Jason Avant
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | April 20, 1983||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Chicago (IL) Carver | ||||
College: | Michigan | ||||
NFL draft: | 2006 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109 | ||||
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Jason Raye Avant (born April 20, 1983) is an American former professional
Early years
Avant attended
College career
At the
In his final two seasons, Avant was named as a candidate for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation's top receiver. After his senior season, he was named an honorable mention All-American and was given the Bo Schembechler Award as Michigan's most valuable player.[2]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) |
212 lb (96 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.62 s | 4.19 s | 7.02 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
20 reps | |||
Sources:[3][4] |
Philadelphia Eagles
Avant was
As a part of the Eagles crowded receiving corps,[2] Avant saw limited playing time with the offense in his rookie season. He had his best performance—four receptions for forty yards and one touchdown—in the final game of the season, while the Eagles rested their starters for the playoffs.
After the 2009 season, in which he set new career-highs in all three categories with 41 receptions for 587 yards and 3 touchdowns, Avant was named to the USA Today All-Joe Team for his stellar play in the slot position.[8] 32 of Avant's 37 catches on third down resulted in a first down.
He was re-signed to a five-year contract on March 8, 2010.[9] He was named the Eagles' Ed Block Courage Award recipient for 2010.
Avant was released from the Philadelphia Eagles on March 4, 2014.[10] The move was unanticipated and came shortly after re-signing Riley Cooper and Jeremy Maclin.[11]
Carolina Panthers
On April 7, 2014, Avant signed a one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers.[12] In week 2 against the Detroit Lions, Avant scored his first touchdown with the Panthers in a 24-7 win, finishing the game with five catches for 54 yards as well. It was Cam Newton's first touchdown pass of the season as he had not played in week 1.[13]
On November 18, 2014, Avant was released by the Panthers.
Kansas City Chiefs
Avant signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in November 2014, reuniting him with his former Eagles coach Andy Reid. He finished the 2014 season with 34 receptions, 352 yards and only 1 TD. On March 13, 2015, he re-signed with the Chiefs.[16]
In Avant's 2015 season, he recorded only 15 catches for 119 yards for zero touchdowns. Avant was held without a catch 9 out of the 16 games he played.[17] Avant had his best game of the season in a Divisional Playoff loss to the New England Patriots, having 4 receptions for 69 yards.
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
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GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2006 | PHI | 8 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 18 | 1 |
2007 | PHI | 15 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 267 | 11.6 | 31 | 2 |
2008 | PHI | 15 | 6 | 57 | 32 | 377 | 11.8 | 31 | 2 |
2009 | PHI | 16 | 9 | 58 | 41 | 587 | 14.3 | 58 | 3 |
2010 | PHI | 16 | 3 | 76 | 51 | 573 | 11.2 | 34 | 1 |
2011 | PHI | 16 | 7 | 81 | 52 | 679 | 13.1 | 35 | 1 |
2012 | PHI | 14 | 6 | 76 | 53 | 648 | 12.2 | 39 | 0 |
2013 | PHI | 16 | 13 | 77 | 38 | 447 | 11.8 | 31 | 2 |
2014 | CAR | 11 | 0 | 40 | 21 | 201 | 9.6 | 22 | 1 |
KAN | 5 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 152 | 11.7 | 41 | 0 | |
2015 | KAN | 16 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 119 | 7.9 | 20 | 0 |
148 | 53 | 558 | 346 | 4,118 | 11.9 | 58 | 13 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
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GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2006 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | PHI | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 113 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 |
2009 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
2010 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 24 | 1 |
2013 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 6 | 0 |
2015 | KAN | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 26 | 0 |
10 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 328 | 11.3 | 26 | 1 |
Personal life
Avant is an avid
Avant is a Christian. Avant has spoken about his faith saying "I devoted my life to Jesus Christ on May 4, 2003. It was a day when, if you can imagine it, your eyes are opened to a whole different light. On that day, I had a consciousness of God that I never really had before. It’s sort of like being in darkness, but you finally start to see. I realized that day that all of the stuff that I learned growing up was backwards, according to the Scripture. It was the day that changed my life. I started realizing that I had a purpose, and every thought from that day on went through a filter of Jesus Christ first. Before I can make a decision I have to think, ʻWould it be pleasing to God?’".[21]
As of 2017, Avant opened up and runs Launch, a trampoline park in Deptford Township, New Jersey.[22]
See also
- Lists of Michigan Wolverines football receiving leaders
- List of athletes from Chicago
References
- ^ "Jason Avant's miraculous journey to the NFL | Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia". Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "4th Rd. (109th): WR Jason Avant, Michigan". Philadelphia Eagles.com. Philadelphia Eagles. April 30, 2006. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved January 20, 2007.
- ^ "Jason Avant Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "2006 NFL Draft Scout Jason Avant College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Draft-weekend trades". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises LLC. Archived from the original on January 18, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2007.
- ^ "NFL Draft: Jason Avant". SI.com. CNN/Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 20, 2007.
- ^ Davis, Nate (January 28, 2010). "Joe Flacco an overachieving headliner on '09 All-Joe Team". USA Today. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ McLane, Jeff (March 8, 2010). "Eagles sign Avant to 5-year deal". Philly.com. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ^ "Eagles release Jason Avant". March 4, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Philadelphia Eagles Have Been Busy: Jason Peters, Riley Cooper, Jason Kelce and Jeremy Maclin Have Been Re-signed". Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ "Panthers sign WR Avant". April 7, 2014. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ Cam Newton, Panthers top Lions to improve to 2-0 Archived March 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Panthers cut receiver Jason Avant Archived March 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/panthers-release-avant-place-chandler-on-ir-111814[permanent dead link]
- ^ Chiefs re-sign Jason Avant, Kelcie McCray and Richard Gordon Archived November 18, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jason Avant". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ^ Pennett O'Neil, Dana (October 31, 2007). "Birds receiver, wordsmith Avant snookers writer, team rep". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved November 1, 2007. [dead link]
- ^ "Eagles rest starters after clinching NFC East title". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. December 31, 2006. Retrieved January 20, 2007.
- ^ [1] Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Straight Talk: Jason Avant On His Faith". Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ^ "Former Eagle Jason Avant opens trampoline park in Deptford". March 31, 2017.