KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Former Jacksonville State standout Maurice Dupree was recently named the Professional Indoor Football League 2012 Offensive Player of the Year. 
 
Dupree plays for the Columbus Lions and had a record-setting year in just his second season in the league.
 
The former Cherokee County (Ala.) prep star led the PIFL in scoring (242), touchdown receptions (40), and receiving yards (1278).  Without returning a kick, his 1,278 yards landed him second in all-purpose yards while his 95 receptions landed him second only to teammate London Crawford. 

In 2012, Dupree had multiple touchdown trips in all 12 regular season games and in half of those games he had four or more sprees to the endzone.  Eight of his 40 touchdowns grabs came from 30 yards out or further, most of any receiver in the PIFL and was also the lone offensive player to have been selected unanimously to the All-PIFL First Team.
 
Dupree was a multiple All-OVC selection in 2008, where he was a first-team wide receiver and a second-team return specialist for Jacksonville State.
 
The Centre, Ala., native set a Jacksonville State record after catching 10 touchdown passes as a senior in 2008, while finishing the season with 799 yards on 49 catches and averaged 72.6 yards per game.
 
As a return specialist, he led the Ohio Valley Conference in kickoff returns and was second in punt returns, averaging 28.26 yards per kickoff, and 11.35 yards per punt return to rank among the national leaders.