 2009Played in all 16 games with 11 starts… Tied for team lead with 34 receptions, totaling a team-best 624 yards and three receiving touchdowns… Became the fourth rookie ever to lead the Browns in receiving yards in a season and the first since Kevin Johnson in 1999… Average per reception of 18.4 was a Browns rookie record, surpassing the previous mark of 17.7 by Paul Warfield in 1964… In addition, Massaquoi’s mark was second among the top 50 receiving yardage leaders in the AFC (19.4 by Pittsburgh’s Mike Wallace)… Yardage total was fourth among AFC rookies… Had two 100-yard receiving games, the first Browns rookie to have two or more such games in a season since Kevin Johnson had two in 1999. Game 1 vs. Minnesota 9/13: Made his Browns and NFL debut, grabbing one reception for 18 yards in the fourth quarter… Game 2 at Denver 9/20: Did not have any catches… Game 3 at Baltimore 9/27: Started as part of a 4-wide receiver set and caught one pass for 13 yards… Game 4 vs. Cincinnati 10/4: Started and hauled in eight passes for 148 yards with a long of 30… Became the first Browns rookie to account for a 100-yard receiving game since Braylon Edwards had 107 yards on three catches on September 18, 2005 at Green Bay… Massaquoi’s total was the second-highest by a Browns rookie, trailing only Derrick Alexander, who had 171 yards on December 4, 1994 against the New York Giants… Game 5 at Buffalo 10/11: Started and caught one pass for 16 yards… Game 6 at Pittsburgh 10/18: Hauled in five passes for 83 yards including a 43-grab from Derek Anderson… Game 7 vs. Green Bay 10/25: Started and caught one pass for 22 yards… Game 8 at Chicago 11/1: Started and caught two passes for 28 yards… Also lost a fumble… Game 9 vs. Baltimore 11/16: Started and caught one pass for 30 yards… Game 10 at Detroit 11/22: Hauled in five passes for 115 yards, including his first NFL touchdown, on a 59-yard reception from Brady Quinn in the first quarter… It was the longest reception by a Brown since Braylon Edwards hauled in a 70-yarder from Derek Anderson on October 13 of last year against the Giants… Massaquoi’s catch was the longest by a Browns rookie since Edwards had an 80-yard grab for a TD from Trent Dilfer on September 18, 2005 at Green Bay… Game 11 at Cincinnati 11/29: Caught one pass for 12 yards… Game 12 vs. San Diego 12/6: Caught two passes for 24 yards, including an 11-yard TD grab from Brady Quinn on the opening series of the game… Game 13 vs. Pittsburgh 12/10: Lone reception was a 37-yard grab on third-and-13 in the second quarter that put the Browns at the Steelers’ 14 and led to a field goal four plays later… Game 14 at Kansas City 12/20: Did not start game as Browns opened with two tight ends… Caught one pass for three yards… Game 15 vs. Oakland 12/27: Did not start as Browns opened with two tight ends… Caught three passes for 61 yards, including a 19-yard scoring grab from Derek Anderson… Also had a 28-yard catch on third-and-4 from the Browns’ 33… Game 16 vs. Jacksonville 1/3: Had one reception for 14 yards, which came on third-and-11 from the Jaguars’ 44 in the fourth quarter and led to a Phil Dawson 33-yard field goal six plays later. College HighlightsStarted 36 of 51 games at Georgia (2005-08)…Recorded 158 receptions for 2,282 yards (14.4 avg.) and 16 touchdowns…His 2,282 receiving yards ranks fourth in school history…Registered 58 receptions for 920 yards as a senior…Reception total is the third-highest single-season figure in Bulldogs history…Was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference and Academic All-SEC member…Named the team’s 2008 captain and earned the Leon Farmer Award for dedication to the strength and conditioning program and academics…Was a Freshman All-America honorable mention by The Sporting News and named the team’s Offensive Newcomer of the Year in 2005…Hauled in 38 passes for 505 yards and two touchdowns that year…Earned degree in psychology. PersonalFull name is Mohamed Jah Massaquoi…Is a native of Charlotte, N.C., where he attended Independence High School…Earned Parade, Super Prep and EA Sports
All-American honors as a senior in 2004…Three-time Associated Press all-state pick…Was a finalist for the Watkins Award, which recognizes African-American
Scholar Athletes…Rated the fourth-best receiver in the country by Rivals.com after he amassed 1,834 yards receiving in his final campaign…Set the North Carolina state prep records for career receiving yards (4,851), receiving yards in a season (1,834 in 2004), touchdown catches in a career (76), and touchdown catches in a season (32 as a senior)…Finished his career with 272 receptions and helped his team win 77 consecutive games and capture four consecutive North Carolina state 4A championships…Part of the same high school team as Hakeem Nicks of the New York Giants and former University of Florida quarterback Chris Leak…Has done volunteer work at local schools and hospitals…Lists Martin as favorite television show, The Five Heartbeats as favorite movie, Michael Jordan as favorite athlete, the Bible as favorite book and Lil’ Wayne as favorite recording artist. |
