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Andre JOHNSON80 WIDE RECEIVERHeight: 6-3 | Weight: 228 | College: Miami (Fla.) |Hometown: Miami, Florida | 8th NFL Season |8th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 29 |Acquired: D1-’03 (3rd overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 5/5 |Career GP/GS: 107/107 | Teams: Houston, 2003-10 |TRANSACTIONS: Selected after his junior seasonby Houston Texans in the first round (3rdoverall) in the 2003 NFL draft…Signed by Texanson July 22, 2003.HONORS: Played in the 2005, 2007 (starter), 2009(starter) and 2010 (starter) AFC-NFC Pro Bowls;Associated Press First-Team All-Pro: 2008, 2009;NFL Alumni Wide Receiver of the Year: 2006,2008, 2009; Pro Football Weekly First-Team All-Pro: 2008, 2009; SportsIllustrated.com All-Pro:2008; ESPN.com All-Pro: 2008; 2010 AFC OffensivePlayer of the Week (2); 2008 AFC OffensivePlayer of the Month (October); 2006 AFC OffensivePlayer of the Week (4); 2003 NFL Rookie ofthe Week (4 and 10), Touchdown Club Playerof the Year: 2004, 2006; Houston Texans TeamMVP: 2006, 2008, 2009.PRO: Arguably the best receiver in the gametoday...is the Texans all-time leading receivertotaling 619 receptions for 8,436 yards and 44touchdowns in seven seasons…led the leaguein receptions in 2006 with 103 and again in 2008with a career-high 115...led the league in receivingyards in 2008 with 1,575 and again in 2009 with1,569...joined Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (1989-90,1993-95) as the only players in modern NFL historyto lead the league in back-to-back years...joined Marvin Harrison (Indianapolis, 2001-02)as the only receivers to surpass 1,500 yards inconsecutive years...is one of 13 active NFL playersto have 8,000-plus receiving yards…endedthe 2009 season tied for 57th on the NFL’s alltimereceptions list and ranked 80th on the alltimereceiving yards list...has 33 career 100-yardgames…the Texans are 19-14 when he eclipsesthe 100-yard barrier…also has 20 career rushingattempts for 36 yards...has played in four ProBowls and has twice been named to the AP All-Pro team.2010 (Houston 5/5): Led Texans receivers withthree receptions for 33 yards in the seasonopener vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...led the team inreceiving with 12 receptions for 158 yards anda crucial 4th quarter touchdown at Washinton(9/19)...caught four passes for 64 yards vs. Dallas(9/26)...inactive at Oakland (10/3)...led the offensewith five receptions for 95 yards includinga long of 48-yard vs. NY Giants (10/10)...caughteight passes for 138 yards and the game-winningtouchdown vs. Kansas City (10/17).2009 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games or thesecond consecutive season and led the NFL with1,569 receiving yards on 101 receptions...scoreda career-high nine touchdowns...joined Hall ofFame receiver Jerry Rice (1989-90, 1993-95) asthe only players to lead the league in receivingyards in consecutive seasons...became thesecond receiver, along with Marvin Harrison(Indianapolis, 2001-02) to surpass 1,500 yardsin back-to-back seasons...registered his thirdcareer 100-catch season and his fourth 1,000-yard season...topped 100 yards in six games...earned first-team All-Pro recognition from theAssociated Press, Pro Football Weekly and TheSporting News...started for the AFC in the ProBowl and caught three passes for 71 yards anda touchdown...caught four passes for 35 yardsvs. the New York Jets (9/13)...tied a career highwith two touchdown receptions and caught tenpasses for 149 yards at Tennessee (9/20)...finalreception was the 500th of his career, makinghim the second-fastest player to reach 500 receptions...hadfour receptions vs. Jacksonville(9/27) totalling 86 yards...made two catches forHOUSTONTEXANS.COM