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19Dorin DICKERSONWIDE RECEIVERTRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texansin the seventh round (227th overall) of the2010 NFL Draft.2010 (Houston 2/0): Inactive in the season openervs. Indianapolis (9/12), at Washington (9/19) andvs. Dallas (9/26)...made his professional debut,playing wide receiver and on special teams atOakland (10/3)...saw action on special teamsvs. NY Giants (10/10)...inactive vs. Kansas City(10/17).COLLEGE: Appeared in 46 games at Pittsburgh –eight at wide receiver, twelve at strong-side outsidelinebacker and 26 at tight end…all elevencareer starts came at the tight end position…recorded63 receptions for 708 yards (11.24 ypc) as22.64% of his catches (twelve) resulted in touchdowns…rushedfive 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 pressureand a pass deflection…his 49 receptions in 2009rank second on the tight end season-recordchart, topped by Dave Moore (51 in 1991)…histen touchdown catches in 2009 set the schooltight end annual record and tied Greg Lee (2004)for sixth place on Pitt’s overall touchdown season-recordlist…Dickerson’s three touchdowncatches vs. Buffalo in 2009 were the most in agame by a Pitt player since Latef Grim scoredthree times vs. Villanova in 1998.2009: Dickerson became the first Pittsburgh tightend since Mike Ditka in 1960 to earn first-teamAll-American honors, receiving that recognitionfrom the Football Writers Association, andsecond-team accolades from The NFL Draft Report…finalistfor the John Mackey Award, givenHeight: 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: 2/0 |Career GP/GS: 2/0 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |to the nation’s top tight end…became the firstPitt tight end to receive All-Big East Conferencefirst-team honors (Dave Moore – 1991 and KrisWilson – 2003, both were second-team choices)…finishedsecond on the team with 49 receptions(3.77 rpg), the second-best season total bya Panthers tight end…gained 529 yards (10.8ypc), averaging 40.69 yards per game…his tentouchdown catches tied for sixth on the school’soverall season-record list and established a newmark for Pitt tight ends…among major collegetight ends, only Dennis Morris of Louisiana Tech(12) had more scoring grabs during the course ofthe 2009 campaign…also returned a pair of kickoffsfor 26 yards…averaged 42.69 all-purposeyards per game…in games that the tight endcaught at least four passes, the Panthers compileda 7-1 record…in contests where Dickersonregistered a touchdown reception, Pitt won eachof those seven games.2008: In his first season at tight end, Dickersonplayed in all 13 games, starting vs. Iowa andSyracuse…caught 13 passes for 174 yards (13.38ypc) and a pair of touch-downs…also carriedtwice on end-arounds, picking up 25 yards.2007: Dickerson played in all twelve games as areserve strong-side outside linebacker behindAdam Gunn…recorded 15 tackles (seven solo)with an assisted stop behind the line of scrimmage,a quarterback pressure and a pass deflection…added56 yards on four kickoff returns(14.0 avg).2006: Dickerson appeared in eight games as areserve receiver and kickoff returner as a truefreshman…had a 5-yard reception vs. CentralFlorida and ran for 25 yards on three carries thatHOUSTONTEXANS.COM