Jarett Dillard
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| Jarett Dillard | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | December 21, 1985 |
| Place of birth: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Wide Receiver |
| College: | Rice University |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| Awards: | 2006 Biletnikoff Award Finalist |
| Honors: | New Orleans Bowl (2006) Sports Illustrated All-American (2006) Walter Camp All-American (2006) AP All-American (2006) Sporting News All-American (2006) ESPN All-American (2006) |
Jarett Dillard is a wide receiver who plays at Rice University, in Houston, Texas. As a redshirt sophomore in 2006, he helped lead Rice to their first bowl game in 45 years (1961 Bluebonnet Bowl). Rice closed the season on a 7-1 run, capped by a come-from-behind victory over SMU to clinch a bowl game. During those 8 games, Dillard caught 55 passes for 826 yards and 16 touchdowns. In 2006 Dillard was named a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, a first team All-American by ESPN, a second team All-American by Sports Illustrated, a second team All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation, a second team All-American by Sporting News, and a second team All-American by the Associated Press.
[edit] Accomplishments
At one point Dillard had a streak of 15 straight games in which he had caught a touchdown pass, leaving only Larry Fitzgerald, who had 18 in a row, in front of him. In the New Orleans Bowl, Dillard caught a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to set a new record for games with a touchdown in a single season (13), besting the mark he shared with Fitzgerald and Randy Moss of 12 games in a season. In 2006 he caught a total of 21 touchdown passes, which set both Rice and C-USA records. On four separate occasions (Army, UAB, Tulsa, and SMU) he caught three touchdown passes in the same game. He also accumulated 91 catches for 1,247 yards, including 7 games with at least 90 yards: UCLA (102), Texas (91), Florida St. (113), Army (171), UAB (111), Tulsa (137), and SMU (145).
In 2007, Dillard caught another 14 TD passes, earning 1st team C-USA honors and being mentioned by several publications as all-american honorable mention (including 4th team selection by Sports Illustrated). Dillard is one of only 8 players to catch 40 TD passes in a career, a feat he accomplished when he was only a junior.
