Rank:
90
Round Drafted:
87
College:
Notre Dame
Played in all 13 games and started against both Michigan and Syracuse … caught 40 passes for 539 yards and five TDs … second on the Irish in receptions and TD catches … third in receiving yards … registered 10 receptions of at least 20 yards … 32 of his 40 receptions went for first downs or touchdowns … 10 of his 11 receptions on third down went for first downs or touchdowns … first sophomore at an NCAA Division I institution to earn first-team Academic All-America honors since 2008 … just the fourth sophomore to attain first-team status since 2002, joining Pittsburgh defensive lineman Vince Crochunis (2002), Florida quarterback Tim Tebow (2007) and South Dakota State running back Kyle Minett (2008) … first Irish player named a first-team Academic All-American since Manti Te’o and Mike Golic Jr. in 2012 … second Irish sophomore football player to earn first-team Academic All-America status and the first since Joe Heap in 1952 … boasts a 3.83 cumulative grade-point average in the College of Arts and Letters … named to the dean’s list following each of his four semesters on campus … had a 25-yard catch in the season-opening victory over Rice.
