26 games/7 starts
Followed up impressive rookie campaign with second consecutive 4 TD season… Ranks third out of the 34 WRs taken in the 2007 NFL draft with 8 TD receptions…Only 2 of the six receivers selected ahead of him have more catches for TD’s – Dwayne Bowe of Kansas City (12) and Calvin Johnson of Detroit (16)…Was slowed by a knee injury for much of the 2008 season…Has caught TD passes from 4 different QBs in his 2 years…Had impressive debut season as a rookie in 2007, ranking tied for 1st in the NFC among rookies and 2nd in the NFL with 4 TD catches...Threw the Vikings longest pass of the 2007 season and tied for the longest TD catch of the season...His 4 TD catches in 2007 rank as the 4th-most by a Vikings rookie...Teamed with RB Adrian Peterson to catch 2 of the 4 longest passes by NFL rookies in 2007...Helped Vikings 5 pass plays of 60+ yards in 2007, taking part in 2 of the plays- 1 as the passer and 1 as the receiver...Caught TD passes from all 3 Vikings QBs during the 2007 season...Selected with the 44th overall choice, obtained after trading from #41 to #44 with Atlanta and acquiring an extra 4th-round pick in 2007...Joined fellow Vikings draftee Adrian Peterson as rookies who entered the NFL draft early...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.
2008 Saw action in 13 games with 3 starts …Caught 15 passes for 141 yards…Was third on the team with 4 touchdown receptions…Hauled in 2 passes for 27 yards in the Wild Card Playoff vs. Philadelphia (1/4/09)…Recorded a season-high 3 catches at Jacksonville (11/23)…Had his best performance of the year at Green Bay (9/8) in the season opener with 31 yards and 23-yard TD…Missed Weeks 3, 5 and 6 with a knee injury the plagued him all season…Caught 12 passes for first downs, all of which were on third or fourth downs.
2007 Had impressive rookie season, ranking tied for 1st in the NFC and 2nd in the NFL among rookies with 4 TD catches...Led Vikings with 4 TD receptions and ranked 2nd on team in yards...Threw the longest pass of the Vikings season, a 79-yarder to TE Visanthe Shiancoe on a reverse pass, setting a team record as the longest pass by a non- QB in franchise history...Completed 2 passes in the Oakland game for 94 yards, hitting Troy Williamson later in the game for 15 yards...Tied for the longest TD catch by a Viking on the season with a 60-yarder at NY Giants (11/25) on the 2nd play of the game en route to a 41-17 upset win over the eventual Super Bowl XLII champs...Caught 2 of the 4 longest TD passes by the Vikings for the season...Started the season opener vs. Atlanta (9/9), only the 5th rookie WR to start the opener in team history...Had season-high 6 catches vs. Green Bay (9/30) and scored 1st career TD on a 15-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb...Caught 4th TD of the season on a 2-yard pass from Tarvaris Jackson vs. Detroit (12/2), a game where rookie draftees Adrian Peterson, Aundae Allison and Rice all scored TDs.
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.