Skyler Green

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Skyler Green
Date of birth	September 12, 1984 (age 22)
Place of birth	Houma, Louisiana
Position(s)	Wide receiver Kick/Punt returner
College	LSU
NFL Draft	2006 / Round 4/ Pick 125
Statistics	CBS.com
Team(s)
2006 2006-present	Dallas Cowboys Cincinnati Bengals

Skyler Levon Green (September 12, 1984, in Houma, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner on the Cincinnati Bengals.

Contents 1 High School 2 College 2.1 Punt Returner 2.2 Wide Receiver 3 NFL

[edit] High School

Born in Houma and raised in the New Orleans suburb of Westwego, Green went to L.W. Higgins High School. During his senior year, he rushed for 2,174 yards on 194 carries.

[edit] College

He went to Louisiana State University (LSU) and played for LSU's football team. Green played for LSU for 4 seasons and caught 111 passes for 1,129 yards and nine touchdowns.

[edit] Punt Returner

During his career, Green was also particularly dangerous as a punt returner, returning his first punt as a Tiger for a touchdown at Arizona in 2003. He finished his LSU career with four punt returns for touchdowns, also scoring against the Florida Gators in 2003, the Vanderbilt Commodores in 2004, and the Auburn Tigers in 2005. On LSU's 2003 National Championship Team, Green led the nation in yards-per-return, at 18.5.

[edit] Wide Receiver

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• In 2002, Green's freshman year, he stepped in as one of LSU's three primary receivers late in the season after Devery Henderson broke his arm in the 11th game of the season against Ole Miss. The next week, at Arkansas, Green took a Marcus Randall screen pass 67 yards for a touchdown. Green finished the season with 7 receptions for 123 yards and 1 touchdown.

• In 2003, Green's sophomore year, he was one of LSU's three primary receivers (Jerel Myers had graduated).^{[citation needed]} Green caught 48 passes for 519 yards and 5 touchdowns.

The Catch

His best play of the year was against #7 Georgia (televised by CBS). With the score tied 10-10 with 1:22 left in the game, LSU faced a third and four from Georgia's 34. On what looked like a busted play, Green sprinted free for quarterback Matt Mauck, who lofted the ball toward Green just as he was getting hit by Georgia linebacker Odell Thurman. Green sprinted under the ball, dove to the ground in the end zone and caught the pass for a game-winning touchdown, sending the LSU-record crowd of 92,251 into a frenzy. A photo of catch was featured the next week in Sports Illustrated.^{[citation needed]}

• In 2004, Green's junior season, Michael Clayton and Devery Henderson were gone, but Green had to battle Craig Davis, Dwayne Bowe, and Early Doucet for time as one of LSU's three primary receivers. Green finished the season with 24 catches, 219 yards, and 3 touchdowns.

• In 2005, Green's senior year, he caught 32 passes for 268 yards and no touchdowns. Green has two first cousins that play in the NFL; Jarvis Green currently of the New England Patriots and Howard Green drafted by the Houston Texans and plays for the New Orleans Saints.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] NFL

Green was selected in the fourth round (125th overall) by the Cowboys in the 2006 NFL Draft and subsequently signed to the practice squad. He was released/cut by the Dallas Cowboys on September 1, 2006. He was claimed of waivers by the Bengals on December 15, 2006.