Aubrey Matthews

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Aubrey Matthews
No. 83, 88
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1962-09-15) September 15, 1962 (age 62)
Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school: Moss Point (MS)
College: Delta State
Undrafted: 1984
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:160
Receiving yards:2,112
Touchdowns:9
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.

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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. [1] He began his professional football career with the Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL. [2] In 2004, he was inducted into the Delta State University Athletics Hall of Fame [3] and in 2023, into the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Hall of Fame. [4]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1986 ATL 4012525.0250
1987 ATL 1263253716.8573
1988 ATL 4056412.8210
GNB 721516711.1252
1989 GNB 1331820011.1250
1990 DET 1363034911.6521
1991 DET 113217.0110
1992 DET 130913715.2240
1993 DET 1421117115.5400
1994 DET 1432935912.4333
1995 DET 11044110.3120
1996 DET 16034113.7210
122231602,11213.2579

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1991 DET 21000.000
1993 DET 10000.000
1994 DET 1033612.0220
1995 DET 1077310.4230
511010910.9230

References

  1. "Aubrey Matthews". ESPN . Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. "Aubrey Matthews USFL Statistics". USFLSite.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  3. "Aubrey Matthews (2004)". GoStatesmen.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  4. "Aubrey Matthews". MGCCCBulldogs.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.