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Pierre Garçon

Born: August 8, 1986 Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL College: University of Mt. Union Draft: 6th round, 205th overall - 2008 (Indianapolis Colts) Height: 6 feet 0 inches Weight: 210 pounds ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ College

Year	Started	Rec	Yards	YPR	TD
2004	10	44	1017	23.11	13
2005	12	68	1196	17.59	16
2006	15	67	1212	18.09	17
2007	14	67	955	14.25	14
Career	51	246	4380	17.80	60

Professional

Year	Games	Rec	Targets	CR(%)	Yards	YPR	TD	FUM
2008	14	4	4	100%	23	5.75	0	0
2009	17	68	124	54.8%	1016	14.94	6	1
Career	31	72	128	1.78	1039	14.43	6	1

Pre-Draft Measurables 40-Yard Dash: 4.48 seconds 20-Yard Shuttle: 4.19 seconds 3-Cone Drill: 6.90 seconds Bench Press: 20 reps Vertical Jump: 36.5 inches Broad Jump: 125 inches ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Breakdown Pierre Garçon played college football at the University of Mount Union, a Division III school, although he transferred from Norwich University following his freshman year. He was a full-time starter, appeared 51 games during his college career, and gained fame in Division III circles. Garçon did not capture national attention until just a few months before the draft, in the Texas vs. the Nation game -- during the 2007-2008 season. His performance earned Garçon a Scouting Combine invitation. Together, the performances improved his draft stock up from a projected undrafted free agent to a mid-late round pick. Garçon proved that he had raw talent and a definite upside. As the draft approached, his primary strengths were speed, deep routes, physical build, and good vision. What Garçon had in straight-line speed (4.48 40-yard-dash) he lacked in route-running, and throttle control. His 3-cone drill performance was fairly disappointing, which may help explain his poor route-running skills. As a Colts receiver, Garçon used most of his rookie year to develop. After Anthony Gonzalez's season-ending injury in 2009, the Colts needed another deep threat to pair with Reggie Wayne. Given Garçon's predisposition for deep routes, and his superior speed over rookie Austin Collie, he was given the number two spot on the Colts depth chart. Despite some spectacular catches, and powerful plays, Garçon struggled catching the football, and caught just over 50 percent of the passes his way in the regular season. He was particularly disappointing as a possession receiver, needing more than five targets to gain a first down. Many of Garçon's failures were glossed over by the eye-popping nature of his successes. During the 2010 off-season, Garçon has spent time working on his route-running and pass-catching abilities -- while competing on a team that boasts a half-dozen competent receiving options. Garçon will enter the first season of his career as a starter, while Gonzalez has fallen to fourth on the Colts depth chart at receiver. It is likely that he will rotate with Collie and Gonzalez, providing the Colts with the most desirable match-ups from down to down or series to series.