Joe Horn

 

Horn's 2007 Stats from NFL.com

TRANSACTIONS

Originally selected as a fifth round (135th pick overall) draft choice by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1996 NFL Draft.

Signed by the Saints as an unrestricted free agent on February 13, 2000.

Re-signed by the Saints on June 2, 2003.

Re-signed by the Saints on May 6, 2006.

Signed by the Atlanta Falcons on March 8, 2007.

CAREER

A four-time Pro Bowl selection (2000, '01, '02, '04), Horn became the most productive free agent acquisition in Saints history, shattering several team records.

No player in Saints history approaches Horn's seven-year totals of 523 catches for 7,622 yards and 50 touchdowns. He owns a Saints record with 27 games of 100 or more yards receiving, and New Orleans was 19-8 when he reached the feat. His 50 touchdowns with the Saints rank as the second-highest in team record books. He also ranked as the only player in Saints franchise history to record 75 or more catches in five-straight seasons, including tying for the NFC lead in 2004 with a team-record 94 grabs, a total he equaled in 2000.

Despite missing three games and the majority of another with a hamstring injury that limited his production in 2005, Horn finished second on the team with 49 catches for 654 yards and a touchdown.

Set a Saints club record with 11 touchdown receptions in 2004, the second-consecutive season he broke the mark after having 10 in 2003. He also became the first Saints player to have double-digit touchdown totals in consecutive seasons.

Horn had hauled in at least one pass in all 82 games he had played with the Saints, before departing vs. Atlanta on October 16 early in the first quarter without a reception.

Became the only wide receiver in Saints history to post three-straight 1,000-yard years (2000-02). He added a career-high 1,399 yards in 2004 - a single-season Saints record that also ranked second in the conference.

Became the first player in franchise history to score four touchdowns in a game by hauling in four in the Superdome vs. the New York Giants, 12/14/03.

2006 (SAINTS)

Saw action in 10 games with nine starts, recording 37 receptions for 679 yards with four touchdowns. Inactive Weeks 9-11 and 14-17 with a groin injury.

Caught two passes for 25 yards at Cleveland (9/10) in the season-opener.

Recorded five catches for 88 yards at Green Bay (9/17).

Posted three receptions for 47 yards vs. Atlanta (9/25).

Registered five catches for 63 yards at Carolina (10/1).

Tallied 110 receiving yards on six catches with two touchdowns vs. Philadelphia (10/15). It marked the 10th time he had recorded two or more touchdowns in a game.

Had five receptions for a season-high 126 yards with one touchdown vs. Baltimore. It was the 27th time he had reached 100 yards in a game. It also marked his 100th career NFL start as he surpassed Saints Eric Martin for first place on the team's all-time list for touchdown catches (49). The 126-yard performance coupled with the previous week's total of 110 yards marked the seventh time with the Saints where he reached the triple-digit milestone in back-to-back contests.

Recorded three receptions for 93 yards vs. Cincinnati (11/19), which included a 72-yard touchdown catch.

Appeared in his 150th career game at Atlanta (11/26) and posted three catches for 61 yards.

Left game in first quarter with groin injury vs. San Francisco (12/3) and did not return.

Inactive the final four games and both postseason contests.

2005 (SAINTS)

Started 13 games and had 49 receptions for 654 yards with a touchdown despite battling a nagging hamstring injury. Had eight catches of at least 20 yards.

Caught five passes for 66 yards in season-opening victory at Carolina (9/11)

Had nine receptions for 143 yards and a touchdown vs. New York Giants (9/19), marking his 25th career 100-yard game.

Caught a pass for 11 yards at Minnesota (9/25) when he first suffered the hamstring injury that would remain a nuisance for the rest of the year.

Inactive vs. Buffalo (10/2) and at Green Bay (10/9) due to the leg injury.

Departed early in the first quarter vs. Atlanta (10/16) due to hamstring injury and did not return. Prior to the early exit, he had at least one catch in all 82 games he had appeared in with Saints.

Inactive at St. Louis (10/23) due to hamstring injury.

Returned to action vs. Miami (10/30) and had seven receptions for 99 yards.

Recorded six receptions for 80 yards at New England (11/20).

Had five receptions for 54 yards at Atlanta (12/12).

Caught six balls for 70 yards vs. Detroit (12/24).

2004 (SAINTS)

Tied for the conference lead with 94 receptions (with former Carolina WR Muhsin Muhammad) and ranked second in the NFC with a career-high 1,399 yards.

His yardage total broke a Saints record he had owned since 2000 by 59 yards, and his 11 touchdown grabs were the most in franchise history. His five 100-yard games were the second-highest single season total for the Saints, trailing the six he posted in 2002. Caught five or more passes in 12 contests. Of his catches, 73 moved the chains for a first down, second among NFC wideouts and fifth in the conference. Tied for sixth in the NFC in third down receptions, with 23 for 370 yards, a 16.1 average. Had 22 catches of at least 20 yards.

Opened with six receptions for 110 yards vs. Seattle (9/12), his 20th 100-yard day in New Orleans and added eight catches for 94 yards and a touchdown vs. San Francisco (9/19).

Tallied seven grabs for 91 yards at St. Louis (9/26), including a nine-yard touchdown.

Hauled in nine passes for 123 yards at Oakland (10/24).

Had five catches for a season-best 167 yards vs. Kansas City (11/14), which included a season-long 57-yard grab and a 42-yard touchdown in the final quarter.

Equaled season-high in catches with nine for 101 yards and a touchdown at Atlanta (11/28). Also had two-point conversion on third quarter catch.

Recorded eight receptions for 160 yards and a pair of touchdowns vs. Carolina (12/5), going over 1,000 yards for the fourth time in career.

Notched five catches for 81 yards and one touchdown at Dallas (12/12). His 31-yard scoring grab sealed the victory.

Had six touchdown grabs in the final six contests.

Closed with four grabs for 75 yards in season-ending win at Carolina (1/2/05).

2003 (SAINTS)

Recorded 78 receptions for 973 yards and 10 touchdowns, starting 14 of 15 games as he missed the finale vs. Dallas due to a left shoulder injury.

Ranked third in the NFC in third-down receptions with 29 and ranked 17th in the conference with 53 first downs. Had 11 receptions of 20 yards or more. Became the first wide receiver in franchise annals to post four-consecutive years with 75 or more catches.

Had seven receptions for 83 yards, including a two-yard touchdown, at Seattle (9/7).

Recorded a season-high 10 catches for 111 yards in victory over Houston (9/14).

Injured knee in pre-game warm-ups at Tennessee (921). Recorded only one catch for five yards in the game as he would feel the effects of the injury for the rest of the season.

Had four receptions for 56 yards at Carolina (10/5), including a 21-yard touchdown grab.

Hauled in eight passes for 133 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown, at Atlanta (10/19).

Tied a then career-high for touchdowns with two on six catches for 74 yards vs. Carolina (10/26).

Had nine receptions for 118 yards vs. Tampa Bay (12/7).

Set a franchise record vs. New York Giants on (12/14) with four touchdown receptions on nine catches for 133 yards. Also set a club record with 10 touchdowns on the season and posted the 19th 100-yard game of his career. Yardage total in the contest equaled his season-high, including a season-long 50-yard touchdown grab.

Left the game in the fourth quarter at Jacksonville (12/21) with a left shoulder injury, which forced him to miss finale vs. Dallas (12/28).

2002 (SAINTS)

Started all 16 games for the third consecutive season and was selected to his third consecutive Pro Bowl and first as a starter as he hauled in 88 catches for 1,312 yards and seven touchdowns. His 88 catches were six short of the team record - which he set in 2000 - and ranked fifth in the NFC. His 1,312 receiving yardage total was 28 short of the team record he set in his first season in New Orleans and ranked third in the NFC. Led or shared team-lead in receiving in 13 contests and in receiving yards in 11 games. Had six 100-yard receiving games - the highest single-season total in club record books. That total was second in the NFC and third in the NFL.

Led team with eight receptions for 108 yards in season opener at Tampa Bay (9/8).

Had a game-high six receptions for 120 yards vs. Green Bay (9/15) as he became the first Saints wideout to start a season with back-to-back 100-yard performances.

Tallied six receptions for 42 yards, including a five-yard touchdown, in the comeback win at Chicago (9/22).

Hauled in six passes for 87 yards at Detroit (9/29).

Caught five passes for 68 yards and had one rush for two yards vs. Pittsburgh (10/6).

Posted five catches for 75 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown at Washington (10/13).

Had a game-high eight receptions for 109 yards and two touchdowns vs. San Francisco (10/20).

Recorded five receptions for 61 yards, including a five-yard touchdown vs. Atlanta (10/27).

Registered a team-high six receptions for 101 yards at Carolina (11/10).

Caught three passes for a season-high 124 yards with one touchdown at Atlanta (11/17).

Posted five receptions for 106 yards and one touchdown in prime-time contest vs. Tampa Bay (12/1).

Had seven catches for 87 yards at Baltimore  (12/8).

Hauled in five receptions for 60 yards, including a successful two-point conversion vs. Minnesota (12/15).

Grabbed six passes for 64 yards at Cincinnati (12/22).

2001 (SAINTS)

Started all 16 games and finished the season with a team-leading 83 receptions for 1,265 yards and nine touchdowns. The 83 receptions by Horn was the second-highest of his career to the club record 94 he had during his first year in New Orleans in 2000. Finished season tied for sixth in the NFC in scoring among non-kickers (54), fifth in receptions, fifth in the NFC and ninth in the NFL in receiving yards, 11th in total yards from scrimmage (1,269), 12th in first downs (59) and tied for 4th in the NFC and 8th in the NFL in third down receptions (26).

Enjoyed first 100-yard receiving game of season and sixth of career in come-from behind, 34-31 victory at St. Louis (10/28), when he had eight receptions for 121 yards and two touchdowns.

Recorded six receptions for 99 yards and two touchdowns vs. San Francisco (11/11).

Enjoyed second 100-yard game of season with eight receptions for 148 yards vs. Indianapolis (11/18).

Set a career-high in receptions vs. Carolina (12/2) when he made 13 catches for 150 yards and one touchdown.

His fourth 100-yard receiving game came following week at Atlanta (12/9) when he grabbed seven passes for 138 yards and one touchdown

Recorded two second-half scoring grabs at Tampa Bay (12/23) as he tallied four catches for 55 yards.

2000 (SAINTS)

Had the finest season ever for a Saints wide receiver, finishing with 94 receptions for 1,340 yards (14.3 yard average, 52 long) and eight touchdowns in 16 starts. His 94 receptions was fourth in the NFC and 1,340 receiving yards was fifth. Led or shared team lead in receiving in 13 games and led team in receiving yards in 12 games. Tied for first in the NFC with 31 third-down receptions.

Hauled in 12 passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns at San Diego (9/17).

Had four receptions for 78 yards with two touchdowns, tying his career-high in scoring at Chicago, (10/8).

Recorded 10 receptions for a career-high 180 yards with one touchdown vs. San Francisco (11/5).

Led team with seven receptions for 77 yards in victory at St. Louis (11/26).

Went over the 1,000 yard receiving mark with his 10-reception, 170-yard performance vs. Denver (12/3.

Tallied seven receptions for 116 yards vs. Atlanta (12/17).

Started NFL Wild Card Playoff game vs. St. Louis (12/30) and left game in the first quarter with right ankle sprain.

Declared inactive in NFC Divisional Playoff at Minnesota (1/6/01) due to ankle injury. 

1999 (CHIEFS)

Saw duty at wide and action on special teams in 16 games with one start, ranking third on the team with 35 catches for 586 yards and six touchdowns after producing just 18 catches for 293 yards and one touchdown in his first three seasons. Also tallied eight special teams tackles, while downing three punts inside the 20, and returned nine kickoffs for 165 yards and a punt for 18 yards.

Had two catches for 35 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown vs. Detroit (10/3).

Tallied two catches for 41 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown at San Diego (10/3).

Made lone start of the season at wide receiver, producing two catches for 20 yards at Indianapolis (11/7). Also returned kickoffs, posting single-game career highs with 131 yards on six returns (21.8 avg.).

Saw reserve duty at receiver, recording three catches for a team-high 63 yards at Tampa Bay (11/14), including a 50-yard touchdown reception.

Posted three catches for 92 yards at Seattle (12/26) with a 76-yard touchdown

1998 (CHIEFS)

Saw action at wide receiver and on special teams in all 16 games with one start catching 14 passes for 198 yards (14.1 avg.) with a touchdown. Finished tied for fourth on the squad with 11 special teams tackles and had 11 kickoff returns for 233 yards.

Returned the first three kickoffs of his career for 66 yards at Jacksonville (9/13) and added a pair of receptions for 29 yards.

Snared two receptions for 68 yards, including a long of 57 yards at Philadelphia (9/27).

Lined up at wide receiver for his first career start vs. Pittsburgh (10/26).

Caught two passes for 34 yards, including his first career touchdown on a 26-yard pass at Denver (12/6).

1997 (CHIEFS)

Active for eight games, seeing special teams duty in all those contests and taking snaps at wide receiver in seven games. Also listed as the club's sixth cornerback for much of the season, but did not see any game action at that position.

Inactive for the season's first four weeks before cracking the lineup on special teams vs. Seattle (9/28).

On the inactive list the following four games before seeing action on both offense and special teams in the season's final seven contests.

Had two catches for 65 yards on the year at Jacksonville (11/9) and an 18-yard grab vs. Denver (11/16).

Made one of the biggest special teams plays of the year with the Chiefs clinging to a 17-14 lead in the fourth quarter at Seattle (11/23) by blocking a Kyle Richardson punt out of the end zone for a safety in Kansas City's 19-14 win.

Caught a 50-yard bomb from QB Elvis Grbac in the club's playoff contest vs. Denver (1/4/98).

1996 (CHIEFS)

Saw action in nine games on special teams and took snaps on offense in six contests.

Finished season with two catches for 30 yards with a long of 21 and posted three special teams tackles.

Saw his first action on special teams at Seattle (9/15) and made a touchdown-saving tackle on an 86-yard kickoff return.

First NFL rec. was a nine-yard grab at Denver (10/27).

CFL (1994-95)

Started 17 games for the CFL's Memphis Mad Dogs in 1995, ranking fifth in the CFL in receiving yardage and leading his club with 71 catches for 1,414 yards (19.9 avg.) and five touchdowns.

His average of 19.9 yards per catch led all CFL receivers with 35 or more grabs.

His 71 receptions were the fourth-highest total for a first-year player in the history of the Canadian League, while his yardage total was the third-best mark ever for a CFL rookie.

Nominated for CFL Rookie of the Year accolades and was a member of the CFL South Division All-Star team.

Posted six 100-yard receiving days in 1995.

In his first pro game, caught seven passes for 131 yards with a touchdown at Calgary.

COLLEGE

Played two seasons (1991-92) as a wide receiver at Itawamba Junior College in Fulton, Mississippi.

Posted 54 catches for 878 yards (16.3 avg.) and seven touchdowns in two seasons at Itawamba while also handling punt and kickoff returns.

PERSONAL

Was a standout wide receiver, quarterback, running back and defensive back at Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC) High School.

Ran the 100 meters in 10.39 as a member of the prep track team and also lettered in basketball.

Out of football in 1993, spending the year washing dishes and working in a furniture factory to support his family.

Horn visited Hurricane Katrina evacuees at the Houston Astrodome the weekend prior to the start of the 2006 regular season and also visited evacuees at shelters in San Antonio.

Born Joe Horn on January 16, 1972 in New Haven, Connecticut. He and his wife, Lacreshia, have a daughter, Jhia, and a son, Joseph.