Receiver, Michigan, 2002–05
Jason Avant
Lettered 2002–05 (school media guide)
- Hometown
- Chicago, IL
- Born
- Apr 20, 1983, in Chicago, Illinois
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Jason Avant played receiver at Michigan (2002–05). The Philadelphia Eagles took Avant in round 4, No. 109 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10catches, career highat Michigan State, 2005127receiving yards, career highvs. Northern Illinois, 20052receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 2005Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2004
Receiving
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).
Game by game
2005 Michigan 12 games, 82 catches, 1,007 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 33–17 | 9 | 127 | 1 | 26 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Notre Dame | L 10–17 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 54 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 55–0 | 8 | 93 | 2 | 26 |
| Sep 24 | at Wisconsin | L 20–23 | 7 | 108 | 1 | 27 |
| Oct 1 | at Michigan State | W 34–31 | 10 | 96 | 1 | 23 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Minnesota | L 20–23 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Penn State | W 27–25 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 22 | at Iowa | W 23–20 | 7 | 105 | 1 | 23 |
| Oct 29 | at Northwestern | W 33–17 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 23 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Indiana | W 41–14 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Ohio State | L 21–25 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 22 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Nebraska | L 28–32 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 26 |
2004 Michigan 11 games, 38 catches, 447 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 43–10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 11 | atNotre Dame | L 20–28 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 18 | vs. San Diego State | W 24–21 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Iowa | W 30–17 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 2 | atIndiana | W 35–14 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Minnesota | W 27–24 | 6 | 87 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 16 | at Illinois | W 30–19 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 23 | at Purdue | W 16–14 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Michigan State | W 45–37 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Northwestern | W 42–20 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 20 | atOhio State | L 21–37 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 13 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 | Combine or pro day 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ | |
| Weight | 212 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 37″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 20 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.02 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.19 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 134 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 134 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
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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