Ted Ginn Jr.

He also rushed for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns on the ground, led the nation with a 25.6 yards per punt return average, and returned four punts for touchdowns (which broke a Big Ten Conference record first set by Gene Derricotte in 1947 that was later tied twice).

One of the most memorable moments in his freshman season was in the 30–7 win over Indiana.

A pass at the beginning of the first quarter was tipped by a diving Buster Larkins, only to be grabbed by Ginn.

He then broke four tackles on his way to a 59-yard touchdown.

Theodore Ginn Jr. (born April 12, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, and Chicago Bears.

Ginn was selected as the 2004 USA Today Defensive Player of the Year, a 2004 Parade All-American, and named the 2004 SuperPrep National Defensive Player of the Year.

He also participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl as a member of the East team, along with future Dolphins teammates Ryan Baker and Chad Henne, and was named the Most Valuable Player of the game.

Ginn intercepted eight passes as a senior, returning five of them for touchdowns.

One of his interception returns went for a state-record 102-yard touchdown, while another went for a 98-yard score.

Ted has two siblings, Tiffany Ginn and Jason Lucas in Akron, Ohio.

In addition to football, Ginn was a standout track athlete for the Glenville track team.

As a junior, he became the national champion in the 110 meter hurdles and recorded the best time in the nation as a senior when he won the state title for the second consecutive year.

He captured the state title in the 200 meters in a time of 21.51 seconds, after posting a time of 21.44 seconds in the preliminary rounds.

He also helped the track team to take the 4 x 400 metres relay crown in a time of 3:15.04 minutes.

He was timed at 10.5 in the 100 meters as a high school junior.

As a senior, he ran the 60 meter hurdles in 7.98 seconds, 200 meters in 21.16 seconds, 400 meters in 46.57 seconds and posted personal bests of 13.26w seconds and 13.40 seconds in the 39" 110 meter hurdles

As a freshman, Ginn saw moderate playing time at wide receiver and finished the 2004 season with 25 receptions for 359 yards and two touchdowns.

Ginn was converted to wide receiver in his sophomore year of 2005, and was named a starter.

He finished the season with 51 receptions for 803 yards and four touchdowns.

He also returned 18 kickoffs for 532 yards, along with 25 punts for 250 yards.

Entering the 2006 season, Ginn was considered by many to be a preseason candidate for the Heisman Trophy and the Biletnikoff Award.

He was a second team All-American selection and finished as the Buckeyes top receiver with 59 catches for 781 yards, while adding another 706 yards and two touchdowns on special teams.

Ginn played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and was selected by the Dolphins with the ninth overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.

Ginn played for his father, Ted Ginn Sr.., in high school at Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio, where he played defensive back, quarterback, and wide receiver for the football team.

Ginn returned the opening kickoff of the 2007 BCS National Championship Game for 92 yards and a touchdown.

Ginn sprained his left foot when fellow Buckeye Roy Hall slid into him during the celebration following the touchdown and sat on his foot.

He left the game soon after and didn't return.

Ginn finished his career at Ohio State with 125 receptions for 1,943 yards and 15 touchdowns in 37 games.

He also rushed for 213 yards, returned 38 kickoffs for 1,012 yards, and gained 900 yards on 64 punt returns, the second highest total in Ohio State history.

Overall, he gained 4,068 total yards and scored 26 touchdowns.

Ginn set a Big Ten record for most career punt return touchdowns with six.

After having to bypass the field drills at the 2007 NFL combine and Ohio State's official pro day due to a lingering foot injury suffered in the 2007 BCS Title Game, Ginn reportedly ran between 4.37 and 4.45 in a private workout for NFL Scouts held on April 12, 2007.

Preceding the workout it was reported that a healthy Ginn had been timed as great as 4.28 in individual team drills during his tenure at Ohio State.

In addition, in a 2007 interview with Stack Magazine while discussing his own personal improvement in the 40 yard dash, Ginn himself suggests that he had been timed at a personal best of 4.22 in the 40 yard dash.

In the interview, while discussing his improvement since training at one of Tim Robertson's facilities, Ginn states "...as far as my running, it's changed me a lot. When I first got here I was running like a 5.1 40, 5.2 40 to a 4.22".

Ginn was selected by the Miami Dolphins with the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

Ohio State University track coach Russ Rogers recruited Ginn to run track, believing that he could qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

However, his track career was put on hold in order to focus on football.

He was timed at 10.2 in the 100 meters in his freshman year.

Ginn was recruited as a defensive back by Ohio State University.