- A. J. Green
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name = A.J. Green
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college = Georgia
conference = SEC
sport = Football
jersey = 8
position = WR
class = Freshman
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career_start = 2008
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb = 190
nationality = flag|United States
birth_date = birth date and age|1988|7|31
birth_place =Summerville, SC
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highschool =Summerville High School ,Summerville, SC
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tournament_list =Adriel Jasmear “A. J.” Green (born
July 31 ,1988 ) is anAmerican football wide receiver for theGeorgia Bulldogs . Green graduated fromSummerville High School inSummerville, South Carolina where he played under legendary coachJohn McKissick .High school career
Green was widely considered to be one of the top football prospects of the 2008 high school class. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/highschool/08/04/top10.football08/index.html Green headlines top 10 football players in Class of '08] ] [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/highschool/12/21/whos.next/index.html Who's Got Next?] ] Standing convert|6|ft|4|in|cm|0|abbr=on and convert|184|lb|abbr=on. 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 theRivals.com Junior All-America team. [ [http://www.rivals.com/content.asp?cid=638213 Rivals.com Junior All-America Team] ]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. [ [http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/cfbrecruit/entries/2008/02/06/aj_green_signs.html Coach: No receiver better than A.J. Green] ]
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. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/magazine/06/26/where.will.they.be0703/1.html Where Will They Be?] ] "Sports Illustrated" compared him to the then-Oakland Raiders wideoutRandy Moss and predicted Green will be in theNFL by 2011.Rivals.com ranked Green their #9 prospect for the high school class of 2008 [ [http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?SID=880&Year=2008&ra_key=1803 2008 Rivals.com Top 100] ] , whileScout.com named Green their #10 prospect nationally. [ [http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=4&pid=88&yr=2008 2008 Scout.com Football Hot 100] ]College career
Green verbally committed to attend the
University of Georgia in July 2006. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/recruiting/football/southeast/2006-10-10-southeast.htm Georgia lands top wide receiver] ] He made his commitment official by signing a letter of intent to play at Georgia on February 6, 2008. [ [http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/cfbrecruit/entries/2008/02/06/aj_green_signs.html A.J. Green Signs with UGA] ]2008 Season
In the fourth game of his college career, against Arizona State, Green had 8 catches for 159 yards and a touchdown. He was named SEC Player of the Week for his performance. [ [http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=2&url_article_id=11552&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 2008 Week 4 SEC Players of the Week] ]
References
External links
*youtube|Cc9xk33GasI|Highlights from A.J. Green's high school junior season
* [http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=40547 A.J. Green's profile on Rivals.com]
* [http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=1789557 A.J. Green's profile on Scout.com]
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