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Todd Heap was picked with the 31st overall selection in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft....Was the first tight end selected in the draft and the second player from Arizona State behind DB Adam Archuleta, selected by the St. Louis Rams with the 20th overall selection.
Highlights:
A 2-time Pro Bowler (2002 and 2003), Heap is one of the most dynamic playmakers in the NFL...Started all 16 games in 2005, and set career highs with 75 receptions for 855 yards and 7 TDs...Heap also set the franchise records for career receptions and career reception yards last season... Despite being slowed for most of the season with an ankle injury, Heap finished the 2004 season with 27 receptions for 303 yards and 3 TDs...Heap earned his 2nd-consecutive Pro Bowl and 2nd-team All-Pro honors in 2003...A prolific receiver, Heap led the Ravens in receptions for the 2nd-consecutive year (57 for 693 yards and 3 TDs) and his blocking was instrumental in Jamal Lewis' 2,066-yard season... Heap also rushed 3 times for 21 yards...Earned his 1st Pro Bowl selection in 2002 when he established himself as not only a go-to player for the Ravens, but also as one of the premier TEs in the game...Led the Ravens with 68 receptions for 836 yards and 6 TDs and was the only TE in the league to lead his team in receptions...Smart player with big-play ability who saw action in 12 games, starting 6 as a rookie in 2001 when he was slowed most of the season with a high ankle sprain...Posted 16 receptions for 206 yards and 1 TD alongside future Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe...Was the 1st player selected by the Ravens out of Arizona State and the 2nd TE ever selected in their 6-year draft history (Cam Quayle, 7th round, "Mr. Irrelevant," in 1998)...Entered the draft after his junior season.
Pro Career:
2005: Started all 16 games and finished 2nd on the team with 75 receptions for 855 yards and 7 TDs, all career highs, and was responsible for 42 1st downs in 2005...Also finished 2nd in the AFC (behind Derrick Mason with 30) and tied for 6th in the NFL with 26 receptions for 261 yards and 3 TDs on 3rd down...2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Hauled in 4 receptions for 30 yards (3 good for 1st downs) and set a new career-high with his 7th TD reception in game 15 vs. Min. (12/25)...Became the Ravens' all-time receiving yards leader with 9 receptions (tied a career-high) for 110 yards (3rd-career 100-yard game) and a career-high tying 2 TDs in the 48-3 victory in game 14 vs. GB (12/19)...Also established a new single-season career high with his 69th reception of the season against the Packers...Started and hauled in 5 receptions for 65 yards (4 good for 1st downs) in game 13 at Den. (12/11)...Led the team with 6 receptions for 87 yards (14.5 avg.) and tied a career high with 2 TD receptions in game 11 at Cin. (11/27)...Pulled in the 205th catch of his career, becoming the franchise's all-time receptions leader, while grabbing 4 receptions for 28 yards (1 good for a 1st down) in game 8 vs. Cin. (11/6)...Led the team with 7 receptions for 71 yards (3 good for 1st downs) in game 6 at Chi. (10/23)...Started and pulled in 2 receptions for 54 yards, with a career-long 48-yarder and his 1st TD of the season in game 4 at Det. (10/9).
2004: Managed to finish 4th on the team with 27 receptions and 303 receiving yards in only 6 games played...Missed a total of 10 games (and most of 2 others) after suffering an ankle injury in the week 2 victory vs. Pit. (9/19)...Was 2nd on the team with 3 TD receptions...Pulled in a career-high-tying 2 TD receptions vs. NYG (12/12)...Had a career-high 9 receptions (tied for 3rd best single-game performance in Ravens history) for 86 yards in the season opener at Cle. (9/12)...2004 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started in a 3- TE set and hauled in 3 receptions for 34 yards (2 good for 1st downs) in game 15 at Pit. (12/26)...Started and hauled in 4 receptions (2 good for 1st downs) for a team-high 58 yards and 1 TD in game 14 at Ind. (12/19)...Started and led the team with 5 catches for 76 yards (3 for 1st downs), and tied a career high with 2 TD receptions in the 37-14 victory in game 13 vs. NYG (12/12)...Started for the 1st time in 9 games (ankle injury), and tied for the team lead with 3 receptions for 22 yards (1 good for a 1st down) in game 12 vs. Cin. (12/5)...Was inactive due to an ankle injury in games 3-11...Game 3 marked the 1st time he missed a start since 2001...Started and hauled in a team-leading 3 receptions (2 were good for 1st downs) for 27 yards before leaving the game with an ankle injury in the second quarter in game 2 vs. Pit. (9/19)...Started in game 1 at Cle. (9/12) and led the team with a career-high 9 receptions (tied for 3rd best single-game performance in Ravens history) for 86 yards, with a long of 24...Five of Heap's receptions were 1st downs against the Browns.
2003: Earned his 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl and 2nd-team All-Pro honors in 2003...Started all 16 regular season games and the Ravens' postseason contest at TE...Led the Ravens in receptions for the 2nd consecutive year (57 for 693 yards and 3 TDs) and his blocking was instrumental in Jamal Lewis' 2,066 yard season...Heap also rushed 3 times for 21 yards...2003 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started and pulled in a postseason career-high 6 receptions for 80 yards and 1 TD in the Wild Card loss vs. Ten. (1/3/04)...Led the team with 6 receptions for 93 yards and 1 TD in game 14 at Oak. (12/14)...Of his 6 receptions, 3 were for 1st downs (and 1 for a TD), including a 31-yard circus catch on 3rd-and- 5 against the Raiders...Led the team with a then-career-high 8 receptions for 64 yards in game 10 at Mia. (11/16)...Started and posted his 2nd-career 100-yard receiving game, as he hauled in 7 receptions for 129 yards in game 6 at Cin. (10/19)...Heap also caught a pair of 2-point conversions, and 4 of his 7 receptions accounted for 1st downs against the Bengals...Along with Travis Taylor (138), he became half of the 1st pair of Ravens to record 100-yards receiving in the same game since Michael Jackson (128) and Derrick Alexander (123) did it vs. NE on 10/6/96.
2002: One of only 3 offensive players (T Jonathan Ogden and G Bennie Anderson) to start all 16 games in 2002...Led the team with a then-career-high 68 receptions for 836 yards and 6 TDs...Also rushed 4 times for 38 yards...Earned his 1st-career Pro Bowl berth...2002 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started and led the team with a career-high 7 receptions for a career-high 146 yards (20.9 avg.) and 1 TD in game 16 at Pit. (12/29)...Started and led the team with 7 receptions for 61 yards in game 15 vs. Cle. (12/22)...Four of Heap's 7 receptions accounted for 1st downs against the Browns...Started and posted 5 receptions for a then-career-high 84 yards in game 3 against Den. (9/30)...Also established a career high with 2 TD receptions vs. the Broncos...Heap scored both of his TDs in the second quarter when he had 3 receptions for 33 yards.
2001: Saw action in 12 regular season games, starting 6, as a rookie...Slowed remainder of the season after suffering high ankle sprain in game 3 at Cin. (9/23)...Also played in 2 postseason games, starting 1...Posted 16 receptions for 206 yards and 1 TD during the regular season; and had 1 reception for 11 yards in the playoffs...2001 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Caught 3 passes for 39 yards in 24-21 win in game 11 at Jax. (11/25)...Caught 2 passes for 16 yards in game 2 at Cin. (9/23)...Injured ankle after making a catch in the third quarter...Did not return to game...Made 5 catches for 57 yards in NFL debut in game 1 vs. Chi. (9/9)...1st-career catch was a 3-yard reception in the first quarter.
College Career:
Holds the Sun Devils' career record for tight ends with 115 receptions, topping the previous mark of 88 catches by Ken Dyer (1965-67)...His 1,685 yards broke Dyer's all-time record (for tight ends) of 1,365 yards...Started two seasons (as a sophomore and junior) and was an All-Pac 10 choice both seasons...Had nine career special teams tackles and a 2-yard rush...Saw brief action with the 1999-2000 ASU basketball team at the conclusion of the football season...All-America first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, earning second-team honors from Walter Camp as a junior...Was an All-Pac 10 Conference first-team choice...Finalist for the John Mackey Award, given to the top tight end in the country...Started every game...Despite three different starters at quarterback during the season, he still managed to lead the team with 48 receptions for 644 yards (13.4 yard avg.) and three TDs...His 48 grabs ranked behind his 55 catches (1999) and Don Kern's 49 (1983) on the school's season-record list for tight ends...Twenty-six of his catches resulted in first downs...All-America first-team selection by SportsPage.com and an All-Pac 10 Conference first-team choice as a sophomore...Became the first tight end since Ryan McReynolds in 1988 (28 catches) to lead the team in receptions as he hauled in 55 passes for 832 yards (15.1 avg.) and three TDs...His 55 receptions set a school season-record for tight ends...Overall, only John Jefferson (58 in 1977), J.D. Hill (61 in 1970), Greg Hudson (62 in 1973) and Ron Fair (64 in 1989) caught more passes in a season for the Sun Devils...His 832 yards broke the previous Sun Devil single- season record for tight ends by Ken Dyer in 1967 (654)...It was also the most yards gained in a season by an ASU player since Keith Poole amassed 1,036 yards in 1995...Thirty-three of his catches resulted in 1st downs...Also recorded a pair of solo tackles and 1 FR...Recipient of the team's Bill Kajikawa Top Freshman Award...Reserve TE, appearing in 11 games...Caught 12 passes for 209 yards (17.4 avg.) and 4 TDs...Also recorded 7 tackles (4 solo) on special teams...Pre-Business major.
Personal:
Lettered 3 times in football and basketball at Mountain View (Mesa, AZ) HS...Helped the team become the 1st school to win back-to-back state championships in 1996 and 1997...Earned Arizona All-Star honors, All-Arizona, Super All-State, Arizona 5A Player of the Year, Ed Doherty Player of the Year Award and All East Valley 2-Way Player of the Year as a senior...Super Prep All-America pick...Broke several school records, including most career receiving yards (1,377), most career receptions (87), most career TD receptions, and most TD catches in 1 game (3)...One of 6 children (sisters, Alyssa and Carli, and brothers, John, Greg and Brad)...Grandfather, Theo, and great uncle, Verl, played basketball at Arizona State...Mother's cousin is Arizona State Hall of Fame QB and former Dallas Cowboy Danny White, the current head coach of the Arena League's Utah Blaze...In April 2003, Todd traveled to Bethesda Naval medical center and Walter Reed hospitals to visit U.S. soldiers wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom...Todd joined Baltimore-area military families to connect with troops overseas on 12/9/03 as part of Operation: Live Connections....Adam Vaughn, from Hanover, MD., met Heap at the USO Center of BWI Airport...Vaughn, whose cousin, Airman 1st class Michael Martinson, is serving duty abroad, was coached by Heap as they connected with Martinson in Germany...Todd, along with Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, Keith Brooking and Warrick Dunn of the Atlanta Falcons traveled to Germany in the spring of 2004 to visit troops heading to, and returning from Iraq and Afghanistan...They also visited several hospitals to spend time with wounded soldiers...For the 3rd consecutive year, co-hosted the Goodwill Industries Gridiron Halloween party with Edwin Mulitalo in October 2004...Helped to raise over $100,000 for Goodwill with proceeds going towards training and employment programs...Joined Ed Hartwell, Terrell Suggs and other teammates for the Distinguished Speaker Series in November 2004, presented by the Quarterback Club of Baltimore...Met with more than 35 pre-school-aged youngsters who visited the Baltimore Ravens training camp in Westminster, Md. as part of the Countdown to Kindergarten program in July 2005...CTK promoted school readiness and stresses the importance of early childhood experiences...In Sep. 2005, participated in Ed Mulitalo's 3rd annual luau with proceeds benefiting Big Ed's Band Foundations...Joined Will Demps and teammates to serve as personal shoppers for 50 Baltimore youth, who received $100 gift certificates from Wal-Mart...Along with Kyle Boller and Mark Clayton, co-hosted the 4th annual Goodwill Industries Gridiron Halloween Party in October 2005, and the funds raised $100,000 to support the many Goodwill programs...Heap and his wife, Ashley, have a daughter, Brooklyn (7/21/02) and twin boys, Preston and Kyle, born (1/25/06)...Full name: Todd Benjamin Heap.
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