Jeff Janis

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Jeff Janis
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Janis with the Green Bay Packers
No. 83 Green Bay Packers
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-06-24) June 24, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth: Tawas City, Michigan
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Career information
High school: Tawas (MI)
College: Saginaw Valley State
NFL draft: 2014 / Round: 7 / Pick: 236
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Receptions: 11
Receiving yards: 235
Total return yards: 406
Player stats at NFL.com

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.

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]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft ​2 78 in 219 lb 32 12 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

Source:[6]

Regular season

Season Team Games Receiving
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
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

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