Keith Stokes

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College=East Carolina University
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Birthplace=flagicon|United States Toms River NJ, U.S.
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playing_years=2002-2003 2004-2005, 2007 2006 2008 2008-"Present"
playing_teams=Montreal Alouettes (CFL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) Toronto Argonauts (CFL) Manchester Wolves (Af2) Toronto Argonauts (CFL)
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* 2004 CFL All-Star
* 2004 CFL Outstanding Special Teams Player
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Keith Stokes (born December 10, 1978, in Toms River, New Jersey) is a Wide Receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

Junior College career

Stokes attended Georgia Military College and as a sophomore, he was selected as an NJCAA All-American honoree and was named the Team MVP.

College Years

Stokes attended East Carolina University where he immediately made his mark as a talented kick returner and big-play offensive weapon. In the fourth game of his career for the Pirates, he caught the game-winning 27-yard touchdown pass to defeat the #13 ranked Miami Hurricanes by a score of 27-23. The Pirates were down 20-3 at halftime in the emotional comeback victory, which was moved to Raleigh from ECU's campus in Greenville, NC, due to the after-effects of Hurricane Floyd.

Stokes set East Carolina Pirates team records as a punt returner. Stokes gained the most punt return yards in a single game with 168 in a 62-20 victory against Houston on November 11, 2000. He also possesses the best career average yards per punt return at 15.5 yards per return on 53 returns. His 94 yard punt return against Cincinnati in 1999 is the second-longest in school history. [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ecu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-mg-records.pdf East Carolina Pirates' Records ] ] Stokes also returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown against Texas Tech in the 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/recaps/2000/12/27/tto_eea/ CNNSI.com - 2000 NCAA Football Bowls - NCAA Football Scoreboard: Rec
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Although relatively short for the receiver position, as a senior, he was able to utilize his agility and quickness to routinely create separation from defenders to lead the team in receptions and receiving yards. In 2000, Stokes led Conference USA in all-purpose yardage with 1,427 yards. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/2000/bowls/news/2000/12/21/cusa_insider_bowl/ CNNSI.com - 2000 NCAA Football Bowls - Inside C-USA: Bearcats give season a kick - Thursday December 21, 2000 05:06 PM ] ]

CFL career

Stokes won the CFL's Special Teams Player of the Year award in 2004, and was named a CFL All-Star.

Stokes made the "TSN" CFL Play of The Year on his August 13, 2005 touchdown vs. the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. It was a 67 yard reception TD from Blue Bombers quarterback Kevin Glenn.

On September 29, 2008, Stokes was signed to return to the Toronto Argonauts. [ [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2008/09/29/stokes-washburn-argonauts.html Ailing Argonauts add Stokes, Washburn] ]

References

External links

* [http://argonauts.ca/index.php/roster/show/id/189 Toronto Argonauts profile]