Jeff Dugan

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Jeff Dugan
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Dugan in 2009
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Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1981-04-08) April 8, 1981 (age 43)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:258 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school: Central Catholic
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College: Maryland
NFL draft: 2004  / Round: 7 / Pick: 220
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:79
Receptions:27
Receiving yards:191
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at PFR

Jeffery Stephen Dugan (born April 8, 1981) is a former American football tight end and fullback. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in seventh round of 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Maryland. Before college Dugan attended Central Catholic High School, where NFL quarterbacks Dan Marino and Marc Bulger attended.

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College career

Dugan attended the University of Maryland, College Park, and he finished his career with 55 receptions for 649 yards (11.8 yards per rec. avg.), and three touchdowns. As a true freshman, he was named the team's freshman of the year and was a Freshman All-American third-team selection by the Sports Page. After the first game of the year, he took over the starting job. He was second on the team in receptions, with 25. In his sophomore year, he started 10 games and was used primarily as a blocker, but had 7 receptions for 64 yards and a touchdown. In his junior year, he started every game and caught 9 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown and was named ACC honorable mention. In his senior year in 2003, he caught 14 passes for 175 yards and was named to the All-ACC second-team. [1]

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
6 ft 4+3⁄8 in
(1.94 m)		263 lb
(119 kg)		31+3⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		10 in
(0.25 m)		4.95 s1.68 s2.82 s4.32 s7.40 s28.0 in
(0.71 m)		9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)		21 reps
All values from Pro Day [2]

Dugan was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft. [3] In his rookie season, he played in 14 of 16 regular season games, made two starts, and played in two playoff games. Dugan played in the third most games, for Viking rookies that season. Jeff had a career-high three tackles on special teams in a game against Green Bay on November 14, notched a special teams tackle versus Detroit, and made his first career start on Monday Night Football against the Philadelphia Eagles on September 20. Jeff's 2005 season consisted of only one game against the Atlanta Falcons on October 2. He was then listed as inactive for 15 regular season games. Dugan made his first career playoff start versus Green Bay, on January 9, 2005.

In 2006, Dugan made his transition from tight end to full back, when Tony Richardson had a season-ending injury. Dugan handled the transition admirably, and assisted Chester Taylor, as he ran for 1,214 yards, which became the fourth highest in Vikings history. Dugan also helped a pair of running backs rush for 100+ yards in the final seven games of the season. Dugan contributed on special teams as well.

On September 3, 2011, Dugan was waived by the Minnesota Vikings to make room for the 53 man roster.

Personal

Attending classes during the off-season, Jeff obtained an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Maryland vs. Virginia" (PDF). Retrieved July 5, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "2004 NFL Draft Scout Jeff Dugan College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ Craig, Mark (May 13, 2010). "When not hitting linebackers, he hits books". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010.
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