Jaydon Mickens

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Jaydon Mickens
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Mickens with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1994-04-21) April 21, 1994 (age 29)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school: Susan Miller Dorsey
(Los Angeles, California)
College: Washington (2012–2015)
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:15
Receiving yards:145
Receiving touchdowns:2
Return yards:1,392
Return touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Jaydon Mickens (born April 21, 1994) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington, and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2016. Mickens won a Super Bowl title as part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV over the Kansas City Chiefs.

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College career

Mickens played college football at Washington, where he appeared in the majority of his career by changing his jersey number from 4 to 1 during his junior and senior years before he qualified for the 2016 NFL Draft. [1] He had good, but unspectacular numbers, leading the team in receptions and receiving yards his junior and senior seasons but never cracking the Top 10 in the conference; he was the Huskies kick returner his freshman year, but only returned four punts over his college career, recording no touchdowns in either role. [2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+7⁄8 in
(1.77 m)		174 lb
(79 kg)		28+7⁄8 in
(0.73 m)		9 in
(0.23 m)		4.51 s1.57 s2.62 s3.87 s6.58 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		15 reps
All values from Pro Day [3] [4]

Oakland Raiders

Mickens signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2016. [5] He was waived by the Raiders on September 3, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [6] [7] After spending the entire 2016 season on the practice squad, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 9, 2017. [8] He was waived by the team on September 2, 2017. [9]

Jacksonville Jaguars (first stint)

On September 19, 2017, Mickens signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad. [10] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2017. [11] In Week 9, against the Cincinnati Bengals, he recorded a 63-yard punt return touchdown in the fourth quarter in a 23–7 win, earning him American Football Conference (AFC) Special Teams Player of the Week. [12] In Week 14, Mickens had a 72-yard punt return, but was stopped on the one-yard line, which set up a touchdown to give the Jaguars a 14-point lead over the Seattle Seahawks, again winning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. [13] As a receiver, he recorded one reception prior to Week 15, but had four for 61 yards and two second-quarter touchdowns in a playoff-clinching 45–7 win over the Houston Texans. [14]

On October 15, 2018, Mickens was placed on injured reserve after suffering a fractured ankle in Week 6. [15]

Carolina Panthers

On July 24, 2019, Mickens was signed by the Carolina Panthers. [16] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019. [17]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On December 19, 2019, Mickens was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 24, 2019. [18] He was waived on July 31, 2020, [19] but re-signed on August 9. [20] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 14, 2020, [21] and activated on November 30. [22] He was waived on December 7, 2020, [23] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. [24] On December 30, 2020, Mickens was signed to the active roster. [25] Mickens was the Buccaneers' kickoff returner for Super Bowl LV, a 31–9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. [26]

On August 31, 2021, Mickens was released by the Buccaneers and re-signed to the practice squad. [27] [28] He was signed to the active roster on September 10, 2021. [29] He was waived on October 18 and re-signed to the practice squad. [30] [31]

Jacksonville Jaguars (second stint)

On November 24, 2021, Mickens was signed by the Jaguars off the Buccaneers practice squad. [32] In the 2021 season, Mickens mainly contributed on special teams for the Buccaneers and Jaguars in 11 total games. [33]

New York Giants

On December 14, 2022, Mickens was signed to the New York Giants practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2023. [34] He was released on August 27, 2023. [35]

Indianapolis Colts

On December 19, 2023, Mickens was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad. [36] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent upon the expiration of his practice squad contract. [37]

Personal

Mickens was arrested in Los Angeles on a felony firearm charge on March 11, 2021. [38]

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