Percy Harvin

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Percy Harvin

Profile
College	University of Florida
Position	WR
Jersey No.	1
Class	Sophomore
Career	2006 – present
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	194 lbs (88.0 kg)
Nationality	American
B-date	May 28, 1988
B-place	Virginia Beach, Virginia
High School	Landstown High School
Career Highlights
Awards
2007 SEC Second Team All-League Wide Receiver (Coaches & Media) 2007 SEC First Team All-League All-Purpose (Media) 2007 Fred Biletnikoff Award Candidate
Championships
2007 BCS National Champion 2006 SEC Champion 2006 SEC East Champion
Bowl Games
2008 Capital One Bowl

Percy Harvin (born William Percy Harvin III on May 28, 1988 in Virginia Beach, Virginia) plays wide receiver for the Florida Gators in the NCAA college football tournament. After a successful rookie year capped by a SEC Championship MVP and SEC Freshman of the Year honors, Harvin was plagued with injuries and illnesses in his sophomore year, including a serious sinus infection that took him out of action for quite some time. However, despite only appearing in 10 games, Harvin managed to produce satisfactory numbers to emerge as the team's number two rusher and receiver with an 8.6 yards per carry (599 yards and five touchdowns on 70 carries) and a 15.6 yards per catch (781 yards and three touchdowns on 50 catches) averages. Many believe Harvin will have a breakout junior season if he stays healthy all-season long.

1 Personal Life
2 High School
3 College
- 3.1 2006
- 3.2 2007
4 Highlights
5 Achievements
- 5.1 2007
- 5.2 2006
6 References
7 External Links

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Personal Life

Percy is the son of Linda, a former track star. He has a lion tattooed on his right arm. He is a Social & Behavioral Sciences major at the University of Florida and is an active member of the Goodwill Gators, volunteering his time with the Children’s Miracle Network at Shands.

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High School

Harvin, a multi-sport star, was tagged with a "problem-child" image when he was still a high school athlete at Landstown High in Virginia Beach, which produced renowned athletes such as Allen Iversion and Michael Vick. He was repeatedly suspended for on- and off-the-field altercations including a bench-clearing altercation in a February basketball game that caused his banning from all athletics.

As a basketball cager, Harvin played guard and helped his basketball team to the state title game in a losing cause to Woodside of Newport News during his junior year. As a track athlete, Harvin became the first Virginia prep in 69 years to win five gold medals at the state 3A track meet. He won the 100 meters with a time of 10.69 and finished first in the 200 in 21.59. His mark of 23 feet, 5.5 inches gave him the long jump title, and he won the triple jump with a 47-7 effort. He also ran a leg on Landstown’s victorous 4x100m relay team. He had a hand in 40 of Landstown’s 42 points as the Eagles tied for first in the team standings. In his last track outing, he won the 55m (6.37), the long jump (22-11) and the triple jump (45-7) while also running a leg on the winning 800m relay team.

Harvin was equally successful on the football field, playing as a wide receiver and a running back under coach Chris Beatty. As a junior, the Landstown team captain caught 58 passes for 1,016 yards (17.5 per catch) and 17 touchdowns to go along with his 68 carries for 726 yards (10.7 per carry) and 10 touchdowns in helping lead his team to the Group AAA state championship and earning for himself the 2004 Beach District and Eastern Region Offensive Player of the Year and the 2004 Rivals.com National Junior of the Year accolades.

The following season, Harvin caught 75 passes for 1,313 yards with 14 touchdown receptions while also rushing for 504 yards and 13 touchdowns. The Parade All-American and U.S. Army All-American Game participant reached the endzone a total of 33 times in his final playing year. He capped his high school career ranked as Scout.com's top wide receiver and the no.2 overall prospect in the nation and Rivals.com's top recruit in the nation.

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College

Several schools showed interest in Harvin, with Florida State, Florida, Miami, Michigan, Southern Cal, and Tennessee all offering him scholarships. He eventually commited orally to the Gators in a televised news conference.

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2006

In his rookie year, Harvin became only the second true freshman in as many years to start at wide receiver for the Gators. He made his official debut against Southern Miss where he caught 3 passes for 33 yards and had 4 carries for 58 yards (most by a wide receiver nationally). He caught his first touchdown the following week, catching 4 passes for a season-high 99 yards including a 58-yard touchdown with 2 carries and 11 rush yards in a win over Central Florida. In his third outing, Harvin only had one catch (13 yards) and 1 rush (12 yards) after sustaining an ankle injury in the second quarter of the Tennessee game but returned the following week against Kentucky with no catches and only one rushing attempt for 2 yards. He missed the following game against Alabama with an ankle sprain. He ran for a team-leading 66 yards on 5 carries against Auburn then recorded a season-high 8 rushing attempts for 37 yards against Georgia to emerge as the team's leading rusher for the third time that season. Harvin reached the endzone for only the second time that year on a 41-yard run against Florida State to finish the game with 4 carries for 86 yards. He then went on to close the regular season with 6 carries for a season high 105 yards (first Gator to rush for over 100 yards in over two months) including a career-long 67-yard scoring run against Arkansas to earn for himself the SEC Championship Game MVP honors. Harvin made his postseason debut in the BCS National Championship Game, leading the Gators in receiving yards with 60 and a career-high 9 receptions in the win against Ohio State.

He finished his maiden season as Florida's no.4 receiver (427 receiving yards), no.3 catcher (34 receptions), and no.3 rusher (41 carries for 428 rushing yards) to cap the year with a total of 855 yards in total offense with 75 touches and an average of 11.4 yards per touch (most among freshmen nationally and 68th in the country). Among his postseason accolades include being named into the Freshman All-America by Scripps/FWAA, Second-Team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News and First Team Freshman All-America by Rivals.com. He was also awarded with the SEC Freshman of the Year award by the league coaches, and the Associated Press and took home The Sporting News’ SEC Offensive Freshman of the Year.

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2007

Harvin made his sophomore debut against Western Kentucky, making a start as a wide receiver with appearances as a running back and a quarterback early in the game. He finished the game catching 3 passes for 53 yards and a 19-yard TD reception with 3 carries for 25 yards against the Hilltoppers. He set a career-high in receptions (11) and receiving yards (121) against Mississippi but made history weeks later against Vanderbilt after rushing for 113 yards (2 TDs, 11 carries) and catching 110 yards (9 receptions) to become the first Gator in history to compile 100-yards on both receiving and rushing in a single game. He then went on to finish the regular season with a career-high 157 rushing yards on personal-best 16 carries with five catches for 67 yards against Florida State to garner the SEC Week 13 Outstanding Performance honors. Harvin then made his second-straight postseason appearance at the Capital One Bowl, catching 9 passes for 77 yards and a score while rushing 13 times for a career-high 165 yards and one touchdown against Michigan.

Harvin finished the year as the only underclassman to rank in the top seven in catches per game in the SEC and led the nation's receivers with an 8.6 yards per carry average. He also holds the top two spots in UF history in rushing yards by a wide receiver in a single season (442, 428) and is the all-time UF single-season leader in combined receiving and rushing yards for a wide receiver (781 receiving, 599 rushing). He also recieved several postseason accolades from various organiztaions, including a spot at the SEC All-Offense First Team as an all-purpose runner and in the Second Team as a wide receiver.

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