Percy Harvin William Percival Harvin III ( born May 28 , 1988 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The Associated Press recognized him as its Offensive Rookie of the Year for the 2009 NFL season . He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 2009 . Harvin played college football for the University of Florida when the Florida Gators won the BCS National Championship in 2006 and 2008 . He attended and played football for Landstown High School in Virginia Beach , Virginia , where his team won the Virginia high school state championship in 2004 . Percy was born to William Percival Harvin , Jr . and wife Linda in Chesapeake , Virginia , where after his father ' s departure , he lived with his mother , and his older sister Lintera . His mother Linda ran a daycare out of their home as Percy helped with the children . Percy ' s mother ran track at Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach and later coached an AAU track team . His sister , Lintera , also ran track , both at Salem High School in Virginia Beach and at Eastern Michigan University . As a child , Percy was a gifted athlete whose prowess was first noted as a six - year old flag football participant . In 2000 , at age 12 , he was a member of the National Champion 4x100m relay team in the Midget ( 11 - 12 ) Age Group . At age 13 , he played for Coach Bruce Pearl and the Virginia Beach Mustangs Pop Warner football team where he led the team to a Pop Warner National Championship . High school career . At Landstown High School in Virginia Beach , Harvin was noted for his speed ( 4 . 32 seconds in the 40 - yard dash , as a freshman ) and ability to make people miss in the open field . In 2003 , during his sophomore year , the Landstown High School Eagles were the state Group AAA runner - up in football . A year later , Harvin led the Eagles ' football team to a perfect 14 - 0 record and a Virginia Group AAA Division 6 state championship . In the title game against James Robinson High School , Harvin accounted for 476 all purpose yards in rushing , receiving , kick returns , and interception returns , as well as scoring 5 touchdown s in the 47 - 20 victory . In 2005 however , Landstown finished 13 - 1 after suffering a 28 - 7 state championship game upset loss to Oakton High School of Vienna , Virginia . Following his stellar high school career , Harvin participated in the 2006 U . S . Army All - American Bowl . He also set four state track records during his junior year at Landstown High , winning five gold medals at the state finals in June 2005 including long jump , triple jump , 100 - meters , 200 - meters , and 400 - meter relay . He also triumphed in basketball , where he helped the team to a 33 - 6 record and runner - up in the 2005 Virginia AAA state championship game . After receiving National Junior Player of the Year honors in 2005 , Harvin became one of the most celebrated high school football players in the country . As one of the top recruits in the 2006 high school class , Harvin was ranked number one overall by Rivals . com and the number two receiver by Scout . com . Despite his accomplishments , Harvin ' s high school athletic career was not without controversy . He served a one - game suspension early in his junior football season for unsportsmanlike conduct . As a senior , he was suspended for the final two regular - season games after making contact with an official and using inappropriate language during a game against First Colonial High School . In basketball , Harvin and a Green Run High School player were involved in a scuffle that prompted referees to stop the game with time remaining on the clock . As a result of this and prior incidents , Harvin was suspended from athletic competition by the Virginia High School League ( VHSL ) . The suspension prevented Harvin from competing in the VHSL Group AAA State Indoor Track Meet at George Mason University that year . His loss , after becoming the first athlete to win five state track titles in the same meet during his junior year , was a huge blow to his high school track team . Despite these missteps , Harvin ranks as one of the greatest high school athletes to come out of the Hampton Roads area . He scored 77 career touchdowns , accounted for more points than any player in South Hampton Roads history , and led Landstown High School to three consecutive Group AAA Division 6 state football championship games . As a junior Harvin led the Landstown HS basketball team to the state final , and became the first athlete since 1936 to win five gold medals at the state track meet . Despite several earlier statements that he would attend Florida State University , on December 19 , 2005 , Harvin committed to the University of Florida over Florida State , University of Miami ( FL ) , University of Michigan , and University of Southern California . Track and field . Harvin was also a standout track athlete at the Virginia Beach ( VA ) Landstown . He became the first athlete in 69 years to capture five state titles at 2005 Virginia Class AAA state meet , winning the 100 meters , with a time of 10 . 69 seconds , 200 meters , with a time of 21 . 59 seconds , long jump , with a leap of 7 . 15 meters , and in triple jump , with a leap of 14 . 50 meters . He captured the 2005 Virginia Class AAA indoor title in triple jump , with a leap of 14 . 70 meters . He also won the 2004 state title in long jump as a sophomore with a leap of 7 . 14 meters . His personal bests are 10 . 43 seconds in the 100 meters , 21 . 19 seconds in the 200 meters and 7 . 40 meters in long jump . College career . Harvin accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he played on coach Urban Meyer ' s Florida Gators football team for three seasons from 2006 to 2008 . Harvin had an immediate and dramatic impact for the Gators as a freshman in 2006 , and was a key offensive player during the Gators ' national championship season in 2008 . Freshman season . Harvin made his collegiate debut for the Florida Gators on September 2 , 2006 against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles . Harvin was a dual threat , lining up at both running back and wide receiver . He caught three passes for 33 yards and carried the ball four times for a team - leading 58 yards . Harvin ' s second game was on September 9 against the University of Central Florida Golden Knights . He caught four passes for a total of 99 yards , including a 58 - yard touchdown pass . Harvin also ran for 11 yards on two carries . In the third and fourth games of the season , Harvin saw limited action against the University of Tennessee Volunteers , where had one catch for 12 yards and one rush for 13 yards . He was injured in the second quarter and thus played very little for the rest of the game and during practice the following week . A week later against the Kentucky Wildcats , Harvin had only one rush for 2 yards . Due to his injuries , Harvin did not play against the University of Alabama and played sparingly against LSU . He returned to the lineup for the Auburn game and continued his sporadic freshman year performance , rushing for a 42 - yard touchdown against rival Florida State . However , Harvin suffered a neck sprain in the game and was taken off the field on a stretcher . Percy returned the next week for the SEC Championship Game against Arkansas , by catching five passes for 62 yards and a touchdown . Harvin also ran six times for a team high 105 yards , including a 67 - yard touchdown run . With that performance , Harvin was named the game MVP . He finished off his freshman season with a win in the National Championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes . In the game , Harvin lined up at quarterback numerous times , and was a factor in both the run game and the pass game with 22 yards rushing , 60 yards receiving , and a rushing touchdown . Despite his injury plagued freshman season , Harvin was awarded SEC College Freshman of the year . Sophomore season . Harvin entered the 2007 season as the starting receiver for the Gators . In the season opener , a 49 - 3 victory over Western Kentucky , Harvin recorded 3 receptions for 53 yards and a touchdown . A week later against Troy , Harvin grabbed 3 reception s for 42 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for 56 yards on four carries . The next game , a blowout victory over Tennessee , Harvin contributed greatly with 120 yards on 4 receptions and 75 rushing yards with a touchdown . The next game Harvin grabbed 11 passes for 121 yards and a score in a 30 - 24 win over Mississippi . In the Gators ' first loss of the season to Auburn , Harvin recorded 119 yards on 7 receptions . The game marked his third - consecutive 100 - yard receiving game . The next three weeks resulted in modest numbers from Harvin , but he did go over 100 yards in either rushing or receiving . Then on November 3 , Harvin had his best game of the season statistically , in a victory over Vanderbilt , when he recorded 110 receiving yards on 9 receptions and 11 rushes for 113 yards and two rushing scores . After missing the South Carolina and Florida Atlantic victories with a sinus infection , Harvin returned with a 16 rush , 157 yard performance with a rushing touchdown against Florida State . The Gators took their 9 - 3 record to the Capital One Bowl in Orlando , where they lost to University of Michigan , 35 - 41 . Harvin put up monster numbers as he had 9 receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown , also rushing for 165 yards and a score . Harvin finished the season with 858 yards on 59 receptions for 4 touchdowns . He also totaled 764 yards on 83 rushes for 6 touchdowns for a total of 1 , 622 yards from scrimmage and 10 touchdowns , becoming the first receiver in University of Florida history to have over 1 , 000 yards rushing and receiving in his career . Harvin earned All - SEC first team honors as an all - purpose player , while earning second team honors as a receiver . Harvin was named to the pre - season All - American list and the Heisman Trophy contenders list in March 2008 . Junior season . In the spring prior to his junior season , Harvin underwent arthroscopic heel surgery on his right heel to address the underlying issue that caused injury trouble throughout his career ( achilles tendonitis , knee tendonitis , hip flexor , hamstring , quad issues ) dating back to his high school days in Virginia Beach . The surgery was performed by Dr . Robert Anderson of OrthoCarolina of Charlotte , NC . Due to the invasive nature of the procedure , the recovery time was very long and associated with significant risk . Harvin used the recovery to his advantage though , limited to on field practice and running he focused his efforts on getting stronger , increasing his weight to 205 pounds and notably increasing his bench press max to 405 pounds . In light of his increased strength and past production from the running back position , Florida Head Coach Urban Meyer officially announced his position had changed from wide receiver to running back , prior to the start of the season . However , Harvin continued to line up as a receiver for the Gators on a part - time basis . In fact , he was more of a full - time receiver than a running back . Initially expected to be ready for the season opener against Hawaii , team doctors and the coaches felt he was not fully ready to play , and kept him out of the game . He made his season debut in the much anticipated game against Miami , seeing limited action he amassed 39 total yards on 1 reception and 5 carries , notably scoring a rushing touchdown . After that game Harvin was given the green light to play without concern for the surgically repaired heel . Later in the season , Harvin suffered another ankle injury in a game against FSU on November 20 . Harvin appeared to have suffered a high ankle sprain from a tackle and hobbled off the field , and did not return . This injury prevented him from playing in the SEC Championship on December 6 in which the Gators defeated Alabama 31 - 20 . Going into the 2009 BCS National Championship Game against Oklahoma , Harvin had totaled 35 receptions for 595 yards and seven touchdowns , as well as 61 rushes for 538 yards and 9 touchdowns . In the game , he accounted for nine carries for 122 yards with a touchdown , and five catches for 49 yards , playing on the injured ankle . Urban Meyer stated the day after the game that Harvin had suffered a hairline fracture in his lower right leg in addition to the high ankle sprain . On January 15 , 2009 , Harvin announced he would forgo his remaining college eligibility and participate in the 2009 NFL Draft . Harvin finished his college career as one of the most prolific offensive threats in school history . In three seasons , he totaled 133 catches for 1 , 929 yards and 13 touchdowns , while rushing the ball 194 times for 1 , 852 yards with 19 touchdowns . His 32 career touchdowns is the most ever by a University of Florida wide receiver . He averaged an astounding 9 . 5 yards per carry as a running back and averaged 11 . 6 yards overall ( running back , receiver , return man ) . He was the first player in UF history to rush for 100 yards and have 100 yards receiving in the same game ( against Vanderbilt , 2007 ) . Professional career . NFL Combine . In February 2009 , Harvin tested positive for marijuana at the NFL Combine . Some teams reportedly removed him from their potential draft rosters . Minnesota Vikings ( 2009−2012 ) . On April 25 , 2009 , Percy Harvin was selected by the Minnesota Vikings 22nd overall in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft , the fourth wide receiver selected in the draft . Following extended contract negotiations , on August 3 , 2009 , Harvin signed a five - year contract worth up to $ 14 . 5 million , including $ 8 . 7 million in guarantees . Harvin wore jersey # 12 for the Minnesota Vikings , most recently worn by quarterback Gus Frerotte . Harvin caught his first touchdown pass September 13 , 2009 in the season opener against the Cleveland Browns , thrown by quarterback Brett Favre . Harvin ended his first career NFL game with a total of 36 yards receiving and 22 yards rushing . On September 27 , Harvin had a 101 - yard kickoff return for a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers . With this touchdown , Harvin became the first Viking ever to score a touchdown in each of his first three games as well as the second youngest player to return a kickoff for a touchdown in NFL history ( 21 years , 122 days ) . On October 25 , 2009 , Harvin had an 88 - yard kickoff return for a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers . He finished the regular season with 60 receptions and eight touchdowns , two on kickoff returns , and a rushing average of nine yards per carry . On January 4 , Harvin was a late addition to the 2010 Pro Bowl roster as a kick returner . Harvin fills a spot created because the Philadelphia Eagles ' s DeSean Jackson made the NFC team at two positions - wide receiver and kick returner . On January 6 , the Associated Press announced Harvin ' s selection as the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year . Harvin is the sixth Vikings player to win the award , joining Adrian Peterson ( 2007 ) , Randy Moss ( 1998 ) , Sammy White ( 1976 ) , Chuck Foreman ( 1973 ) and Paul Flatley ( 1963 ) . On January 14 , he was named Sporting News ' 2009 NFL Rookie of the Year . Harvin later declined the offer to play in the Pro Bowl . After a stellar first year in the NFL , Harvin suffered a string of illnesses . On April 30 , 2009 , while en route to a Minnesota Vikings rookie mini - camp , Harvin fell ill and was hospitalized prior to changing planes in Atlanta . He was released from the hospital the following day . Vikings coach Brad Childress said Harvin was dehydrated and had a virus . Additionally , Harvin did not participate in the 2009 NFL Rookie Symposium due to illness and also missed the team ' s first three practices and first two days of training camp at Minnesota State University Mankato . Further , Harvin did not play in the Vikings 30 - 10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in week 14 due to migraine headaches , which also prevented him from practicing the following week . However , he did play in the Vikings week 16 overtime loss to the Chicago Bears , but missed two postseason practices before the New Orleans Saints playoff game , due to migraine headaches . On August 19 , 2010 , he passed out during practice due to a migraine attack and was taken to a local hospital in an ambulance . He was discharged from the hospital the following day but remained on the sidelines in practice . On September 11 , 2011 in the season opener against the San Diego Chargers , Harvin returned a 103 yard game opening kick off for a touchdown , setting a Vikings franchise record of 4 career kick off return touchdowns . On November 27 , 2011 in a Vikings game against the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta , Harvin returned a kickoff for 104 yards , to the Falcons 3 - yard line . This is the longest non - scoring play in NFL history . However , the Vikings failed to score on the next 4 plays . Harvin led the Vikings with 87 receptions for the 2011 season . He scored 6 touchdowns and was active for all 16 games for the first time in his three - year NFL career . Seattle Seahawks ( 2013−present ) . The Minnesota Vikings traded Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks on March 11 , 2013 in exchange for a first and seventh - round draft pick in 2013 , and a third - round draft pick in 2014 . Immediately after the Seahawks acquired Harvin , they signed him to a new six - year , $ 67 million contract with $ 25 . 5 million guaranteed . Harvin selected the number 11 to wear with the Seahawks , as the number 12 is retired for the Seahawks fanbase " The 12th Man " . Harvin was diagnosed with a slight labrum tear in his hip while training during the offseason . On August 1 , 2013 , Harvin underwent successful hip surgery . On August 27 , 2013 , the Seahawks placed Harvin on the reserve / physically unable to perform list . On November 11 , 2013 , the Seahawks activated Harvin from the reserve / physically unable to perform list . Harvin made his Seahawks debut during Week 11 against his old team , the Vikings , making 1 reception for 17 yards and a kick return for 58 yards . A week following his first game of the 2013 season , Harvin experienced inflammation in his recently surgically repaired hip which prevented him from playing . Harvin was ruled out for Week 15 after dealing with soreness in the same hip on which he had surgery . After not playing in the NFC Championship game due to a concussion , Harvin returned the opening kickoff of the second half of Super Bowl XLVIII 87 yards for a touchdown , helping the Seahawks win their first ever Super Bowl . Career statistics . Postseason . " Source : NFL . com "