(born
July 5 ,
1981 in
Kansas City, Missouri ) is a
Wide Receiver for the
Washington Redskins .
Lloyd graduated from
Blue Springs High School in
Blue Springs, Missouri . He attended the
University Of Illinois . He was drafted by the
San Francisco 49ers in the 4th round (124th overall) in the
2003 NFL Draft . He was traded to the Redskins on
March 11 ,
2006 for a 3rd round draft pick in 2006, and a 4th round draft pick in 2007.
Lloyd attended the University of Illinois beginning in
1999 . After a promising
Freshman season, Lloyd missed all of the
2000 season with a broken leg. He returned healthy and had outstanding seasons in both
2001 and
2002 . Lloyd was a consensus First-Team All-
Big Ten performer after his
Sophomore season in 2001, helping lead the
Fighting Illini to a 10-2 record and a
BCS berth in the
Sugar Bowl . After his
Junior season in 2002, Lloyd declared his eligibility for the
NFL Draft . Lloyd finished his college career having the second-most receiving yards (2,583) and
Touchdown catches (21) in Illinois history, and ranking third in all-time receptions (160).
Lloyd is a track athlete with an excellent vertical leap. He has great body control and can make tough catches. He concentrates and makes plays in traffic. He works the middle of the field well and has some burst off the line and into his cuts. He uses quickness and tenacity to beat the jam. He is quite nifty and elusive with the ball in his hands but is a mediocre blocker. Ever since his rookie year in 2003, he has made many spectacular catches, especially one-handed, but so far has lacked the reliability to be a great wideout. Few have even gone as far as to accuse him of having a tendency to fear getting hit to the point where he often "alligator-armed" balls and would dive to the ground regardless of down and distance. However, some have criticised this due to a lack of other weapons on the
San Francisco 49ers poor offense, such as having inexperienced quarterbacks throwing him the ball, no running game, and no other reliable targets. He has received criticism from teammates for caring too much about things other than
Football . For example, in the year 2005 he had spent time working on a rap album produced by Adam Weisner, of Prophecy Productions (www.prophecyp.com); He also got engaged. This has not seemed to have any effect on his playmaking abilities however. While playing with the
San Francisco 49ers in 45 games, Lloyd totaled 1,510 receiving yards on 105 catches, 13 touchdowns, and 32 rushing yards.
On
Saturday March 11 ,
2006 , the
San Francisco 49ers traded Lloyd to
Washington Redskins in exchange for a third-round draft pick in the 2006 draft and a fourth-rounder in 2007.
