Keyshawn Johnson
WR
Height: 6-4
Weight: 212
Born: 07/22/1972
College: USC
NFL Experience: 9

Pro Career: A talented playmaker who can seize a game with his hands and speed... Combination of size and speed make him one of the most dangerous receivers in the National Football League... Swift and elusive but physical enough to punish would-be defenders... Big, physical receiver who can go over the middle and absorb a big hit... Entering third year with Buccaneers after playing four seasons with the New York Jets, who drafted him with the top overall selection in the 1996 NFL draft... Has averaged 80 catches per season over his first six years in the NFL, earning trips to three Pro Bowls (1998-1999 with the Jets, 2001 with Tampa Bay)... Has caught at least one pass in every game he has played (93 games) and his teams own a 18-5 mark over the last four seasons when he scores a touchdown... Boasts 482 catches for 6,248 yards (13.0 avg.) and 40 touchdowns in his career... Has played in 93 games with 91 starts, as well as four playoff contests... His 482 catches through his first six seasons ranks third in league history, behind Indianapolis' Marvin Harrison (522, 1996-2001) and Green Bay's Sterling Sharpe (501, 1988-93)... Corralled in a career-high and NFC-best 106 receptions in 2001 (previous career-high of 89 catches with the New York Jets in 1999)... Reception totaled marked the most in franchise history and his career-high 1,266 receiving yards represented the second-most in club annals... First WR selected with the number one overall pick since Irving Fryar (New England) in 1984.

College Career: Two-time All-America selection at Southern California... Played two seasons for the Trojans after transferring from West Los Angeles Junior College... Ranks second on USC's career receptions (176) and receiving yards list (2,940)... Ranks fourth among Trojans with 19 TD catches... Set school and Pacific-10 records for single-season receptions (102) as a senior... Finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation's top receiver... Named Offensive Player of the Year by Football News... Lit up Northwestern in the Rose Bowl, snagging 12 passes for a Rose Bowl-record 216 yards and one TD in the Trojans' 41-32 win... Earned game MVP honors... Had nine 100-yard receiving games as a junior, setting another USC mark... Racked up 222 yards on eight catches with three TDs in Cotton Bowl win over Texas Tech... Set a Cotton Bowl receiving yards record and earned Offensive MVP honors... Earned JC All-America honors at West Los Angeles... Also lettered in track there, competing in the 200m (21.90), 400m (47.69) and long jump (24-6 1/2)... Earned a degree in history from USC.

Personal Bio: Married to Shikiri; splits time between Tampa and Los Angeles with daughter, Maia (6), and son, Keyshawn, Jr. (4)... Joined former President Clinton and other prominent sports figures for an ESPN panel discussion on racial issues in sports... After being drafted by Jets, launched "Key's Kids," a program which rewards academic achievement and enables inner city and underprivileged kids to attend Jets home games... Has continued the program in Tampa... Provides assistance to local charities through his corporation, Keyshawn Inc.... Created Keyshawn Johnson Scholarship Fund in 1996, which has evolved into the Keyshawn and Shikiri Johnson Education Fund... Administers scholarships and programs to promote education, health, welfare and personal growth for youth... Other activities include Starlight Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Multiple Sclerosis Association, United Cerebral Palsy and the Brotherhood Crusade... Also involved in community development projects in Los Angeles... Serves as a partner in Chesterfield Square development... Owns a restaurant in Beverly Hills called REIGN and recently opened Profusion in the International Plaza in Tampa... Has plans for additional business ventures in Southern California... Served as a guest speaker at the 2002 NFL Rookie Symposium... Grew up near the USC campus and served as a ball boy for the Trojans for six years... Also worked as a runner for the USC sports information office... Lettered in both football and track at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, earning first-team all-state football honors as a senior... Born Keyshawn Johnson on July 22, 1972 in Los Angeles, California.