ASU: Solid, reliable receiver who was ASU's leading wide receiver in 2007 after submitting an excellent redshirt freshman season in 2006...has played in 26 games and made 18 consecutive starts in his Sun Devil career...has totaled 77 career catches for 1,068 yards (13.9 avg.) and four touchdowns in his two seasons at ASU...became one of the team's top targets on third downs last season...a versatile contributor who figures to be one of the team's starting wide receivers in 2008 and may also see action on kickoff returns...named a preseason third-team All-Pac-10 member by Phil Steele's College Football Preview.
2007: Started all 13 games...finished with 61 receptions for 830 yards to lead the Sun Devils in both categories...44 of his 61 catches (72%) this season went for first downs...also had five kickoff returns for 100 yards and one punt return for six yards...earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors...had four or more receptions in each of ASU's last nine games of the season...made four catches for 50 yards in win at Stanford on Sept. 29...had four receptions for 63 yards in victory at Washington State on Oct. 6...totaled five catches for 73 yards against Washington on Oct. 13...led all ASU receivers with four catches for 58 yards in victory over California on Oct. 27...made five receptions for 79 yards against Oregon on Nov. 3...had a season-high 123 receiving yards on nine catches in win at UCLA on Nov. 10...had five receptions for 85 yards, including his season-long 42-yard catch, against USC on Nov. 22...made six catches for 83 yards, including an acrobatic, diving 31-yard reception that led to a Sun Devil field goal, in victory over Arizona on Dec. 1...finished off the season with nine receptions for 79 yards and his only touchdown of the season, a one-handed grab in the second quarter, in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl against Texas on Dec. 27...received the Mike Bartholomew Most Improved Offensive Player Award at team's year-end banquet.
2006: Played in all 13 games, starting the final five contests of the season...one of the top freshman wide receivers in the Pac-10, earning Pac-10 All-Freshman honors by The Sporting News...ranked second among Sun Devil wide receivers with 16 receptions for 238 yards (14.9 avg.) and three touchdowns...added 153 total yards on kickoff and punt returns...averaged 16.0 yards-per-return on kickoffs...caught two passes for 44 yards against Nevada on Sept. 9...hauled in four passes for 40 yards and an 18-yard touchdown, the first of his career, at Colorado on Sept. 16...tied for the team-lead with three receptions and totaled 31 yards at Washington on Oct. 28...had a 35-yard catch in his first career start, playing at Oregon State on Nov. 4...caught a 34-yard touchdown pass as a starter against Washington State on Nov. 11...totaled two receptions and a 26-yard touchdown catch at Arizona on Nov. 25...caught four passes for 24 yards in ASU's spring game.
2005: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Moon Valley High School in Phoenix...was The
Arizona Republic's Big School Player of the Year in 2004...was one of the Old
Spice Red Zone Top 50 National Players of the Year...Arizona Red Zone Player of
the Year in USA Today (Feb. 3)...member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100"
list...a pre- and postseason all-region selection by PrepStar Magazine...listed as
the No. 86 player on the Southwest Hot 100 by Scout.com...first-team 4A all-state
at wide receiver and return specialist as well as first-team All-Northwest
Valley at receiver by The Arizona Republic...Arizona Cardinals High School
Football Player of the Year...Student Sports Magazine 4A Player of the Year...also
earned first-team all-state honors from that publication...was the KPNX-TV Friday
Night Fever 4A football Player of the Year...made first-team Friday Night Fever
team at wide receiver, defensive back and return specialist...was 4A first-team
all-state at wideout and return specialist by the Arizona Football Coaches
Association...made first-team 4A all-state at wide receiver by Varsity Sports.com...was
first-team All-Arizona and first-team All- Playoffs by Az.Preps.com...saved one of
his best games for the 2004 Class 4A state championship game at Sun Devil
Stadium in December, when he helped lead a second-half comeback victory over
Glendale Cactus High...made seven catches for 137 yards and two touchdowns and
added an interception in that game...as a junior, was first-team All-Arizona Super
Elite, all-state and All-Northwest Valley by The Arizona Republic...KPNX Friday
Night Fever first-team as a junior...Friday Night Fever Defensive Player of the
Year...made first-team All-Region Skyline Division on offense, defense and special
teams...finalist for the Ed Doherty Award and was only the second junior in the
history of the award to receive this honor...made the Super All-State 2004 team on
offense by Phoenix Metro Football...won the Henry Stanton Award from Phoenix Metro
Football Magazine, presented annually to the state's top receiver...led the state
in receiving with 82 receptions for 1,593 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior...
added 278 yards rushing on 15 carries and collected 1,089 yards in
returns...collected 2,968 total yards and averaged 21.5 yards every time he
touched the ball...on defense, tallied 74 tackles, two sacks, two interceptions,
12 tackles for loss, 18 pass deflections, four fumble recoveries and three
forced fumbles...Moon Valley went 14-0 in 2004...lists winning the state 4A
championship as his most exciting sports experience to date...captained his
football team as a senior...caught 37 passes for 750 yards and eight TDs as a
junior...made 55 solo tackles, 10 assists, two sacks and seven interceptions that
year...career stats include 133 catches for 2,621 yards and 34 TDs ... 22 rushes for
436 yards and seven TDs...had 48 punt returns for 1,143 yards and four touchdowns
in his career...posted 52 kickoff returns for 1,712 yards and 10 TDs ...registered
5,912 total yards on offense in his career...scored 55 career touchdowns and 348
points...on defense for his career: 213 tackles, three sacks, 21 TFL, 13
interceptions, 42 pass deflections, eight fumble recoveries, seven forced
fumbles and four blocked kicks...also a three-year starter in basketball with a
career 12.3 points-per-game average...earned four letters in football, three in
basketball and two in track and field...named all-region twice in basketball...won
the Glendale High School City Dunk contest as a junior...anchored Moon Valley's
state qualifying 4 x 100-meter relay team ...hails from same high school as tight
end Andrew Pettes...coached by Roger Britson.
PERSONAL: Undecided on his
major...parents are Chuck (self employed) and Nancy (I.T. director at Cox
Communications) McGaha of Phoenix...has three siblings: Chuck, Sarah and Lyndsey...born
Oct. 21, 1986...full name is Christian James McGaha.
