Samori Toure

• Name is pronounced suh-MORE-ee too-ray.
• Appeared in 11 games with two starts as a rookie in 2022 and posted five catches for 82 yards (16.4 avg.) and a TD.
• Posted his first NFL touchdown in Week 8 at Buffalo, hauling in a 37-yard TD pass from QB Aaron Rodgers in the fourth quarter.
• As a senior at Nebraska in 2021, led the Big Ten in yards per reception (19.5 avg), the second-best single-season mark (min. 40 rec.) in school history, and matched the single-season school record with five 100-yard receiving games.
• As a junior at Montana in 2019, ranked No. 2 in the FCS with a school-record 1,495 receiving yards and 13 TDs on a school-record 87 receptions (17.2 avg.).
• Set a single-game school record with 303 receiving yards vs. Southeast Louisiana in 2019, also topping the mark set by Marshall WR Randy Moss (288 yards vs. Delaware in 1996) for the most receiving yards in an FCS playoff game.

Pro Highlights:

• Appeared in 11 games with two starts as a rookie in 2022 and posted five catches for 82 yards (16.4 avg.) and a TD.
• Posted his first NFL touchdown in Week 8 at Buffalo, hauling in a 37-yard TD pass from QB Aaron Rodgers in the fourth quarter.
• Selected by the Packers with the fourth of four picks in the seventh round (No. 258 overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft, becoming the first wide receiver from the University of Nebraska to be selected by Green Bay since Frank Lockett in 1979 (10th round).

2022 SEASON: Appeared in 11 games with two starts and posted five catches for 82 yards (16.4 avg.) and a TD…Was inactive for the first six games (healthy scratch)...At Washington (Oct. 23): Made his first career start as the Packers opened with three WRs. Appeared on 19 snaps and posted his first career reception when he hauled in a 4-yard pass from Rodgers in the fourth quarter…At Buffalo (Oct. 30): Played 14 snaps on offense and posted his first NFL touchdown, hauling in a 37-yard pass in the end zone from Rodgers with 6:32 remaining in the game…At Detroit (Nov. 6): Appeared on 28 snaps and recorded two receptions for 34 yards (17.0 avg.), including a 32-yard grab to the Detroit 17 on fourth-and-2 on the Packers' final drive…At Chicago (Dec. 4): Played 12 snaps on offense and posted a 7-yard reception…2022 Draft: Selected by the Packers with the fourth of four picks in the seventh round (No. 258 overall), the first wide receiver from the University of Nebraska to be drafted by Green Bay since Lockett in 1979 (10th round).

COLLEGE: Played three seasons at the University of Montana (2017-19) and one season at Nebraska (2021), finishing his collegiate career with 201 receptions for 3,386 yards (16.8 avg.) and 25 TDs in 48 games played (34 starts)…Did not play in 2020 due to the fall season being canceled (COVID-19)…Earned his degree in organizational communication…Senior season (2021): Appeared in 12 games with nine starts and led the Huskers with 46 receptions for 898 yards (19.5 avg.) and five TDs…Led the Big Ten in yards per reception, the second-best single-season mark (min. 40 rec.) in school history…Ranked No. 6 in the Big Ten with 898 receiving yards and matched the school single-season record with five 100-yard receiving games…Earned third-team All-Big Ten honors from Pro Football Focus and honorable mention from the conference's coaches…Was selected to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List…Posted 63 yards and a TD on eight carries (7.9 avg.) and returned two punts for 9 yards (4.5 avg.)…Registered a season-high eight receptions for 133 yards (16.6 avg.) vs. Fordham (Sept. 4) and added three carries for 35 yards (11.7 avg.), highlighted by his first career rushing TD…Finished with two catches for 136 yards (68.0 avg.) vs. Buffalo (Sept. 11), posting a pair of 68-yard TD receptions…Recorded four receptions for a season-high 150 yards (37.5 avg.) vs. Ohio State (Nov. 6), highlighted by a 72-yard TD catch…Matched the single-season school mark with his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season, posting seven receptions for 113 yards (16.1 avg.) and a TD at Wisconsin (Nov. 20)…Junior season (2019): Started all 14 games and ranked No. 2 in the FCS with a school-record 1,495 receiving yards and 13 TDs on a school-record 87 catches (17.2 avg.)…Earned third-team FCS All-America honors from The Associated Press and first-team All-Big Sky recognition…Posted six 100-yard receiving games and became the first player in school history to register three games with three-plus TD catches…Closed out the season with 48 catches for 905 yards (18.9 avg.) and 10 TDs in the final six contests…Posted eight catches for 188 yards (23.5 avg.) and a TD vs. Idaho State (Oct. 5)…Caught a career-high three TD passes at Portland State (Nov. 2), finishing with seven receptions for 140 yards (20.0 avg.)…Hauled in eight passes for 193 yards (24.1 avg.) vs. Weber State (Nov. 16), including a season-long 79-yard grab, and matched his career high with three TD grabs…Set a school record with 303 receiving yards and three TDs (tied career high) on 12 catches (25.3 avg.) vs. Southeast Louisiana (Dec. 7), also topping the mark set by Marshall WR Randy Moss (288 yards vs. Delaware in 1996) for the most receiving yards in an FCS playoff game…Sophomore season (2018): Played in all 11 contests with 10 starts, catching 37 passes for 440 yards (11.9 avg.) and two TDs…Registered a season-high 105 receiving yards on five grabs (21.0 avg.) at North Dakota (Oct. 12)…Redshirt freshman season (2017): Appeared in all 11 games with one start, finishing with 31 catches for 553 yards (17.8 avg.) and five TDs…Posted three receptions of 70-plus yards on the season and also returned 21 kickoffs for 379 yards (18.0 avg.)…Hauled in three passes for 56 yards (18.7 avg.) vs. Valparaiso (Sept. 2) in his collegiate debut, including a 14-yard TD grab late in the third quarter…Registered a season-high five receptions for 111 yards (22.2 avg.) vs. Savannah State (Sept. 16), including a 20-yard TD catch and an 80-yard reception…Posted two catches for 93 yards (46.5 avg.) at Weber State (Oct. 28), highlighted by a career-long 81-yard TD reception early in the fourth quarter.

PERSONAL: Given name Samori David Toure…Name is pronounced suh-MORE-ee too-ray…Born in Portland, Ore. …High school: Was a two-time first-team All-Metro League selection as a wide receiver at Westview High School (Portland, Ore.), also earning first-team All-Metro League honors as a defensive back as a senior in 2015…Earned honorable mention all-state recognition as a senior…Was a team captain and was named offensive MVP as a senior…Earned third-team All-Metro League honors at DB as a junior in 2014...Also lettered in track, participating in the long jump and the high jump as well as the 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter and 4x100-meter events…Community involvement: Spoke with cadets at the Challenge Academy in Fort McCoy, Wis. ...Visited schools, read to kids and volunteered at youth football camps while he was in college.