Jabar Gaffney
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Receiving Stats (WR / TE)
| Year | Team | Games | Rec | Targets | Rec Yds | TDs | YAC | 1st Downs | Fumbles | Fantasy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | MIA | 3 | 4 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2011 | WAS | 16 | 68 | 115 | 947 | 5 | 181 | 50 | 1 | 123 |
| 2010 | DEN | 16 | 65 | 112 | 875 | 2 | 213 | 42 | 0 | 100 |
| 2009 | DEN | 16 | 54 | 87 | 732 | 2 | 263 | 36 | 0 | 85 |
| 2008 | NE | 11 | 38 | 38 | 468 | 2 | 119 | 26 | 0 | 61 |
| 2007 | NE | 13 | 36 | 36 | 449 | 5 | 118 | 21 | 0 | 75 |
| 2006 | NE | 7 | 11 | 11 | 142 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 2005 | HOU | 14 | 55 | 55 | 492 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 63 |
| 2004 | HOU | 14 | 41 | 41 | 632 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 78 |
| 2003 | HOU | 13 | 34 | 34 | 402 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 54 |
| 2002 | HOU | 16 | 41 | 81 | 483 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 62 |
Career Summary
Jabar Gaffney was an NFL wide receiver who played 11 seasons with Houston, New England, Denver, Washington, and Miami.
NFL statistics credit him with 158 games, 447 receptions, 5,690 receiving yards, and 24 touchdowns. His best NFL season was 2011, when he caught 68 passes for 947 yards and five touchdowns.
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Early Life
Gaffney was born in San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida.
Florida identifies him as a Jacksonville native and lists Raines High School as his school.
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High School
Gaffney starred at Raines High School in Jacksonville, helping the school win the 1997 state title.
Florida's bio says he caught the game-winning fourth-quarter pass in the championship game and recorded 28 receptions for 486 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior.
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College Career
At Florida, Gaffney became the program's only receiver to post consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and earned two first-team All-SEC selections.
He recorded 138 receptions for 2,375 yards and 27 touchdowns in two playing seasons. As a redshirt freshman in 2000, he set NCAA Division I-A freshman records with 14 touchdown receptions and 1,184 receiving yards; in 2001, he added 67 catches for 1,191 yards and 13 touchdowns as a Biletnikoff Award finalist.
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Path to the NFL
Houston selected Gaffney in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft.
He joined the Texans for their inaugural season and made an immediate contribution with 41 receptions for 483 yards as a rookie.
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NFL Career
Gaffney started with Houston, then played for New England, Denver, Washington, and Miami.
His four seasons with Houston produced 2,009 receiving yards. He later posted consecutive 800-yard seasons with Denver in 2009 and 2010 before setting career highs in catches and yards with Washington in 2011.
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Career Accomplishments
Gaffney's most productive professional receiving season came in 2011, and his strongest body of work included sustained contributions across five franchises.
He played all 16 games in nine NFL seasons and scored at least five receiving touchdowns in 2007 and 2011. His 2009-11 stretch produced 187 catches for 2,554 yards.
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Playing Style
Gaffney was a productive possession receiver with the ability to create bigger gains downfield.
His NFL career average was 12.7 yards per reception, and he recorded 75 receptions of at least 20 yards. At Florida, he averaged 17.2 yards per catch while becoming a high-volume touchdown producer.
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Legacy
Gaffney is a Florida Athletic Hall of Fame inductee and remains one of the program's most accomplished receivers.
Florida inducted him in 2023 and credits him with the school record for 100-yard games as well as consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. His 27 touchdown catches rank fourth in program history.
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19667, 00-0021163, 1980-12-01, Jabar Gaffney, Derrick, Gaffney
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