Greg Orton (wide receiver)
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Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
 Orton with the Denver Broncos in 2011 | |||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | December 17, 1986 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College | Purdue | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2009: undrafted | ||||||||
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Gregory Carlton Orton (born December 17, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.
He was also a member of the Spokane Shock, Denver Broncos, Omaha Nighthawks, Arizona Rattlers, and New England Patriots.
Greg attended Wayne High School, where he was a standout football, basketball and track and field member. As a member of the football team, he played for coach Jay Minton. He was ranked as the No. 19 wide receiver in nation by SuperPrep as well as the No. 53 wide receiver in nation and the No. 21 player in Ohio by Rivals.com.[1] He was a first-team all-state selection as senior, when he caught 65 passes for 1,058 yards (16.3 average) and nine touchdowns. As a result, he was named to CBS SportsLine All-Regional team. He had 59 receptions for 782 yards (13.3 average) and 11 touchdowns his junior season, and was a two-time all-area and all-conference honoree.[2]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Greg Orton WR |
Huber Heights, Ohio | Wayne High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.49 | Sep 22, 2004 |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 21 (WR) Rivals: 53 (WR), 21 (OH) | ||||||
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Orton committed to Purdue University on September 22, 2004.[3]