A true senior...Signed a free agent contract with the St. Louis Rams in 2004...
CAREER: Played in 48 career games, with 20 starts, for 1,607 plays...Also played in the 2001 Sugar Bowl and the 2002 Orange Bowl...Has 90 career receptions for 1,282 yards (14.2 avg) and six touchdowns...Had at least one reception in his final 19 games...
2003: Selected to play in the Gridiron Classic...Started all 13 games at one receiver slot, seeing action in 648 plays...Tied for the team-lead with 39 receptions for 591 yards (15.2 avg) and three touchdowns...Ranked third on the team with 11 offensive "Big Plays" of 20+ yards, catching at least one in nine separate games...Was one of three Gator receivers to have over 500 receiving yards in 2003, and one of four to have 35 or more receptions...Reached the 1,000 yard career receiving mark vs. Ole Miss...Led the team in receiving yards in four different contests (SJSU, FAMU, South Carolina, Iowa)...Set an Outback Bowl record with a career-long 70-yard TD reception vs. Iowa and finished the game with a team-best 75 receiving yards...Ranked second on the team vs. FSU with 55 receiving yards...Started vs. San Jose State and led the team with six receptions for 75 yards...Had a career-high two touchdown catches against San Jose State, tying for second in the SEC in 2003...Tied for the team lead with three receptions and had a team best 63 receiving yards against FAMU...Had a season-high and team-best seven receptions against Tennessee...Had 77 receiving yards including three catches of 15 or more yards vs. the Vols...Caught three passes for 61 yards against Ole Miss, including a then career-long 46 yard reception...Had the second best single game kick return average in the SEC with a 40.5 yard average in the Arkansas game, including a career-long 59-yard return...Lead the team in the win over South Carolina with 52 receiving yards on four catches, including a 22-yarder...Also played on the kick-off return...Named a UF game captain vs. Miami and Vandy...
2002: One of Florida's top receivers who played in 13 games with six starts for 649 plays...Also saw action on kickoff return team...Ranked third on the team with 37 catches for 511 yards...Started vs. Miami, Auburn, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, FSU and Michigan...Stepped in when Florida's top two receivers (Taylor Jacobs, Carlos Perez) went down with injury to finish with 100-plus yards vs. Georgia and FSU...Surpassed 2001 receiving totals in just four games...575 plays rank third among UF receivers...Was Florida's leading receiver vs. Georgia (115 yards on nine catches) and FSU (132 yards on six catches)...Tied for second on the team with eight catches of 20 yards or more...27 of 37 catches came in the final six games... Had a career-long catches for 40 yards vs. Tennessee...Set a then career-high with nine catches and 115 yards vs. undefeated No. 5 Georgia...Nine catches vs. Georgia was more than he caught in 2001...
2001: Part of the rotation at wide receiver...Saw special teams duty on the kick-off return team...Played in all 11 regular season games, for 184 snaps, and the Orange Bowl...Eight receptions for 93 yards (11.6 avg.) and two touchdown catches on the season...Caught 23-yard touchdown vs. Miss. St., the first of his career...Also caught 8-yard TD vs. LSU... Caught two passes for 18 yards in Orange Bowl victory over Maryland...
2000: Played in 11 of 12 regular season games (all but Tennessee) with one start (Kentucky) for 136 plays as a true freshman...Also played in the Sugar Bowl...Six receptions for 87 yards (14.5 average)...Caught first collegiate pass, a 10-yard reception, vs. Ball State in season opener...In his first collegiate start vs. Kentucky had one reception for 23 yards...Career highs in receptions (three) and receiving yards (30) vs. Mississippi State...Recorded career-long reception of 24 yards vs. LSU...
PREP: Considered one of the nation's top wide receivers...Named to PrepStar's All-America Dream Team and that publication ranked him among the nation's top six wide receivers and the top wide receiver prospect in the southeast...Named to National Bluechips All-America Team and that publication ranked him among the nation's top nine wide receivers...A two-time first-team All-State selection who was ranked among the nation's top seven wide receivers by the College Prep Report and top 11 wide receivers by Rivals.com network...Had 43 catches for 682 yards and four TDs in 1999, with three punt returns for TDs and three kickoff returns for TDs...56 catches for 1,134 yards and 13 TDs in junior season in '98...Selected to play in Florida-Georgia All-Star Game...High school coach was William Judson...
MAJOR: Sociology
Career Receiving Stats: |
year |
no. |
yds |
avg |
tds |
long |
2000 |
6 |
87 |
14.5 |
0 |
24 |
2001 |
8 |
93 |
11.6 |
2 |
24 |
2002 |
37 |
511 |
13.8 |
1 |
41 |
2003 |
39 |
591 |
15.2 |
3 |
70 |
Total |
90 |
1,282 |
14.2 |
6 |
70 |
Career Kick Return Stats: |
year |
no. |
yds |
avg |
tds |
long |
2001 |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
9 |
2002 |
9 |
173 |
19.2 |
0 |
30 |
2003 |
5 |
138 |
27.6 |
0 |
59 |
Total |
15 |
320 |
21.3 |
0 |
59 |
Career Highs:
Receptions: 9 (Georgia, 2002)
Receiving Yards: 132 (FSU, 2002)
Receiving Touchdowns: 2 (SJSU, 2003)
Return Yards: 59 (Arkansas, 2003)