2010 fighting irish play of the game) against Navy ... recorded seven touchdown receptions on the year, breaking the record for an Irish rookie (previously held by teammate Duval Kamara’s four TDs in 2007) ... also caught 48 balls to break another Notre Dame freshman record in receptions (Kamara had 32 in 2007) ... his 719 receiving yards set the mark for Notre Dame first-year players (Tony Hunter had 690 in 1979) ... with four 100-yard receiving games during the season, moved into fourth place on the school’s single-season receiving list in that category and ranks ninth all-time at Notre Dame for 100-yard receiving games in a career… registered one catch for 22 yards and a TD during his career debut vs. San Diego State... his first career reception went for a TD (22-yard reception late in the first half) and made him the first freshman to ever record a TD reception in a season opener ... also the first freshman to ever score Notre Dame’s first points to open a season by TD ... his first career TD made him only the fourth Irish receiver in the last 20 years whose first career catch was a TD (Raghib “Rocket” Ismail and Derek Brown in 1988 and Derrick Mayes in 1992) ... started his first career game in week two vs. Michigan ... had a breakout game against Michigan State, recording then career-highs in catches (seven), yards (86) and longest catch (26 yards) while recording his second TD of the season ... recorded six catches for 100 yards vs. Purdue ... had five catches for 93 yards in the first half alone against the Boilermakers ... finished the contest with six catches for 100 yards, making him only the second Irish freshman to have at least 100 receiving yards since Derrick Mayes in 1992 against Pittsburgh (Golden Tate had 104 yards vs. Purdue in 2007) ... against Stanford, he became the first freshman since Joe Howard in 1981 to record consecutive games of 100-plus yards receiving ... set his career high in receiving yards (115) and recorded his third TD on the season on a 48-yard pass from sophomore QB Jimmy Clausen ... became the first Notre Dame wideout to eclipse 100 yards in consecutive weeks since Jeff Samardzija on Nov. 4 (North Carolina) and Nov. 11 (Air Force) of 2006 ... recorded fifth consecutive start of the season vs. North Carolina, catching six balls for 93 yards and a TD (his second consecutive game with a TD) ... went over the 100-yard mark (107) receiving for the third time in four games vs. Washington and also recorded his fifth TD reception of the campaign ... had four catches for 107 yards, including a career-long 51-yard TD reception on the third play of the game against the Huskies ... the TD catch broke the Notre Dame record for TD receptions by a freshman ... set the Irish freshman record for receptions in a game and in a season vs. Pittsburgh, hauling in 10 catches for 100 yards and two TDs ... the 10 receptions was the most by any Notre Dame receiver since Rhema McKnight had 10 receptions against Army in 2006 ... managed to catch five balls for 69 yards against a tough Boston College secondary ... caught two passes for 17 yards vs. Hawai’i , including a 15-yard grab in his first game action in nearly three games ... logged 237:27 minutes and one special-teams appearance. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:Picked to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... chosen Gatorade Player of the Year for Minnesota as a junior and senior ... named Minnesota Player of the Year as a junior and senior by the Associated Press ... named first-team All-American by USA Today following his senior season ... placed on Parade AllAmerica team as one of the 58 best players in the country and one of four all-purpose players ... one of 30 players named to the EA Sports All-America first team ... named a second-team All-American by Scout.com ... earned first-team all-state accolades from the Minnesota Associated Press as a junior and senior ... recipient of 2007 Minnesota Mr. Football award ... named the state’s Player of the Year by St. Paul Pioneer Press ... ranked the top wide receiver and the third-best player on the Detroit Free Press Best of the Midwest Top 20 list ... rated the 15th-best player in the nation by Tom Lemming and CSTV ... Scout.com ranked him as the 16th-best prospect in the country ... touted as the 27th-best player in the country by Rivals.com ... ranked No. 28 by Sports Illustrated/TAKKLE.com ... rated the 29th-best player on the ESPN 150 list ... labeled by Scout.com as the top player in Minnesota and the fifth-best wide receiver in the country ... Rivals.com considered him the top player in Minnesota and sixth-best wide receiver in the nation ... recorded 59 receptions for 1,247 yards (21.1 avg.) and 17 TDs as a senior and added 497 rushing yards on 43 carries (11.6 avg.) ... returned 16 punts for 373 yards (23.3 avg.) and four touchdowns ... helped lead his high school team to a 13-1 record and appearance in the state championship game ... averaged 23.5 points per game as a senior for his high school basketball team ... tabbed high school athlete of the year for the St. Paul, Minn. area by the St. Paul Pioneer Press ... scored at least 30 points in six basketball games as a senior ... totaled 1,380 points in his basketball career, finishing just 86 points of school record for most career points ... named to Rivals.com junior All-America second team ... caught 63 passes for 1,240 yards and 16 TDs during junior year ... active in the community and is a member of two groups, PRIDE (People Respecting Identity Diversity & Equity) and CHOICE (Choosing to Help Others In a Chemically Free Existence) ... attended the same high school as former Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke, American League batting champion Joe Mauer and former Irish football players Ryan Harris and Marcus Freeman ... played for coach Mike Scanlan at Cretin-Derham ...
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born Nov. 27, 1989 ... son of Mike Floyd Sr. and Theresa Romero ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.
floyd’s CAREER STATISTICS Year G-S 2008 11-10 2009 7-7 Total 18-17
Receiving Rec Yds 48 719 44 795 92 1514
Avg 15.0 18.1 16.5
TD 7 9 16
LG 51 88 88
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Rockey River, Ohio (St. Ignatius) Birthdate: 3-17-91
Outside Linebacker
SO
6-3
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CAREER: Tall and athletic linebacker did not play for Irish in his rookie season but enters spring ready to compete for playing time at outside linebacker. 2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see action for Irish during his freshman year. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated 13th-best outside linebacker by Rivals.com and 15th-best overall prospect in Ohio according to their postseason prospect state rankings … ranked as fourth-best outside linebacker and best in pass coverage according to OhioVarsity.com … named to Ohio All-Championship Team by Bill Greene and Dave Berk, who rank the best players in Ohio during championship weekend … selected to Division I second-team all-state squad by Associated Press … named third-team Division I-II all state by OhioVarsity.com … ranked 76th-best player in Midwest by SuperPrep … member of St. Ignatius High School state championship football team in 2008 … the Wildcats finished the season ranked 12th nationally by USA Today … intercepted one pass in 2008 state title game … recorded 76 tackles as junior, including nine tackles for loss and three interceptions … former high school teammate of current Irish players Robby Parris and John Ryan … played safety throughout prep career but is expected to play linebacker at Notre Dame … played for head coach Chuck Kyle at St. Ignatius … born March 17, 1991 … full name is Daniel Patrick Fox … son of Kathleen and Michael Fox ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.
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