Sports > August 28, 2008

By Allison Lange | Sports editor

D.J. Boldin is often associated with his older brother, Anquan Boldin, who now plays for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL. This year, however, D.J. just might be placed in a category of his own. As a senior wide receiver with two years of experience, Boldin looks to be a go-to player on the offense. He hopes to help out when and where he is needed, and is a big team player and leader, all to achieve the great expectations that rest on the team this season.

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D.J. Boldin is often associated with his older brother, Anquan Boldin, who now plays for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL. This year, however, D.J. just might be placed in a category of his own. As a senior wide receiver with two years of experience, Boldin looks to be a go-to player on the offense. He hopes to help out when and where he is needed, and is a big team player and leader, all to achieve the great expectations that rest on the team this season.

On his expectations for the season:

My expectations for this season are of course, very high, coming off of the Meineke Car Care Bowl and also the Orange Bowl I think our expectations around here are very high. For myself, personally, I have the opportunity to step up around here and be the number one guy on the offense.

On his favorite class at Wake:

It’d have to be my sociology class, Race, Gender and Violence with Professor Earl Smith and Professor Angela Hattery.

On the game he looks forward to the most:

Because I’m a Floridian and I come from a Florida State household, I’m looking very much forward to the Florida State game. And now that we play Miami, it’s like a double header, so I’m excited to go back home.

On what he hopes to contribute to this year:

I hope to contribute a lot. In the passing game, I think right now our scheme is more passing and also running, and I think I can contribute a lot. I can take on the role that Kenny Moore had last year and try to maximize that role.

On the new Deacon Tower:

Wowww!! That’s my first expression. That’s amazing. It’s something we’ve never had over the years. We’ve achieved a lot of success on the football field, and it has shown in the Deacon Tower. It’s phenomenal.

On his expectations for Baylor:

I’m expecting four quarters of a hard-nosed football game, maybe even overtime. Baylor is a great team of course, in the Big 12, and I think that’s a challenging conference and I think they’re looking forward to us. We’ve never beaten Baylor in our school history. I think it’s a real exciting game for us.

On rituals and superstitions:

I don’t really have any rituals or superstitions. I just try to be focused. If I listen to music, I don’t listen to rowdy music, but more mellow music to keep me calm, because by the time we get on that football field, everything just lets go.