Drafted with the 12th pick of the seventh round (222nd overall) in the 2007 draft…the 11th tight end drafted…was one of four Boise St. Broncos drafted…the third player from Boise State drafted by the Bills, the first since LB Gary Gorrell in 1976...Signed with Rams on 11/16/10.
TRANSACTIONS: Drafted with the 12th pick of the seventh round (222nd overall) in the 2007 draft…the 11th tight end drafted…was one of four Boise St. Broncos drafted…the third player from Boise State drafted by the Bills, the first since LB Gary Gorrell in 1976...Signed with Rams on 11/16/10.
PRO: Played in 21 games with 15 starts from 2007-09 with the Buffalo Bills...Has 27 catches for 275 yards and one touchdown in his career...In 2009, had career highs in receptions (6) and yards (62) at Tampa Bay on 9/20.
2009 SEASON: vs. New England (9/14): Was team’s second-leading receiver with three catches for 41 yards, also played on special teams...vs. Tampa Bay (9/20): Led the team with six receptions for 62 yards, both career highs, left game with a knee injury... placed on Reserved-Injured on Sept. 22.
2008 SEASON: Appeared in 16 games, with 12 starts, posting 15 catches for 153 yards and one touchdown...vs. Seattle (9/7): Returned to action after being placed on injured reserve in Week 10 during the 2007 season...at Jacksonville (9/14): Posted his first catch of the season for 11 yards moving the chains for first down, conversion led to a field goal extending Buffalo’s lead to 20-16... at St. Louis. (9/28): Hauled in a career-long 21-yard reception... vs. San Diego (10/19): Had one catch for 18 yards, leading to a Rian Lindell field goal... at Kansas City (11/23): Caught his first career touchdown, marking the team’s sixth touchdown of the day
2007 SEASON: Played in three games, with one start...Tallied three catches for 19 yards...Spent first five weeks of the season on the practice squad, before being promoted to the 53-man roster...Placed on Reserved-Injured on Nov. 8, 2007...vs. Baltimore (10/21): Made NFL debut...at New York Jets (10/28): Recorded first NFL reception, for nine yards...vs. Cincinnatti (11/4): Had two catches for 10 yards
COLLEGE: Four-year starter…caught a touchdown pass from WR Vinny Perretta on 4th-and-2 in overtime to cut the lead to one against No. 7 Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. The play set up the winning two-point conversion to preserve an undefeated season. … 2006: Named first-team All-WAC…finished the season fourth on the team in receiving with 21 catches, 204 yards and three touchdowns…Majored in criminal justice.
PERSONAL: Attended Eagle High School in Eagle, ID…Named All-Southern Idaho Conference first team as a senior…Named second-team All-Southern Idaho Conference as a junior…a member of the All-Southern Idaho Academic team both his junior and senior year…Married to wife, Charyl.
