#1 Greg Salas
Position: Slot Receiver
Height: 6-2
Class: Senior
Hometown: Chino, CA
Previous School: Chino HS
Career Highlights
- No. 2 nationally in total receiving yards with 1,246 in 10 games
- No. 2 nationally in receiving yards per game with a 124.6 average
- No. 4 nationally in receptions with 83 in 10 games for an 8.30 per game average
- Caught a pass in 37 consecutive games dating back to 2008
- Surpassed 100-yards receiving in a game seven times this season, extending career total to 16 times
- Career-high 197 yards on 10 catches and two touchdowns vs. Louisiana Tech
- 249 career catches and 3,702 career receiving yards, ranks third and second, respectively, all-time in school history
2010 (Senior): Ranks second nationally with 124.6 receiving yards per game and fourth with 8.3 receptions per game...has seven 100-yard receiving games and two games of 10 or more catches...career-high 197 yards on 10 catches and two touchdowns vs. Louisiana Tech (Oct. 2)...had nine catches for 148 yards and three scores at Fresno State (Oct. 9)...nine catches and 158 yards and one score at Utah State (Oct. 23)...hauled in eight catches for 124 yards against USC (Sept. 2)...scored twice with seven catches for 131 yards against Charleston Southern (Sept. 25)...had 11 catches for 153 yards against Nevada (Oct. 16).
2009 (Junior): Named to Phil Steele’s All-America fourth team and honorable mention by SI.com…first-team all-WAC… selected to the watch list for the Fred Biletnikoff Award…finished fourth nationally in receiving yards per game (122.3) and sixth in receptions per game (8.15), both of which led the WAC…tallied 100-plus yards receiving in eight games…team-high 106 catches for 1,590 yards and eight touchdowns on the year…the 1,590 receiving yards is the second-highest single-season total in school history…one of only four players to reach 100 catches in a season…averaged 15.0 yards per catch…had 17 catches of 25-plus yards…set new school record with 16 receptions against New Mexico State (Nov. 14)…racked up a career-high 196 yards and a touchdown in the win over the Aggies…tallied seven catches for 180 yards and one touchdown in season-opening win over Central Arkansas (Sept. 4) which earned WAC Player of the Week (Sept. 7)…hauled in a 66-yard catch to set up UH’s game-winning score late in the fourth quarter and had three catches of 35 yards or more against the Bears…posted seven catches for 195 yards and a touchdown in win at Washington State (Sept. 12)…four catches of 25-plus yards versus the Cougars, including a long of 61 yards…had six catches for 104 yards and a career-high two touchdowns at UNLV (Sept. 19)…had a 54-yard touchdown vs. the Rebels, the longest scoring play of his career…tallied six catches for 122 yards, including a 40-yard reception at Louisiana Tech (Sept. 30)…10 catches for 111 yards at Idaho (Oct. 17)…nine catches for 90 yards vs. No. 6 Boise State (Oct. 24)…eight catches for 96 yards at Nevada (Oct. 31)…10 catches for 187 yards and two touchdowns in homecoming win over Utah State (Nov. 7)…10 catches for 147 yards in win over Navy (Nov. 28)…has caught a pass in 27 straight games dating back to last season.
2008 (Sophomore): Started all 14 games at wideout...caught 57 passes for a team-high 831 yards...scored three touchdowns...averaged 14.6 yards per catch...caught at least one pass in all 14 games...eight catches of 25 yards or longer....scored UH’s first touchdown of the season on a 13-yard pass from Inoke Funaki in season-opener at Florida (Aug. 30)...scored second touchdown of the season on a 25-yard pass from Funaki in win over Louisiana Tech (Oct. 11)...finished with 81 yards receiving vs. the Bulldogs... seven catches for 91 yards in win at New Mexico State (Nov. 8)...set career marks with seven catches for 131 yards and one touchdown versus Washington State (Nov. 29)...had a career-long 48-yard catch in the win...seven catches and 71 yards vs. Notre Dame in Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl (Dec. 24).
2007 (Freshman): Appeared in eight games at wideout...posted three catches for 35 yards and one touchdown for the year...caught two passes, including 24-yard touchdown reception in first career game versus Northern Colorado (Sept. 1)...also had a catch in win over Charleston Southern (Sept. 22).
2006: Redshirted
Prep: A 2006 graduate of Chino High School in California...lettered in football and track...was an all-league selection, while playing both defensive back and receiver.
Personal: Born in Chino, Calif...majoring in sociology...has two brothers...parents are Teri Maldonado and Mark Salas of Chino, Calif.
