graduated. Green caught 48 passes for 519 yards and 5 touchdowns. He was considered one of the best college punt returners, leading the nation in punt returns with an 18.5-yard average on 25 returns, for a total of 462 punt returns yards. He had an 80-yard touchdown return against the University of Florida and a 62-yard touchdown return against the University of Arizona. His best play of the year was against #7 Georgia (televised by CBS). With the score tied 10–10 with 1:22 left in the game, LSU faced a third and four from Georgia's 34. On what looked like a busted play, Green sprinted free for quarterback Matt Mauck, who lofted the ball toward Green just as he was getting hit by Georgia linebacker Odell Thurman. Green sprinted under the ball, dove to the ground in the end zone and caught the pass for a game-winning touchdown, sending the LSU-record crowd of 92,251 into a frenzy. A photo of catch was featured the next week in Sports Illustrated. 2004 season As a junior, even though Michael Clayton and Devery Henderson graduated, Green still had to compete with Craig Davis, Dwayne Bowe, and Early Doucet for time as one of LSU's three primary receivers. Green suffered a high ankle sprain in the team's second scrimmage of fall camp and then re-injured it in the season-opener against Oregon State University. He was limited the rest of the season. He had 6 receptions for 59 yards and 2 touchdowns in the loss against the University of Iowa in the 2005 Capital One Bowl. He finished with 24 catches, 219 yards, and 3 touchdowns. He returned 11 kickoffs for 249 yards, 25 punts for 243 yards and one touchdown. He ranked fourth in the SEC with a 9.7-yard average. He returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown against Vanderbilt University. 2005 season As a senior, he appeared in 13 games with 4 starts. He caught 32 passes for 268 yards and 16 carries for 126 yards. He returned 27 punts for 359 yards (13.3-yard average) and 18 kickoffs for 355 yards (19.7-yard average). He set the school record for punt returns for touchdowns, with his fourth on a 66-yarder in a win over Auburn University. He was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year after ranking third in the conference in punt returns with a 13.3-yard average. He was named