Robert Meachem NFL Draft Bio

Robert Meachem NFL Draft Bio

Robert Meachem (born September 28, 1984 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints. He attended the University of Tennessee.

High School
Meachem attended Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was named a high school All-American by Parade and SuperPrep reporting services. Meachem also was 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, he dunked on LeBron James. Very few players are in that select group.

College
Meachem garnered rave reviews upon arriving at Tennessee 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. Meachem led Tennessee in receiving yards, also having 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 totaled 29 passes for 383 yards in 2005. Meachem was the team leader in catches and receiving yards for the Vols.

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.

Robert Meachem has decided to skip his senior season and enter the 2007 NFL Draft. Pro
With the 27th pick of the 2007 NFL Draft, Meachem was selected by the New Orleans Saints. Coach Sean Payton is said to see him as a long term replacement to Joe Horn.

Awards
2006 Season
1st team All-American by Rivals.com
Football Writers Association of America 1st team All-American
1st team coaches' all-SEC

Draft Year: 2007

Robert Meachem NFL Prospect Stats

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
39	Robert Meachem	Wide Receiver	6-3	214
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
1	27	New Orleans Saints	Tennessee	Tulsa, Oklahoma

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