Draft Scout Snapshot:DS Rating on 1/7/09: #2 Junior WR, #22/750 Overall, Projected Rnd: 1-2 in 2010 2008: All-Atlantic Coast Conference honorable mention...Super Sleeper Team choice by The NFL Draft Report...Started twelve games at the "Z" receiver position, leading the team for the third consecutive year with 42 receptions for 609 yards (14.5 avg) and five touchdowns... Had seven of the 72 passes targeted to him deflected by the opposition, as he converted 8-of-15 third-down throws and registered 26 first downs receiving, including 20 receptions for at least 10 yards each (with ten for 20 yards or longer)...Fumbled for the only time during his career in his final game as a Terp, vs. Nevada in the Humanitarian Bowl...Had key catches that set up eight touchdown drives and one series that ended with a field goal...Finished fourth on the team with 202 yards and a touchdown on only fifteen carries, as his average of 13.5 yards per rushing attempt was tops in the ACC...Also recorded a solo tackle vs. Middle Tennessee State...Ranked ninth in the league in receiving yardage (50.75 ypg) and tenth in receptions (3.5 pg)....Also placed 20th in the conference with an average of 67.58 all-purpose yards per game...Heyward-Bey's 138 receptions rank third in school history behind Jermaine Lewis (193, 1992-95) and Geroy Simon (185, 1993-96)...His 2,089 yards receiving marked just the third time a Terrapin gained more than 2,000 yards in a career, joining Lewis (2,932 yards) and Simon (2,059)...Hauled in 13 of those passes for touchdowns, tying Guilian Gary (1998-2001) for third on the school all-time record list, topped by Lewis (21) and Greg Hill (18, 1982-84)...2007: 13 GP; 13 GS; Rush: 5-107-21.4-1; Rec: 51-786-15.4-3; 1 Sol-1 TT; An honorable mention All-America choice at wide receiver by Pro Football Weekly ... led the team in receptions (51) and receiving yards (786) ... ranked ninth in the ACC in receiving yards ...2006: 13 GP; 10 GS; Rush: 5-5-1-0; Rec: 45-694-15.4-5; Emerged as one of the top young players in the ACC, earning a number of postseason honors, including first-team freshman All-America by The Sporting News and Rivals.com ... 2005: Redshirt season.
Post-Draft Outlook: A closer look at the Raiders' picks: Round 1/7 - Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, 6-2, 210, Maryland...The most controversial of the top 10 selections, Heyward-Bey's straight-line speed is unquestioned but his hands have been suspect. In theory, Heyward-Bey is the deep threat, Johnnie Lee Higgins the run-and-catch receiver and Chaz Schilens the tall target in the middle area among wide receivers. - by The Sports Xchange
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08/29/10 - WR Darrius Heyward-Bey caught three passes for 46 yards, including a 22-yard catch in traffic against two 49ers defenders to convert a third-and-15 from Bruce Gradkowski.
08/17/10 - WR Darrius Heyward-Bey is expected to practice Wednesday. He didn't practice Monday or Tuesday because of a hamstring injury.
07/22/10 - WR Darrius Heyward-Bey had a woeful rookie season with nine catches for 124 yards despite being the most targeted wide receiver on the team through 12 games before an ankle injury ended his season. The Raiders are crossing their fingers that noticeable offseason improvement will carry over into live contact.
06/24/10 - WR Darrius Heyward-Bey, who had just nine catches for 124 yards and one touchdown in 11 starts as a rookie, looked like a new man in the spring.
He caught the ball much better and more naturally, accelerated in and out of patterns and generally resembled someone who had been the No. 7 overall pick of the 2009 draft.
05/27/10 - WR Darrius Heyward-Bey's improvement appeared to be not nearly as dramatic as head coach Tom Cable claimed at the team's first minicamp. That changed during the Raiders' second open OTA session. (The club has three-day OTA sessions in four of five weeks in May and June, opening the Wednesday session to the media).
Heyward-Bey appeared smooth, confident, scored touchdowns three times -- including one short catch where he spun away from Nnamdi Asomugha -- and had nothing close to a drop.
All of which allowed Cable's earlier claims to be seen in a new light as he talked up Heyward-Bey's big day.
"I don't think there's any question that Darrius was really on today," Cable said. "A lot of things went into that. The quarterbacks threw him a lot of balls on time. He caught the ball well, made a move with it after the catch that was most impressive. That was a very good day for him."
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