Jarett Dillard

Jarett Juma Porter Dillard (born December 21, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. Dillard played college football player for the Rice Owls, earning first-team All-American honors in 2008. Dillard practices law in the State of Texas.

Early life Dillard was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Porter and Robin Dillard. He has two siblings. Darik ranked third in his class at MacArthur High School. Tai also played basketball for The University of Texas at Austin, while earning her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. and earned multiple national honors, including being a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, a first-team All-C-USA selection, a first-team All-American by ESPN, and a second-team All-American by Sports Illustrated, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sporting News, and the Associated Press.

At one point Dillard had a streak of 15 straight games in which he had caught a touchdown pass, leaving only Larry Fitzgerald, who had 18 in a row, in front of him. In the New Orleans Bowl, Dillard caught a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to set a new record for games with a touchdown in a single season (13), besting the mark he shared with Fitzgerald and Randy Moss of 12 games in a season. In 2006, he caught a total of 21 touchdown passes, which set both Rice and C-USA records. On four separate occasions (Army, UAB, Tulsa, and SMU) he caught three touchdown passes in the same game. He also accumulated 91 catches for 1,247 yards, including seven games with at least 90 yards: UCLA (102), Texas (91), Florida St. (113), Army (171), UAB (111), Tulsa (137), and SMU (145).

In 2007, Dillard caught another 14 TD passes, earning first-team All-C-USA honors and being mentioned by several publications as an All-American honorable mention (including a fourth-team selection by Sports Illustrated). He was named first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and second-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Associated Press. He was also named first-team All-C-USA for a third consecutive season.

Dillard holds the NCAA record for career touchdown receptions with 60, eclipsing the prior mark of 50 set by Troy Edwards. New Orleans Bowl (2006) Texas Bowl (2008) Football Writers Association of America All-American (2008) Sports Illustrated All-American (2006, 2008) Walter Camp All-American (2006, 2008) AP All-American (2008) Ed Block Courage Award (2011) Rice Athletic Hall of Fame (2015)

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars Dillard was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft. He is the second Rice player to be taken by Jacksonville after Brandon Green in 2003. On July 17 he was signed to a contract. Length and terms of the contract were undisclosed. As a rookie, Dillard caught six passes for 106 yards before suffering a broken ankle against the Jets in week 10 of the '09 season.

Dillard was placed on the injured reserve list on September 11, 2010, due to a foot injury and did not play a down that year.

Dillard was released by the Jaguars on May 7, 2012.

Detroit Lions Dillard signed with Detroit on June 16, 2012, but was released on August 27, 2012.

Arizona Cardinals Dillard signed with the Arizona Cardinals on April 24, 2013. He was waived after being given an injury settlement on August 24, 2013.