TWITTER: @DPo8
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the third round (68th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
COLLEGE:
Started 29-of-41 games with a ten-game suspension his senior year, ranking seventh in school history with 136 receptions and 18 touchdowns and eighth with 1,955 yards receiving
Scored 108 career points
Ranks sixth on the OSU single-season receptions list with 60 in 2008
Had 9 yards on four punt returns and 24 yards on one kickoff return for his career
Started each of the team’s final three games after being suspended the first 10 games of the 2011 season
Finished fourth on the team with 12 receptions for 162 yards (13.5 ypc) and two touchdowns
2010 Biletnikoff Award (nation’s top receiver) and Hornung Trophy (most versatile player in college) watch list member
Received All-Big Ten honorable mention after placing ninth in the conference with 4.08 receptions and seventh with 65.23 receiving yards per game his junior season
Started all 13 games in 2010, ranking second on the team with 53 receptions for 848 yards (16.0 average) and seven touchdowns
Starting all 13 games as a sophomore and led the team with 60 receptions (sixth on the school season-record list) for 828 yards (13.8 average) and eight touchdowns
Ranked sixth in the Big Ten Conference with an average of 4.62 receptions and seventh with 63.69 yards receiving per game
Played in 12 games as a reserve flanker his freshman year, finishing fifth on the team with 11 receptions for 117 yards (10.6 average) and one touchdown
TWITTER: @DPo8
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the third round (68th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
COLLEGE:
Started 29-of-41 games with a ten-game suspension his senior year, ranking seventh in school history with 136 receptions and 18 touchdowns and eighth with 1,955 yards receiving
Scored 108 career points
Ranks sixth on the OSU single-season receptions list with 60 in 2008
Had 9 yards on four punt returns and 24 yards on one kickoff return for his career
Started each of the team’s final three games after being suspended the first 10 games of the 2011 season
Finished fourth on the team with 12 receptions for 162 yards (13.5 ypc) and two touchdowns
2010 Biletnikoff Award (nation’s top receiver) and Hornung Trophy (most versatile player in college) watch list member
Received All-Big Ten honorable mention after placing ninth in the conference with 4.08 receptions and seventh with 65.23 receiving yards per game his junior season
Started all 13 games in 2010, ranking second on the team with 53 receptions for 848 yards (16.0 average) and seven touchdowns
Starting all 13 games as a sophomore and led the team with 60 receptions (sixth on the school season-record list) for 828 yards (13.8 average) and eight touchdowns
Ranked sixth in the Big Ten Conference with an average of 4.62 receptions and seventh with 63.69 yards receiving per game
Played in 12 games as a reserve flanker his freshman year, finishing fifth on the team with 11 receptions for 117 yards (10.6 average) and one touchdown
PERSONAL:
Attended LaSalle High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was an All-Ohio, All-Cincinnati, All-League and All-District receiver
Pulled in 33 passes for 750 yards and nine scores as a junior, completing his prep career with 47 receptions for 770 yards and seven more scores in 2007
Lettered three times with the basketball team and also made his mark with the track team, as he still holds the school records in the 200 (21.5) and 400 (47.78) meters
Communication major, with a minor in management and industry
