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PRO CAREER: His average of 15.8 yards per catch ranks 7th in the NFL among players with at least 60 receptions over the last 3 seasons Had breakout season in 2006 with 51 catches for 775 yards while tying for team lead with 6 touchdown receptions Big-play ability led to 11 receptions of 20 yards or longer during 2006 season including 6 of 40-plus yards (tied for 3rd in the NFL) In 3 seasons in the NFL, 18 of his 79 career receptions (22.8 percent) have been for at least 20 yards including 13 catches of 34 yards or longer Recorded 79 receptions in his career for 1,246 yards and 8 touchdowns Ranks 3rd in Bears postseason history with 19 receptions, 296 receiving yards and tied for 3rd with 2 TD receptions, while starting 3 of 4 appearances Has seen time as both a kick and punt returner, averaging 22.6 yards on 17 kickoff returns and 7.2 yards on 12 punt returns.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Entered NFL as a third-round selection (78th overall) by Chicago in the 2004 NFL Draft Signed contract (7/28/04). SIGNED through 2007
2006 SEASON: Played 15 games, starting 14 contests, while finishing second on the team in receptions (51) and receiving yards (775), tying career highs in both categories Career-best 6 receiving touchdowns tied for team lead Four of 6 TD receptions were 34 yards or longer Ranked 20th in NFL with a 15.2 yards per catch average Posted first two 100-yard receiving games of his career (5-104 at NE, 11/26; 3-108 vs. SEA, 10/1) Added 2 punt returns for 7 yards Led Bears in postseason with 14 receptions for 228 yards and 2 TDs. GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 15-14
PREVIOUS SEASON: 2005 - Played 11 games, starting 2, and was team's leading receiver over the last 5 regular season games gaining 222 yards on 10 receptions Totaled 13 catches for 246 yards - 3rd most on the team - for the season Led NFL averaging 18.9 yards per catch among players with at least 10 receptions Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors vs. ATL (12/18) after gaining 30 yards on 2 punt returns highlighted by 24-yard return 2004 - Ranked second on team averaging 15.0 yards per catch while playing all 16 games, starting 1 Led all WRs and tied for team-lead with 2 receiving TDs on 15 receptions for 225 yards Caught first career TD on 49-yard pass vs. SF (10/31).
COLLEGE: Three-year starter at Fresno State (1999-2003) finished career with 199 receptions for 2,849 yards and 25 TDs while starting 40 of 49 games, ranking 2nd in school history in career catches, 5th in career yards and tied for 1st in TD catches Tied for 1st in school history for career KRs (68), 3rd all-time in KR yards (1,571) with 1 TD, and holds school record for PRs (99) and PR yards (1,144) with 3 TDs Finished with school-record 5,828 career all-purpose yards Earned all-WAC first team honors red-shirt senior and junior seasons and second team honors as a sophomore Averaged 135.6 all-purpose yards per game while starting every contest at flanker as a senior, leading Bulldogs with 63 catches for 668 yards and 4 TDs Redshirted original senior season after sustaining season-ending knee injury in season opener vs. Wisconsin First-team All-America by The NFL Draft Report and American Football Coaches Association as a junior receiver and returner after setting a conference record with 2,776 all-purpose yards while catching 85 passes for 1,364 yards and 13 TDs Tallied 765 yards on 32 kickoff returns with 1 TD and returned 41 punts for 556 yards and 1 TD Caught 43 passes as a sophomore for 705 yards and 6 TDs Played 9 games as a reserve WR during freshman season, totaling 58 yards and 1 TD on 6 receptions Majored in communications.
PERSONAL: Snagged 53 passes for 1,276 yards and 16 TDs as a senior to help lead Atwater (Calif.) H.S. to a 13-1 record Chosen as the Modesto Bee Player-of-the-Year in 1998 Named to the Merced Sun-Star all-area team and was also a member of the Modesto Bee's all-district team Cal High all-Northern California team member His brother, Tony, ran track for Arizona State Son of Sallie and Joseph Berrian. | 