2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE - Parent Directory - NFL.com

JAMES CASEYFULLBACKHeight: 6-3 | Weight: 243 | College: Rice |Hometown: Azle, Texas | 4th NFL Season |4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 27 |Acquired: D5-’09 (152nd overall) | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 |Career GP/GS: 45/11 | Teams: Houston, 2009-12 |HEADERTEXANS BIOS86TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the fifth round (152nd pick overall) of the 2009 NFLDraft...signed with Texans on July 28, 2009.CAREER:• Versatile athlete who made the transition to fullback from tight end for the 2011 season• Joined the Texans as a fifth-round draft choice in 2009 after a standout two-year career at RiceUniversity in Houston• In his first three seasons, Casey has seen action at tight end and fullback and has caught 32 passesfor 422 yards and one touchdown2011 (Houston 14/7):• Set career highs with 18 receptions for 260 yards and a touchdown• Made his first career start at fullback and caught three passes for 29 yards and led the way for BenTate to rush for 116 yards vs. Indianapolis (9/11)• Paved the way for Tate to run for his second straight 100-yard game at Miami (9/18)• Caught five passes for a career-high 126 yards including the first touchdown of his career on a divingcatch in the end zone at New Orleans (9/25)• Made one special teams tackle and caught an eight-yard pass vs. Pittsburgh (10/2)• Made two special teams tackles vs. Oakland (10/9)• Inactive at Baltimore (10/16) and at Tennessee (10/23)• Led all Texans receivers with a career-high seven receptions for 91 yards vs. Tennessee (1/1/12)• Started in his postseason debut and had one carry for no gain along with a team-high two specialteams tackles in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)2010 (Houston 16/4):• Played in all 16 games, including four starts at tight end and caught eight passes for 98 yards• Led the team with 17 special teams tackles for the season• Set career highs with four receptions and 48 yards receiving vs. San Diego (11/7)• Made his first career NFL start and caught one pass for 18 yards at Jacksonville (11/14)• Started and made one special teams tackle vs. Tennessee (11/28)• Caught one pass for 21 yards at Denver (12/26)2009 (Houston 15/0):• Saw action in 15 games as a rookie and caught six passes for 64 yards• Made professional debut vs. the New York Jets (9/13) and played on special teams• Appeared at fullback and made a tackle on special teams at Tennessee (9/20)• Saw action at fullback and made a tackle and returned his first career kick on special teams vs.Jacksonville (9/27)• Played tight end, fullback and on special teams vs. San Francisco (10/25)• Made his first career NFL reception and ended the game with two catches for 14 yards at Buffalo(11/1) and made the tackle on a fake punt to turn the ball back over to Houston and take firm controlof the gameCOLLEGE:• Appeared in 25 games, starting 17 and recorded 157 receptions for 1,914 yards and 17 touchdowns• His 157 receptions ranked third, 1,914 receiving yards ranked fourth in school history and added 11touchdowns on 102 carries for 392 yards• Completed 4-of-12 passes for 37 yards, two touchdowns and one interception; and returned 15punts for 117 yards (7.8 avg) and gained 2,393 all-purpose yards, an average of 95.72 yards pergame• Set school season records with 111 receptions for 1,329 yards in 2008, becoming the first player inschool history to catch more than 100 passes in a season• All-American first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, earning third-team honors from Rivals.com in 2008• Academic All-American second-team choice by ESPN and unanimous first-team All-ConferenceUSA pick that year• Freshman All American first-team selection by the Football Writers Association, adding second-teamhonors from The Sporting News and Rivals.com and consensus C-USA All-Freshman team choicein 2007• Triple major in economics, managerial studies and sport management• Returned to Rice to complete his degree during the 2011 offseasonPERSONAL:• Standout in both football and baseball at Azle (Texas) High where he earned All-District honors as aquarterback during his junior year in 2001• Named All-State and Academic All-State in baseball as well as District 6-4A Most Valuable Playeras a senior• Threw a no-hitter in first varsity game• Selected in the seventh round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago White Soxas a pitcher• James and his wife Kylie welcomed their first son, Cannon James, in May, 2010Casey’s 2011 Season StatisticsDate, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/11 vs. IND 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 3 29 9.7 13 09/18 @ MIA 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 09/25 @ NO 1 1 1 11 11.0 11 0 5 126 25.2 62 110/2 vs. PIT 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 1 8 8.0 8 010/9 vs. OAK 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 010/16 @ BAL INACTIVE10/23 @ TEN INACTIVE10/30 vs. JAX 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 011/6 vs. CLE 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 011/13 @ TB 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 011/27 @ JAX 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 1 5 5.0 5 012/4 vs. ATL 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 012/11 @ CIN 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 012/18 vs. CAR 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 012/22 @ IND 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 01/1 vs. TEN 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 7 91 13.0 21 02011 Totals 14 7 1 11 11.0 11 0 18 260 14.4 62 1Casey’s Career StatisticsYear Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2009 HOU 15 0 0 0 -- 0 0 6 64 10.7 32 02010 HOU 16 4 0 0 -- 0 0 8 98 12.3 33 02011 HOU 14 7 1 11 11.0 11 0 18 260 14.4 62 1NFL Totals 45 11 1 11 11.0 11 0 32 422 13.2 62 1Casey’s 2011 Season HighsReceptions 7 vs. Tennessee (91 yards), 1/1/12Receiving Yards 126 at New Orleans (5 receptions), 9/25/11Receiving Long 62 at New Orleans, 9/25/11Rushing Yards 11 at New Orleans, 9/25/11Rushing Long 11 at New Orleans, 9/25/11Casey’s Career HighsReceptions 7 vs. Tennessee (91 yards), 1/1/12Receiving Yards 126 at New Orleans (5 receptions), 9/25/11Receiving Long 62 at New Orleans, 9/25/11Rushing Yards 11 at New Orleans (1 attempt), 9/25/11Rushing Long 11 at New Orleans, 9/25/11Additional StatisticsSpecial Teams Tackles: 23 total; 2009 – 3; 2010 – 17; 2011 – 3.Tackles: 1 Total; 2009 – 1.www.HoustonTexans.comtwitter.com/TexansPR