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Little with the Browns in 2012
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: | May 30, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Durham, North Carolina | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Durham (NC) Hillside | ||||||||
| College: | North Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 59 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 161 |
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| Receiving Yards: | 1,890 |
| Touchdowns: | 8 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Gregory Lamar Little (born May 30, 1989) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football and college basketball at North Carolina.
Little attended Hillside High School in Durham, North Carolina, where he played football, basketball and ran track. He graduated in the spring of 2007. Little primarily played tailback during his junior year as well as spending some time at wide receiver. His vertical jump was 40.0" and his broad jump was 10-1. North Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and USC all offered scholarships for Little to attend their respective colleges. He visited North Carolina on October 13, 2006, Notre Dame on September 16, 2006, and Ohio State on September 23, 2006. He later verbally committed to the University of North Carolina. Little had a high school GPA of 2.7 and scored 930 on the SAT. He played in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
In track & field, Little competed in sprints and jumps. He was timed at 11.1 seconds in the 100 meters, cleared 1.92 meters in the high jump and got a top-jump of 6.38 meters in the long jump.
As a freshman in college during 2007, he had a total of 300 rushing yards and 99 receiving yards. Little also returned kickoffs for total of 145 yards. As a sophomore, he had a total of 339 rushing yards, 146 receiving yards, and 141 return yards. During his final collegiate season, as a junior, Little had 166 rushing yards, 724 receiving yards, and 222 kickoff return yards. As a senior in 2010, Little did not play, as he was ruled ineligible by the NCAA for lying to investigators about receiving travel accommodations and jewelry.