Receiver, Rice, 2004–⁠08

Jarett Dillard

Born
Dec 21, 1985

Jarett Dillard played receiver at Rice (2004–⁠08). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Dillard in round 5, No. 144 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,310
Receiving yards, 2008 (Rice, 10–⁠3)
Best game
171 yards
At Army, week 5, 2006: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in receiving touchdowns, 2006
Drafted
No. 144
Round 5, 2009 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Career highs

13catches, best game on fileat SMU, 2007171receiving yards, best game on fileat Army, 20064receiving touchdowns, best game on filevs. North Texas, 2008

Honors

All-America: Walter Camp first team 2008; FWAA 2008; AP second team 2006 and 2008; Walter Camp second team 2006; ESPN 2006 and 2008; CBS Sports 2008

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2005Rice3552415.0551
2006Rice911,24713.72165
2007‡Rice741,01613.71460
2008Rice871,31015.12080
On file (2005–⁠08)2874,09714.36080

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2007 (Sep 2 vs. Nicholls): the source has no box score for it.

Game by game

2008 Rice 13 games, 87 catches, 1,310 yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.SMUW 56–⁠27789321–
Sep 6atMemphisW 42–⁠35866122–
Sep 13atVanderbiltL 21–⁠387105130–
Sep 20atTexasL 10–⁠529158148–
Sep 27vs.North TexasW 77–⁠208114430–
Oct 4atTulsaL 28–⁠637142136–
Oct 18vs.Southern MissW 45–⁠407141351–
Oct 25atTulaneW 42–⁠17441017–
Nov 1atUTEPW 49–⁠44893125–
Nov 8vs.ArmyW 38–⁠314144280–
Nov 22vs.MarshallW 35–⁠10688227–
Nov 29vs.HoustonW 56–⁠42443025–
Dec 30 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 38–⁠14886118–
2007 Rice 11 games, 74 catches, 1,016 yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8atBaylorL 17–⁠42593051–
Sep 15vs.Texas TechL 24–⁠59690147–
Sep 22atTexasL 14–⁠58330016–
Oct 3atSouthern MissW 31–⁠2921427–
Oct 13atHoustonL 48–⁠567133129–
Oct 20vs.MemphisL 35–⁠38585342–
Oct 27atMarshallL 21–⁠34799019–
Nov 3vs.UTEPW 56–⁠4811168260–
Nov 10atSMUW 43–⁠4213128225–
Nov 17vs.TulaneL 31–⁠45987218–
Nov 24vs.TulsaL 43–⁠48689125–

No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Nicholls, so that game is not listed.

2006 Rice 13 games, 91 catches, 1,247 yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.HoustonL 30–⁠31434113–
Sep 9atUCLAL 16–⁠267102141–
Sep 16vs.TexasL 7–⁠529911172
Sep 23atFlorida StateL 7–⁠5571131323
Sep 30atArmyW 48–⁠1411171350–
Oct 7atTulaneL 24–⁠38661118–
Oct 14vs.UABW 34–⁠339111331–
Oct 21atUCFW 40–⁠29786126–
Nov 4atUTEPW 37–⁠31352134–
Nov 11atTulsaW 41–⁠388137365–
Nov 18vs.East CarolinaW 18–⁠17573140–
Nov 25vs.SMUW 31–⁠276145346–
Dec 22 ✦vs.TroyL 17–⁠41971137–
2005 Rice 11 games, 35 catches, 524 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10atUCLAL 21–⁠63443035–
Sep 17atTexasL 10–⁠51270045−7
Oct 1atUABL 26–⁠45565120–
Oct 8atEast CarolinaL 28–⁠41365031–
Oct 15vs.TulsaL 21–⁠41218011–
Oct 22vs.NavyL 9–⁠41224115–
Oct 29vs.UTEPL 31–⁠38240131–
Nov 5atSMUL 7–⁠27434013–
Nov 12vs.TulaneW 42–⁠34221011–
Nov 19vs.UCFL 28–⁠31348124–
Nov 26atHoustonL 18–⁠35696151–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2009Combine or pro day 2009
Height5′10¼″
Weight191 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size8½″
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.60 s
Vertical jump42½″
Broad jump10′9″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.10 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 18 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2009Jacksonville Jaguars5–00
2011Jacksonville Jaguars13100
NFL career18100

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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