Floyd with the Arizona Cardinals in 2013
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | November 27, 1989 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Saint Paul, Minnesota | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Saint Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham Hall | ||||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 246 |
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Receiving yards: | 3,781 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 24 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Michael Floyd Jr. (born November 27, 1989) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame. With the New England Patriots, he won Super Bowl LI over the Atlanta Falcons.
Floyd attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he was a three-sport star in football, basketball and track. He played for the Raiders football team as a wide receiver. As a senior, he recorded 59 receptions for 1,247 yards (21.1 avg.) and 17 touchdowns, and added 497 rushing yards on 43 carries (11.6 avg.). He also returned 16 punts for 373 yards (23.3 avg.) and four touchdowns, helping to lead his high school team to a 13-1 record and appearance in the state championship game. In order to afford the school, Floyd worked off a scholarship by helping the custodial staff clean the school before the day started. Floyd was named Minnesota Player of the Year twice by the Associated Press and Gatorade (2007, 2008). He was a USA Today High School All-American in 2007, and was picked to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.
In addition to football, Floyd also participated in basketball and track while at Cretin. In basketball, he averaged 23.5 points per game as a senior for the Raiders, scoring at least 30 points in six games. He totaled 1,380 points in his basketball career, finishing just 86 points short of the school record for most career points. In track & field, he competed as a sprinter and long jumper during his senior year. He recorded personal-bests of 22.9 seconds in the 200-meter dash and 6.40 meters (20 ft, 6 in) in the long jump.