Arguably the best receiver in the NFL…phenomenal hands and awareness…has got speed and toughs…overall great personality for the game…after five seasons, already ranks third in both receptions and receiving yards in team history…was fifth-fastest in NFL history to gain at least 5,000 receiving yards (63 games)…has 27 career 100-yard receiving games, second highest in Rams’ history and tying Lance Alworth and Charley Hennigan for second place on the NFL’s all-time list of 100-yard receiving games in a player’s first five seasons…now second in Rams’ postseason history with 41 receptions and fourth with 480 receiving yards...set Super Bowl rookie record for receptions (seven) and receiving yards (109)…selected by Rams in first round (6th overall) of 1999 NFL Draft. 2003: Earned third Pro Bowl invitation after leading the NFL in both receptions and receiving yards, making a career-high 117 receptions for 1,696 yards and 12 touchdowns (second in NFL)…named Wide Receiver of the Year by NFL Alumni...first career 100 reception season and fourth consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season…led or tied for team-lead in receptions 12 times and 11 times in receiving yards...117 receptions ranks second on the Rams’ single season list and is seventh on the NFL’s all-time list…only second Ram in franchise history to make at least 100 receptions in one season (Isaac Bruce, 119 in 1995)…1,696 receiving yards is second on Rams’ single season list and fifth on NFL’s all-time list…had 10 100-yard receiving games, breaking Bruce’s (nine) 1995 franchise record for most in one season, tying him for second on the NFL’s all-time list for most in one season…is now second on Rams’ all-time list of consecutive games with a reception, with 75...made 45 receptions for 735 yards with seven touchdowns over a five-game span against Arizona (9/28), vs. Atlanta (10/13), vs. Green Bay (10/19), at Pittsburgh (10/26) and at San Francisco (11/2), the most in the NFL for a five-game stretch in a single season since Bruce gained 785 in 1995…earned NFC Offensive Player of the Month honors in October (3 games; 22 rec., 402 yds., five TDs)…made 11 receptions for 161 yards and two touchdowns vs. Atlanta (10/13)…made seven catches for 174 yards and one touchdown at Pittsburgh (10/26)…made 11 receptions for 200 yards and one touchdown at San Francisco (11/2), his second 200-yard receiving game of his career…caught nine passes for 145 yards at Arizona (11/23)...100th reception of season came on 40-yard touchdown strike from Bulger in the second quarter vs. Seattle 12/14. 2002: Posted third-consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season…caught then-career-high 91 passes for 1,302 yards and four touchdowns and rushed two times for 18 yards…led Rams, was fourth in NFC, and tied for 10th in NFL in receptions, and led Rams, was fourth in the NFC and seventh in NFL in receiving yards…had team-high four 100-yard receiving games, led or tied for team lead in receptions six times and led or tied for lead in receiving yards 10 times…had 10 games with at least five receptions…posted back-to-back 100-yard receiving games at Tampa Bay 9/23 and vs. Dallas 9/29 for third time of career at that point…made career-high 12 receptions at Tampa Bay 9/23…had touchdown receptions in consecutive games vs. Arizona 12/15 and vs. Seattle 12/22 for fourth time of career at that point…caught seven passes for season-high 141 yards and one touchdown vs. Arizona 12/15…caught season-long 58-yard pass to set up game winning field goal in final two minutes vs. Cardinals…made 300th career reception and passed 5,000-yard receiving mark at Seattle 12/22 in fourth quarter. 2001: Earned second consecutive Pro Bowl berth after posting second consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season…caught 81 passes for 1,363 yards and then-career-high seven touchdowns…was second on Rams and eighth in NFC in receptions, led the Rams, was third in NFC and fifth in NFL in receiving yards, and second on Rams in touchdowns…had three 100-yard receiving games (including one 200-yard receiving game), led or tied for team lead in receptions eight times and led the team in receiving yards six times…led Rams in receptions and receiving yards in playoffs with 15 for 191 yards and one touchdown…had first 100-yard receiving game of the season in win over Miami 9/30, catching four passes for 111 yards and one touchdown, a 45-yard score in the fourth quarter…made season-high eight receptions for 139 yards against Tampa Bay 11/26…caught seven passes for career-high 203 yards and career-high tying two touchdowns vs. Indianapolis 12/30…of seven receptions against Colts, five were of 20 or more yards (42, 51, 21t, 46t, 21)…caught five passes in each of Rams’ three playoff games, with playoff-high 84 receiving yards and one touchdown in NFC Divisional Playoff Game against Green Bay 1/20. 2000: Earned first Pro Bowl berth and became first Ram since Bruce in 1996 to lead the NFL in receiving yards…caught then-career-high 82 receptions for then-career-high 1,635 yards with then-career high six touchdowns…had eight 100-yard receiving games, led or tied for team lead in receptions six times and led in receiving yards eight times…one of three Rams (RB Marshall Faulk, WR Az-Zahir Hakim) to have at least 100 receiving yards in the season opener vs. Denver 9/4 with six receptions for 103 yards…caught six passes for 101 yards at Seattle 9/10, including 41-yard reception on third-and-17 from midfield with 26 seconds to play to set up K Jeff Wilkins' 27-yard field goal for 37-34 win…set NFL record by averaging 63.0 yards on three receptions at Atlanta 9/24, catching three passes for then-career high 189 yards and two touchdowns (80, 85)…yardage average set broke mark of 60.67 yards set by Houston's Bill Groman (vs. Denver 11/20/60 3-182) and tied by New York Giants' Homer Jones (vs. Washington 12/12/65 3-182)…ended the season with three consecutive 100-yard receiving games…set career high with nine receptions for 172 yards vs. Minnesota 12/10…tied career-high reception total one week later at Tampa Bay for 165 yards and one touchdown…caught five passes for 121 yards at New Orleans 12/24 to help Rams clinch playoff berth. 1999: Led all NFC rookie wide receivers in receptions and receiving yards…was third on team in receptions (52) and receiving yards and tied for third with six touchdown receptions…also had three rushes for 25 yards and three punt returns for 15 yards…led or tied the Rams in receptions three times and in receiving yards three times…receptions and receiving yards totals second highest for a rookie in team history (WR Eddie Kennison, 1996, 54 for 924)…named first-team all rookie selection by Football Digest…touchdown total tied for third with Leon Clarke (1956) on the Rams' rookie list behind Bucky Pope (10) and Kennison (eight)…caught his first NFL touchdown of his career, a 20-yard pass from QB Kurt Warner in the fourth quarter, to secure the season-opening victory over Baltimore…had strong finish in final six games, catching 25 passes for 429 yards and four touchdowns…began streak by recording then-career-highs in receptions (five), receiving yards (87) and touchdowns (two) against Saints 11/28…posted his best game of the season at New Orleans two weeks later, catching a season high six receptions for 113 yards, his first 100-yard reception game of his career…his first 100-yard game was part of the second foursome in team history to produce a 300-yard passer (Warner 346 passing yards), a 100-yard rusher (RB Marshall Faulk 154 yards), and two 100-yard receivers (WR Isaac Bruce 102 yards, Holt 112 yards) in same game…tied a season high with two touchdowns and recorded then-career high 122 receiving yards on five receptions in the Rams’ regular season finale against Philadelphia 1/2…was on the receiving end of Warner's 41st touchdown pass of the season, a 15-yard toss in the third quarter…led the Rams in receptions in all three postseason games…caught a team-high 20 passes for 242 yards and one touchdown…set Super Bowl rookie record for receptions (seven) and receiving yards (109)…scored first touchdown of game on nine-yard scoring pass from Warner in the third quarter vs. Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV 1/30.

Consensus all-America first-team selection as senior…all-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team choice as a receiver and returner…ACC Player of the Year and Offensive Back of the Year…finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation’s top receiver…set school and conference season-records with 88 receptions for 1,604 yards…11 touchdown catches set Wolfpack record…averages of 145.8 yards receiving and 179.9 all-purpose yards established ACC marks…set school record with eight games with at least 100 yards receiving…all-ACC first-team selection as junior…led team, setting Wolfpack season records with 62 receptions for 1,099 yards, topping marks of 55 by Naz Worthen (1988) while becoming first player to gain more than 1,000 yards in a season…16 touchdowns broke school season-record of 10 by Eddie Goines in 1993…started in five of the first seven games as sophomore…made 24 receptions for 415 yards and returned seven kickoffs for 20.4-yard average…fourth on team with 17 receptions for 261 yards freshman season…sociology major.

Born Torry Jabar Holt in Greensboro, NC…attended Hargrave Military Academy in 1994…caught 21 passes for 524 yards and six touchdowns…Prep Football Report all-America selection, adding all-state honors at Eastern Guilford (NC) High…caught 129 passes during career, gaining 2,573 yards and scoring 42 touchdowns…56 receptions for 983 yards and 17 touchdowns as senior…returned three punts and three kickoffs for touchdowns during his career…also was standout defensive back who posted 62 tackles and four interceptions as senior…named one of the Top 25 players in the state by Charlotte Observer…created foundation during 1999 offseason dedicated to supporting the fight against cancer in all forms, with a specific emphasis on children…The Holt Foundation was established in 1999 in memory of his mother, Ojetta Holt-Shoffner...spokesman, along with former Rams’ T Kyle Turley and other St. Louis professional athletes for the Diversity Awareness Partnership in St. Louis…was spokesperson for St. Louis Mass Transit Metrolink “Go Back To Work” campaign in 2000…brother Terrence, a safety also out of North Carolina State, was drafted by Detroit Lions in the fifth round (137th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft…has own website, www.torryholt.com…resides in Chesterfield, MO.

HOLT'S NFL STATISTICS

Year	Team	G-S	Rec.	Yds.	Avg.	LG	TD
1999	RAMS	16-15	52	788	15.2	63t	6
2000	RAMS	16-15	82	1,635	19.9	85t	6
2001	RAMS	16-14	81	1,363	16.8	51	7
2002	RAMS	16-11	91	1,302	14.3	58	4
Total		64-55	306	5,088	16.6	85t	23