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2006 (<strong>COLTS</strong>):<br />

• Started 16 games at wide receiver.<br />

• Recorded 86 receptions for 1,310 yards and nine touchdowns.<br />

• Earned Pro Bowl honors for the first time and was named to the USA Today Sports Weekly NFL All-Pro first-team.<br />

• Caught the go-ahead touchdown with 9:50 left vs. Tennessee (10/8) to give Colts a 14-13 lead.<br />

• Notched a season-best 10 receptions for 138 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-31 comeback victory at Denver (10/29).<br />

• Was named by his teammates as the recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award.<br />

• Started at wide receiver and had 17 receptions for 216 yards and two touchdowns in the postseason.<br />

• Registered five receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown against Kansas City in the Wild Card Playoffs (1/6).<br />

• Had five receptions for 51 yards at Baltimore in the Divisional Playoffs (1/13).<br />

• Against New England in the AFC Championship Game (1/21), totaled 68 yards on five receptions.<br />

• In a Super Bowl XLI victory over Chicago (2/4), grabbed two receptions for 61 yards and one touchdown (53 yards). Became the fifth<br />

wide receiver since the 1970 NFL merger with a touchdown reception in both the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl in the same season (Tony<br />

Hill, Dallas, 1978; Gary Clark, Washington, 1991; Michael Irvin, Dallas, 1992; Yancey Thigpen, Pittsburgh, 1995).<br />

2005 (<strong>COLTS</strong>):<br />

• Started 16 games at wide receiver.<br />

• Finished the season with 83 receptions for 1,055 yards and five touchdowns.<br />

• Had receptions in 15 games, missing against Arizona (1/1) to snap a streak of 32 consecutive games with a reception.<br />

• Recorded a 66-yard touchdown pass from Peyton Manning at Cincinnati (11/20), the duo’s longest connection at the time.<br />

• Started at wide receiver against Pittsburgh (1/15) in the Divisional Playoffs, leading the team with nine receptions for 97 yards.<br />

2004 (<strong>COLTS</strong>):<br />

• Started 16 games at wide receiver.<br />

• Set then career season-bests with 77 receptions for 1,210 yards and 12 touchdowns.<br />

• Recorded his first career 1,000-plus yard season and 10-plus touchdown season.<br />

• Along with Marvin Harrison (86 receptions, 1,113 yards, 15 touchdowns) and Brandon Stokley (68 receptions, 1,077 yards, 10 touchdowns),<br />

became first trio in NFL history with 10-plus seasonal touchdowns and placed the Colts as one of four teams in NFL history<br />

with three 1,000-plus yard seasonal receivers.<br />

• Earned NFL Wild Card Weekend Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Denver (1/9).<br />

• Against the Green Bay Packers (9/26) finished with 184 yards and one touchdown on 11 receptions.<br />

• Started at wide receiver and finished the playoffs with 13 receptions for 256 yards and two touchdowns.<br />

• In the Wild Card Playoff matchup against Denver (1/9), finished with 10 receptions for 221 yards and two touchdowns. Was named<br />

Wild Card Weekend NFL Offensive Player of the Week after setting a club playoff record for reception yardage total and the third-highest<br />

total in NFL playoff history. The two touchdown receptions tied Marvin Harrison and Brandon Stokley for the most touchdown receptions<br />

in a playoff game in franchise history.<br />

• Tallied three receptions for 35 yards against New England (1/16) in the Divisional Playoff round.<br />

2003 (<strong>COLTS</strong>):<br />

• Started 16 games at wide receiver for the first time in his career.<br />

• Compiled 68 receptions for 838 yards and seven touchdowns with 15 multiple-reception games.<br />

• Against Jacksonville (9/21), recorded 10 receptions for 141 yards and two touchdowns, tying a season-high for yardage and touchdowns.<br />

• Started at wide receiver in all three rounds of the playoffs.<br />

• Recorded 43 yards and one touchdown on five receptions against Denver (1/4) in the AFC Wild Card Playoff game.<br />

• Contributed with six receptions for 83 yards and one touchdown at Kansas City (1/11) in the Divisional Playoffs.<br />

• Tallied four receptions for 46 yards at New England (1/18) in the AFC Championship Game.<br />

2002 (<strong>COLTS</strong>):<br />

• Started seven-of-16 contests at wide receiver with the majority of his starts coming in three-receiver sets after taking over for the injured<br />

Qadry Ismail late in the season.<br />

• Finished the year with 49 receptions for 716 yards and four touchdowns.<br />

• Had a reception in 14 outings and produced three 100-plus yardage outings.<br />

• Earned his first career touchdown at Houston (9/22) on a 43-yard touchdown reception.<br />

• Posted 121 yards and one touchdown on six receptions at Philadelphia (11/10).<br />

• Started at wide receiver at the New York Jets (1/4) and had three receptions for 17 yards in the team’s Wild Card Playoff game.<br />

2001 (<strong>COLTS</strong>):<br />

• Started nine-of-13 games at wide receiver in his rookie season and was inactive for another three contests.<br />

• Produced 345 yards on 23 receptions.<br />

• Suffered a high ankle sprain early in the season and a knee sprain later in the season.<br />

• Registered multiple-reception games eight times with his top outing coming vs. Atlanta (12/16), five receptions for 78 yards.<br />

COLLEGE:<br />

• Four-year starter at the University of Miami, starting in 42 career games.<br />

• Set the school all-time record for receptions (173), topping the previous mark set by Lamar Thomas (144).<br />

• With 20 touchdowns, joined Thomas (23) and Michael Irvin (26) as the only players in school history to record 20-plus career touchdown<br />

receptions.<br />

• Had at least one reception in 36 consecutive games.<br />

• As a senior, started in 11 games and finished the season with 43 catches for 755 yards and 10 touchdowns. His 10 touchdowns were<br />

the second most for a single season in school history behind Michael Irvin (11).<br />

• Earned All-Big East first-team honors and was awarded Miami’s Strength Training Athlete of the Year by the coaching staff.<br />

• Set the school’s seasonal receptions mark (48) by freshman, topping Michael Irvin (46). Also ranked second behind Irvin (840) on the<br />

freshman receiving yardage list with 640 yards.<br />

• Awarded All-Big East Rookie of the Year honors.<br />

• Named to The Sporting News Freshman All-America first-team and the All-Big East second-team.<br />

PERSONAL:<br />

• Attended John Ehret High School in Marrero, La. and was a two-time all-state honoree.<br />

• Totaled 50 receptions for 930 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior.

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