COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Dayton, Ohio, native played four seasons (2005-08) at Purdue and finished fifth in school history in career receptions (203) while ranking sixth in receiving yards (2356) … Played in all 50 Boilermaker games during his career … Scored 13 TDs … Caught career-best 69 passes as a senior last season, tying his career high for TDs (five) and gaining 720 yards … His 5.8 catches per game last season ranked second in Big Ten, and he was an honorable mention all-league selection by both coaches and media … His four-yard catch and subsequent pitch to Desmond Tardy on a hook-and-lateral play produced the winning TD last year vs. Michigan … Posted career-best 752 receiving yards as a junior, with 67 catches and three TDs … Had season-best 10 catches as a junior vs. Ohio State, and helped Purdue win Motor City Bowl with nine catches for 136 yards and a TD vs. Central Michigan … Caught 58-for-790 with five TDs as a sophomore, including a score vs. Maryland in Champs Sports Bowl as he caught eight-for-95
PERSONAL: Attended Wayne High School in Greater Dayton, where he earned first-team all-state honors as a senior and was ranked No. 19 WR in nation by SuperPrep … Purdue major was organizational leadership and supervision … Hobbies include table tennis and movies … Signed Bengals contract on 4-30-09.
