Jarvis Landry

Jarvis Landry
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Landry in 2018 training camp.
No. 80 – Cleveland Browns
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1992-11-28) November 28, 1992
Convent, Louisiana
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: Lutcher (Lutcher, Louisiana)
College: LSU
NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Receptions: 429
Receiving yards: 4,419
Yards per reception: 10.3
Receiving touchdowns: 23
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Jarvis Charles Landry (born November 28, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana State University for the LSU Tigers and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. With the Dolphins, Landry made three Pro Bowls and led the league in receptions in 2017. His 400 career receptions are the most by a player through his first four seasons in NFL history.

Early years

Landry attended Lutcher High School in Lutcher, Louisiana, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and track.[1] As a senior, he had 51 receptions for 716 yards and 11 touchdowns. He finished his high school career with 241 receptions, 3,902 yards, 50 touchdowns, and rushed for 875 yards and 14 touchdowns.[2] At the 2011 Under Armour All-America Game, he caught a record eight receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown.[3] He was regarded as a five-star recruit according to Rivals.com and was ranked as the nation's fourth best wide receiver.[4] In track & field, he competed as a long jumper during his sophomore season, recording a personal-best leap of 6.07 meters (19 ft, 8 in) at the 2009 St. Amant Duck Roost Relays, where he took 4th.[5]

College career

Landry attended and played college football for LSU from 2011 to 2013 under head coach Les Miles.[6][7] As a true freshman in 2011, Landry played in 14 games with one start. He finished the season with four receptions for 43 yards.[8] As a sophomore in 2012, he played in 13 games with one start. He led the team with 56 receptions and five touchdowns and was second in receiving yards with 573.[9][10] As a junior in 2013, he combined with Odell Beckham Jr. to form one of the most prolific wide receiver duos in college football.[11][12] He was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.[13] In the first five games of his junior season, he totaled 520 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.[14][15][16][17][18] He finished his junior season with a team-high 77 receptions for 1,193 yards and 10 touchdowns.[19][20] After the season, he decided to forego his senior season and entered the 2014 NFL Draft.[21][22]

College statistics

Receiving
YearTeamGPRecYardsTDs
2011LSU 144430
2012LSU 13565735
2013LSU 13771,19310
Total401371,80915

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)		 205 lb
(93 kg)		 4.77 s 1.58 s 2.69 s 4.59 s 7.56 s 28.5 in
(0.72 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)		 12 reps
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[23]

Miami Dolphins

2014 season

Landry with the Dolphins in 2014

Landry was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.[24] He was the 12th wide receiver to be selected that year.[25]

Landry caught his first receiving touchdown as a professional in a Week 6 game against the Green Bay Packers on October 12, 2014, in addition to 75 receiving yards.[26] He finished his rookie season with 758 receiving yards and five touchdowns. His 84 catches set a Dolphins record for most receptions by a rookie.[27] He also added 1,158 yards in punt and kickoff returns.[28]

2015 season

Landry tackled by Malcolm Jenkins in the 2016 Pro Bowl

In the season opener at Washington on September 13, 2015, Landry had his first return touchdown, returning a Tress Way punt 69 yards in 10 seconds, evading four tackles.[29] Upon breaking O. J. McDuffie's franchise record for most receptions in a season with 110, Landry was named Dolphins Co-MVP alongside fellow Pro Bowler, strong safety Reshad Jones.[30][31][32] He was named to the 2016 Pro Bowl as a replacement for the injured Antonio Brown.[33] Pro Football Focus named Landry to its All-Pro team as a punt returner.[34] Landry's 110 receptions ranked fourth in the NFL for the 2015 season.[35] His 194 receptions in his first two seasons was an NFL record until bettered by the Saints' Michael Thomas in 2017.[36] He was ranked 98th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.[37]

2016 season

Landry would put together another solid season in 2016 for the Dolphins. He caught 94 passes for 1,136 yards and four touchdowns.[38] He eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the second time his career, almost matching his career high in yards from the previous season. Landry's 612 yards after the catch ranked second among NFL wide receivers.[39] He was a contributor in the Dolphins making their first playoff berth since 2008.[40] In the playoffs, Landry and the Dolphins lost to the Steelers in the wild card round 30–12. In his playoff debut, he finished with 11 receptions for 102 yards.[41] Landry was named to his second career Pro Bowl when he was added to the AFC 2017 Pro Bowl roster. He was also ranked 42nd by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.[42]

2017 season

Landry entered the 2017 season with a new quarterback, Jay Cutler, due to an ACL injury to Ryan Tannehill in the offseason. In Week 2, against the Los Angeles Chargers, Landry tied his career-high with 13 receptions for 78 yards in the 19–17 win. His 13 receptions tied Larry Fitzgerald's performance in Week 3 for the most in a single game in the 2017 season.[43][44] From Weeks 5–11, he had a receiving touchdown in six of the seven games. In the Week 9 loss to the Oakland Raiders, Landry set the NFL record for most receptions through the first four seasons of a career.[45] Overall, in the 2017 season, he finished with 112 receptions for 987 yards and nine touchdowns. Landry’s 112 receptions were the most in the NFL for the 2017 season.[46]

2018 offseason

Landry in 2018 training camp.

On February 20, 2018, the Dolphins placed the franchise tag on Landry.[47] Despite this, it was later reported that the Dolphins had given Landry permission to seek a trade.[48] On March 3, 2018, Landry informed the Dolphins that he would agree to sign the franchise tag, and officially signed the tag on March 8.[49]

Cleveland Browns

On March 9, 2018, the Dolphins agreed to trade Landry to the Cleveland Browns for Cleveland's 2018 fourth-round draft pick (previously acquired from Carolina) and a 2019 seventh-round draft pick.[50] The deal became official on March 14, 2018, at the start of the NFL year.[51] Landry reverted to his college number #80, as #14 was retired in honor of Otto Graham. On April 12, 2018, Landry signed a five-year, $75.5 million extension ($47 million guaranteed) with the Browns, making him the sixth-highest paid receiver at the time.[52]

Career statistics

Led the league
SeasonTeamGPGSReceivingRushing
TgtRecYardsY/RY/GTDsRushYardsY/AY/GTDsFmb
2014MIA 1611112847589.047.452-4-2.0-0.307
2015MIA 16141661101,15710.572.34181136.37.111
2016MIA 1616131941,13612.171.045173.41.102
2017MIA 16161611129878.861.791-7-7.0-0.404
2018CLE 32372027813.992.70000000
Career67596074204,31610.364.422261194.61.9114
Source:[53]

Personal life

Landry's older brother, Gerard, played wide receiver at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[54] Jarvis is the cousin of defensive lineman Glenn Dorsey, who was a standout at LSU from 2004 to 2007.[55]

Landry's best friend is the New York Giants' wide receiver and former LSU teammate Odell Beckham Jr.[56]

References

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  2. ↑ "Jarvis Landry Official Website - NFL Miami Dolphins Wide Receiver". Jarvis Landry. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Under Armour game recap". TheBigSpur. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  4. ↑ "Rivals".
  5. ↑ "St. amant Duck Roost Relays". Louisiana Milesplit.
  6. ↑ "Jarvis Landry College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
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  9. ↑ "2012 LSU Fighting Tigers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  10. ↑ "Jarvis Landry 2012 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  11. ↑ "LSU's Beckham, Jr., Landry share bond beyond football". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.
  12. ↑ "Don't blink with LSU's Beckham, Landry". ESPN.com.
  13. ↑ "2013 All-SEC Football Team Announced". SEC Digital Network. December 10, 2013.
  14. ↑ "LSU vs Texas Christian Box Score, August 31, 2013". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  15. ↑ "UAB at Louisiana State Box Score, September 7, 2013". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
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