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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | August 28, 1979 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: |
Hazelwood East High School St. Louis, Missouri |
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College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | ||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 105 |
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Games started: | 12 |
Tackles: | 193 |
Interceptions: | 7 |
Pass deflections: | 26 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Jamar Mondell Israel (born August 28, 1979), born Jamar Mondell Fletcher, is an American former college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons in the early 2000s. He played college football for the University of Wisconsin, and was a two-time All-American. The Miami Dolphins chose him in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and he also played professionally for the San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL.
Fletcher was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He played high school football for Hazelwood East High School in St. Louis.
Fletcher attended the University of Wisconsin, where he played for the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 1998 to 2000. He was a key member of the Badgers' back-to-back Rose Bowl championship teams, and remains the Badgers' all-time career interceptions record holder with 21 total interceptions in three seasons of college football. He was named a first-team All-American by multiple selector organizations in 1999, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 2000. He was also named to the Top 100 Greatest College Players list by America's Best & 10.
Fletcher was originally a first-round pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. He played 41 games for Miami from 2001 to 2003.