Johnson with the Texans in 2010
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | July 11, 1981 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Miami (FL) Senior | ||||||||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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Receptions: | 1,062 |
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Receiving yards: | 14,185 |
Receiving average: | 13.4 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 70 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Andre Lamont Johnson (born July 11, 1981) is a former American football wide receiver who played the majority of his career with the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami, and was drafted by the Texans third overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He is eleventh all-time in NFL career receptions, and 10th all-time in NFL receiving yards. Johnson holds nearly every Texans receiving record. He was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans.
Johnson attended Miami Senior High School, where he graduated in 1999 and was rated as one of the top prospects in the country. As a senior Johnson caught 32 passes for 931 yards and was named a Parade All-American.
Johnson enrolled at the University of Miami, where he was a standout wide receiver on the Miami Hurricanes football team from 2000 to 2002. He was co-MVP of the 2002 Rose Bowl, in which the Hurricanes defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 37-14 to cap an undefeated season and their fifth national championship. In that game, Johnson connected with quarterback Ken Dorsey for two touchdowns and 199 yards. Johnson finished his college career catching 92 passes for 1,831 yards (19.9-yard average) and 20 touchdowns. His 1,831 receiving yards is ranked fifth on the University of Miami's all-time career list.