Arnaz Battle
Battle with the 49ers in November 2009
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 22, 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Shreveport, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 6 / Pick: 197 | ||||||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 178 |
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| Receiving yards: | 2,150 |
| Receiving TDs: | 11 |
| Total Return Attempts: | 86 |
| Total Return Yards: | 887 |
| Total Return Touchdowns: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Arnaz Jerome Battle (born February 22, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.
Battle has also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is the son of former NFL tight end Ron Battle.
When Arnaz was nine years old, Brandon, his younger brother died in a tragic drowning accident. On his upper left arm appears a tattoo of his late brother's face. He prepped at C.E. Byrd High School, where he finished with 5,137 total yards and rushed for 49 career touchdowns while throwing for 28 more and scored one touchdown on a kickoff return. He was a Parade All-America selection and was rated 39th-best player nationally by The Sporting News and 52nd-best player by Chicago Sun-Times. A USA Today honorable mention All-America and third-team All-South quarterback by Fox Sports South.
Battle played quarterback for Notre Dame in his first two seasons, and was named the starting quarterback in 2000. However, against #1 Nebraska in the second game of the year, Battle suffered a broken wrist on the first play from scrimmage and was forced to sit out the remainder of the season. The following year, he was converted to wide receiver, because of his great speed and running ability. He tallied 53 receptions for 742 yards (14.0 avg.) and five touchdowns, adding 314 yards and one touchdown on 62 carries in career. He was an All-America honorable mention and All-Independent first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, following his senior season at the University of Notre Dame. He saw time at quarterback and completed 30-of-69 passes for 438 yards and two touchdowns. He added academic honors, while maintaining a 3.2 grade point average and majored in sociology and computer applications.
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