Justin McCareins

Justin McCareins

McCareins in November 2008
No. 86, 81, 19
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	(1978-12-01) December 1, 1978 (age 46) Itasca, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Naperville North (Naperville, Illinois)
College:	Northern Illinois (1997–2000)
NFL draft:	2001: 4th round, 124th pick
Career history
Tennessee Titans (2001–2003) New York Jets (2004–2007) Tennessee Titans (2008)
Career highlights and awards MAC Special Teams Player of the Year (2000) Career NFL statistics Receptions: 240 Receiving yards: 3,676 Receiving touchdowns: 16 Stats at Pro Football Reference Justin Morgan McCareins [1] (born December 1, 1978) [2] is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL draft. He also played for the New York Jets. Early life McCareins attended Peacock Middle School located in Itasca, Illinois. He attended Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois, for one semester before transferring to Naperville North High School where he was a teammate of future NFL running back Chris Brown. McCareins played college football at Northern Illinois University. He is the school's all-time leader in receiving yards, and has the longest reception in school history on a 99-yard touchdown catch vs Ball State. He was inducted into the school's athletic Hall of Fame during the Huskies game against Kent State on October 8, 2011. Professional career Tennessee Titans McCareins was selected in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Titans. [3] In 2003, McCareins had a career year with the Tennessee Titans compiling 813 yards receiving along with 7 touchdowns and 47 receptions, adding one rush for 13 yards. He played an important role for the Titans, especially in their 2002-2003 playoff campaign, setting up the game-winning field goal in overtime against the Pittsburgh Steelers by catching 31-yard and 22-yard passes from quarterback Steve McNair to set up Joe Nedney's game-winning field goal. He is also one of only five players since the franchise moved to Tennessee to return a punt for a touchdown. After the 2003 season, he was traded to the New York Jets. New York Jets McCareins signed a 7-year, $30 million contract with the New York Jets after the 2003 season. McCareins had a successful first year with the Jets in 2004, catching 56 passes for 770 yards and 4 touchdowns, which placed him second on the team in receiving. McCareins also had 13 catches for 169 yards in the 2004 playoffs for the Jets. Despite catching only 43 passes in 2005, he still racked up 713 yards for the Jets, his third straight 700+ yard season. The Jets released him after the 2007 season, the 4th year on his 7-year contract. McCareins finished 26th on the Jets all-time receiving list. Tennessee Titans (second stint) On March 12, 2008, McCareins re-joined the Titans on a one-year, $1 million contract after four seasons with the Jets. On September 21, 2008, McCareins caught a 17-yard pass from quarterback Kerry Collins, making Collins only the 15th player in NFL history to pass for over 30,000 yards. McCareins has the 35th most receiving yards in Titans franchise history with 1614 yards and has the 8th highest yards per catch average (minimum 50 catches) in Titans franchise history, averaging 16.4 yards per catch. He would fumble just four times in his four years in Tennessee, and his 10.9 yards per punt return places his 5th in franchise history (minimum 35 returns). NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 2001 TEN 4 1 3 3 88 29.3 36 0 2002 TEN 16 1 48 19 301 15.8 55 2 2003 TEN 16 10 82 47 813 17.3 73 7 2004 NYJ 16 16 90 56 770 13.8 43 4 2005 NYJ 16 16 102 43 713 16.6 45 2 2006 NYJ 16 7 40 23 347 15.1 50 1 2007 NYJ 16 6 46 19 232 12.2 51 0 2008 TEN 14 10 72 30 412 13.7 37 0 114 67 483 240 3,676 15.3 73 16 Playoffs Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 2002 TEN 2 0 4 2 53 26.5 31 0 2003 TEN 2 1 5 4 83 20.8 49 1 2004 NYJ 2 2 24 13 169 13.0 30 0 2006 NYJ 1 1 6 2 31 15.5 20 0 2008 TEN 1 1 6 2 24 12.0 17 0 8 5 45 23 360 15.7 49 1 Post NFL McCareins now lives with his family in Whitewright, Texas, following a brief career in law-enforcement. References "Tennessee Titans: Justin McCareins". Tennessee Titans . Retrieved August 29, 2010. (click "MORE +") "Justin McCareins". National Football League . Retrieved August 29, 2010. "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.