Greg Childs at Arkansas
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Receiver, Arkansas, 2008–⁠11

Greg Childs

Number
No. 85
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Warren, AR
Born
Mar 10, 1990, in Warren, Arkansas

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Greg Childs played receiver at Arkansas (2008–⁠11). The Minnesota Vikings took Childs in round 4, No. 134 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
894
Receiving yards, 2009 (Arkansas, 8–⁠5)
Best game
146 yards
Vs. UL Monroe, week 2, 2010: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 134
Round 4, 2012 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. UL Monroe, 2010164receiving yards, career highat Auburn, 20102receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Auburn, 2010

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2008*Arkansas1827315.2239
2009Arkansas4889418.6775
2010Arkansas4665914.3654
2011Arkansas2124011.4019
Career1332,06615.51575

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2008Arkansas85WR
2009Arkansas85WR
2010Arkansas85WR
2011Arkansas85WR6′3″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2011 Arkansas 8 games, 21 catches, 240 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Missouri StateW 51–⁠7229016
Sep 24atAlabamaL 14–⁠38217015
Oct 1vs.Texas A&MW 42–⁠38119019
Oct 8vs.AuburnW 38–⁠14444016
Nov 5vs.South CarolinaW 44–⁠28111011
Nov 19vs.Mississippi StateW 44–⁠17332018
Nov 25atLSUL 17–⁠41340016
Jan 6 ✦vs.Kansas StateW 29–⁠16548015
2010 Arkansas 8 games, 46 catches, 659 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.Tennessee TechW 44–⁠3426010
Sep 11vs.UL MonroeW 31–⁠712146222
Sep 18atGeorgiaW 31–⁠24382140
Sep 25vs.AlabamaL 20–⁠24344031
Oct 9vs.Texas A&MW 24–⁠17665026
Oct 16atAuburnL 43–⁠659164254
Oct 23vs.Ole MissW 38–⁠24445123
Oct 30vs.VanderbiltW 49–⁠14587039
2009 Arkansas 13 games, 48 catches, 894 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Missouri StateW 48–⁠10450014
Sep 19vs.GeorgiaL 41–⁠525140240
Sep 26atAlabamaL 7–⁠35460120
Oct 3vs.Texas A&MW 47–⁠1931006
Oct 10vs.AuburnW 44–⁠23585138
Oct 17atFloridaL 20–⁠234135175
Oct 24atOle MissL 17–⁠30383036
Oct 31vs.Eastern MichiganW 63–⁠27328014
Nov 7vs.South CarolinaW 33–⁠16361046
Nov 14vs.TroyW 56–⁠20337120
Nov 21vs.Mississippi StateW 42–⁠21349120
Nov 28atLSUL 30–⁠335124029
Jan 2 ✦vs.East CarolinaW 20–⁠17332019
2008 Arkansas 7 games, 18 catches, 273 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.Western IllinoisW 28–⁠24688126
Sep 20vs.AlabamaL 14–⁠49211014
Sep 27atTexasL 10–⁠52111011
Oct 11atAuburnW 25–⁠22361039
Oct 25vs.Ole MissL 21–⁠23261139
Nov 8atSouth CarolinaL 21–⁠341606
Nov 28vs.LSUW 31–⁠30335018

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2012 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 24–⁠17).

DrillCombine 2012Combine or pro day 2012
Height6′3⅛″
Weight219 lb
Arm length34⅛″
Hand size10⅛″
40-yard dash4.55 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill6.90 s
20-yard shuttle4.09 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2014CFLToronto Argonauts *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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