Caldwell with the Denver Broncos in 2012
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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Date of birth: | April 15, 1985 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Tampa (FL) Jefferson | ||||||||||
College: | Florida | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 97 | ||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Receptions: | 156 |
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Receiving yards: | 1,509 |
Receiving TDs: | 11 |
Kick return yards: | 1,537 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Andre Jerome Caldwell (born April 15, 1985), nicknamed Bubba, is an American football wide receiver and kickoff returner who is currently a free agent. Caldwell played college football at Florida, where he was a member of a BCS National Championship team. A third-round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, he has played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos. With the Broncos, he won Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers.
Caldwell was born in Tampa, Florida in 1985. He attended Tampa's Jefferson High School, where he played football and ran track. In football, he played quarterback and also lined up at receiver and returned punts for the Dragons. His senior year, he moved from wide receiver to starting quarterback, and passed and rushed for over 2,220 yards and thirty-eight touchdowns while leading the Dragons to a Florida Class 4A state championship. He was the Tampa Tribune's Hillsborough County Player of the Year, an all-state selection, and was named a Parade magazine, SuperPrep and USA Today high school All-American following his senior season in 2002. He played in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Caldwell was listed as the No. 1 wide receiver in the nation in 2003.