Selected by Oakland Raiders in fifth round (148th overall) of 2011 NFL Draft, April 30, 2011…Signed first contract, July 31, 2011.
Selected by Oakland Raiders in fifth round (148th overall) of 2011 NFL Draft, April 30, 2011…Signed first contract, July 31, 2011.
CAREER: Electrifying young receiver, had a standout rookie campaign…Played in 13 games with 10 starts, totaling 33 receptions for 618 yards and five touchdowns in first pro campaign.
2011: Played in 13 games with 10 starts in first pro season…Ranked third on team with 33 receptions and second with 618 receiving yards…Led team with five receiving touchdowns…Also rushed five times for 61 yards and one touchdown…Receiving total ranked eighth and receiving yards ranked sixth among NFL rookies…Averaged 18.7 yards per reception, the fourth-highest total among NFL players with at least 30 catches…Had five receptions of 40 or more yards, third among NFL rookies…Led team with 25 punt returns for 216 yards…Also returned two kickoffs for 37 yards…(9/12) at DEN: Made NFL debut on Monday Night Football…(9/18) at BUF: Enjoyed a breakout game, hauling in five passes for 146 yards and one touchdown…Also had a 25-yard rush to set up a field goal…Touchdown came on a 50-yard reception from Jason Campbell in the fourth quarter…Also had a 42-yard catch to help set up a second-quarter touchdown…Voted Pepsi Rookie of the Week on NFL.com…(9/25) vs. NYJ: Scored first career rushing touchdown on a 23-yard carry, giving Raiders a 24-17 lead in 34-24 triumph…(10/2) vs. NE: Scored in third straight game on a 6-yard pass from Campbell…(10/9) at HOU: Returned a season-high four punts for 34 yards…(11/6) vs. DEN: Had two receptions of 20 yards or more, catches of 20 and 24 yards…(11/10) at SD: Recorded five catches for 123 yards, marking second 100-yard receiving game …Had a pair of touchdown receptions on 33 and 26-yard passes from Carson Palmer…Also had an acrobatic, finger-tip 46-yard reception in the second quarter that set up a Raiders field goal…(11/20) at MIN: Set a season high with a 34-yard punt return…(12/18) vs. DET: Returned to action after missing three weeks due to foot injury…(12/24) at KC: In pivotal overtime win, hauled in four passes for 94 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown from Palmer in the third quarter…(1/1/12) vs. SD: Posted third 100-yard receiving performance of the season, totaling 101 yards on just three catches…Caught a season-long 78-yard pass in the third quarter to set up a Raiders field goal, longest by a Raiders receiver since Johnnie Lee Higgins hauled in an 84-yard touchdown strike in 2008.
COLLEGE: Played in 52 career games with 20 starts at Tennessee…Had 112 receptions for 2,004 receiving yards, with 18 TDs…Tied a school record by playing in 52 career games…An All-Southeastern Conference selection by the NFL Draft Report as a senior, started all 13 games and finished second on the team with 47 receptions for 981 yards and nine touchdowns…Had two 200-yard performances, 205 against Kentucky and 228 against South Carolina, the only NCAA FBS player to post two 200-yard receiving games in 2010…Set the school season and career records for most 200-yard receiving performances…Had 17 catches of at least 20 yards and 12 of at least 30 …Became the first Volunteer since 1995 to have at least one touchdown reception in five consecutive games…Ranked second in the nation with 20.9 yards per catch…Added 82 rushing yards and one touchdown on seven carries…Also returned five kickoffs for 84 yards (16.8 avg.)…Finished with 1,147 all-purpose yards in 2010…As a junior, appeared in 13 games with seven starts…Finished second on team with 40 receptions for 540 yards (13.5 avg.) and seven touchdowns…Rushed three times for 23 yards…Played in 12 games as a sophomore, totaling 11 catches for 271 yards (24.6 avg.) and two touchdowns…Had a 63-yard reception against Kentucky, marking the longest by a Volunteer in 2008…Returned two kickoffs for 49 yards (24.5 avg.)…Named Freshman All-SEC after appearing in all 14 games…Totaled 14 receptions for 212 yards (15.1 avg.)…Returned four kickoffs for 87 yards…Criminal justice major.
PERSONAL: Attended Tatum (Texas) High School…A PrepStar All-American, was twice named first-team all-state by the Texas Sportswriters Association as a kick returner…Also was a second-team all-state selection as a DB…During senior season, collected 32 receptions for 501 yards (15.6 avg.) and rushed 27 times for 200 yards…As a junior, caught 27 passes for 423 yards (15.6 avg.) with eight touchdowns…Gained 287 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries (13.0 avg.)…Also competed in track and set the school record en route to winning the Texas state championship in the 110-meter hurdles (13.73 seconds) as a junior…Was the starting point guard on the basketball team and averaged 20.1 points per game…During December 2011, volunteered his time with Toys For Tots at the Raider Image of Southland Mall in Hayward, Calif.
