 games...entered spring drills as the No. 2 flanker and he completed the spring in the same position, playing behind Tim Alexander...OSU had five proven Pac-10 receivers returning in 1998, with Robert being one of the five...his consistency at catching the football was his only negative point in 1997 as he dropped too many balls, despite his successful big plays...he made a big turnaround during spring drills and improved all facets of his game...Robert played in 10 games, missing the USC game with an injury...his production was down in 1998 as he only caught 9 passes for 107 yards, an average of 11.9...had one touchdown reception against Arizona, which turned out to be the Beavers' lone touchdown...although he was playing behind Alexander, Robert had a disappointing year as he dropped several balls and was not consistent catching the football...had 2 receptions against Nevada for 35 yards; 2 vs. Stanford for 32 yards and 2 vs. Arizona for 25 yards...caught at least one pass in four games in a row before being blanked at Washington...caught only one pass vs. Oregon in the final four games of the year.
(1997-Redshirt Freshman)--The change in OSU's offensive philosophy turned out to be a blessing for Robert as he has the necessary tools to be a good college wide receiver in passing offense...has sprinter's speed and good hands...opened spring drills listed No. 3 at flanker, but he moved up to No. 2 at the conclusion of the spring after a solid performance, especially the last two weeks, in the spring...Robert wound up playing in all 11 games in 1997 and he started six games, the last five of the season and against Arizona State...caught 24 passes for 424 yards, an average of 17.7 yards per catch...caught 2 touchdown passes, one against UCLA and one against Oregon...his best game of the season was against Oregon when he caught 7 passes for 126 yards, an average of 18.0 yards per catch, including a 33-yard TD pass from Tim Alexander...caught seven passes over 21 yards...he was OSU's third-leading receiver with his 24 receptions.
(1996-Freshman)--Robert spent the 1996 season as a redshirt wide receiver.
JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL, Seattle, WA (1992-95)--Selected by BlueChip Illustrated Magazine as a BCI All-Western region defensive back...a two-time all-state selection...Robert was listed #10 on SuperPrep's top 24 Northwest athletes...selected OSU over Washington, Arizona and UNLV...Robert was an option quarterback/all-state cornerback for John F. Kennedy High School. "He was being recruited as a cornerback by other schools but got very excited when he heard Oregon State was changing its offense and wanted him as a wide receiver," Kennedy coach Bob Bourgette said. "I think receiver is his best offensive position. He has great speed and has athletic ability," said Bourgette...Prescott ran 14.2 seconds in the 110 high hurdles as a junior to finish second in the Washington 3A state meet and he placed third at the National Junior Olympic meet in the summer of 1995...as a senior, he captured the Washington 3A state titles in the 110 high hurdles at 14.49 and the 300 intermediate hurdles at 38.13...canceled visits to Washington and Arizona after committing to OSU...listed among best defensive backs in Western region by BlueChip Illustrated magazine...earned three letters in football and four in track...started at wide receiver as a sophomore and at quarterback and cornerback as a junior and senior...he was the No. 1 player in the Seamount League...named the Offensive Back of the Year in the Seamount League...named all-league first-team on offense and defense as a senior...a first-team all-state selection on defense by Seattle PI and a first-team all-area pick by Seattle Times...played in the North-South Shrine game in the summer of 1996 in Everett, Wash., for the North squad...as a junior, he was a first-team all-league DB and as a sophomore he was a first-team all-league wide receiver...led the Seamount League in total offense as a senior and completed 73 percent of his passes. "He is an exceptional athlete, an outstanding leader, a leader by example. He has outstanding hands and I think he will make an outstanding receiver in college. We played him at quarterback and cornerback because he was such a good athlete and we needed him to have his hands on the football more as he just made things happen," said Coach Bourgette.
