Andre Johnson Andre Lamont Johnson ( born July 11 , 1981 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the University of Miami . He was drafted by the Texans third overall in the 2003 NFL Draft . Johnson is second all - time in NFL history in receiving yards per game ( 80 . 4 ) , trailing only Calvin Johnson ( 83 . 0 ) , and holds nearly every Texans receiving record . Early years . Johnson attended Miami Senior High School , where he graduated in 1999 and was rated as one of the top prospects in the country . As a senior Johnson caught 32 passes for 931 yards and was named a " Parade " All - American . College career . Johnson enrolled at the University of Miami , where he was a standout wide receiver on the Miami Hurricanes football team . He was MVP of the 2002 Rose Bowl , in which the Hurricanes defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 37 - 14 to cap an undefeated season and their fifth national championship . In that game , Johnson connected with quarterback Ken Dorsey for two touchdowns and 199 yards . Johnson finished his college career catching 92 passes for 1 , 831 yards ( 19 . 9 - yard average ) and 20 touchdowns . His 1 , 831 receiving yards is ranked fifth on the University of Miami ' s all - time career list . While at Miami , Johnson also ran for the Hurricanes track and field team . In 2002 , he won the Big East 60 meter dash ( 6 . 68 seconds ) at the Big East Indoor Championship and followed that up by winning the 100 - meter dash ( 10 . 29 seconds ) at the Big East Outdoor Championships . Professional career . 2003 NFL Draft . The Houston Texans chose Johnson with the 3rd overall pick of the 2003 NFL Draft . Houston Texans . Johnson was the number three overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft . Johnson severed ties with NFL agents Michael Huegue and Jeff Moorad before hiring sports attorney Don West , Jr . to negotiate Johnson ' s rookie contract with the Texans . Johnson was signed to a six - year $ 39 million contract and Johnson was able to start training camp on time due to a timely contract negotiation . Johnson ' s rookie contract included over $ 13 . 501 million in guaranteed compensation . In Johnson ' s rookie season , he started and played in all 16 games , recording 66 receptions for 976 yards and 4 touchdowns . His breakout year came in 2004 when he combined with Texans QB David Carr to record 79 catches for 1 , 142 yards and six touchdowns and be selected to his first Pro Bowl . In the 2005 season , however , Johnson only played 13 games due to injury and had a lackluster 63 receptions with 688 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Texans finished a franchise - worst 2 - 14 . When interviewed in 2012 , Johnson said that he was frustrated with the team ' s struggles , even saying that at times he " didn ' t want to get up and go to work " , but knew that with a new franchise , struggles were expected and he wanted to be there to see the team make the next step . Back from injury in 2006 , Johnson led the NFL in receptions with 103 for 1 , 147 yards and 5 TDs and made his second Pro Bowl appearance . On March 3 , 2007 , the Texans signed Johnson to a six - year extension ; the deal is worth $ 60 million and includes $ 15 million in guarantees . In 2007 , Johnson missed 7 games due to injury . He returned mid - season to finish with 851 receiving yards and a career - high 8 receiving touchdowns . He led the league in receiving yards per game in 2007 with 95 . 6 . On December 14 , 2008 , Johnson recorded his first 200 yard game with 207 yards and 1 touchdown in the Texans ' 13 – 12 win over the Titans . Johnson finished the 2008 season recording career highs in receptions and receiving yards totaling 115 receptions for 1575 yards ( both of which lead the league ) and TD receptions with 8 . This same season , Johnson became the first player in NFL history to record 7 games with at least 10 receptions In 2009 , Johnson once again led the league in receiving yards with 1569 on 101 receptions and a career - high 9 touchdowns to lead the Texans to a 9 - 7 record , the first winning record in franchise history . Johnson joined Jerry Rice as the only two receivers since the merger to lead the league in receiving yards in consecutive seasons . However , the Texans narrowly missed the playoffs on tiebreakers to the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets , who also finished 9 - 7 but had superior conference records . On August 4 , 2010 , Johnson became the highest paid receiver in NFL History when he signed a two - year contract extension , keeping him under contract until the 2016 season . On November 28 , 2010 , Johnson became the first player in NFL history to have 60 or more receptions in his first eight . In the same game , he fought Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan . After being jammed hard off the line of scrimmage by Finnegan to the head and neck area repeatedly throughout the game , Johnson lost his temper and pulled off Finnegan ' s helmet . Finnegan removed and threw Johnson ' s helmet down - field and was promptly thrown to the ground by his jersey . Johnson then proceeded to strike Finnegan on the back of his head and neck before being pulled away by the referee . Johnson and Finnegan were ejected from the game , but not suspended both were fined $ 25 , 000 for their actions . He was invited to the 2011 Pro Bowl , but the Texans finished 6 - 10 and missed the playoffs once again . Things were looking up for the Texans team in 2011 after the first three weeks , as Johnson had caught 7 passes in each of the first three games for at least 90 yards per game and had two touchdown catches . However , just as running back Arian Foster had returned from a hamstring injury , Johnson suffered one of his own in week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers . In the second quarter , as Johnson caught a pass from Matt Schaub , he went down untouched , grabbing his right hamstring . The injury caused him to miss nine games and playing limited snaps in the other three . Johnson finished the season with career - lows in games played ( 7 ) , receptions ( 33 ) , yards ( 492 ) , and touchdowns ( 2 ) , but the Texans , in their tenth season in the NFL , made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history by winning the AFC South Division with a 10 - 6 record . Johnson made his playoff debut against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 7 , 2012 . In the game , Johnson had 5 receptions for 90 yards , including a 40 - yard touchdown catch . The Texans won 31 - 10 and advanced to the divisional round where they fell to the Baltimore Ravens 20 - 13 . Johnson caught 8 passes for 111 yards in the losing effort . On October 14 , 2012 , Johnson became the first Texan in franchise history to reach the 10 , 000 receiving yards milestone during a Sunday Night loss to the Packers in 2012 . On November 18 , 2012 , Andre Johnson had the greatest game of his career in a Week 10 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars . He had 14 receptions for 273 yards in that game , including the 48 - yard game - winning touchdown in overtime . His receiving total is 9th - most in a game in NFL history and was the most for any receiver since Terrell Owens had 283 yards for the San Francisco 49ers in 2000 . On November 22 , Johnson had 9 receptions for 188 yards in a Week 11 victory , again in overtime , over the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Thursday , crossing the 1 , 000 yards receiving mark for the sixth time in his career . Johnson set the NFL record for the highest receiving total in back - to - back games with 461 yards , beating the previous record of 450 yards set by Chad Johnson . Due to Johnson ' s efforts , he was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month . Andre Johnson finished the 2012 NFL season second in receiving yards with a career - high 1 , 598 yards after Calvin Johnson and third in receptions with 112 receptions after Calvin Johnson , Brandon Marshall , and Wes Welker ( Marshall and Welker were tied at second with 118 receptions ) . Johnson had one of the best seasons of his career even though he played through a groin injury that limited his production during the first half of the season . Many analysts doubted he would not be able to return to top form after his injury in 2011 and his limited production during the first half of the season . Johnson had his third 1 , 500 + yard season in his career . He is tied with Marvin Harrison for the second - most 1 , 500 + yard seasons with 3 , after Jerry Rice who has 4 . Johnson was selected to play in the 2013 Pro Bowl , his sixth selection of his career . Andre Johnson was voted onto the 2012 All - Pro Team ' s Second Team , his 5th All - Pro selection in his career . Personal . In 2003 , Johnson ' s rookie season , he founded the Andre Johnson Foundation for children and teens growing up in single - parent homes . He has a daughter that was born in February , 2010 . On December 4 , 2012 , Johnson made headlines around the world when it was shared that he spent over $ 90 , 000 for kids aged 8 – 16 in Child Protective Services to have a shopping spree at Toys R ' Us . Johnson ' s own foundation , the Andre Johnson Charitable Foundation , funded the spree . This is something Andre Johnson partakes in yearly . However , due to a photo circulating of him holding up lengthy receipts , this was the first year the shopping spree generated worldwide attention . After the spree , Johnson also joined the Houston Police Department ' s Blue Santa program to surprise 800 students at Houston ' s Bastian Elementary School with Christmas presents .