Robert Meachem Robert Emery Meachem ( born September 28 , 1984 ) is an American football wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League . He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints 27th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Tennessee . Early years . In elementary school , Meachem played football for The Salvation Army North Mabee Boys & Girls Club in Tulsa , Oklahoma . Joining the legacy of " Mabee Babies , " coaches saw star potential in Meachem at an early age . He later attended Booker T . Washington High School , where he was a teammate of Felix Jones of and Mark Anderson , both active players during the 2010 NFL season , and was named a high school All - American by " Parade " and SuperPrep reporting services . Meachem was also a point guard on his high school basketball team , which won back to back state titles in 2001 and 2002 . Once with his AAU team , the Tulsa Jammers , College career . Meachem attended the University of Tennessee , where he garnered rave reviews upon arriving in 2003 . He was part of a heralded recruiting class with receivers Jayson Swain and Bret Smith . Meachem , however , redshirted the 2003 season after suffering a knee injury in preseason practice . Meachem caught 25 passes for 459 in 2004 as a redshirt freshman . He returned to play in all 13 games ( zero starts ) and led the team with 459 yards on 25 catches ( 18 . 4 average ) and four touchdowns . Meachem was the only Vols receiver with 100 yards in a game that year . Meachem ' s first career reception occurred in the game against UNLV , which was a 35 - yard score . Meachem appeared in all 11 games in 2005 , with two starts , and again led the team in receiving yards with 383 on 29 catches ( 13 . 2 average ) and two touchdowns . 2006 was Meachem ' s breakout year . Along with David Cutcliffe ' s return to Tennessee as offensive coordinator in 2006 , Meachem , Swain and quarterback Erik Ainge all turned in career seasons . In the November 25th game against Kentucky , Meachem had 116 receiving yards , pushing his total to a new school record of 1265 yards in a single season . Meachem also totaled 11 scores , a career best . He also had six 100 yard games that season . He ranked fourth in the nation with an average of 99 . 85 yards per game receiving and ranked 24th nationally with 5 . 46 receptions per game . He led the team with a career - high 71 catches for a school single - season record 1 , 298 yards ( 18 . 3 avg ) to lead the SEC , including 11 touchdowns . He recorded two solo tackles , gained 16 yards on a kickoff return and 12 yards on a punt return . In 37 games at Tennessee , Meachem started 15 times . He caught 125 passes and became the sixth player in school history to gain more than 2 , 000 yards receiving , totaling 2 , 140 yards ( 17 . 1 avg ) with 17 touchdowns . All this earned him an all SEC , consensus All - American selections . Meachem decided to skip his senior season and enter the 2007 NFL Draft . Professional career . New Orleans Saints . With the 27th pick of the 2007 NFL Draft , Meachem was selected by the New Orleans Saints . Meachem signed a five - year deal worth $ 11 . 3 million in base salary and incentives with $ 5 . 71 million guaranteed . Robert underwent knee surgery and was unable to play in his rookie season . However , Meachem was once again inactive for the Saints ' opener against Tampa Bay . On September 14 , 2008 , Meachem caught his first pass in the NFL , a 19 yard touchdown pass against the Washington Redskins . In week 4 against the San Francisco 49ers , Meachem got the chance to see more game time due to number 1 Receiver Marques Colston sidelined with a broken thumb . In this game , Meachem had only 2 receptions , his first a 47 yard touchdown grab , his second a 52 yard flea flicker catch with a defender draped all over him . Meachem ended week 4 with 2 receptions for 99 yards and the Saints got the win over the 49ers . Meachem finished the season with 12 receptions for 289 yards and 3 touchdowns . He also had a 24 . 1 yards per catch . On December 6 , 2009 , after Kareem Moore of the Washington Redskins intercepted Drew Brees , Meachem tore the ball out of Moore ' s grasp and ran it for a touchdown . In the same game , Meachem caught a 53 - yard touchdown pass with 1 : 19 left in regulation , tying the game at 30 . The Saints won 33 - 30 in overtime to improve to 12 - 0 . San Diego Chargers . On March 13 , 2012 , Meachem signed a four - year contract with the San Diego Chargers worth $ 25 . 5 million including a $ 7 . 5 million signing bonus . He was part of the Chargers plan to replace Pro Bowl receiver Vincent Jackson , who left the team as a free agent . Meachem caught two touchdowns in a 2012 matchup with New Orleans , but he dropped a potential touchdown in a 7 – 6 loss to the Cleveland Browns . Media Appearance . Meachem is a contestant on NBC ' s Minute to Win It in an online exclusive episode playing to win money for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Orleans .