Jerome Mathis
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| Position: | Wide receiver / Return Specialist | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 26, 1983 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Petersburg, Virginia | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College: | Hampton University | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 4 / Pick: 114 | ||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 6 |
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| Receiving yards: | 80 |
| Return yards: | 2,054 |
| Total TDs: | 4 |
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Jerome Alvon Mathis (born July 26, 1983 ) is a former American and Canadian football wide receiver and kick returner who played in both the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Hampton University. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft, and he has also played for the Washington Redskins. He earned a Pro Bowl selection and was an All-Pro with the Texans in 2005.
Mathis attended Petersburg High School in Petersburg, where he was an all-state, all-district and all-metro wide receiver and kick returner.
Mathis left high school as a six time state champion in track, winning the 2001 national indoor 200 meter title, and setting the 7th fastest time in the nation with 21.79 seconds, at the Nike Classic. He also set the joint 5th fastest 55 metres time in the nation that year with 6.29 seconds, faster than Tyson Gay, and the 2nd fastest 300 meter indoor time with 34.03 seconds.
Mathis also competed in the long jump, posting a personal best of 7.50 meters at Landover, Maryland in 2003.
Mathis holds the NCAA record for career kick return average, breaking the record set by John Taylor of Delaware State University, with an average of 26.6 yards per return. He also holds the NCAA record for career kickoff returns for a touchdown with six.
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