Agnew with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| No. 39 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver Return specialist | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Born: | April 3, 1995 San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||
| High school: | Point Loma | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | San Diego (2013–2015) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 165 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||||||
Jamal Agnew (born April 3, 1995) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football at San Diego. On September 26, 2021, he tied the NFL record for the longest play with a 109 yard return off a missed field goal.
Agnew attended and played high school football at Point Loma High School.[2] Jamal Agnew constantly stood out among his peers at Point Loma; however, due to his size, he was not offered a scholarship to any major D1 school.
Agnew attended and played college football for the San Diego Toreros, where he played cornerback and returned kicks.[3]
| 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 | |
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| 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m) |
186 lb (84 kg) |
29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) |
8+3⁄8 in (0.21 m) |
4.34 s | 1.54 s | 2.44 s | 4.27 s | 6.92 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) |
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
16 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[4][5] | ||||||||||||
Agnew played in the 2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. The Detroit Lions then selected Agnew in the fifth round (165th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[6] Following 2008 draftee Josh Johnson, he became the second player in San Diego Torrero history to be drafted.[7][8] On May 12, 2017, the Lions signed Agnew to a four-year, $2.65 million contract with a signing bonus of $258,364.[9]
In Week 2 on Monday Night Football, Agnew scored his first NFL touchdown on an 88-yard punt return in the fourth quarter in a 24–10 win over the New York Giants, earning him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[10][11] In Week 6, against the New Orleans Saints, he recorded a 74-yard punt return touchdown in the fourth quarter.[12] In Week 8, against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he recorded his first NFL reception, a 12-yard catch.[13] He finished the 2017 season with 29 punt returns for 447 net yards and two punt return touchdowns to go along with 11 kickoff returns for 196 net yards.[14]
On October 15, 2018, Agnew was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.[15] He was activated off injured reserve on December 19, 2018.[16] In six games, he had eight kickoff returns for 216 net yards and 12 punt returns for 57 net yards.[17]
In Week 3 of the 2019 season against the Philadelphia Eagles, Agnew returned a kick for a 100-yard touchdown in the 27-24 win.[18] In Week 16, against the Denver Broncos, he had a 64-yard punt return for a touchdown in the 27–17 loss.[19]
On May 26, 2020, it was announced that Agnew would transition from cornerback to full time wide receiver.[20]
On March 17, 2021, Agnew signed a three-year, $14.25 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[21] In a Week 2 loss to the Denver Broncos, Agnew scored his first touchdown for the Jaguars with a 102 yard kick-off return, setting a franchise record for longest kick return in the process.[22] On September 26, 2021, the following week against the Arizona Cardinals, he scored another touchdown on a 109 yard return of a missed 68 yard field goal attempt, tying the NFL record for longest play with Antonio Cromartie and Cordarrelle Patterson, at the end of the first half in the 19–31 loss.[23] He suffered a hip injury in Week 11 and was placed on injured reserve on November 22, 2021.[24]
