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Andre Johnson

Weight: 230

Position: WR

College: Miami (Fla.)

Drafted: Pick 3 of the 1st round by Houston
Analysis
Positives: Outstanding athlete with that rare combination of quickness, power, size and leaping ability...Has excellent run-after-the-catch explosiveness...Has made remarkable improvement in his route running skills...Despite his size, he takes short, quick steps rather than a long stride in his initial burst off the line...Has a superb release, moving upfield with strong, powerful strides...Runs tight upfield routes and does a superb job of finding the sidelines and adjusting his body to keep his feet inbounds...Shows the sudden burst to come back for the ball...Excellent hands catcher with proper arm extension to haul the ball in away from the framework...Shows a smooth burst to get to the ball upfield and makes imprssive flexible body moves to adjust to the ball in flight...Very strong runner who can get to his top speed instantly...Will position block to seal off.
Negatives: Struggles in the class room, making his academic standing questionable...Sometimes relies too much on his natural speed, rather than setting up the defender with his moves...Has to maintain concentration on the field, as he will take his eye off the ball, at times...Gets a little sloppy late in the game on his transition cuts.
Career Notes
Another in a long line of game-breaking receivers to wear a Hurricane uniform, joining Michael Irvin, Randal Hill, Eddie Brown, Santana Moss, Reggie Wayne and Yatil Green as the school's All-American representatives (all were drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft)...An outstanding athlete, he is the Big East Conference's reigning champ in the 60-meter (indoor) and 100-meter (outdoor) dashes...Caught 92 passes for 1831 yards (19.9 avg) and 20 touchdowns, adding 555 yards on 27 kickoff returns (20.6 avg)...His 1831 yards rank fifth on the school's receiving career-record list...Only Lamar Thomas (23, 1989-92) and Michael Irvin (26, 1985-87) had more touchdown catches

in Miami annals.

All-American and All-Big East Conference first-team choice by The Sports Xchange... Rated the top receiver in college football by The NFL Draft Report, edging out Michigan State's Charlie Rogers for that honor...Played in eleven games at split end, coming up with 52 receptions for 1092 yards (21.0 avg) and nine touchdowns...Joined Eddie Brown (1114 yards in 1984) as the only Hurricanes to ever gain over 1000 yards receiving in a season... His nine scoring grabs rank fourth on the school's season-record list...Added 52 yards on a pair of kickoff returns (26.0 avg) and rushed once for minus 2 yards.

Second-team All-Big East Conference selection by the league's coaches...Moved into the starting lineup at split end, ranking third in the Big East with an average of 18.4 yards per catch...Led the squad with 37 catches for 682 yards...Only Michael Irvin (11 in 1986) had more touchdown receptions in a season for the Hurricanes than Andre's ten scores...Had 13 kickoff returns for 254 yards (19.5 avg) and carried once for a 13-yard gain.

Played in every game as a reserve split end, seeing most of his action on special teams... Finished with three catches for 57 yards (19.0 avg) and a touchdown...Returned 12 kick- offs for 249 yards (20.8 avg).

Redshirted as a freshman.

34 9 1/8 14 39 11'0"

2000 11 00 3 57 19.0 1 32 0.27 5.18

2001 11 11 37 682 18.4 10 64 3.36 62.00

2002 11 11 48 1038 21.6 9 68 4.36 94.36

TOTAL 33 22 88 1777 20.2 20 68 2.67 53.85
KICKOFF RETURNS RUSHING STATISTICS

YEAR NO YARDS AVG TD LONG NO YARDS AVG TD LONG

2000 12 249 20.8 0 37

2001 13 254 19.5 0 30 1 13 13.0 0 13

2002 2 52 26.0 0 30 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2

TOTAL 27 555 20.6 0 37 2 11 5.5 0 13