2020 Football Roster
Jacob Mathis
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 244
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Ole Miss
- High School:
- Berkeley Prep HS
2020: Saw action in four games...caughtย two passes on the year for one yard...made oneย catch for five yards vs. ECU (10/10)...had one catch for negative yardage vs. The Citadel (9/12).
2019: Played in 10 gamesโฆcaught 13 passes for 202 yards and two touchdownsโฆlogged a team-high 15.5 yards per receptionโฆstood third on the team with an average of 20.2 receiving yards per gameโฆtallied two catches for a career-high 54 yards and a touchdown against SMU (9/28)โฆcaught a career-high four passes and scored a touchdown against East Carolina (10/26)โฆcaught a pass in seven straight games between South Carolina State (9/14) and Cincinnati (11/16), while missing the game against Temple (11/7) with an illnessโฆhauled in a career-long 24-yard reception at Navy (10/19).
2018: Appeared in 11 games and drew one start vs. Tulane (11/3)โฆcaught three passes for 15 yardsโฆhad a season-long reception of seven yards at Temple (11/17)โฆalso saw action on special teams kick coverage...joined the USF team at the start of fall camp in August.
2017 (Ole Miss): Did not see action.
2016 (Ole Miss): Did not see action and was redshirted.
BERKELEY PREP HIGH SCHOOL: An Under Armour All-America selection...rated a four-star prospect and one of the nationโs top 300 overall recruits by Scout and ESPN...listed as the No. 1 TE-H in the country by ESPN and the nationโs No. 8 tight end by Scout...ranked 27th among all Florida prospects, regardless of position, by Scout...tabbed first team All-State by USA Today and second team by the Associated Press after catching 29 passes for 506 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior...scored 29 touchdowns in his prep career...coached in high school by Dominick Ciao...final college choices came down to Florida, Alabama, Ole Miss and Michigan...also a standout basketball player at Berkeley Prep...averaged 14.1 ppg and 4.5 rpg during his senior season...posted 17.4 ppg and 5.0 rpg as a junior...posted 1,404 points, 433 rebounds, 244 assists and 101 steals on his career as a four-year varsity starter.
PERSONAL: Son of Marion and Paula Mathis...full name is Jacob Marion Mathis...born Nov. 4, 1997...earned his degree in interdisciplinary social sciences in the Fall of 2020.
MATHISโ CAREER HIGHS
Receptions 4, at East Carolina (10/26/19)
Receiving Yards 54, vs. SMU (9/27/19)
Long Reception 37, at UConn (10/5/19)
TD 1, (2X), last at East Carolina (10/26/19)
MATHIS GAME-BY-GAME stats
2019 Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs)
South Carolina State (1-20-0); SMU (2-54-1); UConn (2-43-0); BYU (1-4-0); Navy (2-34-0); East Carolina (4-40-1); Cincinnati (1-7-0).
2018 Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs)
Temple (3-15-0).
