Receiver, Michigan State, 1985–⁠88

Andre Rison

Lettered 1985–⁠88 (school media guide)

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Andre Rison played receiver at Michigan State (1985–⁠88). The Indianapolis Colts took Rison in the first round, No. 22 overall in the 1989 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1988
First-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 22
Overall, 1989 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1987

All-America: Gannett News Service 1988

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine or pro day 1989
Height5′10″
Weight187 lb
40-yard dash4.47 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump9′6″
20-yard shuttle3.96 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 5 (1990–⁠93, 1997) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1990 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (1991–⁠93)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1990; AP second team 1991–⁠93; Pro Football Writers first team 1990; Sporting News first team 1990; NEA first team 1990–⁠91; Pro Football Weekly first team 1990; and 1 more.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2004–⁠05CFLToronto Argonauts

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

Films

  • Broke2012, ESPN 30 for 30, directed by Billy Corben

Films: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s lists and categories (CC BY-SA).

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