2020: Saw action in four games...caught two passes on the year for one yard...made one catch for five yards vs. ECU (10/10)...had one catch for negative yardage vs. The Citadel (9/12).
2019: Played in 10 games…caught 13 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns…logged a team-high 15.5 yards per reception…stood third on the team with an average of 20.2 receiving yards per game…tallied two catches for a career-high 54 yards and a touchdown against SMU (9/28)…caught a career-high four passes and scored a touchdown against East Carolina (10/26)…caught 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 illness…hauled in a career-long 24-yard reception at Navy (10/19).
2018: Appeared in 11 games and drew one start vs. Tulane (11/3)…caught three passes for 15 yards…had a season-long reception of seven yards at Temple (11/17)…also 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 nation’s top 300 overall recruits by Scout and ESPN...listed as the No. 1 TE-H in the country by ESPN and the nation’s 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.
MATHIS’ 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).
