Percy Harvin was recognized by the Associated Press as its Offensive Rookie of the Year for the 2009 NFL season. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 2009.

Harvin played college football for the University of Florida when the Florida Gators won the BCS National Championship in 2006 and 2008. He attended and played football for Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where his team won the Virginia high school state championship in 2004. He was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in 2013 and helped lead them to win Super Bowl XLVIII with a kickoff return touchdown .