Player Information
He was born in Pittsburg, KS where he attended Pittsburg High. His older brother Shad was a backup tight end with the Tennessee Titans (2001-04) and New Orleans Saints (2005). He began his career as quarterback, starting 8 games as a freshman. He completed 104 of 184 passes (56.5%) for 1193 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. He also rushed for 344 yards on 99 carries (3.5) and 5 more scores. He caught 1 pass for 5 yards. He moved to wide receiver as a sophomore, where he started 5 of 13 games as the third wideout. He caught 26 passes for 274 yards (10.5 avg) and 2 touchdowns. He also completed 25 of 29 passes (86.2%) for 275 yards and 3 touchdowns. He moved into the starting lineup as a junior, starting 11 of 13 games. He caught 97 passes for 1045 yards (10.8 avg) and 8 touchdowns, earning All-Big 12 honorable mention and was named one of ten semi-finalists for the Biletnikoff Award (nation's top receiver). As a senior, he again was named a semi-finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, as well as earning 2nd team All-Big 12 conference honors. He started 12 games, catching 102 passes for 985 yards (9.7 avg) and 8 touchdowns. His receptions mark set a single season school record. Also in his career, he punted 4 times for an average of 32.3 yards as a junior. He also completed 5 of 6 passes for 144 yards and a score combined during his final two seasons. He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round (165th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Career Statistics
| RECEIVING | RUSHING | |||||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Att. | Yds | TD |
| 2010 | ATL | 0 | 0 | on Injured Reserve | ||||||
| 2011 | ATL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Transactions
Signed by Atlanta Falcons on July 16, 2010 ... Placed on injured reserve by the Falcons with a torn ACL on August 20, 2010.
Contract details
Signed by Falcons to a four-year contract reportedly worth $1.947 million, including a $157,000 signing bonus. He will have base salaries of: $320,000 (2010); $405,000 (2011); $490,000 (2012); and $575,000 (2013).