Team

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2009 (15/7, 2/1), 2010 (14/13), 2011 (16/14). Total- 45/34, 2/1.

• • Earned Offensive Rookie of the Year honors and was tabbed as a Pro Bowler in 2009.
• • Holds Vikings record with 3 career KO return TDs and broke team record for career and single-season rushing by a WR.
• • Caught the final TD pass of Brett Favre’s Hall of Fame career vs. Chicago (12/20/10).

OFF THE FIELD Took part in the Legends Football Clinic in South Dakota during the 2011 offseason, relaying some of his football knowledge and mentoring many of the local youth...Was the key guest for a Make-A-Wish request during the 2010 season...Majored in social and behavioral sciences.

HONORS Voted 2011 Vikings Offensive MVP by teammates...Selected 2011 Korey Stringer Good Guy Award winner by Twin Cities sports media for cooperation with media..Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Dallas (10/17/10)...2009 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year...Selected to Pro Bowl as a return man in 2009...Named NFL Rookie of the Month in November 2009 and earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for performance vs. San Francisco (9/27/09).

PRO Set Vikings record for single-season (345) and career rushing yards (587) by a WR...Returned Vikings-record 4th career KO for a TD in 2011 season opener at San Diego (9/11/11)...Tied Vikings record for longest play in team history with 104-yard KO return at Atlanta (11/27/11), the longest play in NFL history not to go for a TD...Holds Vikings career KO return average record with a 26.6-yard mark (98 returns/2,609 yards)...Holds Vikings record for single-season (52 in 2011) and career (85) rushing attempts by a WR...Set Vikings mark as the 1st player to score TDs 3 different ways- rushing, receiving, KO return- multiple times in his career, achieving the feat in 2010 and 2011...Set Vikings record for combined net yardage in a player’s opening 2 seasons with 3,922 yards, breaking teammate Adrian Peterson’s previous record...Led Vikings in receiving in 2010...Became the 6th Viking to win Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year and was honored as Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Year...Became 1st Viking to return a pair of kickoffs for TDs in a season and holds career record with 3 KO return scores....Named to Pro Bowl as a return man following rookie season...Named NFL Rookie of the Month and NFC Special Teams Player of the Week during the 2009 campaign...Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Dallas (10/17/10) when he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score...Selected #22 overall in 2009 by the Vikings, the 4th WR selected in the Draft...Is the 1st Florida Gator drafted in the 1st round by the Vikings and the 5th WR drafted in the 1st round by the club in franchise history.

2011 Honored by teammates as 2011 Vikings Offensive MVP when he led team in receiving with 87 catches for 967 yards and total offensive yards with 1,312...Set Vikings season marks for rushing attempts (52) and yards (345) by a WR...Extended his own team record with 4th career KO return TD at San Diego (9/11) in the season opener, taking back the opening KO 103 yards for the score...Became 1st Viking to return the season-opening kickoff for a TD...Tied the longest play in Vikings history with 104-yard KO return at Atlanta (11/27), but did not score on the play, becoming the longest play in NFL history that did not result in a TD...Scored TDs during the season by rushing, receiving and KO return to become the 1st Viking to score 3 different ways multiple times in their career...Moved into 3rd in Vikings history for receptions in the opening 3 years with the club with 218, trailing only Randy Moss (226) and Rickey Young (224)...Over the final 8 games of the season, led the NFL with 9.0 scrimmage yards per touch...Notched a 39-yard run vs. Detroit (9/25), the 4th-longest rush by a Vikings WR in team history...Had career-best 156-yard receiving day vs. Denver (12/4) and matched career-high with 2 receiving TDs.

2010 Led team in receiving in his 2nd year...Became only the 5th player in team history to score by rushing, receiving and return in a single season...Scored his team-record 3rd career kickoff return TD on a 95-yard return vs. Dallas (10/17), earning his 2nd career NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for the game...Notched 3 games with 100+ receiving yards, including career-best 126 yards vs. Arizona (11/7)...Had 1st career 2-TD receiving game at NY Jets (10/11) on Monday Night Football...Caught the final TD pass of Brett Favre’s Hall of Fame career vs. Chicago (12/20) on Monday Night Football...Hauled in career-long 53-yard TD pass at Chicago (11/14)...Had 1st career rushing TD on a 17-yard run at Green Bay (10/24).

2009 Had one of the most impressive debuts in team history...Became the 2nd Viking to earn Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in the past 3 seasons, joining Adrian Peterson in 2007...Part of a 10-player Vikings Pro Bowl group that tied the team record for most honorees in a season, earning a spot as a return man...Named NFL Rookie of the Month in November and NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for performance vs. San Francisco (9/27) when he had a 101-yard kickoff return TD, tied for the 2nd-longest in Vikings history...Returned 2nd kickoff of season for a TD at Pittsburgh (10/25) on an 88-yard return...Posted 2nd-most receptions by a rookie in team history with 60, trailing Randy Moss’ 69 in 1998...Set team record as 1st player to return 2 kickoffs for TDs in a season or career...Established team record with 2,081 combined yards (rushing, receiving, returning), breaking the previous mark of 2,051 by Herschel Walker in 1990...Averaged 138.7 total yards per game...Caught 1st TD of his career, and Favre’s 1st TD pass as a Viking, in season opener at Cleveland (9/13) on a 6-yard pass...Set Vikings record by scoring in the opening 3 games of his career...Tied for NFL lead among rookies in receptions (60) and receiving yards (790)...Had 1st career 100-yard receiving game vs. Chicago (11/29)...Led NFL rookies with 48 points...Ranked 2nd on team in receptions and receiving yards...Caught season-long 51-yard TD pass from Favre at Green Bay (10/5)...Played in both post-season games, starting NFC Championship Game at New Orleans (1/24/10).

COLLEGE Helped Florida win 2 BCS National Championships in his 3 seasons in Gainesville...Saw action in 36 games with 26 starts...Set Florida records for most career yards rushing by a WR (1,852) and the most rushing yards in a season by a WR (858 yards in 2007)...Had 6 games with 100+ rushing yards and 6 games with 100+ receiving yards in his career...Had 32 TDs (19 rushing, 13 receiving) in 3 seasons...Earned All-America and All-SEC recognition all 3 years at Florida...2008 AFCA Coaches’ All-America Team selection as a specialist...2007 Biletnikoff Award semi-finalist and Sporting News 1st-team All-American...2006 AP SEC Freshman of the Year...2006 Freshman All-American...A 2nd-team All-America honors and 1st-team All-SEC honors as a junior...Scored a TD in each of the last 15 UF games he played in...A 2nd-team All-SEC selection in 2007 by the AP and coaches...Earned 1st-team All-SEC by the AP as an all-purpose player...Chosen as the SEC Freshman of the Year by the league’s coaches and the AP...2006 SEC Championship Game MVP.

PREP Considered the nation’s top WR prospect at Landstown High in Virginia Beach, VA...Parade All-America as a senior...Selected to participate in the U.S. Army All-American Game...Is the only athlete in Virginia history to claim 5 gold medals at the state track meet...Offensive Player of the Year in the Beach District and Eastern Region in 2004...Captain of varsity basketball and football teams.