New Orleans Saints
Marques Colston - #12 - WR
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 4"/ 225 lbs. |
| Birthday | 06/05/1983 |
| Birthplace | Harrisburg, PA |
| College | Hofstra |
| Years played | 8 |
| Drafted | 2006, 7th round, 44th pick by Saints |
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PLAYER NEWS
Colston finished with five catches for 52 yards and two touchdowns in the Saints' season-ending loss to Carolina on Sunday.|||||||
Colston finished with 83 catches for 1,154 yards and 10 touchdowns on the season.
Colston finished with a season-high 10 catches for 153 yards in the Saints' win over Dallas on Sunday.|||||||
Colston has 78 catches for 1,102 yards and eight touchdowns on the season.
Colston has scored the 56th touchdown of his career and with New Orleans, surpassing Saints' all-time rusher Deuce McAllister for the club record. The wide receiver, a seventh-round draft choice out of Hofstra in 2006, surpassed McAllister with 10-yard reception over the middle in the second quarter of New Orleans' game against San Francisco on Sunday.|||||||
The touchdown catch was Colston's eighth of the season and gave New Orleans a 14-7 lead over the 49ers in the second quarter. Colston entered the game with 6,961 career yards receiving, ranking third in Saints history behind Eric Martin (7,854) and Joe Horn (7,622). Colston also was third in catches coming in with 500, behind Martin (532) and Horn (523).
Colston finished with nine catches for 131 yards and three touchdowns during Sunday's 31-24 win over San Diego.|||||||
Colston's big night gave him a franchise-record 52 TD catches with the Saints (1-4). After a very quiet first three games, Colston has hauled in 18 receptions for 284 yards and four TDs in his last two.
Colston caught nine passes for 153 yards a TD on Sunday.|||||||
This is the type of game fantasy owners hope Colston can produce on a consistent bassis.