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Transferred from Florida to Cal for the spring of 2007 ... practiced with the team through the spring, but did not play during the fall of 2007 due to transfer requirements ... with the departure of Cal's top three receivers, will have an excellent opportunity to contribute to the Bears' receiving corps.
At Florida: Appeared in five games as a true freshman at Florida in 2005 (against Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt and Iowa) ... recorded four catches for 77 yards and two carries for 16 yards ... had two receptions for 44 yards, including a 28-yarder, against Mississippi State ... tallied a 14-yard run against Alabama ... made his collegiate debut with a 22-yard reception in a win at Kentucky ... did not play in 2006.
High School: Suffered a preseason ankle injury in August of 2004 that forced him to miss his senior season at Abraham Lincoln ... named to the U.S. Army All-American team as one of the top wide receivers in the country ... as a junior, led team to an undefeated season while playing both wide receiver and cornerback ... also handled all of the Railsplitters' kicking, punting, and punt return duties ... ranked by Scout.com as the 38th-best wide receiver prospect in the country while Rivals.com ranked him 20th at his position ... also lettered in basketball at Lincoln, winning three consecutive New York City PSAL basketball championships.
Personal: Born February 23, 1987 in Ghana and moved to the U.S. when he was six years old ... the son of Kofi Menka Boateng and Theresa Adu Poku ... majoring in mass communications ... speaks three languages - English, French and Twi (spoken in Ghana by six million people) ... older brother, Dominic Osei, played basketball for Fordham ... cousin, Derick Boateng competed in the World Cup for Ghana.
