12 games/5 starts
Selected with the 44th overall choice, obtained after trading from #41 to #44 with Atlanta and acquiring an extra 4th-round pick in 2007...Was the 7th WR drafted and the 1st WR taken in the 2nd round...Joined the impressive total of 41 players from the SEC who were drafted in 2007, the most of any conference in college football.
• Tied for the 2007 NFC lead among rookies with 4 TD catches, matching the 4 by Detroit’s Calvin Johnson, and tied for 2nd in the NFL among rookies behind Kansas City’s Dwayne Bowe’s 5 TD catches. • Tied for 4th in Vikings rookie history with 4 TD receptions and had the most by a Vikings rookie since Randy Moss’ 17 in 1998. • Ranks 6th in Vikings rookie history with 396 yards in his debut season. • Became only the 5th Vikings rookie WR to start the season opener when he stepped into the starting lineup vs. Atlanta (9/9)- joining Paul Flatley in 1963, Jim Lash in 1973, Sammy White in 1976 and Hassan Jones in 1986. • Caught a TD pass in consecutive games at NY Giants (11/25) and vs. Detroit (12/2). • Hauled in 60-yard TD pass on the 2nd play of the game @ NY Giants (11/25) from Tarvaris Jackson. • Etched his name in the Vikings record book with the longest pass by a non-QB in team history when he hit TE Visanthe Shiancoe on a 79-yard reverse pass on the 1st play of the game vs. Oakland (11/18). Completed a 2nd pass during the game to former college teammate Troy Williamson for 15 yards in the 3rd quarter. • Hauled in 1st career TD on a 15-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb vs. Green Bay (9/30) and led Vikings with 6 catches for 75 yards.
Was a 1st-Team All-SEC honoree as a sophomore...Recognized as a 3rd-Team All-America as a freshman and sophomore...Broke school record with 23 career TD catches, breaking the mark of 19 held by Robert Brooks and Jermale Kelly...Set a USC record as the only player to break the 1,000-yard receiving mark in 2 seasons...Holds 2 of the 3 highest single-season receiving yardage marks in USC record book...Has 2 of the 3 highest single-season reception marks at the school with 72 and 70, trailing Sterling Sharpe’s 74...Left school ranked 6th in career catches in only 2 campaigns...Started 23 of his 24 career games...Broke the 100-yard receiving mark 11 times...Caught a pass in all 24 career games...Named 2006 Liberty Bowl Offensive MVP in his final college game against Houston...Played in 2005 Independence Bowl against Missouri and caught career-high 12 passes...Granted medical redshirt in 2004.
2006 Named 2nd-Team All-SEC by the league coaches and tabbed as a 3rd-Team All-America...Ranks 2nd in school history with 72 receptions in a season, trailing only Sterling Sharpe’s 74 in 1986...His 1,090 yards ranks 3rd in school single-season history, trailing his own record of 1,143 in 2005 and Sharpe’s 1,106 in 1986...Started all 13 games...Set school record with 5 TD catches against Florida Atlantic, making him 1 of 3 players in Division I football to score 5 TDs ina game in 2006...Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week for performance against Florida Atlantic...Broke the 100-yard receiving mark 5 times on the season, against Wofford, Florida Atlantic, Arkansas, Clemson and Houston...Caught 17 passes that went for 20+ yards...Tied 2nd-best total in USC history with 10 TDs...Was named Offensive Player of the Game in his final collegiate game with 139 yards and a TD against Houston in the Liberty Bowl.
2005 Burst onto the college football scene and was tabbed as National Freshman of the Year by Rivals.com...Consensus 1st-Team All-SEC honoree...Set school records with 1,143 receiving yards and 13 TD catches...Set school mark with TD catches in 8 straight games...Established school record with 6 games over 100 yards receiving...Named SEC Freshman of the Week against Kentucky with 8 catches for 125 yards and 2 TDs...Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors again against Tennessee with 8 catches, 112 yards and 2 TDs...Caught 3 TDs, including game-winner with 1:41 remaining, against Vanderbilt...Broke school record for bowl game performances with 12 receptions against Missouri in the Independence Bowl.
2004 Granted medical redshirt.
Majored in African-American studies at USC...Young player who left college early and will turn 21 in the week leading to the regular-season opener...Recruited to USC by legendary coach Lou Holtz...Played his final 2 collegiate seasons for Steve Spurrier, a former NFL QB and Redskins coach...High school teammates with Redskins LB Rocky McIntosh...From same hometown as sprinter Tim Montgomery...Aspires to a career in coaching or youth mentoring.