Aubrey Matthews

Aubrey Derrod Matthews (born September 15, 1962) is an American former professional football player who played as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Delta State Statesmen.

Career Matthews, a wide receiver from Delta State University and a junior college transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College, went undrafted but played 11 NFL seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions. He began his professional football career with the Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL. In 2004, he was inducted into the Delta State University Athletics Hall of Fame and in 2023, into the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Hall of Fame.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1986 ATL 4 0 1 25 25.0 25 0 1987 ATL 12 6 32 537 16.8 57 3 1988 ATL 4 0 5 64 12.8 21 0 GNB 7 2 15 167 11.1 25 2 1989 GNB 13 3 18 200 11.1 25 0 1990 DET 13 6 30 349 11.6 52 1 1991 DET 1 1 3 21 7.0 11 0 1992 DET 13 0 9 137 15.2 24 0 1993 DET 14 2 11 171 15.5 40 0 1994 DET 14 3 29 359 12.4 33 3 1995 DET 11 0 4 41 10.3 12 0 1996 DET 16 0 3 41 13.7 21 0 122 23 160 2,112 13.2 57 9

Playoffs Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1991 DET 2 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1993 DET 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1994 DET 1 0 3 36 12.0 22 0 1995 DET 1 0 7 73 10.4 23 0 5 1 10 109 10.9 23 0