Andre Johnson life and biography

Andre Lamont Johnson is an American football wide receiver currently playing for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He played collegiate football at the University of Miami.

Selected after his junior season by Houston Texans in the first round (3rd overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft…signed by Texans on July 22, 2003…re-signed by Texans on March 3, 2007.

HONORS:
Played in the 2005, 2007 (starter), 2009 (starter) and 2010 (starter) AFC-NFC Pro Bowls; Associated Press First-Team All-Pro: 2008, 2009; NFL Alumni Wide Receiver of the Year: 2006, 2008, 2009; Pro Football Weekly First-Team All-Pro: 2008, 2009; SportsIllustrated.com All-Pro: 2008; ESPN.com All-Pro: 2008; 2008 AFC Offensive Player of the Month (October); 2006 AFC Offensive Player of the Week (4); 2003 NFL Rookie of the Week (4 and 10), Touchdown Club Player of the Year: 2004, 2006; Houston Texans Team MVP: 2006, 2008, 2009.

PRO:
Arguably the best receiver in the game today...is the only receiver in NFL history with at least 60 catches in each of his first eight seasons...is the Texans all-time leading receiver totaling 587 receptions for 7,948 yards and 42 touchdowns in seven seasons…led the league in receptions in 2006 with 103 and again in 2008 with a career-high 115...led the league in receiving yards in 2008 with 1,575 and again in 2009 with 1,569...joined Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (1989-90, 1993-95) as the only players in modern NFL history to lead the league in back-to-back years...joined Marvin Harrison (Indianapolis, 2001-02) as the only receivers to surpass 1,500 yards in consecutive years...is one of 18 NFL players to have 7,000-plus receiving yards…ended the 2009 season tied for 57th on the NFL’s all-time receptions list and ranked 80th on the all-time receiving yards list...has 31 career 100-yard games…the Texans are 17-14 when he eclipses the 100-yard barrier…also has 20 career rushing attempts for 36 yards...has played in four Pro Bowls and has twice been named to the AP All-Pro team.

2009 (Houston 16/16):
Started all 16 games for the second consecutive season and led the NFL with 1,569 receiving yards on 101 receptions...scored a career-high nine touchdowns...joined Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice (1989-90, 1993-95) as the only players to lead the league in receiving yards in consecutive seasons...became the second receiver, along with Marvin Harrison (Indianapolis, 2001-02) to surpass 1,500 yards in back-to-back seasons...registered his third career 100-catch season and his fourth 1,000-yard season...topped 100 yards in six games...earned first-team All-Pro recognition from the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly and The Sporting News...started for the AFC in the Pro Bowl and caught three passes for 71 yards and a touchdown...caught four passes for 35 yards vs. the New York Jets (9/13)...tied a career high with two touchdown receptions and caught ten passes for 149 yards at Tennessee (9/20)...final reception was the 500th of his career, making him the second-fastest player to reach 500 receptions...had four receptions vs. Jacksonville (9/27) totalling 86 yards...made two catches for 66 yards vs. Oakland (10/4)...had eight receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns at Arizona (10/11)...had his second consecutive 100-yard game as he made eight receptions for 135 yards at Cincinnati (10/18)...caught two passes 62 yards vs. San Francisco (10/25)... his 634 yards receiving currently lead the NFL...made six receptions for 63 yards to lead the Texans to victory at Buffalo (11/1)...had ten receptions for 103 yards at Indianapolis (11/8), his fourth 100-yard game of 2009...made four catches for a team leading 78 yards and a touchdown vs. Tennessee (11/23)...caught five passes for 67 yards including a long of 21 yards vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...caught seven passes for 99 yards and his sixth touchdown of the season at Jacksonville (12/6)...caught 11 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns vs. Seattle (12/13), including a 64-yard touchdown reception on the game’s very first play...had his first rushing attempt since 2006 gaining three yards and picking up a first down...caught nine passes for 196 yards at St. Louis (12/20) becoming only the second player in NFL history to have back-to-back 190-yard games...became only the second player in NFL history to have back-to-back seasons with 1,500 yards receiving when he caught five passes for 71 yards and a career high ninth touchdown of the season at Miami (12/27)...caught six passes for 65 yards and rushed once for seven yards vs. New England (1/3/10).

2008 (Houston 16/16):
Finished the season with 115 receptions for 1,575 yards to lead the league in both categories…named to the Associated Press All-Pro first team…accumulated 45 votes, which tied for the most of any offensive player…his 115 receptions were the third-most in the NFL since 2000…caught 10 or more passes in seven games, the most games with 10 or more receptions by a receiver in a single season in NFL history…recorded eight 100-yard games, giving him 25 in his career…set a franchise- and personal-best 207 receiving yards on 11 receptions vs. Tennessee (12/14)…topped 100 receiving yards in four consecutive games in the month of October…caught 10 or more passes in four straight games for the first time in his career…finished the month of October with 41 catches for 593 yards and two touchdowns in four games...41 catches in October were the second-most by an NFL receiver in that month since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970…started at wide receiver at Pittsburgh (9/7) and caught 10 passes for 112 yards…it was his third straight season opener with 100 yards…caught nine passes for 131 yards and a touchdown vs. Indianapolis (10/5)…caught 10 passes for 178 yards and one touchdown vs. Miami (10/12)…caught the 400th pass of his career on a four-yard gain in the second quarter…posted his third consecutive 100-yard game and fourth of the season vs. Detroit (10/19) with 141 yards on 11 catches…recorded his fourth consecutive 100-yard game and fifth of the season vs. Cincinnati (10/26) with 11 receptions for 143 yards...caught four passes for 62 yards and a touchdown at Minnesota (11/2)…caught 10 passes for 116 yards at Cleveland (11/23)…caught seven passes for 75 yards and a touchdown vs. Jacksonville (12/1)…the touchdown was the 29th of his career, which surpassed Domanick Williams for first place in franchise history in career touchdowns…caught four passes for 55 yards at Green Bay (12/7)…topped 6,000 career receiving yards with an 11-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter…also scored the first two-point conversion of his career following his touchdown catch…finished with 11 receptions for a franchise- and personal-best 207 receiving yards vs. Tennessee (12/14)…caught 10 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns vs. Chicago (12/28).

2007 (Houston 9/9):
Saw action in nine games, missing seven games with a knee injury…amassed 60 receptions for 851 yards and eight touchdowns…recorded a career-long 77-yard touchdown catch in the season opener vs. Kansas City (9/9)…registered seven receptions for 120 yards and two touchdowns at Carolina (9/16)…inactive the next seven games with a knee injury…returned to action and recorded six receptions for 120 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown catch vs. New Orleans (11/18)…registered three receptions for 37 yards at Cleveland (11/25)…recorded his fourth 100-yard game of the season with nine receptions for 116 yards and a 28-yard touchdown catch at Tennessee (12/2)…finished with nine receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown vs. Tampa Bay (12/9)…caught his seventh touchdown catch of the season, along with six receptions for 86 yards vs. Denver (12/13)…caught seven receptions for 74 yards and his eighth touchdown of the season at Indianapolis (12/23)…recorded six receptions for 74 yards in the season finale vs. Jacksonville (12/30).

2006 (Houston 16/16):
Started all 16 games…set a career-high with a league-leading 103 receptions…was the only receiver in the NFL to snag 100 receptions…his 1,147 receiving yards were the most of his career…tied for the team lead with five TD catches…tied a career high with four 100-yard receiving games…had a career high two games with over 10 receptions…his 65 catches in the first eight games of the season ranked third-most in NFL history…caught six passes for 101 yards vs. Philadelphia (9/10)…had season-highs with 11 receptions for 152 yards and his 53-yard reception in the first quarter set up Houston’s first score vs. Washington (9/24)…earned AFC Player of the Week honors with a nine catch, 101-yard performance vs. Miami (10/1)…finished the first half of the season with a nine-catch performance for 83 yards at the New York Giants (11/5)…surpassed his career high in catches for a season when he caught 10 passes for 95 yards and a score at the New York Jets (11/26)…made a 17-yard reception inside the last two minutes to set up Kris Brown’s 48-yard field goal as time expired to give Houston the 27-24 win vs. Indianapolis (12/24)…made two catches for 12 yards in the season finale vs. Cleveland (12/31).

2005 (Houston 13/13):
Started 13 games, missing three with a nagging calf injury that plagued him all season…made 63 catches for 688 yards and two touchdowns…led the team with two 100-yard receiving games…was inactive due to injury at Seattle (10/16), vs. Indianapolis (10/23) and vs. Cleveland (10/30)…set season-highs with nine catches for 91 yards to lead the Texans in his first game back from a calf injury at Jacksonville (11/6)…matched a single-game high 12 receptions for a season-high 159 yards and one score vs. St. Louis (11/27)…converted four receptions for first downs and had five grabs in the first half…caught seven passes for 119 yards, including a season-long 53-yard touchdown catch vs. Jacksonville (12/24)…caught one pass for three yards before rolling his ankle early in the second half, which forced him to miss the rest of the game at San Francisco (1/1/06).

2004 (Houston 16/16):
Started all 16 games, leading club in receptions (79), receiving yards (1,129) and TD receptions (six)…also led the team with four 100-yard receiving games, breaking his own club record (three, 2003)…selected to his first Pro Bowl…second-youngest member of AFC Pro Bowl squad (LB Terrell Suggs, Ravens) and youngest AFC offensive selection…paced team with six catches for 115 yards and a score, helping Texans win consecutive games for the first time vs. Oakland (10/3)…set team and personal marks with 12 catches for 170 yards and also tied personal and club record with two TD receptions vs. Minnesota (10/10)…made a team-high nine catches for 74 yards in win over Jacksonville (10/31)…hauled in six passes for 107 yards including a 49-yarder vs. Green Bay (11/21)…posted seven receptions for 125 yards at the New York Jets (12/5), becoming the first Texans receiver to eclipse the 1,000-yard receiving mark in a season…also set a team single-season record with his fourth 100-yard receiving effort…celebrated Pro Bowl selection with four catches for 46 yards and one TD in win at Jaguars (12/26).

2003 (Houston 16/16):
Started all 16 games, recording at least one catch in each contest…led the Texans with 66 catches for 976 yards (14.8 avg.) and four TDs…named NFL Rookie of the Week after his performances in Week 4 and Week 11…made NFL debut in season-opening win at Miami (9/7), snagging a team-high six receptions for 76 yards…gained a team-high 71 receiving yards on five catches at New Orleans (9/14)…caught a game-high seven catches for 102 yards and scored first two career TDs, tying the club’s single-game record vs. Kansas City (9/21)…led both teams with eight catches for 97 yards in win over Jacksonville (9/28), earning initial NFL Rookie of the Week honors…snagged four passes for a season-best 122 yards (30.5 avg.) in win at Buffalo (11/16)…named NFL Rookie of the Week for the second time…led the Texans with four receptions for 28 yards at Tampa Bay (12/14)…posted his third 100-yard receiving game of the season when he caught five balls for a game-high 108 yards vs. Tennessee (12/21).

COLLEGE:
Amassed 92 receptions for 1,831 (19.9 avg.) and 20 TDs in three seasons at Miami (Fla.) ranking fifth on the school’s all-time receiving yards list…added 11 receptions for 253 yards and two TDs in two bowl games…only Michael Irvin (26) and Lamar Thomas (23) had more career TD grabs…earned first-team All-Big East honors and third-team AP All-America honors as a sophomore…became just the second Hurricane player to crack the single-season 1,000-yard receiving barrier (Eddie Brown, 1,114 yards, 1984)…helped Miami win first national title in 10 years as a sophomore, catching 37 passes for 682 yards (18.4 avg.) and career-best 10 TDs…also an elite collegiate sprinter, winning 2002 Big East Conference titles in the indoor 60 meter and outdoor 100 meter…majored in liberal arts.

PERSONAL:
Lives in Houston…Parade All-America selection as a senior at Miami (Fla.) Senior High School…caught 31 passes for 908 yards and 15 TDs his senior season for the Stingarees…also lettered in track and basketball…born Andre Lamont Johnson in Miami, Fla.

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