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#81 Torry Holt

PositionWR
DOB6/5/76
Height6-0
Weight190
CollegeNorth Carolina State
NFL Exp.10




TRANSACTIONS:
• 3/10/05 – re-signed with St. Louis.
• 7/18/03 – re-signed with St. Louis.
• 4/17/99 – selected by St. Louis in the first round (sixth overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft.


PRO: Arguably the best receiver in the NFL…first player in NFL history with six consecutive 1,300-yard receiving seasons…fastest player to 11,000 receiving yards (131 games)…second fastest player in NFL history to reach 700 receptions (125 games)…leads the NFL in receiving yards (11,076), and receptions (753) since 2000…has the most receiving yards per game in NFL history (83.5)…ranks 19th all-time in receptions (805) and 17th all-time in receiving yards (11,864)…805 receptions rank sixth among active receivers while 11,864 ranks fifth among active receivers…ranks third in receptions and second in receiving yards in team history…second in Rams’ postseason history with 47 receptions and 630 receiving yards…set Super Bowl rookie record for receptions (seven) and receiving yards (109)…selected to seven Pro Bowls.

2007 SEASON: Led the team in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns…named to fifth consecutive Pro Bowl, seventh overall.
• Led all receivers with eight catches for 73 yards and one touchdown in Week 1 vs. Carolina 9/9…passed Stanley Morgan for 20th place on the NFL’s all-time receiving yards list.
• Made five catches for 89 yards and one touchdown in Week 5 vs. Arizona 10/7…surpassed the 11,000 career receiving yards mark, fastest player to do so (131 games).
• Caught season-high eight passes for 82 yards in Week 7 at Seattle 10/21…passed Michael Irvin and Charlie Joiner in career receptions (752) for 21st all time.
• Led the team with eight receptions for a season-high 124 yards in Week 10 at New Orleans 11/11…moved past James Lofton into 20th place on the NFL’s all-time receptions list.
• Led the team with six receptions and a season-high 135 yards and one touchdown in Week 13 vs. Atlanta 12/2.
• Led the team with eight receptions for 90 yards in Week 14 at Cincinnati 12/9…reached 1,000 receiving yards, eight consecutive season tying Isaac Bruce for most 1,000-yard receiving seasons in franchise history.
• Led the team with seven receptions for 93 yards in Week 17 at Arizona 12/30…became 19th player in NFL history to record 800 career receptions.


2006 SEASON: Started 16 games…led the team with 93 receptions (second in the NFC, fourth in the NFL) and 1,188 receiving yards (fourth in the NFC, eighth in the NFL), and scored 10 touchdowns.
• Made eight receptions for 120 yards at Arizona 9/24, his 40th career 100-yard receiving game, most in franchise history.
• Nabbed a 16-yard touchdown reception vs. Detroit 10/1, passing Hall of Famer Elroy Hirsch (339) for 10th in the Rams all-time scoring list…his six receptions for 102 yards helped him pass Henry Ellard (9,761) for second place on the Rams’ all-time receiving yards list as well as move
past Ellard (9,816) for third place on the Rams’ all-time scrimmage yards list.
• Vs. Seattle 10/15, caught eight passes for 154 yards and three touchdowns, his 42nd 100-yard receiving game and his first three-touchdown performance…moved into ninth place on the Rams’ all-time scoring list, passing Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson...became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 10,000 receiving yards.
• Caught four passes for 30 yards vs. San Francisco 11/26, helped him pass Jerry Rice for the most receiving yards in first eight NFL seasons with 10,282 yards.

2005 SEASON: Played and started 14 games, missing two due to knee injury…finished third in the NFL in receptions (102), and sixth in the NFL in receiving yards (1,331)…led the team in receptions and receiving yards in 10 games…had five games with at least 10 receptions.
• Nine receptions for season-high 163 yards and one touchdown vs. Tennessee 9/25.
• Made 11 receptions for 129 yards vs. Arizona 11/20.
• Caught 600th career pass in 107th career game at Minnesota 12/11.
• Made 10 receptions for 163 yards and one touchdown vs. San Francisco 12/24…39th 100-yard receiving game, tying him with WR Isaac Bruce for franchise record.


2004 SEASON: Tied for for third in NFL with 94 receptions for 1,372 yards (fourth in NFL) with 10 touchdowns.
•Made 500th career reception, 9-yard catch on second-and-10 in the third quarter at Arizona 12/19.
•Had sixth 100-yard receiving game of season in season finale vs. New York Jets 1/2/05, finishing with game-highs of seven receptions for 116 yards with two touchdowns, marking eighth multiple touchdown game of career…moved past Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson (8,157) for fourth place on the Rams’ all-time yards from scrimmage list, with 8,204.
• Had second career 100-yard receiving game in the playoffs, with six receptions for 108 yards with a touchdown in Rams’ NFC Wildcard Game at Seattle 1/8/05.
• Made two receptions for 42 yards in NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Atlanta 1/15/05.


2003 SEASON: Led NFL in both receptions and receiving yards, with career high 117 receptions for 1,696 yards and 12 touchdowns (second in NFL)…named Wide Receiver of the Year by NFL Alumni...first career 100-reception season and fourth consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season…led or tied for team-lead in receptions 12 times and 11 times in receiving yards...117 receptions ranks second on Rams’ single season
list and seventh on NFL’s all-time list…only second Ram in franchise history with more than 100 receptions in one season (Isaac Bruce, 119 in 1995)…1,696 receiving yards is second on Rams’ single season list and fifth on NFL’s all-time list…had 10 100-yard receiving games, breaking Bruce’s (nine) 1995 franchise record for most in one season, tying Holt for second on NFL’s all-time list for most in one season…45 receptions for 735 yards with seven touchdowns over five-game span, most in NFL for five-game stretch in single season since Bruce gained 785 in 1995…earned NFC Offensive Player of the Month honors in October (3 games; 22 receptions, 402 yards, five TDs).
• Made 11 receptions for 161 yards and two touchdowns vs. Atlanta 10/13.
• Made 11 receptions for 200 yards and one touchdown at San Francisco 11/2, second 200-yard receiving game of career.

2002 SEASON: Third-consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season…led Rams, fourth in NFC, and tied for 10th in NFL in receptions, and led Rams, was fourth in the NFC and seventh in NFL in receiving yards…had team-high four 100-yard receiving games, led or tied for team lead in receptions six times and led or tied for lead in receiving yards 10 times…had 10 games with at least five receptions.
• Career-high 12 receptions at Tampa Bay 9/23.
• Caught seven passes for season-high 141 yards and one touchdown vs. Arizona 12/15.
• Caught season-long 58-yard pass to set up game-winning field goal in final two minutes vs. Cardinals.
• Made 300th career reception and passed 5,000-yard receiving mark at Seattle 12/22 in fourth quarter.


2001 SEASON: Posted second consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season…second on Rams and eighth in NFC in receptions, led Rams, third in NFC and fifth in NFL in receiving yards, and second on Rams in touchdowns…had three 100-yard receiving games (including one 200-yard receiving game), led or tied for team lead in receptions eight times and led the team in receiving yards six times…led Rams in receptions and receiving yards in playoffs.
• Season-high eight receptions for 139 yards against Tampa Bay 11/26.
• Caught seven passes for career-high 203 yards and career-high tying two touchdowns vs. Indianapolis 12/30…of seven receptions against Colts, five were of 20 or more yards (42, 51, 21t, 46t, 21).
• Caught five passes in each of Rams’ three playoff games, with playoff-high 84 receiving yards and one touchdown in NFC Divisional Playoff Game against Green Bay 1/20/02.

2000 SEASON: Earned first Pro Bowl berth and became first Ram since Isaac Bruce in 1996 to lead the NFL in receiving yards…eight 100-yard receiving games, led or tied for team lead in receptions six times and led in receiving yards eight times.
• One of three Rams (RB Marshall Faulk, WR Az-Zahir Hakim) to have at least 100 receiving yards in the season opener vs. Denver 9/4 with six receptions for 103 yards.
• Caught six passes for 101 yards at Seattle 9/10, including 41-yard reception on third-and-17 from midfield with 26 seconds to play to set up K Jeff Wilkins' 27-yard field goal for 37-34 win
• Set NFL record by averaging 63.0 yards on three receptions at Atlanta 9/24, catching three passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns (80, 85)…yardage average broke mark of 60.67 yards set by Houston's Bill Groman (vs. Denver 11/20/60 3-182) and tied by New York Giants' Homer Jones (vs. Washington 12/12/65 3-182).
• Ended the season with three consecutive 100-yard receiving games…set career-high with nine receptions for 172 yards vs. Minnesota 12/10…tied career-high reception total one week later at Tampa Bay for 165 yards and one touchdown…caught five passes for 121 yards at New Orleans 12/24 to help Rams clinch playoff berth.


1999 SEASON: Led all NFC rookie wide receivers in receptions and receiving yards…third on team in receptions (52) and receiving yards (788) and tied for third with six touchdown receptions…receptions and receiving yards totals second highest for rookie in team history (WR Eddie Kennison, 1996, 54 for 924)…first-team All-Rookie selection by Football Digest…touchdown total tied for third with Leon Clarke (1956) on the Rams' rookie list behind Bucky Pope (10) and Kennison (eight).
• Caught first NFL touchdown pass, 20-yard pass from QB Kurt Warner in fourth quarter, to secure season-opening victory over Baltimore.
• Caught 25 passes for 17-yard average and four touchdowns in final six games.
• Tied season high with two touchdowns and recorded then-career high 122 receiving yards on five receptions in the Rams’ regular season finale against Philadelphia 1/2/00.
• Led Rams in receptions in all three postseason games…caught team-high 20 passes for 242 yards and one touchdown…set Super Bowl rookie record for receptions (seven) and receiving yards (109)…scored first touchdown of game on nine-yard scoring pass from Warner in third quarter vs. Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV 1/30/00.

• Consensus All-America first-team selection as senior.
• All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team choice as a receiver and returner...ACC Player of the Year and Offensive Back of the Year…finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation’s top receiver.
• Set school and conference season-records with 88 receptions for 1,604 yards…11 touchdown catches set Wolfpack record.
• Averages of 145.8 yards receiving and 179.9 all-purpose yards established ACC marks.
• Set school record with eight games with at least 100 yards receiving…All-ACC first-team selection as junior.
• Led team, setting Wolfpack season records with 62 receptions for 1,099 yards, topping marks of 55 by Naz Worthen (1988) while becoming first player to gain more than 1,000 yards in a season.
• 16 touchdowns broke school season-record of 10 by Eddie Goines in 1993.
• Started in five of the first seven games as sophomore.
• Sociology major.

• Born Torry Jabar Holt in Greensboro, N.C.
• Attended Hargrave Military Academy in 1994.
• Caught 21 passes for 524 yards and six touchdowns.
• Prep Football Report All-America selection, adding All-State honors at Eastern Guilford (N.C.) High in Gibsonville, N.C.
• Caught 129 passes during career, gaining 2,573 yards and scoring 42 touchdowns…56 receptions for 983 yards and 17 touchdowns as senior.
• Returned three punts and three kickoffs for touchdowns during his career.
• Also was standout defensive back who posted 62 tackles and four interceptions as senior.
• Named one of the Top 25 players in the state by Charlotte Observer.
• Created foundation during 1999 offseason dedicated to supporting the fight against cancer in all forms, with a specific emphasis on children…the Holt Foundation was established in 1999 in memory of his mother, Ojetta Holt-Shoffner.
• Spokesman, along with other St. Louis professional athletes, for Diversity Awareness Partnership in St. Louis.
• Was spokesperson for St. Louis Mass Transit Metrolink “Go Back To Work” campaign in 2000.
• Brother Terrence, a safety also out of North Carolina State, was drafted by Detroit Lions in the fifth round (137th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft…now plays for Carolina Panthers.
• Has own website,
www.torryholt.com.
• Married to Carla with three children…resides in Town & Country, Mo.


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