Massaquoi during his tenure with the Browns.
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | November 24, 1986 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Independence High School | ||||||||
College: | Georgia | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 118 |
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Receiving Yards: | 1,745 |
Touchdowns: | 7 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Mohamed Jah Massaquoi (MASS-ə-kwa; born November 24, 1986) is a former American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Massaquoi has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets.
Massaquoi was born in Charlotte, North Carolina to parents from Liberia. He is a Christian. He played high-school football at Independence High School in Charlotte. During his four years there his team did not lose a single game and won four straight state championships. He played with two college football notables, former University of Florida quarterback Chris Leak and former University of North Carolina wide receiver Hakeem Nicks.
He finished his collegiate career at the University of Georgia with 158 catches for 2,282 yards and 16 touchdowns, which ranks fourth best in school history. Massaquoi had a strong senior season with career-highs in catches (58), yards (920), and touchdowns (8). In Massaquoi's last four regular-season games at Georgia, he caught 29 passes for 544 yards and 4 touchdowns (including a career-high 3 in Georgia's 45-42 loss to Georgia Tech). His longest reception came in his junior season against Florida, hauling in an 84-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford.