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| College: | Ohio State |
| NFL draft: | 2007 / round: 1 / pick: 9 |
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Theodore "Ted" Ginn, Jr. (born April 12, 1985 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was the Dolphins' first round pick, as he went ninth overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Ohio State University.
High school career
Ginn played for his father, Ted Ginn, Sr., in high school at Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio. Ginn Jr was selected as the 2004 USA Today Defensive Player of the Year and a 2004 Parade All-American. He was also named the 2004 SuperPrep National Defensive Player of the Year and the Most Valuable Player of the U.S. Army All-America game. He 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. As a junior, he became the national champion in the 110 high hurdles and recorded the best time in the nation as a senior when he won the state title for the second consecutive year. As a senior in High School, he ran 7.44 in the 55 meter high hurdles, 7.98 in the 60 meter high hurdles, 13.26 (+2.8 wind rating) and 13.40 (-1.2 wind rating) in the 110 meter high hurdles, 21.16 in the 200 meter dash (+0.0 wind rating), 46.57 in the 400 meter dash, and 36.73 in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles., He has been unofficially timed at 10.5 seconds in the 100 meter dash and 4.31 seconds in the 40 yard dash.
High school awards and honors
- USA Today Defensive Player of the Year (2003)
- Parade All-American (2003)
- Pete Dawkins Trophy (2004)
College career
As a freshman, Ginn saw moderate playing time and finished the 2004 season with 25 receptions for 359 yards and 2 touchdowns. 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. One of the most memorable moments in his freshman season was in the 30-7 win over Indiana. A pass to Ginn at the beginning of the first quarter was tipped by a diving Buster Larkins, but only to be grabbed by Ginn on the fingertips. Ginn then managed to turn around and juke out a defender, and break a couple more tackles on his way to an amazing 59 yard touchdown that looked more like a kick return than a reception touchdown.
Ginn earned a spot as the Buckeyes Starting receiver his sophomore year in 2005. 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 returned the opening kickoff of the 2007 BCS National Championship Game for 92 yards for a touchdown. He sprained his left foot when fellow Buckeye Roy Hall, now playing for the Indianapolis Colts, tackled Ginn in celebration following the touchdown. 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 a Big 10 record 900 yards on 64 punt returns. Overall, he gained 4,068 total yards and scored 26 touchdowns.
College awards and honors
- Honorable mention All-Big Ten (2005)
- Second-team AP All-American (2006)
- First-team All-Big Ten (2006)
Professional career
2007 NFL Draft
Ginn was selected by the Miami Dolphins with the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Many were expecting the Dolphins to select Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn with the Dolphins in need of a quarterback. The selection of Ginn was greeted with boos by many Dolphins fans at the draft.
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| Wt | 40 yd | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | BP | Wonderlic | |||
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| 178 lb | 4.38s | X | X | X | X | X | |||
(* represents NFL Combine)
Miami Dolphins
Although Ginn wore No. 11 in the team's initial minicamp, it was announced he would wear No. 19 during the regular season to honor his father, who wore the number in high school.
Ginn sat out the first week of the Dolphins minicamp, due to the foot injury he suffered in his last collegiate game.
Trivia
- OSU track coach Russ Rogers recruited Ginn to run track, believing that he could qualify for the 2008 Olympics.
- Ginn was featured in The Dead Schembechlers song "Ted Ginn Did Everything", in which they comically exaggerate his achievements.
- Holds the Big Ten record for most career punt returns for a touchdown at six.
- Ginn and former Ohio State teammate Anthony Gonzalez (Indianapolis Colts) were the second set of receivers taken in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft from the same school (LSU's Dwayne Bowe (Kansas City Chiefs) and Craig Davis(San Diego Chargers).
- Jersey Numbers: 2 (Glenville High School; US Army All-American Bowl); 7 (Ohio State); 11 (Dolphins Rookie Minicamp); 19 (Miami Dolphins); 21 (2004 Big 33 Game)
References
- http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=10413
- http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-37709sy0may20,0,2536017.story?coll=dp-sports-local
- Harris, Doug (2005-04-07). "Ginn emphasizes football for; Speedster puts track career on hold". Dayton Daily News. pp. C8.
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External links
| Miami Dolphins 2007 NFL draft selections | |
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