Changes: Donald Driver

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Full Name: Donald Jerome Driver	Primary Position: WR
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/181	College: Alcorn State University
Birthdate: February 2, 1975	High School: Milby (Houston, TX)
Birthplace: Houston, Texas

Current Team: Green Bay Packers

Biography

Donald Jerome Driver (born February 2, 1975 in Houston, Texas) is an great American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. The Packers chose him in the 1999 NFL Draft with a seventh round selection (213th pick overall) out of Alcorn State University. Donald Driver is the Green Bay Packers' most versatile and agile pass catcher. "Donald is able to play all our positions. He is very explosive, and he's shown plenty of big-play ability", stated former Green Bay receivers coach Ray Sherman.Template:Fact

High school career

At Milby High School in Houston, Texas, Driver lettered four times each in football, baseball, track, and basketball. He was an Honorable Mention All-State pick in football.Template:Fact

College career

Donald Driver attended Alcorn State University, where he lettered in both football and track & field. He finished his career there with 88 receptions for 1933 yards (19.69 YPC). Driver is one of the most decorated track athletes in the NFL (he is an Olympic class high-jumper and could have qualified for the 2000 Olympic team). He was a three time "Athlete of the Year" in his conference for his track and football prowess.^[1]

He is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

NFL career

Known as one of the toughest wide receivers in the game, Donald had the most catches in the NFL in the middle of the field in 2007. He set a personal best on November 12, 2006 when he caught six passes for 191 yards including an 82 yard touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings. A couple of weeks later against the 49ers, he and quarterback Brett Favre, connected on a 35 yard pass in which he made an acrobatic leap to turn around and out run former teammate Mark Roman, to the endzone for his seventh touchdown of the year. The play ended as a 68 yard touchdown catch. Driver finished the 2006 season in the top 5 of the league in reception yardage with 1,295 yards. Also recorded the most receptions in his career with 92 of them, earning a spot in the 2007 Pro Bowl.

Scouting Report

Career Regular Season Statistics

Receiving Stats

year	team	league	games	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1999	GNB	NFL	6	3	31	10.3	1	12
2000	GNB	NFL	16	21	322	15.3	1	49
2001	GNB	NFL	13	13	167	12.8	1	37
2002	GNB	NFL	16	70	1064	15.2	9	85t
2003	GNB	NFL	15	52	621	11.9	2	41
2004	GNB	NFL	16	84	1208	14.4	9	50
2005	GNB	NFL	16	86	1221	14.2	5	59
2006	GNB	NFL	16	92	1295	14.1	8	82
2007	GNB	NFL	15	82	1048	12.8	2	47
2008	GNB	NFL	16	74	1012	13.7	5	71
NFL career			145	577	7989	13.8	43	85

Rushing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1999	GNB	NFL	6	0	0	0	0	0
2000	GNB	NFL	16	1	4	4	0	4
2001	GNB	NFL	13	3	38	12.7	1	31t
2002	GNB	NFL	16	8	70	8.8	0	17
2003	GNB	NFL	15	5	51	10.2	0	45
2004	GNB	NFL	16	3	4	1.3	0	14
2005	GNB	NFL	16	2	13	6.5	0	9
2006	GNB	NFL	16	7	16	2.3	0	16
2007	GNB	NFL	15	2	4	2.0	0	5
2008	GNB	NFL	16	2	4	2.0	0	6
NFL career			145	33	204	6.2	1	45

Fumble Recovery Stats

year	team	league	games	TOT	OWR
1999	GNB	NFL	6	0	0
2000	GNB	NFL	16	0	1
2001	GNB	NFL	13	0	0
2002	GNB	NFL	16	1	2
2003	GNB	NFL	15	0	1
2004	GNB	NFL	16	2	1
2005	GNB	NFL	16	0	0
2006	GNB	NFL	16	1	1
2007	GNB	NFL	15	1	0
2008	GNB	NFL	16	0	0
NFL career			145	5	6

Career Post-Season Statistics

Receiving Stats

year	team	league	games	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1999	GNB	NFL	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	GNB	NFL	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	GNB	NFL	2	2	26	131	0	--
2002	GNB	NFL	1	3	64	21.3	1	--
2003	GNB	NFL	2	8	91	11.4	0	--
2004	GNB	NFL	1	7	78	11.1	0	--
2005	GNB	NFL	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	GNB	NFL	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	GNB	NFL	15	82	1048	12.8	2	--
2000	GNB	NFL	0	0	0	0	0	--
NFL career			8	28	418	14.9	2	--

Rushing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG
1999	GNB	NFL	0	0	0	0	0
2000	GNB	NFL	0	0	0	0	0
2001	GNB	NFL	2	2	25	12.5	--
2002	GNB	NFL	1	0	0	0	0
2003	GNB	NFL	2	0	0	0	0
2004	GNB	NFL	1	0	0	0	0
2005	GNB	NFL	0	0	0	0	0
2006	GNB	NFL	0	0	0	0	0
2007	GNB	NFL	2	0	0	0	0
2008	GNB	NFL	0	0	0	0	0
NFL career			8	2	25	12.5	--

Trivia

References

↑ Donald Drive profile at Packers.com

[1] Donald Drive profile at Packers.com

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Changes: Donald Driver

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Contents

Biography

High school career

College career

NFL career

Scouting Report

Career Regular Season Statistics

Receiving Stats

Rushing Stats

Fumble Recovery Stats

Career Post-Season Statistics

Receiving Stats

Rushing Stats

Trivia

See also

References

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