Robert Meachem
Meachem at 2009 training camp with the New Orleans Saints
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 28, 1984 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 178 |
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| Receiving yards: | 2,914 |
| Touchdowns: | 27 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Robert Emery Meachem (born September 28, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Saints 27th overall in the 2007 NFL draft. Meachem has also played one season with the San Diego Chargers. He played college football at Tennessee.
Raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Meachem played football in elementary school for the "Mabee Babies" of The Salvation Army North Mabee Boys & Girls Club. He won a national basketball title in the summer after eighth grade with his AAU team, the Tulsa Jammers. He later attended Booker T. Washington High School, where he was a teammate of future NFL players Felix Jones and Mark Anderson, and was named a high school All-American by Parade and SuperPrep reporting services. Meachem was also a point guard on his high school basketball team, which won back to back state titles in 2001 and 2002.
Meachem attended the University of Tennessee, where he garnered rave reviews upon arriving in 2003. He was part of a heralded recruiting class with receivers Jayson Swain and Bret Smith. Meachem, however, redshirted the 2003 season after suffering a knee injury in preseason practice.
Meachem caught 25 passes for 459 in 2004 as a redshirt freshman. He returned to play in all 13 games (zero starts) and led the team with 459 yards on 25 catches (18.4 average) and four touchdowns. Meachem was the only Vols receiver with 100 yards in a game that year. Meachem's first career reception occurred in the game against UNLV, which was a 35-yard score.
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