With 83 days remaining until the scheduled kickoff of the season at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial stadium, Longhorns Wire continues the countdown. Before Roy Williams was setting records on the Forty Acres, our featured player on the countdown was the top dog in Longhorns history.
Mike Adams (1992-96)
Adams joined the Longhorns in 1992 where he was named to the USA TODAY Sports’ freshman All-American team. That year he accounted for 964 all-purpose yards on 63 touches. That season Adams scored a total of three touchdowns. One receiving, one rushing and one on a punt return.
Over the next several seasons Mike Adams would prove to be the best receiver in Longhorns history, in terms of statistics at this point in time. Today Adams is still third all-time in receiving yards in school history with 3,032 yards. He only trails Roy Williams and Jordan Shipley for the most career receiving yards.
Adams helped the Longhorns win the first ever Big 12 Championship when they defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the inaugural season for the conference. Adams would end his college career in a losing effort to Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl.
As it stands today, Mike Adams is still third in all-purpose yards in school history. His 5,822 yards is slightly better than Eric Metcalf and behind running backs Ricky Williams (7,206) and Cedric Benson (6,161). Adams is one of the best receivers in Longhorns history that no one ever talks about.
After being selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1997 NFL Draft, Adams was out of the league after one season. He played one year in the CFL during the 2000 season with the BC Lions.
Currently Al’Vonte Woodard wears number 83 for the Texas Longhorns. Woodard caught three passes for 28 yards in three games played in 2019.