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David ANDERSON
89 WIDE RECEIVER
Height: 5-10 | Weight: 193 | College: Colorado State |
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California | 5th NFL Season |
5th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 27 |
Acquired: D7-’06 (251st overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 10/1 |
Career GP/GS: 59/10 | Teams: Houston, 2006-10 |
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in
the seventh round (251st overall) in the 2006 NFL
Draft…Signed with Texans on July 13, 2006…
Released by Texans on September 1, 2007…Resigned
by Texans on September 26, 2007…Resigned
by the Texans on March 4, 2009.
PRO: Crafty wide receiver who established himself
as the Texans slot receiver in 2008…has 77
career receptions for 841 yards and three touchdowns
in three-plus seasons with Houston…
drafted in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL
Draft by the Texans.
2010 (Houston 10/1): Played at WR and on special
teams vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...caught one
pass at Washington (9/19)...caught one pass for
six yards vs. Dallas (9/26)...saw action at WR and
on special teams at Oakland (10/3)...caught one
pass vs. NY Giants (10/10)...made one special
teams tackle vs. Kansas City (10/17)...saw action
at WR and on special teams at Indianapolis (11/1)
and vs. San Diego (11/7)...caught two passes for
27 yards and made two special teams tackles at
Jacksonville (11/14)...made his first start of the
seasona and caught two passes for 38 yards at
NY Jets (11/21)...inactive vs. Tennessee (11/28).
2009 (Houston 16/8): Played in every game and
started a career-high eight contests...set career
bests with 38 receptions for 370 yards...played at
wide receiver and made one catch for 14 yards
vs. the New York Jets (9/13)...caught one pass for
seven yards and a first down against Tennessee
(9/20)...had two receptions for 13 yards vs. Jacksonville
(9/27)...made two catches for 22 yards
vs. Oakland (10/4)...had three receptions for 32
yards at Arizona (10/11)...made his first start of
the season at Cincinnati (10/18) where he made
one catch for 12 yards and a first down...had
two receptions for 10 yards vs. San Francisco
(10/25)...made his third start of the season at wide
receiver and made three receptions for 51 yards
at Buffalo (11/1)...started at wide receiver and
made three catches for 19 yards at Indianapolis
(11/8)...set a career high with a team-leading five
receptions for 52 yards and converting five first
downs vs. Tennessee (11/23)...caught one pass
for six yards vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...caught four
passes for 39 yards including two third down
conversions at Jacksonville (12/6)...made four
receptions for 49 yards and two first downs vs.
Seattle (12/13)...tied his career high with five receptions
for 34 yards at St. Louis (12/20)...caught
one pass for 10 yards for a crucial fourth-quarter
first down at Miami (12/27)...started at WR but
did not catch a pass vs. New England (1/3/10),
snapping a streak of 18 consecutive games with
a reception.
2008 (Houston 16/1): Played in all 16 games with
one start…established career-highs with 19 receptions
for 241 yards and two touchdowns…
had touchdown receptions in back-to-back
weeks vs. Cincinnati and at Minnesota…had
a career-long 65-yard reception that tied for a
team high in Week 16 at Oakland…caught two
passes for 28 yards and his first touchdown
of the season vs. Cincinnati (10/26)…caught
two passes for 12 yards, including a three yard
touchdown in the third quarter at Minnesota
(11/2)…tied a career high with four receptions
for 46 yards vs. Baltimore (11/9)…made his first
career start at Cleveland (11/23) and caught one
pass for 11 yards...caught one pass for a careerhigh
65 yards at Oakland (12/21).
2007 (Houston 7/0): Saw action in seven games
in his sophomore campaign…made his season
debut at Atlanta (9/30) and caught one pass for
nine yards…had the best day of the season vs.
Tennessee (10/21), grabbing four passes for 45
yards and his first career touchdown.
2006 (Houston 9/0): Played in nine games…
spent the first part of the season on the practice
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