Fifth-round 2012 draft pick moved into starting role during season’s final stretch ... His total of 18 catches for 201 yards included 10-for-110 over the final two games ... Scored first career TD in Game 16 ... Was in No. 2 WR role, starting along with A.J. Green, for season’s final five games and Wild Card playoff ... Was primed for a significant role by late October, but missed most of Game 7 as well as Games 8-10 due to knee injury ... Strong in battling for contested catches, and at Scouting Combine, his 22 bench presses at 225 pounds tied for most among WRs.
Fifth-round 2012 draft pick moved into starting role during season’s final stretch ... His total of 18 catches for 201 yards included 10-for-110 over the final two games ... Scored first career TD in Game 16 ... Was in No. 2 WR role, starting along with A.J. Green, for season’s final five games and Wild Card playoff ... Was primed for a significant role by late October, but missed most of Game 7 as well as Games 8-10 due to knee injury ... Strong in battling for contested catches, and at Scouting Combine, his 22 bench presses at 225 pounds tied for most among WRs.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Cincinnati in fifth round of 2012 NFL Draft (166th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-12-12.
2012 GENERAL: Played in 11 games (Games 1-2, 4, 6-7 and 11-16), with five starts (Games 12-16), and totaled 18 receptions for 201 yards and a TD, as well as three rushes for 47 yards ... Inactive for Games 3 and 5, and for Games 8-10 due to knee injury suffered in Oct. 21 vs. Pittsburgh.
2012 GAME-BY-GAME: On Sept. 16 vs. Cleveland, drew a 31-yard pass interference penalty against Browns, helping set up a FG ... One reception for five yards Sept. 30 at Jacksonville — his first NFL catch ... Suffered knee injury while playing on kickoff return team in first quarter Oct. 21 vs. Pittsburgh, forcing him out of the game ... Returned to action Nov. 25 vs. Oakland; had no receptions but threw a key block on 39-yard run by BenJarvus Green-Ellis ... Two-for-20 receiving Dec. 2 at San Diego in his first NFL start ... Three receptions for 45 yards Dec. 9 vs. Dallas, and had a 37-yard rush on an end-around on Cincinnati's opening possession, setting up a TD ... Had a 10-yard rush Dec. 13 at Philadelphia ... Recorded season highs in catches (five) and yards (65) Dec. 23 at Pittsburgh ... Tied his season high with five catches (for 45 yards) Dec. 30 vs. Baltimore, and scored his first career TD on 11-yard catch from Andy Dalton in second quarter ... Played in all four preseason games and led team in TDs (two) and receiving yards (150), and finished second in receptions (nine).
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2008-11) at California, seeing action in 43 games, and had all 38 of his starts in last three seasons ... Increased receptions and yards totals each year ... His 156 career receptions tied for seventh in school history, his 2270 yards ranked sixth, and his 13 receiving TDs ranked tied for eighth ... Also rushed 11-for-116 (10.5) with a TD ... Averaged 7.3 yards on 14 punt returns, all as a senior ... Caught 62-for-846 with three TDs as a senior.
PERSONAL: Hometown is Fontana, Calif. ... Attended Etiwanda High School in Fontana, Calif., where he made California Top 25 prospect list by Rivals.com ... Played CB as well as WR ... Over his final two prep seasons, caught 144 passes for 2349 yards and 22 TDs, and on defense had 133 tackles and seven INTs ... African-American Studies major at Cal ... Has two sons, Marv III and Mareon.
