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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | December 28, 1970 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Charles Town, West Virginia | ||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
College: | West Virginia | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 1993 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 256 |
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Receiving yards: | 4,417 |
Touchdowns: | 30 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Medal record | ||
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Men’s athletics | ||
Representing the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1992 Barcelona | 4 x 100 m relay |
James Sherman Jett (born December 28, 1970), is a former American football wide receiver and Olympic sprinter who played nine seasons for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders from 1993 to 2002, in the National Football League. He attended college at West Virginia University.
Jett graduated from Jefferson High School in Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia.
Jett played college football at West Virginia University where he was a four-year starter at receiver.
Jett entered the 1989 season as the only true freshman to play on the eventual Gator Bowl team. Jett was one of the targets, along with senior Reggie Rembert, for All-American quarterback Major Harris. Along with receiving, Jett led the Mountaineers as a return specialist. Jett finished the season with only 8 receptions but 179 yards and three touchdowns. He also had a total of 35 returns for 504 yards.
Jett entered his sophomore season in 1990 as the leading returning receiver for the Mountaineers, who lost both Rembert and Harris. Jett totaled his best statistical season in his career, recording 31 receptions for 652 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also had a career-low 10 returns for 164 yards.
As a junior, Jett saw his numbers decrease to only 9 receptions for 171 yards and two touchdowns. However, he totaled 45 returns for 619 yards, both career-highs. Jett also had five carries for 28 yards and a pass for 27 yards. He finished the season with 845 all-purpose yards.
In his final collegiate season, James Jett recorded 19 receptions for 382 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also had 35 returns for 333 yards. Jett finished his career against Louisiana Tech, where Jett was on the receiving end of a stadium-record 78-yard touchdown reception.