Donte Moncrief

Donte Moncrief
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Moncrief with the Colts in 2014
No. 10 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-08-06) August 6, 1993
Raleigh, Mississippi
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Raleigh (Raleigh, Mississippi)
College: Mississippi
NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 90
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018
Receptions: 164
Receiving yards: 2,048
Receiving average: 12.5
Receiving touchdowns: 20
Player stats at NFL.com

Donte Rakeem Moncrief (born August 6, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ole Miss, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

High school career

A native of Raleigh, Mississippi, Moncrief attended Raleigh High School.[1] He registered 21 catches for 441 yards and 9 touchdowns as a senior while also passing for 365 yards with 2 touchdowns and rushing 12 times for 144 yards. He also returned two punts for touchdowns. He collected 48 tackles, four for loss, and four interceptions on defense.

In addition to football, Moncrief also competed in track & field for the Lions, where he was one of the state's top performers in the long jump. He was a two-time 3A state champion in the long jump event, with a personal-best mark of 7.76 meters (25-1.5).[2]

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the 17th best wide receiver prospect in the nation.[3]

College career

Moncrief attended the University of Mississippi from 2011 to 2013.[4] During his collegiate career, he had 156 receptions for 2,371 yards and 20 touchdowns.[5]

Moncrief announced on January 3, 2014 that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.[6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		 221 lb
(100 kg)		 32 in
(0.81 m)		 9 1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.40 s 1.54 s 2.51 s 4.30 s 7.02 s 39.5 in
(1.00 m)		 11 ft 0 in
(3.35 m)		 13 reps
All values from NFL Combine[7]

Indianapolis Colts

Moncrief was drafted in the third round, with the 90th overall pick, by the Indianapolis Colts on May 9, 2014.[8] On May 30, the Colts officially signed him to his rookie contract.[9] On October 26, 2014, in a game vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers, Moncrief scored his first NFL touchdown on a pass from quarterback Andrew Luck. In week 13, Moncrief had 3 receptions for a career-high 134 yards and 2 touchdowns to help the Colts beat the Washington Redskins 49–27. He finished his rookie season with 32 receptions for 444 yards and 3 touchdowns.[10]

In 2015, he had a career-high 64 passes for 733 yards and six touchdowns.[11] In 2016, Moncrief missed six games with a shoulder sprain and another with a hamstring issue but still managed to catch seven touchdowns.[12] In 2017 he had a career-low 26 catches, due to injuries of his own as well as Luck missing the entire season.[13][14]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On March 15, 2018, Moncrief signed a one-year, $9.6 million fully guaranteed contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[13] In Week 4, in a victory over the New York Jets, Moncrief totaled five receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown.[15]

NFL statistics

Regular season

SeasonTeamGamesReceivingRushing Fumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2014IND 1623244413.979T34174.370––
2015IND 16106473311.5336–––––––
2016IND 973030710.23971-1-1-1000
2017IND 1282639115.0602----000
Total 53271521,87512.379185163.27000

Postseason

SeasonTeamGamesReceivingRushing Fumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2014IND 2058617.236T1–––––––
Total 2058617.236T1–––––––

References

  1. ↑ "Donte Moncrief headed to Indianapolis". WAPT. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  2. ↑ "footballtalentadvisors.com". footballtalentadvisors.com.
  3. ↑ "Rivals.com". sports.yahoo.com.
  4. ↑ "Donte Moncrief Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  5. ↑ Donte Moncrief declares for NFL Draft Archived January 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "Ole Miss junior wide receiver Donte Moncrief declares for NFL draft".
  7. ↑ "2014 NFL Draft Profile: Donte Moncrief". NFL.com.
  8. ↑ "2014 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  9. ↑ "Colts sign Donte Moncrief, have entire rookie class signed".
  10. ↑ "Donte Moncrief 2014 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  11. ↑ "Donte Moncrief 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  12. ↑ "Donte Moncrief 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  13. 1 2 Oehser, John (March 15, 2018). "OFFICIAL: Moncrief signs". Jaguars.com.
  14. ↑ "Donte Moncrief 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  15. ↑ "Bortles sharp as Jaguars roll past Jets". Reuters. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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