Players

PRO: (36-12/4-0): Named the 2011 Steelers’ MVP…earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl in 2011 as the AFC’s kickoff returner (also was the 5^th alternate at WR)…earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his Week 12 performance in 2011...originally drafted by the Steelers as their second of two selections in the sixth round (195^th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

2012 (11-9): 9/9 at Denver: Had a team-high 74 yards receiving on four receptions…hauled in a 23-yard reception that converted a third-and-11 late in the second quarter...hauled in a 27-yard reception on that same drive, which ended with a Steelers touchdown…added a 23-yard punt return that set up a Steelers field goal in the second quarter…9/16 vs. N.Y. Jets: Finished with game highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (79)…converted a third-and-eight with an 18-yard reception with two minutes left in the first quarter…added a season-long nine-yard rush…9/23 at Oakland: Finished with seven receptions for 87 yards and one touchdown…registered at least seven receptions in consecutive weeks for the second time in his career…put the Steelers up 31-21 with his receiving touchdown, a play in which he recovered his own fumble in the endzone…10/7 vs. Philadelphia: Finished with game highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (86)…marked the fifth straight regular-season contest that he has recorded at least 70 yards receiving…registered at least seven receptions in three consecutive games for the first time in career…10/11 at Tennessee: Converted a second-and-seven with a seven-yard reception on the Steelers first drive of the third quarter…10/21 at Cincinnati: Finished second on the team with seven receptions for a game-high 96 yards…has now registered at least 70 receiving yards in six of the past seven regular-season contests…has now registered at least seven receptions in four of the last five games…10/28 vs. Washington: Had a season-high 25 punt return yards…11/4 at N.Y. Giants: Left the game in the second quarter with a left ankle injury and did not return…11/12 vs. Kansas City: Inactive due to an ankle injury, snapping a streak of 29 consecutive regular-season games played. Was inactive for the next two games due to an ankle injury (vs. Baltimore and at Cleveland)…12/2 at Baltimore: Returned to the starting lineup after missing the previous three games due to an ankle injury…tied for the team high with five receptions for 58 yards…the five receptions were the most since 10/21 at Cincinnati…12/9 vs. San Diego: Caught a one-yard touchdown with less than a minute left in the game, giving him two receiving touchdowns on the season...the two receiving touchdowns ties a career high he set in 2011…12/16 at Dallas: Led the team with eight receptions…registered a seven-yard touchdown reception to give the Steelers a 24-17 lead early in the fourth quarter…now has three touchdown receptions on the season, which is a career high…recorded a 29-yard punt return, the longest since he returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown vs. Cincinnati on 12/4/11.

2011 (16-3/1-0): Saw action in 16 regular-season games, making three starts…named to his first Pro Bowl as a kick returner…named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 12 performance…named Steelers’ team MVP…finished second on the team with 69 receptions for 1,108 yards…became the first player in NFL history with at least 1,000 receiving yards (1,108) and at least 1,000 return yards (1,062) in the same season…claimed the Steelers’ franchise single-season record with 2,211 all-purpose yards…registered three 100-yard receiving games…saw action in one postseason contest…9/11 at Baltimore: Saw action at WR and on special teams in the season opener…had three kickoff returns for 103 yards (31, 41 and 31 yards)…9/18 vs. Seattle: Registered his first career rush for one yard…had four punt returns for 54 yards, including a career-long 41-yarder…it was the longest punt return by the Steelers since the 2007 season…9/25 at Indianapolis: Set a then career-high with 75 yards receiving on four receptions…added four punt returns for 65 yards…registered the second and fifth-longest punt returns of his career (37 and 25 yards), both coming a week after recording a career-long 41-yard return…10/2 at Houston: Led the team with five receptions for 67 yards…registered a 33-yard punt return, marking the third-longest punt return in his career (37, 41) with all three coming during the 2011 season…10/9 vs. Tennessee: Totaled 83 kickoff return yards…recorded a 52-yard kickoff return in the first quarter, which marked the second longest kickoff return of his career…added a career-long 10-yard rush…10/23 at Arizona: Saw action at WR and on special teams…registered seven receptions for 102 yards…marked first career 100-yard receiving game…added 47 punt return yards, including the fourth longest punt return of his career (31)…10/30 vs. New England: Saw action at WR and on special teams…had a career-high nine receptions for 67 yards and one touchdown, the first receiving touchdown of his career…recorded his 50^th career reception…11/6 vs. Baltimore: Registered a game-high 109 yards on five receptions, marking his second 100+ yard receiving game in the last three weeks…11/13 at Cincinnati: Made his first career start at WR and saw action on special teams…recorded a team-high 86 yards receiving on five receptions…registered 74 yards on a drive that resulted in a field goal that gave the Steelers a 17-10 lead…11/27 at Kansas City: Recorded a team-high 81 yards on four receptions…all four receptions went for first downs…12/4 vs. Cincinnati: Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 12 performance…returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown, the first of his career and the first for Pittsburgh in the regular season since Santonio Holmes returned a punt 65 yards for a score on Dec. 17, 2006…had a team-high 67 receiving yards on two receptions…12/8 vs. Cleveland: Started his second career game at WR…recorded his third 100-yard receiving game of the season with a career-high 151 yards on five receptions…registered a career-long 79-yard touchdown reception…151 yards were the highest by a Steeler since WR Hines Ward totaled 159 yards vs. Cleveland on 10/18/09…marked the seventh consecutive game he led the Steelers in either receptions or receiving yards…12/19 at San Francisco: Finished with a team-high (tied) five receptions for 59 yards…12/24 vs. St. Louis: Registered 77 all-purpose yards, setting the single-season franchise record for all-purpose yards with 2,048, passing Barry Foster (2,034 in 1992)…surpassed 1,000 receiving yards (1,018) for the first time in his career…joined WR Mike Wallace as the fourth Steeler duo to register more than 1,000 receiving yards each in the same season since 2000 and the first since 2009…1/1 at Cleveland: Recorded a team-high 6 receptions for a team-best 90 yards…became the first player in NFL history with at least 1,000 yards receiving (1,108) and at least 1,000 return yards (1,062) in the same season…surpassed 1,100 receiving yards for the first time in his career, joining Wallace as the third Steeler duo since 1960 to each register at least 1,100 receiving yards in the same season…AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Denver: Had five catches for 70 yards…added an 18-yard rush in the second half.  

2010 (9-0/3-0): Played in nine games during the regular season at WR and on special teams...returned the opening kickoff 89 yards (following a handoff from RB Mewelde Moore) in his first NFL game, Week 2 at Tennessee...became the first Steelers’ rookie to return a kickoff for a touchdown since Antwaan Randle El in the 2002 season...finished first on the team with 110 punt return yards and second on the team with 397 kickoff return yards...had 16 receptions in the regular season for 167 yards...added two special teams tackles in the regular season...played in all three postseason contests at WR and on special teams...had five receptions for 90 yards, with a long of 58 yards...caught two key third-down passes from QB Ben Roethlisberger in the playoffs, the first being a 58-yard pass on the Steelers’ final drive against the Ravens in the AFC Divisional Game and the second being a 14-yard reception in the AFC Championship against the Jets that sealed the victory...led the team with 241 kickoff return yards in the postseason...9/19 at Tennessee: Made his NFL debut...returned the opening kickoff 89 yards (following a handoff from RB Mewelde Moore) for a touchdown...it was the first kickoff return for the Steelers since Allen Rossum during the 2007 season...became the first Steelers’ rookie to return a kickoff for a touchdown since Antwaan Randle El in the 2002 season...had a 21-yard punt return late in the first half...also had one special teams tackle...9/26 at Tampa Bay: Had one special teams tackle...10/3 vs. Baltimore: Caught his first career pass for six yards (from QB Charlie Batch) in the third quarter...inactive for the next five games...11/21 vs. Oakland: Recorded a season-high seven punt returns for 66 yards, including a long of 20 yards...had one reception for 21 yards...11/28 at Buffalo: Was inactive due to a knee injury...12/5 at Baltimore: Played in his fifth career game at WR and on special teams...had three catches for 26 yards...had two punt returns for 11 yards...1/2 at Cleveland: Had a season-high four catches for a season-best 52 yards, including a season-long of 26 yards...AFC Divisional Game 1/15 vs. Baltimore: Saw action on special teams and at WR for the first postseason game of his career...caught a 58-yard pass on the Steelers’ final drive to set up the game-winning touchdown...finished with a game-high 75 yards receiving...returned four kickoffs for 85 yards...AFC Championship Game 1/23 vs. N.Y. Jets: Had three kickoff returns for 68 yards, including a 27-yarder in the fourth quarter...caught one pass for 14 yards in the fourth quarter, which sealed the victory...Super Bowl XLV 2/6 vs. Green Bay: Saw action at WR and on special teams...finished the game with one reception for one yard...added four punt returns for five yards and four kickoff returns for 88 yards.

COLLEGE: Ranks second in MAC history with 305 career receptions...CMU’s all-time leader in receptions...ranks second in school history in touchdown receptions (22) and third in receiving yards (3,199)...only player in school history with two 1,000-yard receiving seasons... also the only player with two 100-reception seasons...caught at least one pass in 41 consecutive games...accounted for touchdowns receiving, rushing, passing and on both a punt return and kickoff return during career. 2009: MAC Special Teams Player of the Year for the second consecutive season...All-MAC first team honoree as both a receiver and punt returner...2010 GMAC Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player...named CMU’s Special Teams Player of the Year...caught a school record 110 passes for 1,198 yards and nine touchdowns...twice named MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week...earned the honor after averaging 37.7 yards on three punt returns, including a 55-yard return for a score, against Alcorn State and again after returning a punt 75 yards for a touchdown against Eastern Michigan... accounted for a season-high 248 all-purpose yards at Michigan State...caught 10 passes for 71 yards and a score and completed a 24-yard pass to Dan LeFevour against the Spartans...had four 100-yard receiving games...caught a season-high 13 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown against Toledo...made 11 catches for a regular season-high 170 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown, at Ball State...caught 13 passes for 178 yards, rushed for a touchdown, returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score and finished with 403 all-purpose yards in GMAC Bowl vs. Troy. 2008: MAC Special Teams Player of the Year...All-MAC first team receiver, kick returner and punt returner...led the nation in punt return yardage (20.5 avg.)...ranked fourth nationally in all-purpose yardage (178.1 ypg)...five punt returns of at least 36 yards...caught at least 10 passes in four different games and posted a trio of 100-yard receiving efforts...93 receptions are second most in a season in school history...named MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a punt 75 yards for a score at Ohio... also caught 10 passes for 78 yards against the Bobcats...caught 10 passes for 113 yards and threw a 2-yard touchdown pass against Western Michigan...caught 10 passes for 85 yards at Toledo... caught three passes against Temple, two of which were touchdowns...tallied seven receptions for 138 yards and two touchdowns, including a 79-yard touchdown catch, at Indiana...made seven receptions for 172 yards and a score at Eastern Michigan...hauled in a career-long 93-yard catch at Eastern Michigan and finished with a career-high 313 all-purpose yards...caught 11 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown in the Motor City Bowl...selected CMU’s offensive and special teams player of the year...All-America first team punt returner by collegefootballnews.com. 2007: MAC Freshman of the Year...All-MAC first team kick return specialist and All-MAC second team receiver...Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America...Scout.com Freshman All-America first team as a kick returner...Rivals.com Freshman All-America second team as a kick returner...Sporting News Freshman All-America second team as a receiver...also earned Freshman All-America honors from collegesportsreport.com (all-purpose) and collegefootballnews.com (first team kick returner)... caught a school-record 102 passes...reception total is second-highest by a freshman in NCAA Bowl Subdivision history (Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech)...set Bowl Subdivision freshman record with 2,267 all-purpose yards...all-purpose yardage total ranks second in school history and third in MAC history...set CMU single-game record with 15 receptions at Akron...1,003 receiving yards are fourth-most in a season in CMU history...caught a touchdown pass in six different games...rushed nine yards for a score and caught six passes for 43 yards and a touchdown at Ball State...eclipsed 100 receiving yards in a game twice: nine catches for 105 yards and a score vs. Toledo and 15 catches for 174 yards at Akron...MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown against Northern Illinois.

PERSONAL: Spent a prep year in 2006 at North Carolina Tech...ran for 451 yards and 13 touchdowns and threw for 1,247 yards and 11 scores in just five games...two-sport athlete at Norland High...two-time Class 6A all-state selection...two-time state qualifier in the 100 meters...named North Athlete of the Year at 2005 Miami-Dade Gridiron Classic…has one son, Antonio…younger brother Desmond plays running back for the University of Pittsburgh...son of Adrianne Moss and Eddie Brown...Full name: Antonio Brown.