Jeff Janis
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Janis with the Green Bay Packers
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 24, 1991 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tawas City, Michigan | ||||||||
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| High school: | Tawas (MI) | ||||||||
| College: | Saginaw Valley State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 7 / Pick: 236 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Jeffrey Ronald "Jeff" Janis (born June 24, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Packers in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Saginaw Valley State.
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High School
A native of Tawas City, Michigan, Janis attended Tawas Area High School.[1] He was a member of both the football and basketball teams, and was an all-conference wide receiver who also played as a running back following an injury, and ended up leading his team in rushing.
College career
Janis attended Saginaw Valley State University from 2009 to 2013, and played for the Cardinals. After red-shirting in 2009, he caught 9 passes for 130 yards and one touchdown in 2010. In 2011, he appeared in all 11 games, starting eight and posted a team-high 968 receiving yards on 48 receptions (20.2 avg.) and 14 touchdowns. In 2012, he started all 11 games and was second in the nation with 106 receptions and led all DII players with 1,635 receiving yards, both of which set new SVSU single season marks. He caught 17 touchdown passes, and was named an first-team All-GLIAC selection. In 2013, he caught 83 passes for 1,572 yards and 14 touchdowns. He earned himself first-team All-GLIAC honors, and was an first-team AFCA Div. II All-American.[2]
For his career, Janis finished second in the history of the GLIAC with 4,305 receiving yards.
Janis was invited to play in the 2014 Senior Bowl.[3]
Professional career
Janis was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round (236th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.[4] Janis was the first Saginaw Valley State Cardinal drafted since Todd Herremans in 2005, and the first wide receiver in school history to be drafted, though his early role on the team was more on the special teams rather than taking snaps at wide receiver.
He had a breakout game, however, in the NFC divisional playoff game on January 16, 2016, against the Arizona Cardinals. Janis caught 7 passes for 145 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a 41-yard Hail Mary pass from Aaron Rodgers on the final play of regulation to bring the game into overtime. The Packers, however, lost 26-20.[1]
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| 6 ft 2 7⁄8 in | 219 lb | 32 1⁄2 in | 9 in | 4.30 s | 1.47 s | 3.98 s | 6.64 s | 37.5 in | 10 ft 3 in | 20 reps | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[5] | |||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
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Regular season
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2014 | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 46 | 0 | |
Postseason
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2015 | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 60 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 60 | 2 | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Honors Keep Coming For SVSUs' Janis
- ↑ Janis invited to Senior Bowl
- ↑ SVSU wide receiver Jeff Janis selected in the seventh round, 236th overall pick, by the Green Bay Packers
- ↑ Combine Player Profile - Jeff Janis
- ↑ Statistics
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- Living people
- 1991 births
- American football wide receivers
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- People from Iosco County, Michigan
- Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football players
