Rashean Mathis

Rashean Mathis
No. 27     Jacksonville Jaguars
Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: August 27, 1980 (1980-08-27) (age 31)
Place of birth: Jacksonville, Florida
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College: Bethune-Cookman
NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39
Debuted in 2003 for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011
Tackles     498
Sacks     1.0
INTs     30
Forced Fumbles     6
Stats at NFL.com

Rashean Jamil Mathis (pronounced /rəˈʃiːn/; born August 27, 1980 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American football cornerback currently playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL.

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High school

Mathis attended Englewood High School in Jacksonville at the same time as Brett Myers of the Houston Astros, 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.

College

Mathis played college football at Bethune-Cookman University. He was unable to receive any scholarships 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)[1][2] In 2002, he won the Buck Buchanan Award for Division 1-AA (now FCS) defensive player of the year.[3]

NFL

Mathis had 81 tackles as a rookie. He played both safety and cornerback his rookie year. He converted to cornerback full-time in 2004. Mathis had 2 interceptions in his rookie year and another 10 interceptions combined in the two years following. He had his best year in 2006, collecting 8 interceptions (tied for third in the league) and being voted to the Pro Bowl where he started alongside Champ Bailey. He and John Henderson were the only Jaguars on the team.

Mathis had his most significant game as a professional on January 5, 2008 in an AFC Wild Card playoff game against Pittsburgh. He had 2 interceptions, returning one for a touchdown.

On December 1, 2008, Mathis sustained a knee injury against the Houston Texans and was put on the injured reserve list ending his season.

On November 16, 2009, Mathis injured his groin while breaking up a pass in a win over the New York Jets. He would only play in one other game during the 2009 season, missing the rest because of the lingering injury.

On November 13, 2011, Mathis tore his ACL against the Indianapolis Colts, ending his season.

References

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  3. ^ Rashean Mathis Defensive Statistics
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18 Brian Robiskie (IR) | 21 Derek Cox (IR) | 23 Rashad Jennings (IR) | 27 Rashean Mathis (IR) | 29 William Middleton (IR) | 31 Ashton Youboty (IR) | 36 Courtney Greene (IR) | 34 T. J. Heath (IR) | 38 Darcel McBath (IR) | 42 Chris Prosinski (IR) | 43 Terrell Whitehead (IR) | 55 Clint Session (IR) | 56 Kyle Bosworth (IR) | 72 Kevin Haslam (IR) | 73 Eben Britton (IR) | 74 Aaron Kampman (IR) | 86 Zach Miller (IR) | 90 Matt Roth (IR) | 92 Austen Lane(IR) | 97 John Chick (IR) | -- Rod Issac (IR) | -- Aaron Morgan (IR) | -- Richard Murphy (IR) | -- Martin Rucker (IR) | -- D'Anthony Smith (IR)
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