Receiver, Houston, 2003–07
Donnie Avery
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
- Born
- Jun 12, 1984, in Houston, Texas
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Donnie Avery played receiver at Houston (2003–07). The St. Louis Rams took Avery in round 2, No. 33 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13catches, career highvs. Rice, 2007346receiving yards, career highvs. Rice, 20072receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Rice, 2007Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2006
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2005 (Nov 19 vs. SMU): the source has no box score for it. Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out.
Game by game
2007 Houston 13 games, 91 catches, 1,456 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Oregon | L 27–48 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 15 | at Tulane | W 34–10 | 7 | 103 | 0 | 48 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Colorado State | W 38–27 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 32 |
| Sep 29 | vs. East Carolina | L 35–37 | 9 | 189 | 2 | 64 |
| Oct 6 | at Alabama | L 24–30 | 4 | 104 | 1 | 68 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Rice | W 56–48 | 13 | 346 | 2 | 77 |
| Oct 20 | at UAB | W 49–10 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 27 | at UTEP | W 34–31 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 4 | vs. SMU | W 38–28 | 10 | 116 | 1 | 47 |
| Nov 10 | at Tulsa | L 7–56 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Marshall | W 35–28 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Texas Southern | W 59–6 | 6 | 143 | 1 | 55 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. TCU | L 13–20 | 10 | 120 | 0 | 18 |
2006 Houston 14 games, 57 catches, 852 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atRice | W 31–30 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Tulane | W 45–7 | 7 | 96 | 1 | 23 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Grambling | W 42–22 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 34–25 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 42 |
| Sep 30 | at Miami | L 13–14 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Louisiana | L 28–31 | 5 | 99 | 1 | 56 |
| Oct 14 | at Southern Miss | L 27–31 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 21 | vs.UTEP | W 34–17 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 37 |
| Oct 28 | vs. UCF | W 51–31 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Tulsa | W 27–10 | 3 | 113 | 0 | 53 |
| Nov 11 | atSMU | W 37–27 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 18 | at Memphis | W 23–20 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 21 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Southern Miss | W 34–20 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. South Carolina | L 36–44 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 16 |
2005 Houston 10 games, 41 catches, 670 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Oregon | L 24–38 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 70 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Sam Houston | W 31–10 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 16 | atUTEP | L 41–44 | 5 | 98 | 2 | 62 |
| Oct 1 | atTulsa | W 30–23 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Memphis | L 20–35 | 8 | 112 | 1 | 63 |
| Oct 22 | at Mississippi State | W 28–16 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 5 | atUCF | L 29–31 | 3 | 111 | 1 | 76 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Southern Miss | W 27–24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Rice | W 35–18 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 17 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Kansas | L 13–42 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 36 |
No box score in the source for Nov 19 vs. SMU, so that game is not listed.
2004 Houston 9 games, 18 catches, 293 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atRice | L 7–10 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 11 | at Oklahoma | L 13–63 | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs.Miami | L 13–38 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 7 | atSouthern Miss | L 29–35 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 23 |
| Oct 23 | atTCU | L 27–34 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Tulane | W 24–3 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 60 |
| Nov 6 | vs.East Carolina | W 34–24 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 48 |
| Nov 13 | atUAB | L 7–20 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Louisville | L 27–65 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2008 | Combine or pro day 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ | |
| Weight | 192 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 37½″W | |
| Broad jump | 10′6″W | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.30 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 3.91 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 71 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | St. Louis Rams | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | St. Louis Rams | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Tennessee Titans | 4 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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