Blake Jarwin
Blake Jarwin (born July 16, 1994) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Oklahoma State and signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
Jarwin with the Dallas Cowboys in 2018 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | July 16, 1994 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Tuttle (Tuttle, Oklahoma) | ||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma State (2012–2016) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Early years edit
Jarwin attended Tuttle High School in Tuttle, Oklahoma, where he played high school football.[1] As a senior, Jarwin was named to the All-City team after posting seven receptions for 145 yards, 38 tackles (nine for loss) and three sacks. He also practiced baseball, basketball and track and field.
College career edit
Jarwin walked on at Oklahoma State University, where he played mostly as a blocking tight end and on special teams.[2] As a redshirt freshman, Jarwin practiced but did not appear in any game.
As a sophomore, Jarwin tallied five receptions for 107 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown against Texas Tech.[3][4]
Jarwin became a starter as a junior, appearing in 11 games while missing two due to injury. He recorded 17 receptions for 200 yards and two touchdowns.[5]
As a senior, Jarwin registered 19 receptions for 309 yards and two touchdowns.[6]
Jarwin had career totals of 41 receptions for 616 yards and five touchdowns. He graduated with a degree in Management.
College statistics edit
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| Season | Team | GP | Receiving | |||||||||||
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 17 | 200 | 11.8 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 19 | 309 | 16.3 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 28 | 41 | 616 | 15.0 | 5 | |||||||||
Professional career edit
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) | 246 lb (112 kg) | 34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.73 s | 1.58 s | 2.76 s | 4.39 s | 7.44 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 21 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[7][8] | ||||||||||||
2017 season edit
After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, Jarwin signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017.[9] He was waived on September 2, 2017[10] but was signed to the practice squad the next day.[11]
On October 26, 2017, Jarwin was promoted to the active roster, in order to avoid the Philadelphia Eagles signing him. The move forced the Cowboys to keep four tight ends.[12] Jarwin appeared in only one game in his rookie year and recorded no statistics.[13]
2018 season edit
With the unexpected retirements of starter Jason Witten and backup James Hanna, Jarwin had a chance to compete for the starting tight end position, but was named the backup behind Geoff Swaim.[14][15]
After Swaim was lost to an injury in Week 11, rookie Dalton Schultz passed Jarwin on the depth chart as the starter and was used mostly for blocking purposes. In the regular-season finale against the New York Giants, Jarwin had the best game of his career, catching seven passes for 119 yards and three touchdowns in a narrow 36–35 road victory.[16] Jarwin became the sixth tight end in franchise history to post a 100-yard receiving game and was named the National Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his spectacular performance.[17]
Jarwin was named the starter for four games when the Cowboys used multiple tight end sets, finishing his second professional season with 27 receptions for 307 yards and three touchdowns.[18]
2019 season edit
In 2019, although Swaim left via free agency, Witten returned to play professional football after spending the previous season as a Monday Night Football commentator.[19] Jarwin was a backup at tight end behind Witten, posting 31 receptions for 365 yards and three touchdowns. Jarwin had a chance to start in seven contests, when the team opened the game in a two tight end formation.[20]
2020 season edit
On March 16, 2020, Jarwin signed a three-year, $24.25 million contract extension.[21] The following day, it was announced in the media that Witten would be leaving the Cowboys to sign with the Las Vegas Raiders, making Jarwin the starter at tight end.[22]
During the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, Jarwin recorded a 12-yard reception in the first half before leaving the eventual 20-17 road loss with a knee injury.[23] The next day, it was announced that he would be out for the season to undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery and was placed on injured reserve on September 15.[24][25] He was replaced with Schultz in the starting lineup.
2021 season edit
Jarwin returned as the backup to Schultz. He suffered a career-threatening hip injury in the seventh game against the Minnesota Vikings and was placed on injured reserve on November 6, 2021.[26]
Jarwin was activated on January 8, 2022. He played in the regular-season finale against the Eagles and the Wild Card playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Jarwin finished the 2021 season with 11 receptions for 96 yards and two touchdowns in eight games and five starts.[27]
On March 11, 2022, Jarwin was released after not being able to recover his previous form.[28]
On December 27, 2022, the Eagles hosted Jarwin for a tryout, however no deal was reached.[29]
NFL career statistics edit
Regular season edit
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2017 | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | DAL | 16 | 4 | 27 | 307 | 11.4 | 39T | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | DAL | 16 | 7 | 31 | 365 | 11.8 | 42T | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | DAL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | DAL | 8 | 5 | 11 | 96 | 8.7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 17 | 70 | 780 | 11.1 | 42T | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
Postseason edit
References edit
- ^ . MaxPreps.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Blake Jarwin College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Blake Jarwin 2014 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Texas Tech at Oklahoma State Box Score, September 25, 2014". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Blake Jarwin 2015 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Blake Jarwin 2016 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Blake Jarwin, Oklahoma State, TE, 2017 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Blake Jarwin 2017 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Cowboys Officially Sign 13 Rookie Free Agents Leading Into Rookie Minicamp". DallasCowboys.com. May 12, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ "Cowboys Make 38 Moves, One Trade To Reach 53; Kellen Moore Released". DallasCowboys.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ . DallasCowboys.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ "Cowboys Release QB Kellen Moore, Sign TE Blake Jarwin Off Practice Squad". DallasCowboys.com. October 26, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ "Blake Jarwin 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ Zucker, Joseph (April 27, 2018). "Jason Witten Reportedly Plans to Retire, Join ESPN's Monday Night Football Crew". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Cowboys TE James Hanna retiring after battling knee injury". USA TODAY. Associated Press. April 20, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – December 30th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ Maya, Adam (January 2, 2019). . NFL.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Blake Jarwin 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "Jason Witten ends retirement, will return to Cowboys". www.nfl.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Blake Jarwin 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (March 16, 2020). "Cowboys bring back TE Blake Jarwin on $24.25M deal". NFL.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Goldberg, Rob. "Ex-Cowboys TE Jason Witten, Raiders Reportedly Agree to 1-Year Contract". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams – September 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Epstein, Jori (September 14, 2020). "Dallas Cowboys lose starting LB Leighton Vander Esch for 6-8 weeks, TE Blake Jarwin for season". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ Helman, David (September 14, 2020). "Blake Jarwin Expected To Have ACL Surgery". www.dallascowboys.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Cowboys roster moves: Blake Jarwin to injured reserve, Francis Bernard activated". Blogging the Boys. SB Nation. November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Blake Jarwin 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Helman, David (March 11, 2022). "Cowboys Release Veteran TE Blake Jarwin". DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ "Eagles had former Cowboys TE Blake Jarwin in for a tryout". theeagleswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
External links edit
- Oklahoma State Cowboys bio
- Media related to Blake Jarwin at Wikimedia Commons