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#2 Anthony Gaffney
Position: Cornerback
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Columbus, N.J.
High School: Taft School

At Princeton — 2012: shared Pink Baker Award as top defensive freshman with classmate and fellow cornerback Matt Arends … started all 10 games at cornerback and kick returner and was twice named Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Week 3 at Columbia and Week 5 vs. Brown) … led the Ivy League in kickoff return yardage with 25.9 average; returned his first Ivy League kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown in win at Columbia; he would share National Freshman of the Week honors … ranked fifth in the Ivy League in both interceptions (three) and passes defensed (.9 per game) during rookie season … intercepted two passes in victory over Columbia … helped set up comeback over Harvard with key 59-yard fourth-quarter return … had season-best eight tackles against Cornell and seven more against Georgetown … had four of his six pass breakups in the final four games of the season.

At The Taft School/Pennington — earned first-team all-state honors ... named Independence League MVP ... Trenton Times Player of the Year ... NEPSAC (Connecticut) Class A Player of the Year ... set Taft record with 18 receiving touchdowns ... led team to Norm Walker Bowl title ... chosen to play in the New Jersey North/South Game and the Chesapeake Bowl ... named team captain at Pennington ... also lettered in basketball and track ... scored 1,000 points in basketball ... won two state and county basketball titles ... broke long jump and 4x100 records at Taft; broke triple jump and 4x400 records at Pennington.

Personal — born Aug. 14, 1993 ... son of Adolphis and Christy ... father works for Levis Footwear ... has an older sister Monique and three younger siblings, Jalen, Marcus and Mikaia ... may study psychology at Princeton.

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Year Tkls (S/A) TFL Sks FF/FR INT BrUp
2012 35 (26/9) 2.5/9 1.5/7 0/2 3/10 8

KICK RETURN STATISTICS

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD Long
2012 20 517 25.9 1 94

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