Cordarrelle Patterson
Patterson in 2014 training camp.
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| No. 84 Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver / Return specialist | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 17, 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Rock Hill, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Rock Hill (SC) Northwestern | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 129 |
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| Receiving yards: | 1,264 |
| Rushing attempts: | 31 |
| Rushing yards: | 333 |
| Total return yards: | 4,049 |
| Total touchdowns: | 16 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Cordarrelle Patterson (pronounced cor-DARR-əl; born March 17, 1991) is an American football wide receiver and kickoff returner for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.
On October 27, 2013, in a game against the Green Bay Packers, Patterson tied the NFL record for longest play and set the NFL record for longest kick return with 109 yards, the longest possible kick return.
Patterson attended Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where he played football, basketball and ran track, and was teammates of current free agent quarterback Justin Worley. He was coached by Jimmy Wallace. As a senior in 2008, he caught 75 passes for 944 yards with 18 touchdowns, leading his team to the State Class 4A Division II championship game, and was named All-state selection. Patterson was also a three-year letterman in track & field at Northwestern High School. He spent 2009 at North Carolina Tech Christian Academy, but did not play football.
In 2010, Patterson transferred to Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas, where he played junior college football and was recognized as a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American in 2010 and 2011. He holds more than a dozen records at Hutchinson C.C., including career receiving yards (1,832), career receptions (113), career receiving touchdowns (24), career total touchdowns (36), career points (216), career kickoff return average (41.9) and career all-purpose yards (3,379).
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