A. J. Green
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| A.J. Green | |
|---|---|
| College | Georgia |
| Conference | SEC |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | WR |
| Class | Freshman |
| Career | 2008 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | July 31, 1988 in Summerville, SC |
| High school | Summerville High School, Summerville, SC |
Adriel Jasmear “A. J.” Green is an American football wide receiver for the Georgia Bulldogs. Green garduated from Summerville High School in Summerville, South Carolina where he played under legendary coach John McKissick. Green was widely considered to be one of the top football prospects of the 2008 high school class.[1][2] Standing 6-4 and 184 lb (83 kg). He earned All-State honors four times and was named by EA Sports the nation's top sophomore player after catching 75 passes for 1,422 yards and 16 touchdowns in the 2006 season. He hauled in 57 passes for 1,217 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman. In his junior season, Green caught 60 passes for 1,203 yards and 14 touchdowns. Green was the only junior nominated to the 2006 USA Today All-American first team. He was also a member of the Rivals.com Junior All-America team.[3]
A. J. Green's 5,373 career receiving yards rank second and his 279 career receptions rank fourth on the National Federation of High Schools’ football all-time career receiving records.[4]
Green was profiled by Sports Illustrated as part of its “Where Will They Be?” stories on potential future professional greats, alongside John Tavares and others.[5] Sports Illustrated compared him to the then-Oakland Raiders wideout Randy Moss and predicted Green will be in the NFL by 2011.
Green verbally committed to attend the University of Georgia in July 2006.[6] He made his commitment official by signing a letter of intent to play at Georgia on February 6, 2008.[7]
Rivals.com ranked Green their #9 prospect for the high school class of 2008[8], while Scout.com named Green their #10 prospect nationally.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Green headlines top 10 football players in Class of '08
- ^ Who's Got Next?
- ^ Rivals.com Junior All-America Team
- ^ Coach: No receiver better than A.J. Green
- ^ Where Will They Be?
- ^ Georgia lands top wide receiver
- ^ A.J. Green Signs with UGA
- ^ 2008 Rivals.com Top 100
- ^ 2008 Scout.com Football Hot 100
