2008 Sporting News First Team All-American ... AP and Walter Camp Second Team All-American ... All-Big 12 first team by the coaches and second team by AP ... finalist for the Mackey Award ... No. 2 on the team in receptions (66) and yards (950) while leading with TDs (14) ... had more touchdown grabs during the season than any TE in school history ... his total ranks No. 2 second all-time behind Mark Clayton (15) among all Sooners ... career total of 26 receiving TDs is second best behind Clayton's 31 ... receiving yards (950) are the most ever by a TE in a season while receptions (66) ranked second in the tight end category ... had five games of at least 90 yards receiving and eight with at least five receptions ... caught multiple TDs in five games and at least one TD in nine ... had a career day against Oklahoma State with a career-long 73-yard reception, a career-high nine catches and a career-high 158 yards to go along with two touchdowns ... eight catches for 82 yards in the Big 12 Championship ... eight grabs for 62 yards and two TD in the BCS title game. 2007 Honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated ... honorable mention All-Big 12 by the coaches and Associated Press ... had a career-high eight receptions vs. Miami with one going for a touchdown ... two touchdown catches against Texas ... tied school record with four touchdown receptions vs. A&M and finished game with 80 yards on five grabs ... had two catches for 34 yards and a TD against Missouri in Big 12 Championship ... had more TD grabs during season than any TE in school history (11) ... mark also tied for second all-time among all Sooners with Travis Wilson (2004) ... made starts against Miami, Missouri and Baylor ... receptions and receiving yards total ranked No. 3 on the team. 2006 Made a significant impact as a true freshman with eight receptions ... had one catch in eight different games ... long reception went for 41 yards against Texas ... lone touchdown was a 22-yard grab against Middle Tennessee ... his 35-yard catch on a third-and-10 play from the OU one against Nebraska launched OU's final scoring drive of the Big 12 title game, a 99-yard march ... caught a two-point conversion in the Fiesta Bowl. High School First team All-American ... The Oklahoman and Tulsa World All-State First Team ... first team Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State ... named District 5A-1 Most Valuable Player ... selected to play in the Coaches All-State Game ... caught 70 passes for 1,205 yards and 24 touchdowns his senior season ... led the Tigers to a 12-0 record before losing in the 5A semifinals ... coached by Mike Lloyd. • No. 4 TE in the nation (Scout.com) • No. 113 in ESPN150 (ESPN.com) • No. 7 TE (ESPN.com) • No. 1 TE (PrepStar.com) • No. 2 TE (CollegeFootballNews.com) • No. 48 player in the nation (CollegeFootballNews.com) • Rivals250 2006 (Rivals.com) • No. 34 player in the nation (Rivals.com) • No. 1 TE in the nation (Rivals.com) • No. 2 player in Oklahoma (Rivals.com) • PrepStar Dream Team Top 100 • No. 30 player in the Midlands (SuperPrep) • No. 14 TE in the nation (SuperPrep) • SuperPrep All-American Personal Runs a 4.73 in the 40-yard dash ... multidisciplinary studies major.
  
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