TWITTER: @owendaniels
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the fourth round (98th pick overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft…signed by Texans on July 12, 2006...re-signed with Texans on June 15, 2009...placed on Reserve/Injured list on Nov. 4, 2009...re-signed with Texans on June 11, 2010...re-signed with Texans on March 3, 2011.
HONORS:
Pro Bowl Selection (2009)
CAREER:
Texans all-time leader in receptions (299) and receiving yards (3,649) at tight end
Has caught a pass in 67 consecutive regular season games played
Ranks second in both receptions and receiving yards in team history, while his 205 receiving first downs also ranks second in team history
Became the third player in team history to have 3,000-plus receiving yards in team history
Is averaging 45.6 receiving yards per game, which is second in team history
The first Texan to score in the NFL Pro Bowl when he caught a 9-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter of the 2009 game
2011 (Houston 15/15):
Led the team and ranked sixth among AFC tight ends with 54 receptions and for 677 yards and had three touchdown catches
Caught three passes for 25 yards including his first touchdown of the season on a 4-yard reception in the second quarter at Miami (9/18)
Had five receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown for the second consecutive game at New Orleans (9/25)
Caught a touchdown in the third consecutive game as part of a five-reception, 69-yard day vs. Pittsburgh (10/2)
Led all Texans in receptions with a season-high seven for 89 yards vs. Oakland (10/9)
Caught a pass in his 60th consecutive game when he hauled in a season-long 34-yarder in the second quarter at Tennessee (10/23) as part of a 71-yard day receiving
Made four receptions for 60 yards including a crucial finger-tip catch to convert a third down at the end of the fourth quarter vs. Jacksonville (10/30)
Surpassed 3,500 career receiving yards on his second catch of the game, an 8-yard gain in the first quarter vs. Atlanta (12/4)
Led all Texans with 100 yards receiving on seven receptions including a one-handed grab on third down that helped set up the game winner at Cincinnati (12/11)
Inactive in the season finale vs. Tennessee (1/1/12)
Started in his postseason debut and caught two passes for 29 yards in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)
Had two receptions for 26 yards in AFC Divisional Playoff at Baltimore (1/15/12)
TWITTER: @owendaniels
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the fourth round (98th pick overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft…signed by Texans on July 12, 2006...re-signed with Texans on June 15, 2009...placed on Reserve/Injured list on Nov. 4, 2009...re-signed with Texans on June 11, 2010...re-signed with Texans on March 3, 2011.
HONORS:
Pro Bowl Selection (2009)
CAREER:
Texans all-time leader in receptions (299) and receiving yards (3,649) at tight end
Has caught a pass in 67 consecutive regular season games played
Ranks second in both receptions and receiving yards in team history, while his 205 receiving first downs also ranks second in team history
Became the third player in team history to have 3,000-plus receiving yards in team history
Is averaging 45.6 receiving yards per game, which is second in team history
The first Texan to score in the NFL Pro Bowl when he caught a 9-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter of the 2009 game
2011 (Houston 15/15):
Led the team and ranked sixth among AFC tight ends with 54 receptions and for 677 yards and had three touchdown catches
Caught three passes for 25 yards including his first touchdown of the season on a 4-yard reception in the second quarter at Miami (9/18)
Had five receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown for the second consecutive game at New Orleans (9/25)
Caught a touchdown in the third consecutive game as part of a five-reception, 69-yard day vs. Pittsburgh (10/2)
Led all Texans in receptions with a season-high seven for 89 yards vs. Oakland (10/9)
Caught a pass in his 60th consecutive game when he hauled in a season-long 34-yarder in the second quarter at Tennessee (10/23) as part of a 71-yard day receiving
Made four receptions for 60 yards including a crucial finger-tip catch to convert a third down at the end of the fourth quarter vs. Jacksonville (10/30)
Surpassed 3,500 career receiving yards on his second catch of the game, an 8-yard gain in the first quarter vs. Atlanta (12/4)
Led all Texans with 100 yards receiving on seven receptions including a one-handed grab on third down that helped set up the game winner at Cincinnati (12/11)
Inactive in the season finale vs. Tennessee (1/1/12)
Started in his postseason debut and caught two passes for 29 yards in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)
Had two receptions for 26 yards in AFC Divisional Playoff at Baltimore (1/15/12)
2010 (Houston 11/10):
Played in 11 games with 10 starts and caught 38 passes on the season for 471 yards and two touchdowns
Caught five passes for 91 yards vs. Baltimore (12/13)
Had a team-high eight receptions for 73 yards and his first touchdown of the season at Denver (12/26)
Recorded five receptions for 62 yards and a touchdown vs. Jacksonville (1/2/11)
2009 (Houston 8/8):
Started the first eight games of the season and caught 40 passes for 519 yards and five touchdowns before suffering a season ending knee injury Week 9
Had six receptions for 72 yards and a third quarter game-tying touchdown at Tennessee (9/20) to help set up for the game-winning field goal
Caught eight passes for 94 yards in the second half at Arizona (10/11)
Caught seven passes for 78 yards and tied a career high with two touchdowns at Cincinnati (10/18)
Was the team leader in receptions and yards vs. San Francisco (10/25) where he had seven catches for 123 yards and a touchdown
Made one catch for 22 yards at Buffalo (11/1) before leaving the game with a torn ACL and being placed on the reserve/injured list (11/4)
2008 (Houston 16/16):
Started all 16 games and caught 70 passes for 862 yards and two touchdowns, earning his first trip to the Pro Bowl
Ranked second among AFC tight ends in receiving yards (862) and first downs (46), trailing only Kansas City TE Tony Gonzalez in both categories
Ranked in the top five among AFC tight ends in receptions (third, 70), receiving yards per game (third, 53.9) and yards per reception (fourth, 12.3)
Teamed with Andre Johnson to form the most prolific receiver-tight end pairing in the NFL with a combined 185 receptions and 2,437 yards
Recorded 66 yards on six receptions including two touchdowns vs. Detroit (10/19)
Caught 11 passes for 131 yards, both career-highs at Minnesota (11/2)
Caught seven passes for 111 yards at Oakland (12/21)
2007 (Houston 16/16):
Started all 16 games and finished with 63 catches for 768 yards and three touchdowns
Reception and yardage totals both ranked sixth among NFL tight ends
His 63 catches were second-most on the team and his 768 yards ranked third
Caught a season-high seven passes for 56 yards vs. Indianapolis (9/23)
Caught six passes for a season-high 96 yards vs. Miami (10/7)
Tied his season high with seven receptions for 82 yards and scored his first touchdown of the season at Cleveland (11/25)
2006 (Houston 14/12):
Started 12 games as a rookie and finished tops in NFL among rookie tight ends with 34 catches for 352 yards and five touchdowns
His five scores tied for the team lead and were the most ever by a Texans tight end
Started his first career game vs. Philadelphia (9/10)
Registered four catches for 44 yards, including his first career touchdown for 33 yards at Indianapolis (9/17)
Had a season-high 99 receiving yards with nine catches and two TDs at Tennessee (10/29), setting a team record for rookie tight ends
COLLEGE:
Began his Wisconsin career on special teams and at quarterback
Moved to flanker and then tight end as a sophomore and also saw action at split end and wingback
Played in 43 games during his career, 36 of them as a receiver
Caught 62 passes for 852 yards (13.7 avg) and eight touchdowns
Atmospheric and oceanic sciences major who earned Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors in 2002
PERSONAL:
Resides in Houston
Played basketball and ran track at Naperville (Ill.) Central High School for the Redhawks
