Columbia University Athletics

CAREER
 
Fifth-year senior who will graduate in February 2022 … Played in 30 career games with four starts … Totaled 51 career receptions for 523 yards and one touchdown (10.3 average per catch) … Contributed two career 100-yard receiving games … Three-year letterman.
 
2021
 
Saw action in all 10 games as a senior wide receiver … Listed as a backup receiver on the depth chart … Finished the year with seven catches for 77 yards (11.0 yards per catch) with a long of 44 yards … Made at least one catch in six of 10 games on year … Caught one pass for five yards in season finale at Cornell (Nov. 20) … Caught one pass vs. Brown (Nov. 13) … Caught two passes for 47 yards with a season-long of 44 yards vs. Harvard (Nov. 6) … Made one catch for 20 yards at Princeton (Oct. 2) … Caught one pass for one yard in season opener vs. Marist (Sept. 18).
 
2020
 
Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
 
2019
 
Missed his entire junior season due to an injury sustained in preseason.
 
2018
 
Saw action in all 10 games with two starts as a sophomore wide receiver … Listed as a backup wide receiver on depth chart … Ranked third on the team in receptions with 23 for 201 yards (8.7 average per catch) with a long of 49 yards on the year … Registered one 100-yard receiving game (at Harvard) … Caught three passes for six yards at Brown (Nov. 10) … Caught five passes for a season-high 103 yards with a long of 49 yards at Harvard (Nov. 3) … Caught a career-high eight passes for 31 yards vs. Dartmouth (Oct. 20) … Caught two passes for 25 yards at Penn (Oct. 13) … Made two receptions for 12 yards vs. Princeton (Sept. 28) … Caught two passes for 19 yards in season opener at Central Connecticut State (Sept. 15).
 
2017
 
Played in all 10 games with two starts as a first-year wide receiver … Also listed as a second team kickoff returner … Ranked fourth on the team in receptions with 21 for 245 yards and one touchdown and long reception of 65 yards … Averaged 11.7 yards per catch and 24.5 receiving yards per game … Registered one 100-yard receiving game (at Marist) … Caught three passes for 11 yards at Cornell (Nov. 11) … Caught two passes for 40 yards, including a 25-yarder vs. Harvard (Nov. 4) … Started, caught two passes for 17 yards at Yale (Oct. 28) … Made first career start, caught two passes for 10 yards at Dartmouth (Oct. 21) … Caught three passes for 15 yards vs. Penn (Oct. 14) … Set or tied career-highs for receptions (four) and receiving yards (114) and caught his first touchdown pass, a 19-yarder at Marist (Oct. 7) … Also caught a career-long 65-yard pass at Marist … Caught first career reception and four total passes for 34 yards at Princeton (Sept. 30) … Saw first career game action in season opener vs. Wagner (Sept. 16).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A 2017 graduate of St. Augustine High School where he played four seasons of varsity football for head coach Brian Braddock … All-County First Team selection as a senior in 2016 … Earned All-District honors … Helped guide the Yellow Jackets to an 11-2 overall record and 4-0 league record … Caught 57 passes for 1,020 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior … Guided the Yellow Jackets to a Class A FHSAA playoff berth as a junior … Helped team win the 2016 904Elite 7v7 competition in Jacksonville, Fla. … Also competed in weightlifting and track and field.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Emerson Ryan Kabus on January 13, 1999 … Son of Reginald McClary and Diana Kabus … Chose Columbia for the quality of education and career opportunities … Favorite sports figure is Lionel Messi … Has a pet bird … Also considered Lehigh … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in the Earth Institute.
 
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