Cordarrelle Patterson

Cordarrelle Patterson

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Patterson in 2014 training camp.
No. 84 Minnesota Vikings
Position: Wide receiver / Kickoff returner
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-03-17) March 17, 1991
Place of birth: Rock Hill, South Carolina
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Rock Hill (SC) Northwestern
College: Tennessee
NFL draft: 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
NFL
  • Pro Bowl (2013)
  • First-team All-Pro (2013)
  • Second-team All-Pro (2015)
  • NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month (December 2013)
  • NFC Special Teams Player of the Month (September 2013)
  • NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (October 2013)
College
  • First-team All-SEC (2012)
  • NJCAA All-American (2010, 2011)
  • Longest play in NFL history: 109-yard kick return touchdown
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2015
Receptions: 80
Receiving yards: 863
Rushing attempts: 24
Rushing yards: 290
Total return yards: 3,197
Total touchdowns: 13
Player stats at NFL.com

Cordarrelle Patterson (pronounced cor-DARR-əl;[1] born March 17, 1991) is an American football wide receiver and kickoff returner for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.

On October 27, 2013 in a game against the Green Bay Packers, Patterson tied the NFL record for longest play and set the NFL record for longest kick return with 109 yards, the longest possible kick return.[2]

Early years

Patterson attended Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where he played football, basketball and ran track, and was teammates of current free agent quarterback Justin Worley. He was coached by Jimmy Wallace. As a senior in 2008, he caught 75 passes for 944 yards with 18 touchdowns, leading his team to the State Class 4A Division II championship game, and was named All-state selection. Patterson was also a three-year letterman in track & field at Northwestern. He spent 2009 at List of high schools in North Carolina Tech Christian Academy, but did not play football.

College career

Hutchinson C.C

In 2010, Patterson transferred to Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas, where he played junior college football and was recognized as a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American in 2010 and 2011.[3] He holds more than a dozen of records at Hutchinson C.C., including career receiving yards (1,832), career receptions (113), career receiving touchdowns (24), career total touchdowns (36), career points (216), career kickoff return average (41.9) and career all-purpose yards (3,379).

In 2011, Patterson was a first-team All-American as a freshman, claiming the honors as a return specialist. He totaled 645 yards on 21 combined kickoff and punt returns with three touchdowns, and also recorded 52 receptions for 908 yards and nine touchdowns.

As a sophomore, Patterson earned first-team All-American honors on offense and was named the 2011 Jayhawk Conference Offensive Player of the Year after catching 61 passes for 924 yards and 15 touchdowns, carrying the ball 32 times for 379 yards and six touchdowns and averaging 48.2 yards on 10 kickoff returns with three more scores.

Patterson also competed in track & field during the spring of 2012, where he clocked personal-bests of 10.33 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 21.19 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the Jayhawk Conference Championship.[4] He also competed in the long jump, and recorded a collegiate-best jump of 6.85 meters (22 ft, 4.5 in) at the Southwestern Invitational Championships.[5] On May 16, the Levelland Meet saw Patterson part of a 4x100-meter relay team that timed 40.32 (season-best). At the Lawrence Meet, he helped the sprint medley 1,600-meter unit time in at 3:28.50.[6]

Tennessee

Patterson was a highly-touted recruit in 2012 coming out of Hutchinson Community College. Rated as a 5-star prospect by 247Sports.com and the top JUCO player in the country, Patterson received scholarship offers from upper-tier Division I programs.[7] He ultimately chose to attend the University of Tennessee over LSU, Auburn, Georgia, Ole Miss and others. Patterson cited his relationship with Jesus and God as his main reason for choosing Tennessee.[8]

Patterson received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee, where he played for the Tennessee Volunteers football team in 2012. He made an immediate impact with his athletic ability and offensive versatility. Primarily used as a wide receiver, he also excelled as a return specialist and all-purpose running back. He scored at least one touchdown by reception, rush, kick return and punt return, with 10 total touchdowns in 12 games.[9] In 12 starts, games, Patterson racked up an school-record 1,858 all-purpose yards (set by Reggie Cobb in 1987) to rank first in the SEC, tied for 18th in NCAA.[10]

Professional career

Pre-draft

On January 9, 2013, Patterson—along with college teammates Tyler Bray, Justin Hunter and Darrington Sentimore—announced his intention to leave college early and declare for the 2013 NFL Draft.[11]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BPWonderlic
6 ft 1 3⁄4 in 216 lb31 3⁄4 in9 in 4.42 s 1.52 s 2.52 s 4.40 s 7.28 s 37 in 10 ft 8 in 11 [12]
All results from NFL Combine[13][14]

Minnesota Vikings

Patterson was selected with the 29th overall pick by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2013 NFL Draft in a draft-day trade with the New England Patriots; the Patriots received four draft picks.

2013 season

On September 15, Patterson scored his first NFL career touchdown by returning the opening kickoff for a 105-yard kick return touchdown. Patterson had an outstanding performance on special teams. He got the honors as NFC Special Teams Player of the month. On October 27 Patterson returned the opening kickoff 109-yards for a touchdown, an NFL record for the longest play ever. After Patterson's performance against the Green Bay Packers he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the week. Patterson leads the league with a 39.1 average on kick returns. On November 7 Patterson caught his first touchdown pass for 2 yards. On December 1 Patterson ran a touchdown for 33 yards helping the Vikings win in overtime. On December 8 Patterson got a touchdown reception for 79 yards and 5 catches with 141 yards. Patterson ended his rookie season with 45 catches, 469 yards and 5 touchdowns. On January 2, 2014, Patterson announced he made it into the Pro Bowl, filling in for Antonio Brown .[15] On January 3, 2014, Patterson was named as a starter on the 2013 Associated Press All-Pro team as the Kick Returner [16]

2014 season

Patterson suffered through a disappointing 2014 season under new head coach Mike Zimmer and offensive coordinator, Norv Turner. The team drafted rookie quarterback, Teddy Bridgewater in 2014, but Bridgewater and Patterson failed to create any chemistry. The second year receiver caught only 33 passes for 384 yards and one touchdown. His return yards also plummeted. Things got worse for Patterson who ended up losing his starting job to Charles Johnson, a practice squad player the team picked up from the Cleveland Browns. Johnson was drafted the same year as Patterson in the 7th round by the Green Bay Packers. By season's end, Patterson went from starter to fourth on the team's depth chart.

2015 season

Patterson had an opportunity to reacquire his starting position after Greg Jennings was released during the off-season. After newly signed veteran Mike Wallace established himself as the starter and rookie Stefon Diggs emerged as a premier receiver in Charles Johnson's absence, Patterson was dropped to fifth string and regulated to return duties. He would receive minimal play at wide receiver throughout the season, only amounting 2 receptions all season.However he did have 2 kick return touchdowns ,the first against the Oakland Raiders and the second against the Seattle Seahawks .

NFL records

Minnesota Vikings franchise records

Career statistics

JUCO statistics

Year Team GP Rushing Receiving Kick/Punt Returns
Att Yds TD Avg Avg/G Rec Yds TD Avg Avg/G No. Kick Yds Punt Yds TD
2010 Hutchinson CC[19] 11 7 19 0 2.7 1.7 52 908 9 17.5 82.5 21 398 247 3
2011 Hutchinson CC [20] 12 32 379 6 11.8 31.6 61 924 15 15.1 77.0 10 482 0 3
Total 23 39 398 6 10.2 17.3 113 1832 24 16.2 79.6 31 880 247 6

Division I statistics

Year Team GP Rushing Receiving Punt Returns Kick Returns
Att Yds TD Avg Long Avg/G Rec Yds TD Avg Long Avg/G No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
2012 Tennessee[21] 12 25 308 3 12.3 67 25.7 46 778 5 16.9 58 64.8 4 101 25.3 1 81 25 671 26.8 1 98
Total 12 25 308 3 12.3 67 25.7 46 778 5 16.9 58 64.8 4 101 25.3 1 81 25 671 26.8 1 98

Minnesota Vikings

Games / Starts Receiving Rushing Kick Returns Fumbles
Season Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2013 Minnesota 16 6 45 469 10.4 79T 4 12 158 13.2 50T 3 43 1,393 32.4 109T 2 0 0
2014 Minnesota 16 7 33 384 11.6 28 1 10 117 11.7 67T 1 34 871 25.6 51 0 1 1
2015 Minnesota 16 1 2 10 5.0 9 0 2 15 7.5 9 0 32 1019 31.8 101T 2 1 1
TOTAL 48 14 80 863 10.8 79T 5 24 290 12.1 67T 4 109 3283 30.1 109T 4 2 2

References

  1. ↑ Cordarrelle Patterson, Vikings NFLPA Rookie Premiere 2013. Pro Player Insiders. May 18, 2013. Event occurs at 0:07. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ Burke, Chris (October 27, 2013). "Cordarrelle Patterson tied NFL record with 109-yard kickoff return". Audibles blog (Sports Illustrated). Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Tennessee receiver anxious to face Gamecocks
  4. ↑ http://ks.milesplit.com/meets/106534/results/200178
  5. ↑ http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=165519#20963
  6. ↑ http://min.scout.com/story/1287042-cordarrelle-patterson-nfl-bio
  7. ↑ Cordarrelle Patterson
  8. ↑ Comfort level made Patterson a Vol
  9. ↑ Cordarrelle Patterson Stats - Tennessee - ESPN
  10. ↑ Cordarrelle Patterson, UTSports.com. Retrieved: 18 March 2014.
  11. ↑ Tennessee WR Cordarrelle Patterson Officially Enters NFL Draft | Bleacher Report
  12. ↑ McGinn, Bob (April 17, 2013). "Tennessee's Cordarrelle Patterson has plenty of talent and question marks". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  13. ↑ NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Cordarrelle Patterson
  14. ↑ *Cordarrelle Patterson | Tennessee, WR : 2013 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile
  15. ↑ "Cordarrelle Patterson added to Pro Bowl roster as a returner". PFT.com. January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  16. ↑ "2013 All-Pro teams". NFL.com. January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  17. 1 2 Zinski, Dan (September 7, 2014). "Cordarrelle Patterson 67-Yard Rushing TD". TheVikingAge.com. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Minnesota Vikings Kick & Punt Returns Career Register". pro-football-reference.com.
  19. ↑ NJCAA | Colleges | Hutchinson Community College | Football | Statistics
  20. ↑ NJCAA | Colleges | Hutchinson Community College | Football | Statistics
  21. ↑ UTSPORTS.COM - University of Tennessee Athletics - Football

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