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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Argyle, Georgia, U.S. | November 28, 1981||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Clinch Co. (GA) | ||||||
College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 7 / Pick: 214 | ||||||
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