Michael Floyd

His 719 receiving yards set the mark for Notre Dame first-year players (Tony Hunter had 690 in 1979).

Floyd began his sophomore season with 3 touchdowns and 189 yards receiving on 4 receptions.

Later in the season, Floyd suffered a fractured clavicle, which prevented him from playing in 5 of Notre Dame's 12 games.

He returned from that injury and finished the season with 9 receiving touchdowns and almost 800 receiving yards in 7 games of action.

Michael Floyd Jr. (born November 27, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver.

Floyd was named Minnesota Player of the Year twice by the Associated Press (AP) and Gatorade (2007, 2008).

He was a USA Today High School All-American in 2007, and was picked to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

In addition to football, Floyd also participated in basketball and track while at Cretin.

In basketball, he averaged 23.5 points per game as a senior for the Raiders, scoring at least 30 points in six games.

He totaled 1,380 points in his basketball career, finishing just 86 points short of the school record for most career points.

In track and field, he competed as a sprinter and long jumper during his senior year.

He recorded personal-bests of 22.9 seconds in the 200-meter dash and 6.40 meters (20 ft, 6 in) in the long jump.

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Floyd was listed as the No. 3 wide receiver in the nation.

He was ranked the top wide receiver and the third-best player on the Detroit Free Press Best of the Midwest Top 20 list.

After narrowing his list of college choices to Michigan, Ohio State, Miami, Florida and Notre Dame, Floyd decided to play college football for the Fighting Irish, committing on October 19, 2007.

As a true freshman at Notre Dame, Floyd played in 11 of Notre Dame's 13 games on the year, only missing the final two games of the regular season (Syracuse and USC) due to an injury sustained early against Navy.

He recorded seven touchdown receptions on the year, breaking the record for an Irish freshman (previously held by teammate Duval Kamara's four touchdowns in 2007), while catching 48 balls to break another Notre Dame freshman record in receptions (Kamara had 32 in 2007).

He played college football at Notre Dame from 2008 to 2011, finishing with 271 catches for 3,686 yards and 37 touchdowns, all school records.

His 100 catches marked a new career best, and also set a new school record, surpassing former teammate Golden Tate's 93 receptions in 2009.

He also set school records for career receptions (271), career 100-yd games (16), receiving yards (3,689), and receiving touchdowns (37).

In 2010, Floyd started every game leading the Irish to an 8–5 record.

He ended the season with 79 receptions for 1,025 yards and 12 touchdowns.

The 79 catches ranked second in Notre Dame single-season history, while his 12 touchdowns tied for fourth most in a season and his 1,025 receiving yards ranked seventh.

Floyd was named MVP for Notre Dame and the Sun Bowl.

After receiving a citation for drunken driving on March 20, 2011, Floyd was suspended indefinitely from the Notre Dame football team on March 21, 2011.

The suspension was lifted August 3, 2011, allowing him to return playing football at Notre Dame without missing any games of the 2011 season.

Coach Kelly did not however allow Floyd to remain a team captain, leaving senior Harrison Smith the lone captain.

After being suspended from team activities for several months, Floyd was reinstated in August just as fall practice began.

In 2011, he started every game leading the Irish to once again, an 8–5 record.

He finished the season with 100 receptions for 1,147 yards and 9 touchdowns, including one rushing touchdown.

He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, but was dismissed from the Cardinals during the 2016 season, after he was arrested on drinking and driving charges.

He has also played for the New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins, and Baltimore Ravens.

Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Michael Floyd Sr. and Theresa Romero, Floyd attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School, where he played for the Raiders football team as a wide receiver.

In his junior year, Floyd caught 63 passes for 1,240 yards and 16 touchdowns.

As a senior, he recorded 59 receptions for 1,247 yards (21.1 avg.) and 17 touchdowns, and added 497 rushing yards on 43 carries (11.6 avg.) while also returning 16 punts for 373 yards (23.3 avg.) and four more scores, helping lead his high school team to a 13–1 record and an appearance in the state championship game.

In order to afford the school, Floyd worked off a scholarship by helping the custodial staff clean the school before the day started.

The Arizona Cardinals selected Floyd in the first round (13th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.

On June 11, 2012, the Cardinals signed him to a fully guaranteed four-year, $9.97 million contract.

Floyd began the 2012 NFL season as a backup wide receiver.

Tom Lemming rated him the 15th-best player in the nation, while Scout.com ranked him as the 16th-best.