Jabari Arthur

Height:
6-4
Weight:
225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec
High School:
Vanier Prep

First name is pronounced Ja-BARRY ... Tabbed preseason second team All-Mid-American Conference by MAC Report Online ... Beginning his career as a quarterback before moving to wide receiver, Arthur returns for his fifth year despite being a first-round pick in the 2007 Canadian Football League draft, going as the sixth overall pick to the Calgary Stampeders ... Enters his senior season with 98 receptions, which ranks 10th on the Akron all-time list, and 1,482 receiving yards ... Only needs eight more receptions to move into the top six with the school record standing at 149, set from 2000-03 by Matt Cherry ... Has caught seven career touchdown passes and averages 15.1 yards per catch for his career.

Junior (2006): Led the team in receptions (45) and ranked second on the squad in receiving yards (730) ... Those numbers are even more impressive considering in his first two years combined at Akron, he only had 53 receptions for 752 yards ... Among his highlights in 2006, hauled in eight passes for 137 yards versus Central Michigan, tying a career high for receptions which ranks as one of Akron’s top six single-game totals all-time ... Only caught two passes for 42 yards in a win at North Carolina State ... However, both came on the final drive of the game with the Zips scoring on a one-yard rush on the game’s final play ... Eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for his career with three catches for 21 yards versus North Texas ... Scored on a 36-yard TD reception versus Kent State, his second-longest career scoring reception ... In a win over Bowling Green, caught four passes (all resulting in converting first downs) for 101 yards, including a career-high 57 yarder ... Versus Ohio, caught seven passes for 95, his third-best output of the season, with a touchdown ... Was a preseason, second team All-MAC pick by Lindy’s Magazine.

Sophomore (2005): Appeared in 12 games at wide receiver, making starts vs. Northern Illinois (Sept. 24 and Dec. 1) ... Finished the season with 30 receptions and 482 yards ... Ranked fourth on the team in both categories ... Caught three passes for 50 yards in the season opener at Purdue ... Had four catches for 45 yards at Miami, including his first career touchdown reception ... Had four more receptions the following week vs. Army ... Missed the Ball State game due to a concussion ... Caught just two passes vs. Ohio, but finished with a then career-high 71 yards ... Had a career-high-tying eight receptions, including two touchdowns, for a Motor City Bowl-record 180 receiving yards against Memphis ... Made a leaping 46-yard TD catch from Luke Getsy in the third quarter vs. the Tigers ... Snapped Randy Moss’ Motor City Bowl record of 173 receiving yards (on six catches) set in the Marshall-Mississippi contest in 1997 ... The 180 yards ranks tied for sixth on the UA single-game list ... Tabbed the most improved player on the offense (along with Andy Wills) ... Competed for the No. 1 QB job in the spring, but moved to receiver full-time in the fall.
Redshirt Freshman (2004): Played a dual role for Akron, serving as the backup quarterback and one of the primary receivers ... Saw his first career action under center at Penn State, completing 1-of-2 attempts for six yards ... Was also 2-of-4 for six yards at Virginia ... Caught a career-high eight passes for 61 yards in the opener at Penn State ... Finished with five grabs for 60 yards against Middle Tennessee State ... Four of those receptions went for first downs ... Tied for the team lead with three receptions for 20 yards at Virginia ... Hauled in a career-long 51-yard reception versus Buffalo but it was a costly one as he injured his shoulder on the play and missed the next two contests (Central Florida and Ball State) ... Did not catch another pass until the season finale versus Miami with one reception for 18 yards ... Finished the regular season fourth on the squad in receptions (23) and fourth in total yards (270).

Freshman (2003): Redshirted.

Prior to Akron: Ranked as the No. 1 prospect in Canada for the 2002 season ... Tabbed league MVP and offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and senior at Vanier Prep ... Captain of Team Canada as a junior ... Was the school’s Athlete of the Year as a freshman ... His team posted a 42-4 record during his prep career, winning a regional championship in 1999 ... Also ran track ... Coached by Ray Gagnon.