A.J. Green and the record book

Something a bit different today. . . .

My AJC colleague Matt Dempsey has been crunching numbers and has come up with some interesting perspective on where A.J. Green stands in the UGA record book.

Based on Green’s statistics for the first seven games of the season, Matt found six  UGA single-season or career lists on which the super sophomore could reach the top five by the end of the regular season.

Here’s what he came up with (Green statistics are through the Vanderbilt game). Hope you enjoy:

Pass Receptions, season

Name                                                   Number          Year

1.  Brice Hunter                                  76                 1993

2.  Terrence Edwards                       59                 2002

2.  Brice Hunter                                  59                  1994

4.  Mohamed Massaquoi                 58                  2008

NR A.J. Green                                      41                  2009

Note: With 17 more receptions on the year, Green will join Mohamed Massaquoi as having one of the top four seasons of all time for Georgia catching the ball. Nineteen more in five games and he’ll be in the top two.

Yards gained receiving, season

Name                                                   Yards               Season

1. Terrence Edwards                     1004                2002

2. Brice Hunter                                  970                1993

3.  A.J. Green                                      963                2008

4.  Mohamed Massaquoi                920                2008

5.  Hines Ward                                    900                 1996

NR A.J. Green                                      682                2009

Note: Green just needs 281 yards to match his impressive freshman season. That’s only 56 yards a game for the last 5 games of the regular season.

Yards gained receiving, career

Name                                             Yards       Career

1. Terrence Edwards               3093        1999-2002

2. Fred Gibson                           2884         2001-2004

3. Brice Hunter                          2373         1992-1995

4. Mohamed Massaquoi         2282         2005-2008

5. Lindsay Scott                        2098          1978-1981

NR A.J. Green                             1645          2008-

Note: Green has a bit more to go to bump into the top 5 for career receiving yardage. 454 yards or 91 yards a game will get him there.

Touchdown receptions, season

Name                                           TD           Year

1. Terrence Edwards             11            2002

2. Terrence Edwards               9            1999

2. Brice Hunter                          9             1993

2. Hason Graham                      9             1994

5. Mohamed Massaquoi        8              2008

5. A.J. Green                              8              2008

5. Lamar Davis                          8               1941

NR A.J. Green                            6              2009

Note: Two more touchdowns will give Green the same total as last year. If he can pull off six more in five games, he’ll have more touchdowns in one year than anyone in Georgia history.

Touchdown receptions, career

Name                                          TD        Career

1. Terrence Edwards             30       1999-2002

2. Fred Gibson                         20        2001-04

3. Brice Hunter                        19         1992-94

4. Hason Graham                    16          1992-94

4. Juan Daniels                         16         1993-96

4. Mohamed Massaquoi       16         2004-08

NR A.J. Green                           14          2008-

Note: Massaquoi was prolific during his time in Athens, but Green may knock him off the career top 5 list for touchdowns in a career. Green needs three touchdowns in the next five games to pass Massaquoi, Juan Daniels and Hason Graham.

Most Receptions by a Sophomore

Name                                             Receptions            Year

1. Brice Hunter                                76                         1993

2. Terrence Edwards                     53                         2000

3. Andre Hastings                          48                          1991

NR A.J. Green                                   41                          2009

Note: Green already owns the record for most receptions by a freshman with 56 last year. Brice Hunter is unlikely to lose the top spot for receptions by a sophomore. Green needs just eight more receptions to land in the top three. Thirteen catches will move him past Terrence Edwards into the top two.