Jarrett (#8) in the huddle during a 2006 game
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | September 11, 1986 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | New Brunswick, New Jersey | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | New Brunswick High School | ||||||||
College: | Southern California | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45 | ||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Receptions: | 35 |
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Receiving yards: | 428 |
Receiving TDs: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Dwayne Jarrett (born September 11, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and was recognized as a consensus All-American twice. The Carolina Panthers selected him in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
Jarrett attended New Brunswick High School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was a 2003 Parade magazine All-American, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star Top 100 Dream Team, Super Prep All-Northeast Offensive MVP, and Prep Star All-East. Jarrett also played in the 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He was also New Jersey's Offensive Pick of the Year as a senior wideout and defensive back. He scored 26 touchdowns as a senior (with three of those touchdowns coming in New Brunswick's 21-14 state title victory), including five on 15 punt returns (for a 48-yard return average). He also played basketball in high school.
Jarrett attended the University of Southern California, where he played for coach Pete Carroll's USC Trojans football team from 2004 to 2006. Jarrett was a consensus first-team All-American in 2005, and a unanimous first-team All-American in 2006. He was USC's all-time receptions leader with 216 and the Pacific-10 Conference's all-time leader in touchdown receptions with 41.
As a freshman, he helped Trojan fans get over the loss of former USC standout wide receiver Mike Williams. He played in all 13 games and started 8 of them. He caught 55 passes for 849 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also made 5 catches for 115 yards in USC's FedEx Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma in 2004.