Brandon Lloyd
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| Brandon Lloyd | |
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| Date of birth | July 5, 1981 (age 25) |
| Place of birth |  Kansas City, Missouri |
| Position(s) | Wide Receiver |
| College | Illinois |
| NFL Draft | 2003 / Round 4 / Pick 124 |
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| 2003 - 2005 2006 - present |
San Francisco 49ers Washington Redskins |
Brandon Matthew Lloyd (born July 5, 1981 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a wide receiver for the Washington Redskins. Lloyd graduated from Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri. He attended the University of Illinois. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 4th round (124th overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft. He was traded to the Redskins on March 11, 2006 for a 3rd round draft pick in 2006, and a 4th round draft pick in 2007.
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[edit] High School Years
Lloyd attended Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In track he still holds a school record 7'2 high jump. In football, he was a three-time All-Suburban Big Eight honoree, and as a senior, he was also awarded All-Region by the Mo-Kan Magazine and was named an All-State honoree by the St.Louis Post-Dispatch. Brandon Lloyd graduated from Blue Springs High School in 1999. His nickname was Cornrows boy.
[edit] College career
Lloyd attended the University of Illinois beginning in 1999. After a promising freshman season, Lloyd missed all of the 2000 season with a broken leg. He returned healthy and had outstanding seasons in both 2001 and 2002. Lloyd was a consensus First-Team All-Big Ten performer after his sophomore season in 2001, helping lead the Fighting Illini to a 10-2 record and a BCS berth in the Sugar Bowl. After his junior season in 2002, Lloyd declared his eligibility for the NFL Draft. Lloyd finished his college career having the second-most receiving yards (2,583) and touchdown catches (21) in Illinois history, and ranking third in all-time receptions (160).
[edit] NFL career
[edit] San Francisco 49ers
Lloyd is a track athlete with an excellent vertical leap. He has great body control and can make tough catches. He concentrates and makes plays in traffic. He works the middle of the field well and has some burst off the line and into his cuts. He uses quickness and tenacity to beat the jam. He is quite nifty and elusive with the ball in his hands but is a mediocre blocker. Ever since his rookie year in 2003, he has made many spectacular catches, especially one-handed, but so far has lacked the reliability to be a great wideout. Few have even gone as far as to accuse him of having a tendency to fear getting hit to the point where he often "alligator-armed" balls and would dive to the ground regardless of down and distance. He has received criticism from teammates for caring too much about things other than football. For example, in the year 2005 he had spent time working on a rap album produced by Adam Weisner, of Prophecy Productions (www.prophecyp.com). He also got engaged.
[edit] Washington Redskins
On Saturday March 11, 2006, the San Francisco 49ers traded Lloyd to Washington Redskins in exchange for a third-round draft pick in the 2006 draft and a fourth-rounder in 2007. His first season is widely considered a failure, as he caught 22 passes for no touchdowns.
