Jason Witten, 2017
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Tight end, Tennessee, 2000–⁠02

Jason Witten

Born
May 6, 1982, in Knoxville, Tennessee

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Jason Witten played tight end at Tennessee (2000–⁠02). The Dallas Cowboys took Witten in round 3, No. 69 overall in the 2003 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2002
First-team All-SEC
Drafted
No. 69
Round 3, 2003 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Honors

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2003
Height6′5¾″
Weight264 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9⅞″
40-yard dash4.65 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′2″
Bench press25 reps

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 11 (2004–⁠10, 2012–⁠14, 2017) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2007, 2010) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2008, 2012)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2007, 2010; AP second team 2008, 2012; Pro Football Writers first team 2007, 2010; Sporting News first team 2007, 2010, 2012; Sporting News second team 2009.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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