Aubrey Matthews

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 a former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL).

Career

Matthews, a wide receiver from Delta State University and a junior college transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College, was undrafted, but played 11 NFL seasons for the Atlanta Falcons, the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions.[1] He began his professional football career with the Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL.[2] He was inducted into the Delta State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004[3] and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Hall of Fame in 2023.[4]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1986 ATL 4 0 1 25 25.0 25 0
1987 ATL 12 6 32 537 16.8 57 3
1988 ATL 4 0 5 64 12.8 21 0
GNB 7 2 15 167 11.1 25 2
1989 GNB 13 3 18 200 11.1 25 0
1990 DET 13 6 30 349 11.6 52 1
1991 DET 1 1 3 21 7.0 11 0
1992 DET 13 0 9 137 15.2 24 0
1993 DET 14 2 11 171 15.5 40 0
1994 DET 14 3 29 359 12.4 33 3
1995 DET 11 0 4 41 10.3 12 0
1996 DET 16 0 3 41 13.7 21 0
122 23 160 2,112 13.2 57 9

Playoffs

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1991 DET 2 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
1993 DET 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1994 DET 1 0 3 36 12.0 22 0
1995 DET 1 0 7 73 10.4 23 0
5 1 10 109 10.9 23 0

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.


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