After a banner 2006 campaign that saw Urrutia haul in 58 passes and average 16.8 yards per reception, the Louisville receiver seriously considered entering the 2007 NFL Draft, but decided to return to school. "I think I've got a lot more to work on," he said at the time of his decision. "So more than likely, I'll be coming back."

That is what made his decision to depart after his junior year and apply for the 2008 draft a big surprise. Urrutia suffered through a nagging turf toe injury that cost him two games of action and limited him to just four starts. He also was benched for inconsistent play, as he had a rash of dropped balls and that frustration boiled over to several personal foul penalties that forced the coaching staff to keep their valuable offensive weapon on the sidelines through a disappointing season for the Cardinals.

Urrutia managed only 35 receptions in his final season at Louisville. He cited his injury as a major reason for his decision to leave the university. "It's by far the toughest decision I've ever made," he said. "Unfortunately, with missing time this season and playing injured I got to see football from a different perspective. You only have so much time to play this sport, and the 2008 draft is my opportunity." Head coach Steve Kragthorpe said he was "disappointed" in Urrutia's decision, adding he thought the receiver would have benefited from returning for his senior year.

Urrutia was one of the most highly sought recruits in the state of Kentucky coming out of Fern Creek High School. The two-time All-District performer was an Associated Press first- team All-State selection and named to the Courier-Journal All-State team. He was picked as one of the top 22 players in the state by the Lexington-Herald Leader and earned Nike All-American honorable mention.

As a senior, Urrutia caught 65 passes for 1,159 yards and 13 touchdowns. The team captain was also named the squad's Offensive Player of the Year and won the "Our Boy Award" for being the team's top senior. He also grabbed 63 receptions for 1,054 yards and 11 scores as a junior.

Urrutia was an instant hit upon his arrival at Louisville in 2005. He was named Freshman All-American by The Sporting News and received second-team All-Big East Conference honors. He started seven of 11 games at the "X" receiver position, hauling in 37 passes for 797 yards (21.5 avg) and seven touchdowns.

Urrutia again garnered All-Big East second-team accolades as a sophomore. He started all but the Kansas State contest, finishing second on the team with 58 grabs for 973 yards (16.8 avg), as he scored six times. He also recorded a solo tackle.

As a junior, Urrutia struggled throughout the season, mostly due to his injury woes, but also because of poor concentration that led to a high amount of dropped balls. He made 35 catches for 501 yards (14.3 avg), finding the end zone just three times in 10 games that included four starts.

Urrutia started 23 of 34 games at Louisville, coming up with 130 receptions for 2,271 yards (17.5 avg). Sixteen of his catches were good for touchdowns, as he also recorded one solo tackle.

Positives: Has a thick, developing frame, with long arms, large hands, good upper body muscle definition, solid chest and shoulders and good thickness in his legs and calves … Natural athlete who displays functional upfield quickness and the acceleration to elude defenders after the catch … Has decent acceleration with the linear speed needed to eat up a defender's cushion … Tough in traffic and has the frame to adjust to the ball and the long reach to extend and high-point the pass … Has the body control to make sharp cuts coming out of his routes … Shows good timing to the stick posts and on corner routes … Displays enough quickness to get to the second level … Will sneak up on the defender when trying to get open, using his deceptive linear speed to separate … Shows good short and medium quickness in and out of his breaks and can power through the jam … Shows good timing going up for the ball in flight and a competitive nature to wrest the ball away from the defenders in traffic … Extends his arms properly and catches with his hands and has the functional strength to escape press coverage … Physical blocker who will face up with aggression … Competes for the ball in traffic and is not afraid to block upfield … Makes a good effort to position and pester the defender … Capable of making the crack block upfield, showing good aggression at the second level to clear the way for the run … Not really sudden in his moves, but once he escapes the press and has that stride to get to the ball in a hurry, taking advantage of his height and long arms … Smooth in his burst and can make proper body adjustments to elude at the second level … Knows how to use his size to power through arm tackles … Effective on screens, as he can use some shake to make defenders miss and is effective at coming back for the underneath and off-target passes … Knows how to shield the ball from defenders and has the leg drive to power through the pile, along with good body lean to fall forward after the initial hit to gain additional yardage … Might lack explosive or sudden bursts off the snap, but with his long limbs he is a long-strider who can gobble up the cushion quickly … Has large, strong hands to field the ball cleanly and secures it well before turning upfield … Not really a deep threat, but his size and balance going up for the ball in a crowd makes him a legitimate red zone threat.

Negatives: Has good agility, but appears a little stiff in his hips as he needs to sink them better coming out of his breaks … Needs to be a little softer in his angle cuts … Has decent acceleration, but is not light on his feet … Shows good body control and has the flexibility to adjust to the ball, but just needs to show better consistency … Will gather and round his cuts, at times, but has the body control to steadily improve his timing … While his hands appear natural, he can drop the easy passes due to a lack of concentration, and for some reason he did not show the arm extension that he showed in the past as a junior, as he seemed to get into a rhythm where he body-caught, rather than reach for the ball, resulting in a high amount of dropped tosses … Must work on refining his patterns, as he did not run crisp routes as a junior (perhaps compensating for turf toe) that he showed in 2006 and this caused him to have some separation issues in the open field … Needs to mature on the field, as he got very frustrated after a bad play in 2007, letting his emotions get the best of him, resulting in several penalty flags tossed his way … Will never have the speed or second gear to elude, and must return to the weight room to improve his overall strength or he will have problems defeating the jam at the next level (does not have the hand strength to jolt a press coverage defender) … Trapped the ball too often in 2007, as he seemed be using his body more as a crutch rather than displaying the natural arm reach to get to the ball at its high point (could be the result of having too much pain trying to push off with his injured foot. He did show decent extension for the ball his first two years, but reverted to body catching as a junior) … Needs to develop a better team concept, as he feels that he should be the focal point of the passing game and will throttle down or sulk when not involved in the play … Not a hard worker and needs to be monitored in the training program (tends to get out of shape and lazy in the offseason) … Does not take well to hard coaching.

Compares To: MATT JONES-Jacksonville … While Urrutia is an imposing-looking athlete, like Jones his desire for the game runs hot and cold. He is a physical receiver, but seemed to revert to body catching rather than extending for the ball as a junior. His turf toe injury probably affected his leaping ability, but even before the injury he was not firing on all eight cylinders. When his head is in the game, he is a classic chain-mover, especially inside the red zone. However, if he doesn't get his fair amount of touches, he gets frustrated, gets into penalty trouble and simply disappears for long stretches. He is certainly a player who needed to return to school to repair his tarnished image.

2005: Sat out the Cincinnati game (10/22) with a knee sprain.

2007: Suffered a turf toe injury vs. North Carolina State (9/29), missing the Utah (10/05) and Cincinnati games (10/13), while seeing just brief action vs. Connecticut (10/19).

Campus: 4.53 in the 40-yard dash … 1.59 10-yard dash … 2.6 20-yard dash … 35-inch vertical jump … 34-inch arm length … 10 ¼-inch hands.

Combine: 4.62 in the 40-yard dash … 1.6 10-yard dash … 2.66 20-yard dash … 4.44 20-yard shuttle … 7.07 three-cone drill … 30-inch vertical jump … 9'7" broad jump … Bench pressed 225 pounds 16 times.

Attended Fern Creek (Louisville, Ky.) High School, where he was one of the most highly sought recruits in the state of Kentucky … The two-time All-District performer was an Associated Press first-team All-State selection and named to the Courier-Journal All-State team … Picked as one of the top 22 players in the state by the Lexington-Herald Leader and earned Nike All-American honorable mention … As a senior, Urrutia caught 65 passes for 1,159 yards and 13 touchdowns … The team captain was also named the squad's Offensive Player of the Year and won the "Our Boy Award" for being the team's top senior … Also grabbed 63 receptions for 1,054 yards and 11 scores as a junior.

Communications major … Son of Ruth Annette and Mario Urrutia … Born 1/18/86 … Resides in Louisville, Kentucky.