27 Rashean Mathis
CB
6-1
200 lbs
8/27/1980
Jacksonville, FL
Bethune-Cookman


Pro Bowl ballhawking corner who has led the Jaguars in interceptions for three straight seasons … Has started all 64 games after being drafted in second round of 2003 draft … Career totals include 303 tackles (226 solo), 20 interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Owns team record with 20 career interceptions ... Ranked second in team history with 267 career interception return yards … Became first Jaguars cornerback to be voted to the Pro Bowl as he was named a starter in 2006, the fourth consecutive season the Jaguars have had a defensive player in the Pro Bowl … Ranked tied for third in the NFL with a team-record eight interceptions in 2006 … Leads all defensive backs selected in the 2003 draft with 20 interceptions … Helped club set a franchise record with 20 interceptions in 2006, one year after tying the franchise record of 19 interceptions in 2005 … Became only fifth Jaguar to make 16 starts as a rookie, starting six games at free safety and 10 at cornerback … One of five Jaguars defenders to return an interception for a touchdown as he scored in an overtime win at Pittsburgh on Oct. 16, 2005 … Joined OT Brian DeMarco (1995), CB Fernando Bryant (1999), G Brad Meester (2000) and OT Maurice Williams (2001) as the only Jaguars rookies who started 16 games … Native of Jacksonville and first player chosen by Jaguars out of Bethune-Cookman … Fourth-highest defensive back ever chosen by Jaguars after Donovin Darius (No. 25 in 1999), Fernando Bryant (No. 26 in 1999), and Reggie Nelson (No. 21 in 2007) … Was one of college football’s best ever at intercepting the football (14 in 2002, 31 total) …

2006:
Started all 16 games at LCB for the fourth straight season … Voted as starter for Pro Bowl and was named to Associated Press All-Pro team … Recorded 71 tackles (54 solo) and team-record eight interceptions for 146 interception return yards … The eight interceptions surpassed the previous single-season record of six set by Aaron Beasley (1999) and Marlon McCree (2002) … The 146 interception return yards ranked second in team history … Had eight tackles and one interception against Dallas in the season-opener on Sept. 10 … Against Pittsburgh on Sept. 18, he put together one of the best games of his career with two fourth quarter interceptions. Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Steelers … Had one interception along with five tackles on Oct. 1 at Washington … Posted second multi-interception game of the season as he intercepted Tennessee QB Vince Young twice on Nov. 5. Returned second interception 55 yards to the Titans' one-yard line … Made five tackles (three solo) and two quarterback pressures on Nov. 12 vs. Houston … Collected his team-record seventh interception on Dec. 3 at Miami along with seven tackles and three passes defensed, including a deflection in the end zone that was intercepted by Gerald Sensabaugh … Concluded season with five tackles and one interception on Dec. 31 at Kansas City.

COLLEGE

Three-time Division I-AA All-America who intercepted 31 passes in four years, starting 43 of 45 games played … Played both cornerback and free safety, in addition to excelling as a punt returner and a sprinter on track team … Three-time All-Conference … Was first defensive back to win the Buck Buchanan Award (Division I-AA's top defensive player), after shattering I-AA season records for interceptions and interception return yards as a senior … Set NCAA single-season record as a senior with 14 interceptions for 455 yards and three touchdowns.

PERSONAL

Single … Lives in Jacksonville ... Attended Englewood High in Jacksonville … Second-team All-State, first-team All-Conference and All-City selection … Avid golfer … Serves on the Jacksonville Parks, Recreation, Entertain-ment and Conservation Advisory Board … Enjoys speaking to elementary and high school students … Supports and attends team sponsored events and the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation Playbooks reading initiative … Actively supports the charitable efforts of his teammates … Served as a contestant on Wheel of Fortune NFL Week … Hosts a local television show in Jacksonville … Brother, Jerry Williams, played for Jacksonville Jam of the American Basketball Association in 2006-07 … Full name Rashean Jamil Mathis.