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71Overall
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Donnie Avery

Houston · Wide Receiver · 2004-07

SPD
73
HND
65
RTE
62

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

In the Houston record book, Avery ranks No. 5 in career receiving yards and No. 7 in career receptions. Avery's 2007 season ranks No. 3 in program history for receiving yards.

Avery was the No. 33 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 71 overall, the 13th-highest wide receiver rating at Houston since 1990 and No. 95 among all wide receivers of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2008
    • No. 33 overall pick, NFL Draft

Houston Record Book

  • No. 5 in career receiving yards
  • No. 7 in career receptions
  • No. 3 in single-season receiving yards (2007)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 2000-2004 eraWR71
  • 2005-2009 eraWR71

Houston Teammates

  1. 90Case Keenum2007-11QB
  2. 77Bryce Beall2008-11RB
  3. 72James Cleveland2009-10WR
  4. 71Tyron Carrier2008-11WR
  5. 71Anthony Alridge2005-07RB
  6. 71Hanik Milligan2000-02S
  7. 71Jackie Battle2002-06RB
  8. 71Kevin Kolb2003-06QB
  9. 71Phillip Hunt2005-08EDGE
  10. 71Phillip Steward2009-12LB

Full Houston all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 95Calvin JohnsonGeorgia Tech · 2004-06WR
  2. 91Dwayne JarrettUSC · 2004-06WR
  3. 91Michael CrabtreeTexas Tech · 2007-08WR
  4. 90Danario AlexanderMissouri · 2006-09WR
  5. 90Terrance WilliamsBaylor · 2009-12WR
  6. 90Dez BryantOklahoma State · 2007-09WR
  7. 90Golden TateNotre Dame · 2007-09WR
  8. 90Julio JonesAlabama · 2008-10WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Donnie Avery) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.