High School: Attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School for two years before transferring to Charles Herbert Flowers High School for his final two seasons...played for head coach Rick Houchens at Roosevelt and for Mike Mayo at Flowers...played running back and free safety, returned kicks and punts, and also punted for team...team was ranked No. 2 in Prince Georges County and No. 13 in the state of Maryland in 2002...earned All-Metro and All-County honors as a senior...enjoyed a standout career in which he surpassed 2,000 yards rushing, 1,000 yards receiving, and 4,000 all-purpose yards...averaged over 30 yards per kickoff returns for his career...named team Most Valuable Player twice in football and twice in track and field at Flowers...won indoor 300 meter and 4 x 400 meter relay regional championships as a senior...honor roll student.

At Delaware: All-American candidate and Walter Payton Award national player of the year nominee as one of the top all-purpose running backs in the nation at the FCS level...pro prospect who has impressed scouts with his speed, elusive and sturdy running, strong blocking technique, his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield, and his positive and selfless attitude...has a nose for the end zone and is a workhorse in the Blue Hens’ one-back offense...has run the 40-yard dash in 4.4 and has a 36-inch vertical jump...will serve as co-captain with offensive tackle Mike Byrne and defensive end Matt Marcorelle in 2007...has been honored by virtually every pre-season publication as one of the nation’s top offensive weapons...named second team pre-season All-American by Lindy’s College Football Preview Magazine, was rated the No. 5 running back in the FCS by The Sports Network, and was picked pre-season first team All-Colonial Athletic Association by both the CAA head coaches and media and by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview Magazine...back at 100 percent after missing part of 2006 season with injuries...will be looking to become the first player in Delaware history to lead the team in rushing all four seasons...one of the top success stories and most pleasant surprises in the history of Delaware football...after starting 2004 as a reserve defensive back given little chance to see game action, moved over to running back due to injuries on that side of the ball and soon became the team’s leading rusher and an All-American candidate...three-year letterwinner who has appeared in 26 career games with 19 starts and carried 527 times for 2,419 yards and 30 touchdowns with a 4.6-yard average...has also caught 74 passes for 702 yards (9.5 avg.) and four touchdowns...has scored 206 points and 34 touchdowns in career...enters 2007 season having caught at least one pass in 16 straight games...has rushed for over 100 yards in a game 12 times in 26 career starts (had five carries or less in three of the games he didn’t reach 100)...has never rushed for less than 72 yards when carrying the ball 20 or more times in a game...enters 2007 season ranked No. 6 all-time in UD history in rushing yards (2,419 yards are 145 yards shy of No. 5; 278 shy of No. 4; 341 short of No. 3, and 738 shy of No. 2)...ranks No. 5 all-time at UD in career rushing attempts with 527 (257 shy of record)...No. 3 on career yards rushing per game list (89.5 - record is 95.7), No. 4 on career 100-yard rushing games list (12 - record is 22), No. 7 on career rushing touchdowns list (30- record is 47), No. 9 on career touchdowns list (34 - record is 50), No. 10 on career scoring list (206), No. 16 on career receptions list (74), and No. 17 on career all-purpose yardage list (3,121)...74 receptions rank No. 3 all-time by a UD running back, 38 shy of Bob Norris’ mark of 112 in 1984-86...702 receiving yards leave him 298 shy of becoming only the third UD running back to surpass 1,000 career yards receiving...sure-handed ball carrier who has fumbled just six times in 601 career touches...will be backed up at running back by sophomore Jared Bradley and sophomore transfer Jerry Butler (Wisconsin)...saw limited action in Blue-White Spring Game to avoid injury and carried just three times for seven yards but caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco...2006: Despite battling a sprained ankle injury that forced him to miss four games, still enjoyed a solid junior season for the Blue Hens...still led the team in rushing with 541 yards on 124 carries with eight touchdowns and a 4.4-yard rushing average...averaged 77.3 yards per game which would have ranked No. 6 in the Atlantic 10 had he played in enough games to qualify...still earned third team All-Atlantic 10 honors despite injuries...also ranked No. 4 on team in receiving with 31 catches for 277 yards and a 8.9-yard average...rushed for 80 or more yards four times with season-high 109 yards on 21 carries with four touchdowns vs. No. 1 ranked New Hampshire...also had 93 yards and a touchdown vs. William & Mary, 90 yards and a touchdown vs. Albany, 81 yards and a touchdown vs. Villanova, and 76 yards and a touchdown vs. Rhode Island...added eight catches for 79 yards vs. UNH, had seven receptions for 71 yards against Villanova, and six catches for 77 yards vs. Albany...named Blue Hen Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week vs. Albany and William & Mary...suffered ankle injury in Week 4 vs. New Hampshire and missed Northeastern and Hofstra games...returned vs. Richmond in Week 7 and had 11 carries for 33 yards but reaggravated the injury...missed games vs. Towson and James Madison but returned for final two games....team went 5-6 under head coach K.C. Keeler...2005: Followed up an outstanding 2004 season with a sensational 2005 campaign...one of the nation’s top running backs...earned third team All-American honors by The Sports Network, was first team All-East (ECAC), and first team All-Atlantic 10...led team to 6-5 record...Blue Hen Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week vs. Lehigh, Hofstra, and James Madison, was named Atlantic 10 Conference, ECAC Eastern, I-AA.org national, and The Sports Network national Offensive Player of the Week vs. Lehigh in the season opener...was among the nation’s top all-purpose backs, ranking No. 5 in the nation in scoring (9.8), No. 10 in all-purpose yardage (147.2.), and No. 20 in rushing yardage (109.5)...led the Atlantic 10 in all-purpose yardage, was No. 2 in scoring and rushing, No. 14 in total offense (109.5), and No. 17 in receptions per game (3.7)...started all 11 games and rushed 249 times for 1,205 yards and 14 touchdowns with a 4.8-yard average...also led team in receiving with 41 catches for 414 yards and four touchdowns with a 10.1-yard average...became first Delaware player to lead the team in rushing and receiving since Bob Norris in 1985...fumbled just three times in 290 touches, losing just one...set Delaware record for points in a game (30 vs. Lehigh), touchdowns in game (5 vs. Lehigh), receptions by a running back in a game (8 vs. Towson and Hofstra) and tied marks for 100-yard rushing games in a season (7) and rushing touchdowns in a game (4 vs. James Madison)...other totals ranked No. 2 in rushing attempts in a season (249), No. 2 in rushing yards in a game (236 vs. James Madison), No. 2 in receptions by a running back in a season (41), No. 5 in rushing yards per game in a season (109.5), No. 5 in receiving yards by a running back in a game (108 vs. Hofstra), No. 6 in all-purpose yards in a season (1,619), No. 7 in rushing touchdowns in a season (14), and No. 8 in rushing yards in a season (1,208)...rushed for over 100 yards seven times led by a 236-yard effort in a rain-soaked win over defending national champion James Madison at Delaware Stadium Oct. 22...carried 39 times for 236 yards and four touchdowns, marking the second highest single game rushing effort in school history behind only Daryl Brown’s 272-yard effort vs. Northeastern in 1994...got the 2005 season off on a good note when he rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns and caught four passes for 53 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime vs. Lehigh...was named Offensive Player of the Week by almost every local, regional, and national outlet for his efforts...also had 177 yards and two touchdowns vs. Holy Cross, 127 yards vs. Towson, 125 yards and one touchdown vs. Villanova, 116 yards and two touchdowns vs. West Chester, and 101 yards and one touchdown vs. William & Mary...in consecutive games, caught eight passes for 76 yards and a touchdown vs. Towson and eight passes for 105 yards vs. Hofstra...rushed for 21 yards on nine carries and caught three passes for 12 yards in spring game...2004: At the center of one of the most interesting stories in recent years for the Blue Hens...after beginning the season far back on the Blue Hen depth chart at defensive back, was moved over to running back midway through the year and emerged as the Blue Hens’ top running back the second half of the season as a true freshman...led Delaware to 9-4 record, the Atlantic 10 title, and a berth in the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals...did not see any game action before being used on special teams vs. Hofstra, Oct. 16, carried the ball for the first time Oct. 23 vs. William & Mary, and earned his first start vs. James Madison Nov. 6...in just eight games and three starts, carried the ball a team-high 154 times for 673 yards and eight touchdowns for a 4.4 yard per carry average...had just one fumble in 154 carries (vs. Villanova)...averaged 84.1 yards per game and lost just nine yards all season...also caught two passes for 11 yards...carried the ball three times for eight yards vs. William & Mary but rolled from there, gaining 37 yards vs. Navy, carrying 34 times for 162 yards vs. James Madison, 34 times for 115 yards and a touchdown vs. Richmond, 28 times for 74 yards and four touchdown vs. Villanova, 23 times for 109 yards and a touchdown in an NCAA I-AA playoff win over Lafayette, and 27 times for 170 yards and two touchdown in the I-AA playoff loss to William & Mary...established Delaware freshman records for carries in a game (34) and season (154), yards rushing in a game (170), and rushing touchdowns in a game (4)...season rushing total of 673 yards was just 35 yards shy of the UD freshman record of 708 by Craig Cummings in 1997...his 34 carries were the second highest single game total in UD history and his 68 in consecutive games was the most ever in UD history...took part in spring drills as a defensive back...2003: Took classes at nearby Delaware Technical Community College in the fall before enrolling at Delaware in January, 2004...originally signed with Delaware’s Feb., 2003 recruiting class.

Personal: Anthony Omar Cuff...born September 24, 1984...theatre major with a minor in black american studies at Delaware...son of Anthony Cuff and Brenda Wall...mother has lived in Newark area the last five years operating the Save the Children Outreach Center...enjoys video games and chess in his spare time and is an avid and accomplished auto mechanic...has two brothers and two sisters...has been active working at local Boys and Girls Club during his time at Delaware.