PRO
(48-1/4-0):
Is a big, strong receiver, who contributed mostly on special teams and has shown
flashes of his receiving skills.
2005
(0-0/0-0):
Released by the team following training camp…signed on Jan. 10 but was inactive
for all three postseason games.
2004
(16-1/2-0):
Made
his biggest contribution as a Steeler during the regular season, catching a
career-high nine passes for 137 yards, a 15.2-yard-per-catch average...9/12 vs. Oakland: Recovered a fumble on special teams
on final play of game...9/19 at
Baltimore: Caught one
pass for eight yards...10/10 vs.
Cleveland:
Caught one pass for six yards...11/21 at Cincinnati: Had one reception for nine
yards...12/5 at
Jacksonville: Caught
two key passes of 18 and nine yards on the game-winning drive…finished with
three receptions for 32 yards (10.7 avg.)...12/12 vs. N.Y. Jets: Made a key play in the game for the
second straight week…caught only one pass but it was a big one for 46 yards that
set up the Steelers' game-clinching TD...12/18 at N.Y. Giants: Extended his string of consecutive
games with a reception to three…finished with one catch for 12 yards...1/2 at Buffalo: Finished with one reception for 24
yards...AFC Divisional Game 1/15 vs N.Y.
Jets: Collected the
first postseason receptions of his career…finished with two catches for 19
yards, including a long of 11...AFC
Championship
Game 1/23 vs. New
England:
Did not catch a pass.
2003
(16-0):
Contributed
mostly on special teams and ended the season as one of the two Steelers kickoff
returners…finished with four kickoff returns for 79 yards, a 19.8-yard
average…also had two receptions for 17 yards…9/28 vs. Tennessee: Made his first reception as
a pro, a nine-yard pass from Tommy Maddox late in the fourth quarter...11/9 vs. Arizona: Played well on special teams
until suffering a concussion that forced him to missed most of the second
half…12/21 vs. San Diego: Returned two kickoffs (23.5
avg.), including a long of 27 yards...12/28 at Baltimore: Returned two kickoffs for 32
yards.
2002
(16-0/2-0):
Finished
with 671 yards on 32 kickoff returns for a 21-yard average...had three kickoff
returns for 81 yards and a solid 27-yard average in the postseason...9/9 at
New England: returned four kickoffs for 84 yards in season-opener, a solid
21-yard average...9/15 vs.
Oakland: Nearly
broke a couple kickoff returns…averaged 29.3 yards on three kickoff returns (88
total yards)...9/29 vs.
Cleveland: Finished
with two returns for 49 yards, including a long of 32 yards...10/6 at New Orleans: Returned three kickoffs for
59 yards, a 19.7 average…was credited with two special teams tackles (one
solo)...10/21 vs.
Indianapolis:
Returned two kickoffs for 32 yards...10/27 at Baltimore: Returned two kickoffs for 31
yards…also was credited with one solo special teams tackle...11/3 at Cleveland: Averaged 21 yards on three
kickoff returns (63 total yards), including a long of 26 yards...11/10 vs. Atlanta: Returned four kickoffs for
75 yards, an 18.8-yard average with a long of 23 yards...11/17 at Tennessee: Totaled 57 yards on three
kickoff returns...11/24 vs.
Cincinnati: Had
a good day returning kickoffs…averaged 25.5 yards on two kickoff returns (51
total yards), including a long of 28 yards...12/1 at Jacksonville: Returned one kickoff for 13
yards...12/8 vs. Houston: Returned three kickoffs for
69 yards (23.0 avg.), including a long of 25 yards...AFC
Divisional Game 1/11 at
Tennessee:
Returned to his role as a Steelers kickoff returner and had a very
strong performance…returned three kickoffs for 81 yards (27 avg.), including two
returns of more than 30 yards…also forced a big pass interference penalty when
he broke free from a Titans defender.
COLLEGE:
Finished career with 201 catches for 2,907 yards and 28 TDs. 2001: Caught 53 passes for 732
yards and a touchdown as a senior...also returned four kickoffs for 84
yards...played both spring football and track in the spring of 2001.
2000: Was a
first-team All-WAC selection when he caught 71 passes for 1,098 yards and a
school-record 15 touchdowns...also rushed four times for 17 yards and returned
three kickoffs for 32 yards…added seven catches for 91 yards in the Humanitarian
Bowl. 1999: Was a
second-team All-WAC selection as a sophomore when he caught 60 passes for 881
yards and nine touchdowns…also returned 13 kickoffs for 226 yards and ran the
ball five times for 36 yards. 1998: Caught 17 passes for 196
yards and three touchdowns and returned 11 kickoffs for 234 yards as a freshman.
1997:
Redshirted…won the Western Athletic Conference championship in the
indoor 60-meter high hurdles and finished second in the outdoor 110-meter high
hurdles in 2000…ran a leg on UTEP's 4x100-meter relay team, which competed in
the NCAA championships...majored in criminal
justice.
PERSONAL:
Earned two letters in football and track at Houston's Westfield High
School…received All-District
first-team honors as a senior, and honorable mention
All-District
as a junior…caught 37 passes for 586 yards and seven touchdowns…has one
sister…is the son of Mary Williams and Lee Mays Sr...Full name: Lee Mays
Jr.
2005
RECEIVING
RUSHING
Date Opponent
No
Yds
Avg Lg TD
Att
Yds
Avg Lg
TD
9/11
TENNESSEE
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/18 at
Houston
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/25 NEW
ENGLAND
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10/10 at San
Diego
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10/16 JACKSONVILLE
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10/23 at Cincinnati
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10/31 BALTIMORE
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11/6 at
Green
Bay
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11/13 CLEVELAND
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11/20 at Baltimore
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11/28 at Indianapolis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12/4
CINCINNATI
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12/11 CHICAGO
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12/18 at Minnesota
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12/24 at Cleveland
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1/1
DETROIT
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
SEASON TOTALS
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
POSTSEASON
1/8 at
Cincinnati
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1/15 at
Indianapolis
INACTIVE
1/23 at
Denver
INACTIVE
2/5
SEATTLE
INACTIVE
POSTSEASON TOTALS
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2004
RECEIVING
RUSHING
Date Opponent
No
Yds
Avg Lg TD
Att
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
9/12
OAKLAND
0
0
0.0
— 0
0
0
0.0
—
0
9/19 at
Baltimore
1
8
8.0
8 0
0
0
0.0
—
0
9/26 at
Miami
0
0
0.0
— 0
0
0
0.0
—
0
10/3
CINCINNAT
Steelers Release 2007 Regular Season Schedule 
