Skyler Green
| No. -- Free agent | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver / Return specialist | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 12, 1984 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Houma, Louisiana | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Jefferson Parish (LA) Higgins | ||||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 4 / Pick: 125 | ||||||||
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||||
| Receptions: | 7 |
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| Receiving yards: | 49 |
| Receiving TDs: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Skyler Green (September 12, 1984 in Houma, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU.
Green has also played for the Cincinnati Bengals, the New Orleans Saints, & the Edmonton Eskimos.
Born in Houma and raised in the New Orleans suburb of Westwego, Green went to L.W. Higgins High School. During his senior year, he rushed for 2,174 yards on 194 carries, as he played as a multi-threat quarterback.
He went to Louisiana State University (over Alabama and Louisiana Tech) and played college football for the LSU Tigers. Green played for LSU for four seasons and caught 111 passes for 1,129 yards and nine touchdowns. He was originally recruited as a RB but switched to WR to get more playing time.
During his career, Green was also particularly dangerous as a punt returner, returning his first punt as a Tiger for a touchdown at Arizona in 2003. He finished his LSU career with four punt returns for touchdowns, also scoring against the Florida Gators in 2003, the Vanderbilt Commodores in 2004, and the Auburn Tigers in 2005. On LSU's 2003 National Championship Team, Green led the nation in yards-per-return, at 18.5.
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