Eddie Royal is a professional football player in the National Football League. He currently is a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos

William Edward Royal was born in Alexandria, Virginia on May 21, 1986. He spent most of his high school years at Westfield high school in Virginia. He continued his education at Virginia Tech University. In 2008, he was the 42nd pick in the NFL draft.HokieSports.com: Eddie Royal

Eddie Royal started his pro career impressively by winning the Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week in his first NFL game. In his first game he caught nine passes, one for a touchdown and a total of 146 yards gained for the Broncos.NFL.com: Royal named Week 1 Diet Pesi Rookie of the week(October 21, 2008) He followed that up with another Rookie of the week award in week 10.NFL.com: Royal voted week 10 diet Pepsi rookie of the week(November 14, 2008) On November 30, 2008, Royal set a Broncos franchise rookie record with five touchdowns and most yard by a rookie.ESPN.com: Denver 34, NY Jets 17(November 30, 2008) With the two rookie of the week awards, Royal is considered along with Quarterback Matt Ryan as the favorites for the 2008 NFL Rookie of the year award.

• ESPN Video: Eddie Royal focused on San Diego (Time: 2:30)

• Yahoo! Sports: Eddie Royal

• HokieSports.com: Eddie Royal

• NFL.com: Royal named week 1 - Rookie of the Week (October 21, 2008)

• NFL.com: Royal voted week 10 Rookie of the Week (November 14, 2008)

• Boston Herald.com: Eddie Royal stars in Broncos 41-14 rout of Raiders (September 9, 2008)

• USA Today: A Royal welcome: Rookie WR gives Broncos two-tiered attack (September 10, 2008)

• SI.com: Eddie Royal

• Topix.net: Eddie Royal News

• Pro-Football-Reference.com: Eddie Royal Statistics

• Acc.com: Q&A: Getting to Know... Virginia Tech's Eddie Royal (December 28, 2007)

• Examiner.com: Eddie Royal wins Rookie of the Week award (September 12, 2008)

• Mahalo's Guide to the Denver Broncos
• ESPN.com: Career Stats
  • Height: 5'10"
  • Weight: 182 lbs
  • Rookie year: 2008-2009

• May 21, 1986: Born

• 2004: Attended Virginia Tech University

• 2008: Drafted by Denver Broncos with 42nd pick

• 2008: Debuted with Denver Broncos