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WR Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis Colts

HT: 6-0, WT: 195, Born: 11-17-1978, College: Miami, Drafted: Round 1, Pick 30

2008 Projections

2007 Game Summaries

Week 1 - The game started badly for Wayne as he had the ball stripped from him after a reception by Saints DB Jason David and the ball was returned for a touchdown in the second quarter. He only had three catches for nine yards in the first half as the Saints defense did a good job of keeping the Indianapolis receivers from getting deep for big plays.

Wayne and the Colts passing offense would pick it up in a big way in the second half. He would get his revenge on David by burning him on a post route for a 28 yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. Wayne would make another big play by catching a 31 yard pass down the left side of the field on the last play of the third quarter putting the ball on the New Orleans 16 yard line. Wayne would beat Saints defender David again on a deep 45 yard pass early in the fourth quarter. He would finish the second half with four receptions for 106 yards and two touchdowns in what turned out to be a big rebound for him from the first half.

Week 2 - Wayne was targeted six times and hauled in five of those passes. In the third quarter, with the Colts deep in their own zone on a 3rd and eight, Wayne pulled up limping after some potential illegal contact. The pass ended up being picked off by the Titans, but Wayne returned on the next drive and did not miss any time.

Week 3 - Wayne was only targeted once in the first half as Manning got Gonzalez involved in the offense. Wayne saw four of his five targets in the third quarter as the Colts scored 13 points to open up a 27-10 lead. His key catch was a 64 yard reception on the first play following Matt Schaub's second interception. That reception gave the Colts a first and goal on the seven, but the Colts were only able to gain a field goal on the possession.

Week 4 - Wayne posted 38 yards on five receptions, including a five yard fade pattern for a touchdown, early in the fourth quarter. Playing against the Denver Bronco's version of the Tampa Two defense, the Indianapolis Colts chose to work underneath the safeties, not utilizing Wayne's deep threat, leading to his low-yardage game.

Week 5 - Wayne drew a pass interference penalty against Ronde Barber on what would have been a touchdown for Wayne, ended up being a one yard touchdown run for Kenton Keith. He also caught a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter when Tampa Bay had eight people in the box, leaving him in single coverage from the nine yard line.

Week 7 - Wayne was the offensive star of this game, especially in the first half (eleven of his targets came in the first 30 minutes). The Colts moved him all over the field to find different ways to get him the ball, and it worked. Wayne had one red zone target, a nine yard reception to the three that set up the first Colt TD. He also set up the second Colt TD with a 31 yard catch to the ten. It's obvious Manning trusts this guy big time, as several passes were thrown into tight coverage, with Wayne coming up with the catch more often than not.

Week 8 - Wayne was Manning's main target against the Panthers. Without Harrison, Wayne was the focus of the Colts passing game. He caught seven passes for 168 yards and a touchdown. His touchdown was on a long pass down the left side that he got behind the defense. Manning hit him on the run and he outran the defense for a 59 yard score.

Week 9 - Wayne was Manning's favorite target against the Patriots, getting nine targets to lead the team. He was able to haul in five receptions for 62 yards, but could have had a much bigger game as he had a costly drop. Wayne drew a pass interference call that resulted in a 40 yard gain on the penalty and had another reception that he took to the one yard line, just missing out on a score.

Week 10 - Playing without teammate Marvin Harrison for the fourth straight game, Reggie Wayne was able to produce, catching ten passes for 140 yards and a touchdown on 18 targets. Even though the Chargers knew Manning was going to be looking his way often, Wayne found numerous creases over the middle for nice gains, three of which went for 20 yards or greater. In the first quarter Wayne also drew a long defensive pass interference penalty on a deep pass down the left sideline.

Week 11 - Reggie Wayne was clearly the number one wide receiver again with Marvin Harrison out with an injury. His first reception was on an excellent catch of a deep ball. He did drop some catchable balls in the middle of the game that would have kept drives alive, but he made up for those drops by catching two key passes on the game winning drive.

Week 12 - Wayne only caught six of the 12 targets that were thrown his way, one of which was intercepted. He caught a 23 yard touchdown as his first reception of the game. He was still Manning's most targeted receiver and it seemed as if Manning was willing to gamble more with Wayne.

Week 13 - Wayne had a superb game. Although he received lots of attention from the Jaguars in the form of double teams, he constantly got open and was the recipient of very timely passes from Manning that enabled him to gain significant amounts of yards after the catch. Wayne ran very precise routes and showed good speed when he had open space to run. He and Manning were in sync throughout the game.

Week 14 - Despite the high scoring Colts offense, Wayne wasn't a big part of the equation. He still managed to score despite only receiving two targets, but overall he was oddly absent from the game action.

Week 15 - Wayne was held to four receptions for 69 yards but made a spectacular one handed grab along the sidelines on the Colts' winning fourth quarter drive.

Week 16 - Wayne was by far the most active player on either side of the field in the passing game. Even with his huge stats, there's the knowledge that it actually could've been even better had it not been for a huge hit by C.C. Brown that disrupted what would have been about a 40 yard reception for Wayne. He also fumbled a reception away as the Colts were driving late in the first half that was recovered by the Texans. Still, no one will complain about 143 yards and a score, and the best part about it for Wayne owners is that he was still out there catching passes late in the fourth quarter and piling on points. More than likely, he was only still in the game because the Colts were short at receiver after Anthony Gonzalez suffered a foot injury early on.

Week 17 - Reggie Wayne was targeted early and often. On the Colts' opening drive he had five receptions for 38 yards. However, his fumble on the Titans 20 ended the drive. Wayne would remain in the game until he reached two milestones: going over 100 receptions and taking over the league lead in receiving yards.

Week 19 - The return of Marvin Harrison clearly had very little effect on Wayne's production. The fact is, Harrison showed very early on that he was very rusty coming off such a long layoff, and so the Chargers made sure to commit coverage to Wayne. He was prevented from beating them deep, as evidenced by the fact that Indianapolis completed 19 passes to running backs and tight ends. With the outside guys blanketed, the Colts were only able to take what the Chargers gave them. CB Antonio Cromartie did a superb job on Wayne for most of the game, though Wayne did still manage to find the end zone. He caught a short pass in the flat and made a great individual effort to stretch and keep himself inbounds before reaching the ball over the pylon for the score. The play was initially ruled out of bounds at the one yard line, but the Colts challenged and the call was reversed to a touchdown. Wayne was involved in a critical play on the Colts' final possession of the game, and for all the wrong reasons. Facing a third down and five, Peyton Manning fired a strike over the middle to a diving Wayne. At first, he appeared to hold onto the football but a streaking Marlon McCree came flying in from his safety spot to jar the ball loose. Wayne remained on the ground for several moments and had to leave the field for the ensuing fourth down play, a pass to TE Dallas Clark that fell incomplete and ended the season for Indianapolis.