Underwood with the Patriots in 2011
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No. 1 Montreal Alouettes | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | February 17, 1987 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | New Brunswick, New Jersey | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Lawrenceville (NJ) Notre Dame | ||||||||
College: | Rutgers | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 7 / Pick: 253 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
CFL status: | International | ||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 63 |
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Receiving yards: | 1,006 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 6 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Tiquan Underwood (born February 17, 1987) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was most recently a member of the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rutgers.
Underwood has also played for the New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Carolina Panthers. He is known for his distinctive hi-top fade hairstyle.
Underwood grew up in North Brunswick, New Jersey. Before playing at Rutgers, he played for Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Underwood started as a wide receiver his sophomore and senior years. He was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and only received scholarship offers from Rutgers, Vanderbilt, and Maryland.
During week one of the 2007 college football season, Underwood was one of four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award.
In 2008, Underwood was named a team captain. After the season, he was the recipient of the Loyal Knight Award, honoring the Rutgers player whose character and dedication have proved resilient in his pursuit of excellence.