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Two-year starter and three-time letterman
(1996-98) at Alcorn State…Coached in
college by Johnny Thomas, who once tutored Jerry Rice at
Mississippi Valley State, and said Driver had Rice’s maturity…Multi-talented,
was a member of the Braves’ track team
all four years (1996-99)…Earned all-conference honors in
both sports his senior year…Made 88 career receptions for
1,933 yards and 17 touchdowns…Earned B.S. degree in
accounting…Senior season (1998): Earned secondteam
All-Southwestern Athletic Conference honors when he
led the Braves in receptions (55), receiving yards (1,128)
and scoring (60 points)…Posted six 100-yard receiving efforts
among 11 games played…Established career highs in
catches (11) and yards receiving (173) at Prairie View A&M
(Oct. 10)…Junior season (1997): Averaged 26.5 yards
per reception in his first season as a starter…Led team with
556 receiving yards on 21 catches, six of which went for
touchdowns…Caught a career-long 81-yard touchdown
reception vs. Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 8)…Sopho-
more season (1996): In first season as football letterman,
caught 12 passes for 249 yards (20.8 avg.) and a
touchdown…Track and field: Possessor of world-class
ability in the high jump as a track athlete, he also participated
in the decathlon, long jump and triple jump…Was
named as the outstanding field performer in the SWAC,
honoring both indoor and outdoor seasons, three straight
years (1996-98)…Qualified for the 1996 Olympic Field Trials
in the high jump with a leap of 7 feet, 6½ inches (ranked
No. 1 in the nation that year), accomplished at the 37th
annual Pelican Relays…Was the 1996 SWAC champion
(indoor and outdoor) in the long jump, triple jump and decathlon,
finishing second in the high jump…Was the 1997
SWAC champion (indoor and outdoor) in the long jump
and triple jump, again coming in second in the high jump…
Also was the ’97 SWAC (outdoor) champ in the decathlon…Qualified
for the 1997 NCAA Championships in the
long jump with a leap of 25 feet, 5 inches…Was the 1998
SWAC (indoor) champion in the long jump (25-5), triple
ADMIN. &
DRIVER COACHES
LAMBEAU RECORDS &
DRAFT &
MISC. FIELD HISTORY 2008 REVIEW FREE AGENTS
Do n a l d Dr i v e r’s Pr o St a t i s t i c s
RECEIVING
RUSHING
Year Team GP GS No Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD
1999 Green Bay. ............6 0 3 31 10.3 12 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
2000 Green Bay. ...........16 2 21 322 15.3 49 1 1 4 4.0 4 0
2001 Green Bay. ...........13 2 13 167 12.8 37 1 3 38 12.7 31t 1
2002 Green Bay. ...........16 16 70 1,064 15.2 85t 9 8 70 8.8 17 0
2003 Green Bay. ...........15 15 52 621 11.9 41 2 5 51 10.2 45 0
2004 Green Bay. ...........16 11 84 1,208 14.4 50 9 3 4 1.3 14 0
2005 Green Bay. ...........16 16 86 1,221 14.2 59 5 2 13 6.5 9 0
2006 Green Bay. ...........16 16 92 1,295 14.1 82t 8 7 16 2.3 16 0
2007 Green Bay. ...........15 14 82 1,048 12.8 47 2 2 4 2.0 5 0
2008 Green Bay. ...........16 16 74 1,012 13.7 71t 5 2 4 2.0 6 0
NFL totals (10 years) .......145 108 577 7,989 13.8 85t 43 33 204 6.2 45 1
PLAYOFFS RECEIVING RUSHING
Year Team GP GS No Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD
2001 Green Bay. ............2 0 2 26 13.0 14 0 2 25 12.5 16 0
2002 Green Bay. ............1 1 3 64 21.3 25 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
2003 Green Bay. ............2 2 8 91 11.4 23 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2004 Green Bay. ............1 1 7 78 11.1 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2007 Green Bay. ............2 2 8 159 19.9 90t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Postseason ..............8 6 28 418 14.9 90t 2 2 25 12.5 16 0
Additional statistics: Recovered two opponent onside kick
attempts (at Minn., 9/30/07; vs. Car., 11/18/07). Caught
2-point conversion at Detroit, 10/8/00, and vs. Jacksonville,
12/19/04. Returned kickoff 4 yards vs. Carolina, 11/18/07.
Special teams tackles — 6 (3-3) in 2001, 1 in 2004; NFL total:
7. Miscellaneous tackles — 5 in 2000, 4 in 2002, 1 in ’02
playoffs, 2 in 2003, 4 in 2004, 1 in ’04 playoffs, 6 in 2005, 2
in 2006, 1 in 2007, 1 in ’07 playoffs, 3 in 2008; NFL total: 27.
Miscellaneous forced fumbles — 1 in 2002. Fumbles-lost —
1-1 in 2002, 2-2 in 2004, 1-0 in 2006, 1-0 in 2007, NFL totals:
5-3. Miscellaneous fumble recoveries — 1 in 2000, 2 in 2002,
1 in 2003, 1 in 2004, 1 in 2006; NFL total: 6.
NFL debut: at Dallas, 11/14/99
First NFL start: vs. Chicago, 10/1/00
First reception/TD: vs. Car., 12/12/99 (8 yards, B. Favre)
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
u1999 Selected by Green Bay Packers as second of two
seventh-round choices (213th overall) in ’99 NFL Draft, April 18 (pick obtained from Chicago in 1998 for
return specialist Glyn Milburn)…Signed first contract, June 2.
u2002 Re-signed by Green Bay as restricted free agent, April 12…Signed five-year contract extension with Green
Bay (through 2007), Nov. 25.
u2006 Signed contract extension with Green Bay, May 8.
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DRIVER’S SINGLE-GAME
CAREER HIGHS
Receiving
Receptions ..............11, two times:
(last: at Min., 12/24/04)
Yards ...........191, at Min. (11/12/06)
Long*. ............85t, at Chi. (10/7/02)
Touchdowns ............ 2, three times
(last: vs. Min., 11/21/05)
Rushing
Attempts ...........2, at SF (12/10/06)
Yards .............45, at Min. (11/2/03)
Long. .............45, at Min. (11/2/03)
Touchdowns ......1, vs. Min. (12/30/01)
*—Had 90-yard TD reception in ’07 playoffs
vs. N.Y. Giants, 1/20/08
CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2010