Prechae Rodriguez

Prechae Rodriguez (born January 21, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver.

In 2003 Prechae Rodriguez' skills nearly earned him national recognition when he participated in the open run of the AND-1 Mix Tape Tour at the University of South Florida (USF) SunDome in Tampa, Florida where Rodriguez instantly became a fan favorite of the more than 500 fans.

He initially received a spot on the AND-1 team by winning the slam dunk competition, but Rodriguez did not join the team because he was unsure how it would affect his NCAA eligibility.

Rodriguez went on to sign a full football scholarship with Coffeyville Community College.

Upon graduation from Thomas Jefferson, Rodriguez attended Coffeyville Community College.

As a freshman in 2003, he redshirted, and in 2004 he hauled in 39 cataches for 553 yards and two touchdowns, returned 11 kicks for 236 yards.

He was named Second-Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, J.C Grid Wire honorable mention, SuperPrep Junco 100, and CollegeFootballNews.com's Top JUCO Wide Receivers.

Rodriguez committed to Auburn on November 14, 2004.

Rodriguez is among several current AFL players ranked in "Top 100" that were highly recruited players coming out of high school and junior college.

Rodriguez accepted his FBS scholarship from Auburn.

In 2005, Rodriguez enrolled at Auburn University where he majored in Sociology.

As a member of the Auburn Tigers football team, he saw action in 11 games, catching 13 passes for 240 yards and one touchdown.

His first catch as a Tiger came against Ball State and he finished the game with three catches for 39 yards.

For the second straight game he posted a team high with 79 yards against Kentucky, one of the three catches against the Wildcats was a team season-high 41-yard touchdown in the second quarter, rushed for a 5-yard reverse touchdown early in the fourth quarter in that same game against the Wildcats.

After recording one catch for 18 yards in the South Carolina game he surpassed the 100 yard mark in the 2005 season.

In 2006 Rodriguez caught 14 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown.

Posted an 18-yard reception against Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl.

During the 2006 Iron Bowl Game against Alabama, he caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Brandon Cox in the third quarter that served as the game-winner for the Auburn Tigers.

He signed with Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2008.

During his rookie 2008 season, Rodriguez accumulated 1099 yards in only 14 games, en route to being named the East Division Most Outstanding Rookie.

He played college football for the Auburn Tigers.

Rodriguez was born to Sonja Milian-Rodriguez and Andrei Rodriguez, his brother is Marcelino Rodriguez.

At Jefferson High School he played both basketball and football.

The Rodriguez brothers are regarded as some of Tampa's best streetball players.

Prior to the 2008 NFL Draft, Rodriguez was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com.

Rodriguez went undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft and attended tryout camps for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and New York Jets.

He signed with the New York Jets and was later released.

On May 7, 2008, he signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League and was expected to play a big role.

He saw action in 14 games out of an 18-game season in 2008.

Against the Edmonton Eskimos on July 26, Richie Williams threw a pass to Rodriguez for 46 yards which helped Jesse Lumsden score a touchdown on the next play.

On September 13, once again against the Eskimos, Rodriguez caught two touchdown passes from quarterback Casey Printers including an 18-yard catch that ended a 97-yard possession.

The week after the Edmonton game, the Tiger-Cats faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the "Hall of Fame Game" in which Rodriguez caught a touchdown.

In a late season game against the first place Montreal Alouettes, Rodriguez recorded 12 catches for a total of 198 yards with three touchdowns.

His performance helped first time head coach Marcel Bellefeuille with his first win.

In the Tiger-Cats final home game of 2008 on October 24, Rodriguez had 61 yards making him 31 yards from the 1,000 yard mark.

Before the final game of the season, Rodriguez emerged as one of the CFL's most explosive offensive threats and was recognized as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats "Most Outstanding Rookie" and went on to be nominated the CFL Rookie of the Year, with Weston Dressler of the Saskatchewan Roughriders being his main competition.

Although Dressler ended up winning, Rodriguez received the finest players CFL 2008 East Division Rookie of the Year Award, Frank M. Gibson Trophy.

Rodriguez ended the 2008 season with 70 catches, 1,099 yards and seven touchdowns.

He was rated as the 129th-best wide receiver in the draft.

He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his Auburn pro-day workouts: