Hakeem Nicks

 

Hakeem Nicks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Akiem Hicks. Hakeem Nicks Nicks at the Giants' Super Bowl XLVI parade in 2012 with Victor Cruz. No. 88     New York Giants Wide Receiver Personal information Date of birth: January 14, 1988 (age 24) Place of birth: Charlotte, North Carolina Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 208 lb (94 kg) Career information College: North Carolina NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29 Debuted in 2009 for the New York Giants Career history New York Giants (2009–present) Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month (October 2009) Most career receptions in UNC history (181) Most career TD receptions in UNC history (21) Most single-season TD receptions in UNC history (12) 2007 First-Team All-ACC by Rivals.com 2007 Second-Team All-ACC by The Associated Press 2008 First-Team All-ACC by ACSMA/AP Super Bowl champion (XLVI) NFL Alumni Wide Receiver of the Year (2011) Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011 Receptions 202 Receiving Yards 3,034 Receiving Average 15.0 Receiving TDs 24 Stats at NFL.com Hakeem Nicks (born January 14, 1988) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Giants in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina. Contents  [hide]  1 Early years 2 College career 2.1 Freshman year 2.2 Sophomore year 2.3 Junior year 2.4 College statistics summary 3 Professional career 3.1 2009 NFL Draft 3.2 New York Giants 3.3 Regular Season Statistics 3.4 Playoff Statistics 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External links [edit]Early years Nicks was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Independence High School (Charlotte, North Carolina). Playing football there, he was rated as one of the Top 10 Players in North Carolina by SuperPrep and Rivals.com.[1] He was also named the Charlotte Observer Offensive Player of the Year and was also selected to the North Carolina Associated Press All-State team. He never lost a game in high school, and completed his senior year with MVP honors at the 4-AA state championship game. In the game, he posted eight catches for 205 yards and two touchdowns (one for 11 and another for 80 yards). He posted 93 catches for 1,819 yards and 20 touchdowns in his senior year. [edit]College career [edit]Freshman year During his freshman season, Nicks started all 11 games in which he played, missing one game due to an ankle sprain. Nicks led the team and set UNC single-season records for receptions and receiving yards by a freshman. Ranked third in the ACC in receiving yards per game and eighth in receptions per game. [edit]Sophomore year Nicks improved dramatically in his sophomore season, setting a single-season school record with 74 catches for 958 receiving yards along with five touchdowns. His single-season receiving yards were the third most in school history. Nicks finished second in the ACC with 79.8 receiving yards per game and third with 6.17 catches per game. Has made at least one catch in 22 of 23 games played and caught at least two passes in each game his sophomore season. [edit]Junior year Nicks was honored as a First-team All-ACC selection at wide receiver. By the completion of his Junior season, Nicks set 14 school records at UNC, including career receptions (181), career receiving yards (2,580) and career touchdowns (21). During his last season, Nicks tallied 68 catches for school records of 1,222 yards and 12 touchdowns. The 68 receptions tied for third most in a season in school history. Nicks led the ACC and ranked 12th nationally with 94.0 receiving yards per game. Nicks caught at least one pass in 26 straight games and had a catch in 35 of 36 career games. He set the UNC single-season receiving yardage record and became North Carolina's first 1,000-yard receiver. Nicks ended his career at UNC in the 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl where caught eight passes for a bowl record of 217 yards, with three going for touchdowns of 73, 66 and 25 yards, in a game against West Virginia. One of his other catches in that game was offered a candidate for the "Greatest Catch of the Year." [edit]College statistics summary Rushing Receiving Year G Att Yds TD Long Avg Rec Yds TD Long Avg   2006   11   1 10   0   10   10.0     39 660   4   83   16.9   2007   12   1 -1   0   -1   -1.0     74 958   5   53   12.9   2008   13   5 34   1   12   6.8     68 1222*   12*   74   18.0 TOTAL   36   7 43   1   12   8.6   181* 2,840* 21*   83   15.9 * school record Source: Hakeem Nicks - Career Statistics, North Carolina Tar Heels, 2009 [edit]Professional career [edit]2009 NFL Draft Considered to be one of the top wide receivers available in the 2009 NFL Draft,[2] Nicks drew comparisons to Hines Ward and Anquan Boldin. Butch Davis, Nicks' coach at North Carolina, went even further, comparing him to Hall of Famer Michael Irvin.[3] The New York Giants, in need to replace wide-out Plaxico Burress, selected Nicks in the first round, 29th overall. Pre-draft measureables Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic 6 ft 0¾ in 212 lb 4.49 s 1.52 s 2.60 s 4.43 s 6.96 s 36 in 11 20-ss and 3-cone from UNC Pro Day, all others from NFL Combine[4] [edit]New York Giants On August 1, 2009, Nicks signed a five-year, $12.54 million contract. The deal includes a $6.5 million signing bonus.[5] During training camp, Nicks tied for a starting position with the Giants other receivers, most notably Domenik Hixon and Steve Smith and Hakeem Nicks had the best overall average of all these wide receivers with a 16.0 average.[6] 2009 Nicks made his first career NFL reception on September 13, 2009 against the Washington Redskins on WR screen pass for 11 yards. On October 4, 2009 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Nicks recorded his first touchdown reception on a 54 yard screen pass. For the next four games, Nicks would score a touchdown pass in each, becoming the first Giants rookie to score touchdowns in four consecutive games since Bob Gaiters, who scored in five straight games in 1961.[7] On the strength of that feat, Nicks was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month.[8] Nicks ended the season starting in the #2 wide receiver spot opposite Steve Smith after an injury to Domenik Hixon in week 2 and outperforming Mario Manningham as of week 14. Nicks recorded his first 3-touchdown game against the Carolina Panthers during week 1 of the 2010 NFL season, catching a total of 4 passes for 75 yards in a winning effort. During week five, when New York visited Houston, Nicks exploited the NFL's 29th ranked secondary and more specifically Texans rookie cornerback Kareem Jackson as he reeled in career highs with 12 catches for 130 yards. In addition, Nicks caught two touchdown passes on the day from quarterback Eli Manning.[9] Nicks was inactive for the final game of the season in Washington due to a broken toe in his left foot.[10] ESPN.com analyst K. C. Joyner stated he believes Nicks has the potential to become the NFL's best wide receiver in part because of his superior route-running.[11] In 2011, Nicks had his second straight 1,000 + yard receiving season. He caught 76 passes for 1,192 yards (15.7 yards per catch average) and 7 touchdowns.[citation needed] The Giants moved on to the playoffs in the 2011 season where Hakeem Nicks played an essential role throughout the entire postseason. In the wild card round against the Atlanta Falcons, Nicks recorded 6 receptions for 115 yards and 2 touchdowns. The following week against the top seeded Green Bay Packers, Nicks hauled in 7 catches for 165 yards and 2 touchdowns. In Super Bowl XLVI between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, Nicks was the leading receiver for the game with 10 receptions for 109 yards to help secure a New York Giants victory. [edit]Regular Season Statistics Source:[12] Receiving Rushing Fumbles Year Team G GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost 2009 NYG 14 6 47 790 16.8 68T 6 2 8 4.0 9 0 2 0 2010 NYG 13 12 79 1052 13.3 46T 11 - - - - - 1 0 2011 NYG 15 15 76 1192 15.7 68 7 - - - - - 0 0 Total 42 33 202 3034 15.0 68T 24 2 8 4.0 9 0 3 0 [edit]Playoff Statistics Source:[13] Receiving Rushing Fumbles Year Team G GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost 2011 NYG 4 4 28 444 15.9 72T 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0