ST. GEORGE, Utah – Senior wide receiver Daiveun Curry-Chapman has been invited to play in the Dixie Gridiron Classic hosted by Dixie State College on Feb. 5.

"I am very excited," said Curry-Chapman. "Not a lot of guys get a chance to play in an All-Star game and showcase their talents. It is an honor to play in the game. I look forward to playing at the next level and it has been my dream. It is a step towards that."

The inaugural Dixie Gridiron Classic Game will be played at Dixie State College in St. George Utah. The Classic will have 90 of the top college athletes from around the Western States and the Pacific and Mountain squads will be coached by former NFL players and college coaches.

Curry-Chapman has been working out in California with former NFL player Jason David, who played with the Lions, Saints and Colts during his career.

"There are going to be a good number of scouts there," said Curry-Chapman. "I had a pretty good season this year but I think I was under the radar a little bit and a lot of scouts don't know about me. To be able to go out and play in this game will give me a chance to showcase myself and show I can play with anybody."

The Corona, Calif., native led the Big Sky in receptions per game with 6.3 and ranked sixth in receiving yards per game at 67.1, recording team-best totals for receptions (69), receiving yards (738) and receiving touchdowns (6). Five of his six touchdowns came in Big Sky play and he finished the season strong with back-to-back 100-yard games against Weber State and Portland State to end the season. He had a single-game career-high with 155 yards on nine catches with two touchdowns against the Vikings and grabbed a career-best 10 catches against Weber State.

Curry Chapman got his degree in communications from NAU in December, becoming the first male in his family to earn his college degree.

"It gives me an opportunity to have something to fall back on if football does not work out," said Curry-Chapman. "I am the first male in my family to get their degree so that means a lot to me. I have been able to set the standard of what the other guys in my family have to live up to."

There are four other Division I College Football All-Star games; Senior Bowl, East-West Shrine Game, Texas vs. Nation, and the Eastham Energy College All Star Game.

Former Lumberjacks in Division I All-Star Games

Blue-Gray Game

Travis Brown, 2000

East-West Shrine Game

Vince Cisterna, 1949

Jeff Lewis, 1995

Dan Finn, 1998

Mark Gould, 2004

Hula Bowl

Micky Penaflor, 1989

Terry Belden, 1994

Archie Amerson, 1997

Paradise Bowl

Marcus King, 2001

Findlay Toyota Las Vegas All-American Classic

Clarence Moore, 2004

Senior Bowl

Tom Gibson, 1987

Jeff Lewis, 1996

King All-American Classic

Greg Wyatt, 1989

Frank Pollack, 1989

Micky Penaflor, 1989

Darrel Jordan, 1989

Mike Sanfrattello, 1990

Texas vs. the Nation

Rhian Madrid, 2007

Dixie Gridiron Classic

Daiveun Curry-Chapman, 2011

DID YOU KNOW…Northern Arizona ranked among the top athletic departments in the country during the 2009-10 academic year with a Top 100 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings at 78th. NAU ranked among the top 100 for the seventh time in the last eight seasons and 12^th overall in the last 14 years.