CAREER NOTES: Two-sport student-athlete (football/baseball) who is one of the nation’s top receivers and one of the top pass catchers in Minnesota history • combines outstanding size and speed with great hands and a knack for finding openings in opposing defenses • has appeared in 36 games with 26 starts as a Gopher • ranks second all time at Minnesota in career receptions with 177 and needs just two more catches to tie Ron Johnson (1998-2001) for the school record • ranks fourth all-time in receiving yards with 2,361, third in receiving touchdowns with 19 and fourth in 100-yard receiving games with 7  • enters the 2009 season with a streak of at least one reception in 26 straight games played • a two-time academic All-Big Ten selection.

2008 • JUNIOR SEASON: A consensus first team All-Big Ten selection and one of 10 finalists for the Biletnikoff Award • also a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection • named All-America honorable mention by SI.com • earned mid-season first team All-American honors from The Sporting News, College Football News and Phil Steele’s College Football • started 11 of 12 games, missing only the Wisconsin game with a high ankle sprain • broke his own single-season school record for receptions with 84 for 1,074 yards and seven touchdowns • his 1,074 receiving yards rank No. 2 on the Gophers’ single-season receiving yards chart • became just third Gopher receiver to log a 1,000-yard season • ranked 17th in the nation in receptions per game (7.00) and receiving yards per game (89.5) • led the Big Ten in receptions per game and receiving yards per game • has a touchdown reception in 7 of 12 games this season • one of just two Big Ten receivers to top the 1,000-yard mark in receiving in 2008 • also the only Big Ten pass-catcher with more than 70 receptions • has 15 catches of 20 yards or more, including four that went for more than 40 yards • cleared the 100-yard receiving plateau in four games • also had 11 rushes for 87 yards and a touchdown • Academic All-Big Ten selection • earned third letter. Game-by-Game: Hauled in 10 receptions for 89 yards with an 8-yard touchdown in the season opener vs. Northern Illinois (8/30) • finished with six catches for 86 yards and scored on both a 28-yard catch and a 12-yard run at Bowling Green (9/6) • also had a 19-yard rush vs. the Falcons • accounted for 183 all-purpose yards against Montana State (9/13), recording nine receptions for 157 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown grab, and rushing three times for 26 yards • totaled 134 of his 157 receiving yards vs. the Bobcats on receptions of 44, 41, 26 and 23 yards • finished with seven receptions for 122 yards, including a 31-yard TD catch, and had two rushes for 14 yards vs. Florida Atlantic (9/20) • caught five passes for 52 yards, with a long of 21 yards, and had one rush for six yards at Ohio State (9/27) • produced a career game vs. Indiana, tying a 14-year old school record with 13 receptions for 190 yards • yardage total was the third-most in Minnesota single-game history and included receptions of 53 and 20 yards • totaled 86 yards on nine receptions, including a 22-yard catch and a 25-yard touchdown grab, at Illinois (10/11) • hauled in seven passes for 51 yards and had a 3-yard rush at Purdue (10/25) • grabbed a 7-yard touchdown pass and finished with seven catches for 62 yards vs. Northwestern (11/1) • was hampered by an injury vs. Michigan (11/8) and limited to just one reception • missed the Wisconsin game (11/15) with a high ankle sprain • had two catches for 33 yards, including a 26-yard grab, vs. Iowa (11/22) • caught eight passes for 149 yards and a score vs. Kansas (12/31) at the Insight Bowl • both the eight receptions and 149 yards were Minnesota bowl records.

2007 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started all 12 games during breakout sophomore campaign • named the recipient of the Bruce Smith Award as the team’s outstanding offensive player • set the Minnesota single-season record for receptions with 67 • totaled the fifth-most receiving yards in school history with 909 • hauled in nine touchdown passes, which it tied for the third-most on Minnesota’s single-season chart • ranked fourth in the Big Ten in receiving yards per game (75.8) and sixth in the conference receptions per game (5.58) • caught at least two passes in all 12 games, including 12 at Florida Atlantic for the second-most in a game ever by a Gopher • won the Bruce Smith Award at the team’s outstanding offensive player • Game-by-Game: had four receptions for 49 yards in the season opener vs. Bowling Green (9/1) • notched his first career 100-yard receiving game with seven catches for 129 yards and two touchdowns against Miami (Ohio) (9/8) • also recorded a season-long 59 yard touchdown reception against the Redhawks • maded it back-to-back 100-yard receiving games and set new career marks with 12 receptions for 165 yards at Florida Atlantic (9/15), including a 23-yard touchdown grab • had seven catches for 79 yards and a 15-yard grab touchdown against Purdue (9/22) and six receptions for 65 yards vs. Ohio State (10/29) • hauled in eight passess for 74 yards with a three-yard TD at Indiana (10/6) • finished with five receptions for 44 yards and had a 20-yard touchdown catch at Northwestern (10/13) • collected four receptions for 47 yards vs. North Dakota State (10/20) and connected with Ralph Spry on a 20-yard touchdown pass for the game’s open score • had three catches for 40 yards at Michigan (10/27) • averaged 21.7 yards on three receptions (3 for 65 yards), including a 33-yard grab, and had three rushes for 22 yards against Illinois (11/3) • had two receptions for 28 yards, including a 22-yard TD catch) at Iowa (11/10) • posted his third 100-yard receiving game of the season with six catches for 125 yards in the season finale vs. Wisconsin (11/17) • also had touchdown grabs of 22 and four yards against the Badgers • Academic All-Big Ten • earned second letter • scholar-athlete award winner.

2006 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Appeared in all 13 games with three starts • caught 26 passes for 378 yards with three touchdowns • Game-by-Game: first reception of his career went for a 39-yard touchdown in the season opener at Kent State (8/31) • made the first start of his career against Temple (9/16) • had his first career rushing attempt against the Owls • had the first multi-catch game of his career at Purdue (9/23) • also attempted a pass against the Boilermakers, a 22-yard completion to Amir Pinnix • set a career-high with 66 yards on four receptions against Penn State (10/7) • made a spectacular catch in overtime against the Nittany Lions for the second touchdown of his career • caught three balls for 26 yards at Wisconsin (10/14) • had two catches for 23 yards against NDSU (10/21) • caught three passes for 31 yards at Ohio State (10/28) • had a career-high five catches for 65 yards and the opening touchdown of the game against Indiana (11/4) • caught two passes for 36 yards against Iowa (11/18) • had two catches for 41 yards in the Insight Bowl against Texas Tech (12/29) • participated in 480 plays • Academic All-Big Ten selection • scholar-athlete award winner • earned first letter.

2005: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Rocori High School (Minn.) • high school coach was Rick Theisen • selected to the SuperPrep Midwest Team, ranked as the 14th-best receiver • named to the PrepStar All-Midwest Region Team • was a first-team selection on the 2004 Minnesota Associated Press All-State Football Team • two-time all-state, all-conference, all-area and all-section performer • named Rocori’s team MVP as a junior and senior • caught 62 passes for 1,017 yards with 15 touchdowns last season • had 2,156 receiving yards with 28 touchdowns for his career • was also all-conference, all-section and all-area in both basketball and baseball • member of the National Honor Society and all-state academic team.

PERSONAL: Son of Tom Decker and Sue Meyer • born March 15, 1987 • business marketing education major.