Abbrederis with the Green Bay Packers in 2014
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | December 17, 1990 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | West Allis, Wisconsin | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Wautoma (WI) | ||||||||
College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 5 / Pick: 176 | ||||||||
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Roster status: | Reserve/Future | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2016 | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 10 |
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Receiving yards: | 119 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Abbrederis's NFL Combine workout |
Jared Ryan Abbrederis (born December 17, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He played college football at Wisconsin and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
Abbrederis attended Wautoma High School in Wautoma, Wisconsin, and was a three-time letterwinner in football. He was a second-team all-conference quarterback as a sophomore. He was again named a second-team all-conference honors as a quarterback and first-team all-conference as a defensive back in his junior year. As a senior, he was a first-team all-conference quarterback and defensive back, conference offensive player of the year, and Wisconsin Football Coaches Association first-team all-state quarterback. He finished his career with 3,014 passing yards.
He also competed in track and wrestling. He was a two-time state champion and state record holder in the 110m hurdles (14.33s) and state champion as a senior in the 300m hurdles (37.91s). His track team won the state championship in 2009. He was named Gatorade track athlete of the year and BFS Male National Athlete of the Year as a senior. At the 2009 SCC Quadrangular, he won the 100 meters event, recording a career-best time of 10.84 seconds. He also ran the 400 meters in 49.64 seconds.
At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Abbrederis joined the Wisconsin Badgers football team as a walk-on spread quarterback on the scout team in 2009.