Gary Faneca
Faneca during his first day at Redskins camp | |||||||
Washington Redskins | |||||||
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Wide Receiver | |||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Date of birth: | March 14, 1992|||||||
Place of birth: Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
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Career information | |||||||
High school: Crenshaw (Los Angeles, CA) | |||||||
College: Oregon | |||||||
NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 36 | |||||||
Debuted in 2014 for the Detroit Lions | |||||||
Career history
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Roster status: Active | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2018 | |||||||
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Gary Faneca (born March 14th, 1992) is an American football Wide Receiver for the Washington Redskins.
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College career
Gary Faneca attended Oregon and was their number one receiver for the 2013 CFBHC season before entering for the draft early as a redshirt junior.
College Statistics
Year | Offense | |||||||||
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GP | Catches | Yards | Touchdowns | YPC | YPG | |||||
2013 | 12 | 93 | 1,004 | 10 | 10.80 | 83.67 | ||||
Totals | 12 | 93 | 1,004 | 10 | 10.80 | 83.67 |
Professional career
Faneca was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2014 NFLHC draft by the Detroit Lions, and assumed their starting wide receiver position as a rookie. He showed consistency during his tenure with the Lions making the Pro Bowl all but once, and being awarded a place on the All-Pro team following the 2016 season.
He was traded to the Washington Redskins during the offseason following the 2018 season in a package deal that saw the Lions receive Adrian Allen, Billy Williams, and two draft picks in return.
Professional Statistics
Year | Team | Offense | |||||||||
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GP | Catches | Yards | Touchdowns | YPC | YPG | ||||||
2014 | DET | 11 | 87 | 900 | 5 | 10.34 | 81.82 | ||||
2015 | DET | 12 | 41 | 736 | 6 | 17.95 | 61.33 | ||||
2016 | DET | 12 | 72 | 937 | 5 | 13.01 | 78.08 | ||||
2017 | DET | 14 | 87 | 1,258 | 11 | 14.46 | 89.86 | ||||
2018 | DET | 16 | 90 | 1,263 | 5 | 14.03 | 78.94 | ||||
Totals | 65 | 377 | 5,094 | 32 | 13.51 | 78.37 |