Drafted by the Cardinals in the first round (4th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Ohio State.
2024: Played in all 17 games (16 starts) and finished with 62 receptions for 885 yards (14.3 avg.) and eight TDs in his debut season ... his eight receiving TDs tied the franchise rookie record while his 62 receptions and 885 receiving yards are the second most among Cardinals rookies trailing only Anquan Boldin (101 catches for 1,377 yards in 2023) ... started in his NFL Debut @ Buf (9/8) ... had four catches for 130 yards and two TDs in the first quarter vs. LAR (9/15), becoming the first Cardinals rookie since at least 1970 to have 100+ receiving yards and two TD receptions in a quarter; became the first rookie with at least four catches and two TDs in the first quarter of game since his father accomplished the feat on 12/15/96 @ KC (4 catches, 87 yards, 2 TDs) ... hauled in five passes for 64 yards and a TD vs. Det (9/22) ... had five catches for 45 yards and a TD vs. Was (9/29); with the two-yard TD catch he joined Steve Lach (4 in 1942) as the only rookies in Cardinals history with 4+ TD receptions through his first four career games; also joined Lach (4, Weeks 1-4 in 1942) and Rob Awalt (3 games, Weeks 7-9 in 1987) as the only rookies in franchise history to have at least one TD catch in at least three consecutive games ... had six receptions for 111 yards and a TD in the win @ Mia (10/27); eclipsed the 100 receiving yard mark for the second time, becoming the eighth rookie in Cardinals history to have multiple games with 100+ receiving yards and the first to do so since Anquan Boldin (5) in 2003 ... had five receptions for 54 yards and a TD in the win vs. NYJ (11/10); joined Fran Polsfoot (6 in 1950) as the only rookies in Cardinals history with 6+ TD receptions through their first 10 career games ... had five catches for 60 yards and a TD @ Min (12/1); became the first player in franchise history to have 7+ TD catches in his first 12 career games ... had six catches for 96 yards @ LAR (12/28) ... brought in five passes for 63 yards and a TD in the win vs. SF (1/5/25); performance gave him a share of the franchise record for TD catches (eight) by a rookie and second place in catches (62) and receiving yards (885) by a Cardinals rookie.
Played 38 games (26 starts) in three seasons (2021-23) at Ohio State where he finished with 155 receptions (6th most in OSU history) for 2,613 yards (6th most in OSU history) and 31 TDs (3rd most in OSU history) as well as four carries for 58 yards and a TD … a two-time unanimous first-team All-American after producing back-to-back 1,000-receiving yard seasons, becoming the first Ohio State WR in program history to accomplish either feat … had 15 games with 100+ receiving yards during his college career, a school record … won the Biletnikoff Award in 2023 joining former Pro Bowler Terry Glenn (1995) as the only Buckeyes ever to receive the honor as well as the Big Ten Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year award and the Big Ten Richter-Howard Wide Receiver of the Year award; was named a Heisman Trophy finalist in addition to earning unanimous first-team All-American honors and first-team All-Big Ten honors after he led the team 67 receptions for 1,211 yards (18.1 avg.) and 14 TDs in 12 starts; set a single-season program record of eight games with 100+ receiving yards ... as a sophomore in 2022, became the first OSU WR to earn unanimous first-team All-American honors, earned first-team All-Big Ten honors and was named a Biletnikoff award finalist after he led the team with 77 catches for 1,263 yards (16.4 avg.) and 14 TDs in 13 starts with a CFP appearance; his 14 receiving TDs matched former Cardinals WR David Boston for the second most in a single season in Buckeyes history trailing only Terry Glenn (17 receiving TDs in 1995) and helped lead Ohio State to a #9 ranking nationally in total offense (490.7 ypg) and #2 in scoring (44.2 ppg) ... played all 13 games (one start) as a freshman in 2021, finished the year with 11 receptions for 139 yards and three TDs; was part of the best offense in the nation as OSU ranked #1 in the country in total offense (561.5 ypg) and scoring offense (45.7 ppg) while finishing #3 in passing offense (380.9 ypg).
Attended St. Joseph's (Philadelphia, PA) Preparatory School … won three-straight Pennsylvania 6A State Championships alongside eventual OSU teammate QB Kyle McCord … finished his prep career with 2,625 receiving yards and 37 TDs, both of which were Philadelphia Catholic League records … added 144 receptions … left high school as #91 ranked player in the nation, the #1 WR in the state of Pennsylvania and a four-star recruit by 247Sports.com … has a younger brother, Jett … majored in Sport Industry.
