Tickets2009: Has seen action in 12 games at tight end and on special teams, earning the start against Connecticut ... made 11 catches for 150 yards and a touchdown ... opened up the season with a catch for 22 yards at Rutgers ... snagged a season-high three receptions for 38 yards at Oregon State ... had a pair of catches for 16 yards at USF ... also made a tackle on special teams against the Bulls ... finished with two grabs for 23 yards and a touchdown at Syracuse ... touchdown came off a Zach Collaros pass following a mishandled field goal attempt snap ... grabbed a season-best 38-yard reception against Connecticut ... totaled two catches for a season-high 40 yards ... hauled in a single reception for 11 yards on senior day against Illinois.
2008: Played in 13 games, averaging 10.3 yards a catch ... scored his fi rst career touchdown, an 8-yard reception against Miami (OH) ... served as a game captain and finished with a 14-yard catch at Akron ... pulled down a season-high 24-yard catch against Rutgers ... notched two receptions, including a 2-yard game-winning touchdown in overtime at West Virginia ... grabbed a 14-yard reception at Louisville ... scored his third touchdown of the season with a 7-yard reception in the third quarter vs. Syracuse ... finished with two catches for 13 yards against the Orange.2007: Suffered an injury during spring drills and rehabilitated in time to appear in the season opener ... saw action in 12 games ... registered a career-long 34-yard catch vs. Connecticut ... caught a 20-yard pass at Syracuse.
2006: Joined the rotation at tight end by midseason ... named to The Sporting News[apos] BIG EAST All-Freshman team ... first collegiate catch was a 29-yarder vs. Akron ... snagged a catch in each of the last three games of the regular season ... caught two passes for 17 yards against Rutgers.
2005: Redshirted.
Hazelwood Central High School: Two-time first-team all-state selection as a tight end for head coach John Pukula ... posted career totals of 39 receptions for 778 yards and nine touchdowns ... won all-conference honors his junior and senior years ... helped team to a runner-up finish in the state playoff s as a junior ... basketball standout who led the school to conference titles his sophomore and junior seasons ... member of school[apos]s honor society.
Kazeem B. Alli: Born May 22, 1987 ... son of Hakeem and Lara Alli.
Academic Major: Organizational Leadership.