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Height:	6-4
Weight:	248
College:	Colorado State
Experience:	4th season

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85 Joel Dreessen - Biography

HEIGHT: 6-4
WEIGHT: 248
COLLEGE: Colorado State
NFL EXP: 4th season

Career Statistics
Year	Team	G	GS	rec	yds	avg	lg	td
2005	NYJ	14	0	5	41	8.2	17	0
2007	HOU	13	0	4	55	13.8	28	2
2008	HOU	16	3	11	77	7.0	13	0
2009	HOU	8	0	7	67	9.6	21	0
Totals		51	3	27	240	8.9	28	2

CAREER: Solid blocking and pass-catching tight end…has emerged as the Texans' second tight end…has the ability to play every down…played in all 16 games in 2008 for the first time in his career…has played in 43 career NFL games and recorded 20 receptions for 173 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

2008 (Houston 16/3): Played in all 16 games with three starts…set career marks in catches (11) and receiving yards (77)…was a key contributor on special teams…made a career-high eight special teams stops…played tight end and recorded two tackles on special teams at Pittsburgh (9/7)…played as a reserve tight end at Tennessee (9/21)…had one assist on special teams…saw action as a reserve tight end at Jacksonville (9/28)…played at tight end and on special teams vs. Indianapolis (10/5)…caught one pass for 11 yards…made his first career start on offense in a double tight end set vs. Miami (10/12)…recorded one special teams tackle…registered one reception for six yards vs. Detroit (10/19)…played at tight end and on special teams vs. Cincinnati (10/26)…played at tight end and on special teams at Minnesota (11/2)…caught one pass for 13 yards…played at tight end and on special teams vs. Baltimore (11/9)…caught one pass for nine yards…started at tight end, where he caught two passes for 11 yards, at Indianapolis (11/16)…recorded one special teams tackle…played at tight end at Cleveland (11/23)…posted one tackle on special teams…played at tight end and on special teams vs. Jacksonville (12/1)…caught one pass for 10 yards…played at tight end and on special teams at Green Bay (12/7)…caught one pass for four yards…played at tight end and on special teams vs. Tennessee (12/14)…caught two passes for nine yards and made one special teams tackle…played at tight end and on special teams at Oakland (12/21)…caught one pass for four yards…played at tight end vs. Chicago (12/28)…registered one special teams tackle.

2007 (Houston 13/0): Played in 13 games at tight end in his first season as a Texan...caught four passes for 55 yards and the first two touchdowns of his career…made his Texans debut on special teams at Atlanta (9/30)…caught his first-career touchdown pass, a 28-yarder from QB Sage Rosenfels, at San Diego (10/28)…served as a game captain and played as a reserve tight end and on special teams at Oakland (11/4)…caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from QB Matt Schaub and made two special teams tackles vs. New Orleans (11/18).

2006: Spent time with the New York Jets before being released after training camp.

2005 (New York Jets 14/0): Saw action in 14 games at tight end…made five catches for 41 yards…caught his first pass of his career, a seven-yard reception, at Denver (11/20)…caught one pass for 17 yards at New England (12/4)…caught two passes for 11 yards, his first multi-catch game of his career, at Miami (12/18)…caught one pass for six yards vs. Buffalo (1/1/06).

Caught 123 career passes for 1,295 yards and 10 touchdowns while at Colorado State…his 123 receptions rank eighth all-time on the school's career list…was selected as a third team All-American by The NFL Draft Report…was an All-Mountain West Conference first-team as a sophomore and senior…finished his senior season with a career-high 43 receptions for 427 yards and three touchdowns…was also a force on special teams, registering six tackles…also served as long snapper…majored in management.

Selected by New York Jets in sixth round (198th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft…signed by Jets on July 25, 2005…released by Jets on Sept. 2, 2006…signed by the Houston Texans on Jan. 2, 2007…released by Texans on Sept. 13, 2007…re-signed by Texans on Sept. 25, 2007...re-signed by Texans on Feb. 28, 2009.

Ran high school track in the 110-meter hurdles at Fort Morgan (Colo.) High School…placed second in the state in hurdles for the Mustangs…was an all-state performer at tight end and defensive end for two years…born Joel Clifford Dreessen in Ida Grove, Iowa.