Sixth-round 2011 draft choice entered Bengals WR rotation in second half of 2012, playing in last eight games (nine overall), plus Wild Card playoff ... One of team’s top route-runners ... Played in four games and Wild Card playoff as a rookie ... A top target in college for Stanford’s Andrew Luck, taken first overall in 2012 draft by Indianapolis.
Sixth-round 2011 draft choice entered Bengals WR rotation in second half of 2012, playing in last eight games (nine overall), plus Wild Card playoff ... One of team’s top route-runners ... Played in four games and Wild Card playoff as a rookie ... A top target in college for Stanford’s Andrew Luck, taken first overall in 2012 draft by Indianapolis.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Cincinnati in sixth round of 2011 NFL Draft (167th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 7-28-11.
2012 RECAP: Played in nine games (Games 7 and 9-16) ... Had seven receptions for 53 yards ... Inactive for Games 1-6 and 8 ... Made 2012 debut Oct. 21 vs. Pittsburgh and led team in receptions (four) and receiving yards (31) ... One catch for six yards Nov. 18 at Kansas City ... One catch for 10 yards Dec. 2 at San Diego ... On Dec. 23 at Pittsburgh, had a six-yard catch that converted a third down ... Battled injuries during training camp, but played in the final two preseason games and caught four passes for 41 yards.
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2011 - Played in four games (Games 3 and 14-16), logging four catches for 27 yards ... Inactive for Games 1-2 and 4-13 ... Made Bengals debut Sept. 25 vs. San Francisco (no statistics) ... Had one catch, his first as a pro, Dec. 18 at St. Louis — a seven-yarder to convert a third-and-five situation on a FG drive ... Three catches for 20 yards Dec. 24 vs. Arizona ... Caught two-for-24 in Wild Card playoff 1-7-12 at Houston ... Played in two preseason games, logging five catches for 36 yards.
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2007-10) at Stanford ... Played 48 games with 27 starts ... Was team’s leading receiver as sophomore and as junior, and finished second as senior when he missed two games and was limited in several others due to injury ... Team captain and honorable mention All-Pac 10 selection as senior while helping lead Stanford to 12-1 record and No. 4 national ranking.
PERSONAL: Hometown is Alamo, Calif. ... Majored at Stanford in science, technology and society ... Attended Monte Vista High in Danville, Calif., where he earned all-state honors as a senior, catching 80 passes and scoring 14 TDs ... Also earned all-state honors in basketball ... As a college junior, earned second-team Academic All-America honors from ESPN The Magazine ... Earned bachelor’s degree from Stanford in 2011 ... Hobbies include reading, the beach, hiking, hunting and traveling.
