Jaydon Mickens
Jaydon Mickens
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | April 21, 1994 Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Susan Miller Dorsey (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Washington | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2018 | |||||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Receiving yards: | 77 | ||||||||||||
| Receiving touchdowns: | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Return yards: | 515 | ||||||||||||
| Return touchdowns: | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Player stats at **NFL.com [19] ** | |||||||||||||
Jaydon Mickens (born April 21, 1994) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Washington, and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born: | April 21, 1994 Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Susan Miller Dorsey (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Washington | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2018 | |||||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Receiving yards: | 77 | ||||||||||||
| Receiving touchdowns: | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Return yards: | 515 | ||||||||||||
| Return touchdowns: | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Player stats at **NFL.com [19] ** | |||||||||||||
College career
Mickens played college football at Washington, where he appeared in the majority of his career by changing his jersey number from 4 to 1 during his junior and senior years before he qualified for the 2016 NFL Draft.[1] He had good, but unspectacular numbers, leading the team in receptions and receiving yards his junior and senior seasons but never cracking the Top 10 in the conference; he was the Huskies kick returner his freshman year, but only returned four punts over his college career, recording no touchdowns in either role.[2]
Professional career
Oakland Raiders
Mickens signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2016.[3] He was waived by the Raiders on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] After spending the entire 2016 season on the practice squad, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 9, 2017.[6] He was waived by the team on September 2, 2017.[7]
Jacksonville Jaguars
On September 19, 2017, Mickens was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad.[8] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2017.[9] In Week 9, against the Cincinnati Bengals, he recorded a 63-yard punt return touchdown in the fourth quarter in a 23-7 win, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[10] In Week 14, Mickens had a 72-yard punt return, but was stopped on the one-yard line, which set up a touchdown to give the Jaguars a 14-point lead over the Seahawks, again winning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.[11] As a receiver, he had just one reception prior to Week 15, but had four for 61 yards and two second-quarter touchdowns in a playoff-clinching 45-7 win over Houston.[12]
On October 15, 2018, Mickens was placed on injured reserve after suffering a fractured ankle in Week 6.[13]