Rashean Mathis
Mathis with the Jaguars in 2009
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 27, 1980 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Jacksonville (FL) Englewood | ||||||||||
| College: | Bethune-Cookman | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 647 |
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| Passes Defended: | 111 |
| Interceptions: | 32 |
| Forced fumbles: | 8 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Rashean Jamil Mathis (/rəˈʃiːn/; born August 27, 1980) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bethune-Cookman University, and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He also played for the Detroit Lions.
Mathis attended Englewood High School in Jacksonville at the same time as Brett Myers of the Chicago White Sox, and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, he was a second team All-State, All-Conference, and an All-City honoree. Also, claims being recruited out of high school for baseball was highlight of his athletic career. Central Florida Community College and Indian River Community Colleges offered him scholarships to play center field.
Mathis enrolled in Bethune-Cookman University, where he played for the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team. He did not receive any scholarship offers from larger schools because he broke his leg during high school.
He currently holds the record for the most interceptions in a single season and in a career in collegiate football history.(2011) In 2002, he won the Buck Buchanan Award for Division 1-AA (now FCS) defensive player of the year.
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