WR Michael Crabtree: 49ers Sign First-Rounder by Adam Caplan of ScoutNFLNetwork.com, October 7, 2009 at 3:34pm ET
Michael Crabtree Profile
The San Francisco 49ers have signed first-round pick WR Michael Crabtree
to a six-year deal, the team announced Wednesday. FoxSports.com reports
the deal could void to five years if Crabtree has two very good years among his
first four, otherwise he'll make just $4 million in the sixth year.
Crabtree (6-1, 214) was a two-time Fred Biletnikoff Award recipient as
the nation’s most productive receiver, becoming the first ever first-year player
to receive the award, in 2007. The two-time All-America and Big 12 selection
finished his two-year Texas Tech career with 3,127 receiving yards, breaking the
previous team record of 3,069 yards set by Wes Welker. Crabtree became
just the seventh player in conference history to gain 3,000 career yards. His
231 career receptions and 41 career touchdowns from 2007-08 set NCAA records for
catches and touchdowns in a two-year span.
A model of consistency, Crabtree put together a string of 13 consecutive games
with at least one touchdown and five receptions, tying an NCAA record. He ranked
fifth in NCAA history with a 120.3-yard career receiving average and sixth with
41 career touchdown receptions, shattering the previous school record of 30.
In 2008, Crabtree caught 97 passes for 1,165 yards and 19 touchdowns. He set
school, conference and NCAA freshman all-time single-season records with 134
receptions for 1,962 yards (14.6 average) and 22 touchdowns, in 2007. His
receiving yardage total that year is third-best in NCAA history all-time.
Crabtree red-shirted his freshman year while making the transition from
quarterback to wide receiver.
Second-year WR Josh Morgan has been starting in Crabtree's absence. Since
Crabtree missed all of training camp and all preseason games, he's going to need
at least a few weeks to get in game shape.
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