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Dorin DICKERSON
WIDE RECEIVER
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans
in the seventh round (227th overall) of the
2010 NFL Draft.
2010 (Houston 4/0): Inactive in the season opener
vs. Indianapolis (9/12), at Washington (9/19) and
vs. Dallas (9/26)...made his professional debut,
playing wide receiver and on special teams at
Oakland (10/3)...saw action on special teams
vs. NY Giants (10/10)...inactive vs. Kansas City
(10/17), at Indianapolis (11/1) and vs. San Diego
(11/7)...saw action on special teams at Jacksonville
(11/14)...inactive at NY Jets (11/21)...saw action
at wide receiver and on special teams vs.
Tennessee (11/28).
COLLEGE: Appeared in 46 games at Pittsburgh –
eight at wide receiver, twelve at strong-side outside
linebacker and 26 at tight end…all eleven
career starts came at the tight end position…recorded
63 receptions for 708 yards (11.24 ypc) as
22.64% of his catches (twelve) resulted in touchdowns…rushed
five times for 50 yards (10.0 ypc)
and a score…returned ten kickoffs for 106 yards
(10.6 avg) and recorded fifteen tackles (7 solo)
with 0.5 stop for minus oneyard, a QB pressure
and a pass deflection…his 49 receptions in 2009
rank second on the tight end season-record
chart, topped by Dave Moore (51 in 1991)…his
ten touchdown catches in 2009 set the school
tight end annual record and tied Greg Lee (2004)
for sixth place on Pitt’s overall touchdown season-record
list…Dickerson’s three touchdown
catches vs. Buffalo in 2009 were the most in a
game by a Pitt player since Latef Grim scored
three times vs. Villanova in 1998.
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 230 | College: Pittsburgh |
Hometown: Imperial, Pennsylvania | 1st NFL Season |
1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 22 |
Acquired: D7-’10 (227th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 4/0 |
Career GP/GS: 4/0 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |
2009: Dickerson became the first Pittsburgh tight
end since Mike Ditka in 1960 to earn first-team
All-American honors, receiving that recognition
from the Football Writers Association, and
second-team accolades from The NFL Draft Report…finalist
for the John Mackey Award, given
to the nation’s top tight end…became the first
Pitt tight end to receive All-Big East Conference
first-team honors (Dave Moore – 1991 and Kris
Wilson – 2003, both were second-team choices)…finished
second on the team with 49 receptions
(3.77 rpg), the second-best season total by
a Panthers tight end…gained 529 yards (10.8
ypc), averaging 40.69 yards per game…his ten
touchdown catches tied for sixth on the school’s
overall season-record list and established a new
mark for Pitt tight ends…among major college
tight ends, only Dennis Morris of Louisiana Tech
(12) had more scoring grabs during the course of
the 2009 campaign…also returned a pair of kickoffs
for 26 yards…averaged 42.69 all-purpose
yards per game…in games that the tight end
caught at least four passes, the Panthers compiled
a 7-1 record…in contests where Dickerson
registered a touchdown reception, Pitt won each
of those seven games.
2008: In his first season at tight end, Dickerson
played in all 13 games, starting vs. Iowa and
Syracuse…caught 13 passes for 174 yards (13.38
ypc) and a pair of touch-downs…also carried
twice on end-arounds, picking up 25 yards.
2007: Dickerson played in all twelve games as a
reserve strong-side outside linebacker behind
Adam Gunn…recorded 15 tackles (seven solo)
with an assisted stop behind the line of scrimmage,
a quarterback pressure and a pass deflection…added
56 yards on four kickoff returns
(14.0 avg).
2006: Dickerson appeared in eight games as a
reserve receiver and kickoff returner as a true
freshman…had a 5-yard reception vs. Central
Florida and ran for 25 yards on three carries that
included a 14-yard touchdown vs. Toledo and
a 10-yard reverse vs. Syracuse…also returned
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