Pierre Garçon

Pierre Garçon

Pierre Garçon at Super Bowl XLIV's Media Day.
No. 85     Indianapolis Colts
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: August 8, 1986 (1986-08-08)
Place of birth: West Palm Beach, Florida
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College: Mount Union
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 6 / Pick: 205
Debuted in 2008 for the Indianapolis Colts
Career history
*Indianapolis Colts (2008–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
3× All-OAC (2005–2007) 2× Division III All-American (2006–2007)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011
Receptions	188
Receiving yards	2,519
Receiving TDs	16
Stats at NFL.com

Pierre Garçon (English pronunciation: /piˈɛər ɡɑrˈsoʊn/; born August 8, 1986, in West Palm Beach, Florida) is an American football wide receiver of Haitian descent for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Colts in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio.

High school career

Garçon attended John I. Leonard High School in Greenacres, Florida. He earned two varsity letters in football and also competed in track and soccer.

College career

Garçon started his college career at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. As a freshman in 2004, he played in ten games and had 44 receptions for 1,017 yards and 13 touchdowns. Wanting to play in a more football oriented program, he transferred to Mount Union College in the Ohio Athletic Conference. He averaged over 60 catches, 1000 yards and 15 touchdowns in his career as a Purple Raider. While at Mount Union he led the team to two consecutive Div III National Championships, falling just short of a third. During his sophomore season in 2005, he earned Ohio Athletic Conference second-team honors after having 68 receptions for 1,196 yards and 16 touchdowns. As a junior, he was named to the Ohio Athletic Conference first-team and was the recipient of the Ed Sherman Award for the OAC's most outstanding receiver. That season, he was third in the nation with 1,212 receiving yards and had 67 receptions with 17 touchdowns. As a senior in 2007, Garcon was Ohio Athletic Conference first-team and was the recipient of the Ed Sherman Award, for the second time. He had 67 receptions for 955 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Professional career

Pierre Garçon was drafted by the Colts in 2008 and he spent the entire season as a backup receiver. Working his way into the active roster in 2009, Garçon was named Reggie Wayne's back-up. After Anthony Gonzalez's injury in week 1, Garçon moved up to the starting W2 position. He started until a hand injury caused him to miss weeks 16 and 17. The 2009 season saw the young receiver carve a niche as a deep threat in Peyton Manning's passing attack.

Professional Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	Rec	Yards	AVG	TD
2008	IND	14	0	4	23	5.8	0
2009	IND	14	13	47	765	16.3	4
2010	IND	14	14	67	784	11.7	6
2011	IND	16	16	70	947	13.5	6
Career	IND	58	43	188	2,519	13.4	17

2009 Season

Garçon had 47 receptions for 765 yards and 4 touchdowns.

2010 Season

Garçon had the starting receiving position most of the season. He had a career-high 67 receptions for 784 yards and 6 touchdowns.

External links

• Official website
• Pierre Garçon on Twitter
• Indianapolis Colts bio