Legedu Naanee
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| San Diego Chargers — No. 11 | |
| Tight end / Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: September 16, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Portland, Oregon | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 226 lb (103 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2007 for the San Diego Chargers | |
| Career history | |
| College: Boise State | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 5 / Pick: 172 | |
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Legedu Naanee (LEG-a-doo Nah-NAY born September 16, 1983) is an American football Wide Receiver for the San Diego Chargers. He grew up in Portland, Oregon. "Legedu" means "good is coming" in Nigerian[1].
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[edit] Early years
Naanee attended Franklin High School in Portland, Oregon and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he was a four-year starter earning awards at QB and DB. In basketball, he won All-League honors as a junior.
[edit] College career
Although Naanee received scholarship offers from many Pac-10 and Big-12 schools, such as Oregon and Oregon State, Naanee chose to play college football at Boise State University because they were the only major progam to offer him a chance to play quarterback, a position he cherished and played in high school. After future star quarterback Jared Zabransky won the battle to start in 2004, Naanee realized that if he wanted to play, it had to be at another position.[2]
Naanee filled in at receiver and although the transition and failure at quarterback was difficult and heart wrenching, he said being able to "feel like you were part of things and contributing, that went out the window". He remarked, "maybe it was something that was meant to be, for me to go through something like that and then to switch."[3]
[edit] NFL career
[edit] 2007 NFL Draft
Despite Naanee playing most of his football career at quarterback and not receiver, the Chargers selected Naanee with the 172nd overall selection in the 5th round of the 2007 NFL draft based on his great potential.[4]
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| Weight | 40 yd | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | BP | Wonderlic | |||
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| 226 lb (103 kg)* | 4.41s* | 4.20s | 6.73s[5] | 40 in (101.6 cm)* | 19*[6] | X | |||
(* represents NFL Combine)
[edit] San Diego Chargers
Naanee was targeted by Norv Turner to become his F-Back project, much like Delanie Walker and Michael Robinson were when Turner was the Offensive Coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers.[7] The F-Back is much like the H-back in other offenses in the sense it is a hybrid position (WR/TE/FB) purposely versatile to take advantage of mismatches.
Regarding his versatility, head coach Norv Turner said, "We're going to continue to move him. He's going to be a guy who's versatile enough to move around. That's going to help him be put in position to make some plays."[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Chargers.com - Team » Roster » #40 Legedu Naanee | WR / TE
- ^ SignOnSanDiego.com > San Diego Chargers - For Chargers rookie, good comes from new position
- ^ SignOnSanDiego.com > San Diego Chargers - For Chargers rookie, good comes from new position
- ^ SignOnSanDiego.com > San Diego Chargers - For Chargers rookie, good comes from new position
- ^ Legedu Naanee, WR, Boise State - 2007 NFL Draft Scout Profile, Powered by The SportsXchange
- ^ San Diego Chargers
- ^ 2006 49ers Draft Review and Analysis
- ^ SignOnSanDiego.com > San Diego Chargers - For Chargers rookie, good comes from new position
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