| At Florida State: Enters the 2002 season ranked 10th in the nation among returning receivers in yards per reception...will compete for playing time with Craphonso Thorpe and Anquan Boldin at the flanker position...sat out most of 2002 spring practice with an injury but did make appearance in the Garnet & Gold game.
1998: Redshirted along with the majority of his recruiting class although coaches were impressed enough with him in the preseason to plan on playing him before hernia surgery prevented it.
High School: Considered one of the nation’s top three high school wide receivers by most recruiting analysts after his final season at McDonough 35 High...earned Parade All-America honors and was a second team All-USA selection by USA Today...pulled down 47 passes for 944 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior for a 20.1 yards per catch average...listed as PrepStar’s No. 1 wide receiver prospect in the country...SuperPrep’s No. 3 ranked wideout...state 200 meters champion as a junior and senior and the runner-up in the 100 meters...clocked at 10.5 in the 100 and 21.2 in the 200...chose Florida State over Georgia, LSU, Tulane and Florida.
Personal: Born March 10, 1980...social science major...one of two Louisiana natives on the Seminole roster (Paul Irons is the other)...his signing continued a pipeline of Louisiana natives coming to FSU in the ’90s...others include NFL Draft picks Sean Jackson, Chris Cowart, Warrick Dunn, Travis Minor and Javon Walker. |