Randy Moss

Randy G. Moss was born on February 13, 1977 in Rand, West Virginia ... Earned all-state honors at DuPont (Rand, W. Va.) High ... Chosen West Virginia High School Football Player of the Year as a senior ... Twice selected the state's Basketball Player of the Year ... Lettered three times in basketball and football and lettered in both baseball and track ... Majored in business administration at Marshall. Moss enters the 2007 season as a veteran of nine NFL seasons with the Minnesota Vikings (1998-2004) and Oakland Raiders (2005-06). He has played in 138 career games with 132 starts and has caught 676 passes for 10,700 yards (15.8 avg.) and 101 touchdowns.
Moss is one of seven players in NFL history to record more than 100 receiving touchdowns and is one of 27 players in league annals to record more than 10,000 receiving yards. His 101 career receiving touchdowns rank fifth on the NFL's all-time list, his 10,700 career receiving yards rank 21st and his 676 career receptions rank 29th.
Moss has recorded seven seasons with 1,000 or more receiving yards and has caught 10 or more touchdown passes in six seasons. The Marshall product is the only player in NFL history to record 1,000 or more receiving yards in each of his first six NFL seasons.
Moss was named to the Associated Press All-Pro Team following the 1998, 2000 and 2003 seasons and has earned five career Pro Bowl selections (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003).
Moss caught his 100th career touchdown pass while playing in his 132nd career game (10/8/06). Moss and Jerry Rice (100 touchdowns in 120 games) are the only two players in NFL history to record 100 touchdown receptions in fewer than 140 NFL games.
Moss became the first receiver in league history to record 1,000-yard seasons in his first six years.
Moss enters the 2007 season having recorded 48 games with 100 or more receiving yards, including three such games in the playoffs. Moss led the NFL in receiving touchdowns in 1998, 2000 and 2003. He led the NFC in receiving yards in 1999 (1,413) and 2002 (1,347). He led the NFC in receptions in 2002 (106) and ranked second in 2003 (111). Caught his first touchdown pass in a Patriots uniform on a 51-yard pattern from Tom Brady during a 38-14 road victory over the New York Jets on Sept. 9... Racked up the third most receiving yards in a single game in Patriots' history with 183 yards against the New York Jets on Sept. 9... Became the 19th player in NFL history to gain 11,000 or more receiving yards in a career on a 45-yard reception in the third quarter of the Patriots' 38-7 win over the Bills on Sept. 23... Became the first player in NFL history to record four straight 100-yard receiving games in his first four games with a team after a 102-yard performance against the Cincinnati Bengals on Oct. 1... Set a single-game career high and single-game franchise record for touchdown receptions with four scoring catches in the Patriots' 56-10 rout of the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 18... Broke the Patriots' single-season touchdown receptions record held by Stanley Morgan with his 13th in just 10 games as he grabbed four touchdown receptions in the first half of the Patriots' 56-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 18... Became just the fifth player in NFL history to grab four touchdown receptions in the first half during the Patriots' win over the Bills on Nov. 18... Moved into the Top 25 on the NFL all-time receptions list with his 744th career reception on a 7-yard catch in the second quarter of the Patriots' 31-28 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 25... Led the team in receiving yards eight times (at NYJ, vs. SD, vs. BUF, at CIN, at IND, at BUF, vs. PIT, vs. NYJ) and led or tied for the team lead in receptions eight times (at NYJ, vs. SD, at CIN, at IND, at BUF, at BAL, vs. NYJ, vs. MIA) in 2007... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week twice for Week Nine for his contributions in the Patriots' 24-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 4 and for Week 11 for his contributions in the Patriots' 56-10 win over the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 18... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November while averaging 105.3 receiving yards per game and raking in 24 receptions in the Patriots' three victories during the month... Set a new single-season career high with his 19 touchdown reception, while moving into second place behind the San Francisco 49ers Jerry Rice for the highest single-season touchdown receptions total in NFL history in the Patriots' 34-13 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Dec. 9... Set a Patriots team record with his 18th overall touchdown of the season on a 4-yard touchdown reception against the Steelers on Dec. 9... Established a new Patriots franchise record for receiving yards, finishing with 1,493 receiving yards for his 2007 campaign... With his 4-yard touchdown reception against the New York Giants on Dec. 29, moved into 10th place on the NFL's all-time career touchdown list with his 124th score, moving past the Colts' Marvin Harrison... Moved past Jerry Rice on the NFL's all-time single-season touchdown receptions list with his 23rd scoring strike in a two-touchdown performance in the Patriots' 38-35 comeback victory over the New York Giants on Dec. 29.