Robert Meachem was born on September 28, 1984 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Robert Meachem is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. Robert Meachem was originally drafted by the New Orleans Saints 27th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. Robert Meachem played college football at the Tennessee Volunteers.

New Orleans Saints
With the 27th pick of the 2007 NFL Draft, Robert Meachem was selected by the New Orleans Saints. Coach Sean Payton is said to see him as a long term replacement to Joe Horn. Robert Meachem signed a five-year deal worth $11.3 million in base salary and incentives with $5.71 million guaranteed.

Robert Meachem underwent knee surgery his rookie season and was unable to play in rookie season.

Robert Meachem Bio in College - Tennessee Volunteers :

Robert Meachem attended the University of Tennessee which is included in the Southeastern Conference(SEC). Robert Meachem garnered rave reviews upon arriving at Tennessee in 2003. He was part of a heralded recruiting class with receivers Jayson Swain and Bret Smith. Robert Meachem , however, redshirted the 2003 season after suffering a knee injury in preseason practice.

Robert Meachem caught 25 passes for 459 in 2004 as a redshirt freshman. He returned to play in all 13 games (zero starts) and led the team with 459 yards on 25 catches (18.4 average) and four touchdowns. Robert Meachem was the only Vols receiver with 100 yards in a game that year. Robert Meachem first career reception occurred in the game against UNLV, which was a 35-yard score.

Robert Meachem appeared in all 11 games in 2005, with two starts, and again led the team in receiving yards with 383 on 29 catches (13.2 average) and two touchdowns.

2006 was Robert Meachem's breakout year. Along with David Cutcliffe's return to Tennessee as offensive coordinator in 2006, Robert Meachem , Swain and quarterback Erik Ainge all turned in career seasons. In the November 25th game against Kentucky, Robert Meachem had 116 receiving yards, pushing his total to a new school record of 1265 yards in a single season. Robert Meachem also totaled 11 scores, a career best. He also had six 100 yard games that season. He ranked fourth in the nation with an average of 99.85 yards per game receiving and ranked 24th nationally with 5.46 receptions per game. He led the team with a career-high 71 catches for a school single-season record 1,298 yards (18.3 avg) to lead the SEC, including 11 touchdowns. He recorded two solo tackles, gained 16 yards on a kickoff return and 12 yards on a punt return. In 37 games at Tennessee, Robert Meachem started 15 times. He caught 125 passes and became the sixth player in school history to gain more than 2,000 yards receiving, totaling 2,140 yards (17.1 avg) with 17 touchdowns. All this earned him an all SEC, consensus All-American selections. Robert Meachem decided to skip his senior season and enter the 2007 NFL Draft.