Skyler Levon Green (born September 12, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals and New Orleans Saints.
[1] He was originally recruited as a running back, but switched to wide receiver to get more playing time.
He finished his LSU career with four punt returns for touchdowns, also scoring against the Florida Gators in 2003, the Vanderbilt Commodores in 2004, and the Auburn Tigers in 2005.
As a true freshman, he stepped in as one of LSU's three primary receivers after Devery Henderson broke his arm in the 11th game of the season against the University of Mississippi.
Green sprinted under the ball, dove to the ground in the end zone and caught the pass for a game-winning touchdown, sending the LSU-record crowd of 92,251 into a frenzy.
[2] As a junior, even though Michael Clayton and Devery Henderson graduated, Green still had to compete with Craig Davis, Dwayne Bowe, and Early Doucet for time as one of LSU's three primary receivers.
[3] Green suffered a high ankle sprain in the team's second scrimmage of fall camp and then re-injured it in the season-opener against Oregon State University.
He set the school record for punt returns for touchdowns, with his fourth on a 66-yarder in a win over Auburn University.
He was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year after ranking third in the conference in punt returns with a 13.3-yard average.
He returned punts and kickoffs, as well as playing a few snaps at quarterback and his usual position of wide receiver.
[10] He did not play the rest of the season and was moved back to the wide receiver position.
On November 5, he was waived to make room on the roster for wide receiver Chris Henry, who was returning from an eight-game suspension.
[13] He was promoted to the active roster on December 20, appearing in the final two games and returning four kickoffs for 160 yards.