Mohamed Massaquoi

Mohamed Massaquoi
Mohamed Massaquoi

Mohamed Massaquoi during his tenure at Georgia
No. 11     Cleveland Browns
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: November 24, 1986 (1986-11-24) (age 24)
Place of birth: Charlotte, North Carolina
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College: Georgia
NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50
Debuted in 2009 for the Cleveland Browns
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • No notable achievements
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2011
Receptions     78
Receiving Yards     1,255
Touchdowns     6
Stats at NFL.com

Mohamed Jah Massaquoi (pronounced /ˈmæsəkɔɪ/ mass-ə-koy; born November 24, 1986 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns. He is currently the first string receiver in Head Coach Pat Shurmur's new offense.

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High school

Massaquoi played high school football at Independence High School (Charlotte, North Carolina). During his four years there his team did not lose a single game and won four straight state championships. He played with two college football notables, former University of Florida quarterback Chris Leak and former University of North Carolina wide receiver Hakeem Nicks.

  • Career Receptions: 274
  • Career Receiving Yardage: 4,876
  • Career Receiving Touchdowns: 76

College

He finished his collegiate career at the University of Georgia with 158 catches for 2,282 yards and 16 touchdowns, which ranks fourth best in school history. Massaquoi had a strong senior season with career-highs in catches (58), yards (920), and touchdowns (8). In Massaquoi's last four regular-season games at Georgia, he caught 29 passes for 544 yards and 4 touchdowns (including a career-high 3 in Georgia's 45-42 loss to Georgia Tech). His longest reception came in his junior season against Florida, hauling in an 84-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford.

Cleveland Browns

Massaquoi was drafted by the Browns with the 50th pick overall.

In Week 4 of 2009, Massaquoi caught 8 passes for 148 yards to have the most receiving yards that week in the NFL.

Massaquoi scored his first NFL touchdown on November 22, 2009 against the Detroit Lions on a 59 yard touchdown pass from Brady Quinn. Also, in this game against the Lions, he caught 5 passes for 115 yards.

Massaquoi ended the 2009 season with 34 receptions for 624 yards and three receiving touchdowns, leading the Browns in all categories.

Career stats

  Receiving
Season Team GP Rec Yds Avg Long TD
2009 Cleveland Browns 16 34 624 18.4 59T 3
2010 Cleveland Browns 15 36 483 13.4 41T 2
Career 31 70 1,107 15.8 59T 5

Personal

His favorite television show is Martin. His favorite movie is James Bond 007 series. His favorite athlete is Michael Jordan. His favorite artist is Jay-Z. He is referred to by many as "Mo" or "MoMass" because his full name is either too long or too difficult to pronounce.

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