Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1990
- Draft
- 1990Rd 6, Pk 3
- College
- New Mexico
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1990
- Draft
- 1990Rd 6, Pk 3
- College
- New Mexico
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 206
- REC
- 689
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 8,809
- AVG
- 12.8
- TD
- 63
- LNG
- 81
- FD
- 455
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 |  NYJ | 16 | 19 | 0 | 245 | 12.9 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYJ | 16 | 28 | 0 | 329 | 11.8 | 1 | 39 | 15 |
| 1992 | NYJ | 16 | 22 | 0 | 316 | 14.4 | 3 | 55 | 14 |
| 1993 | NYJ | 16 | 24 | 0 | 352 | 14.7 | 0 | 46 | 17 |
| 1994 | ATL | 16 | 111 | 0 | 1,342 | 12.1 | 11 | 81 | 67 |
| 1995 | ATL | 14 | 78 | 0 | 1,039 | 13.3 | 9 | 54 | 50 |
| 1996 | ATL | 16 | 69 | 0 | 771 | 11.2 | 7 | 55 | 48 |
| 1997 | ATL | 16 | 62 | 0 | 802 | 12.9 | 6 | 49 | 42 |
| 1998 | ATL | 16 | 64 | 0 | 1,136 | 17.8 | 11 | 78 | 54 |
| 1999 | ATL | 16 | 81 | 0 | 1,016 | 12.5 | 6 | 52 | 57 |
| 2000 | ATL | 16 | 57 | 0 | 679 | 11.9 | 5 | 44 | 43 |
| 2001 | ATL | 16 | 51 | 0 | 564 | 11.1 | 2 | 34 | 34 |
| 2002 | PIT | 16 | 23 | 0 | 218 | 9.5 | 2 | 22 | 14 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- REC
- 31
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 414
- AVG
- 13.4
- TD
- 3
- LNG
- 55
- FD
- 23
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 206
- REC
- 3.3
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 42.8
- AVG
- 12.8
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 81
- FD
- 2.2
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NYJ | 16 | 1.2 | 0 | 15.3 | 12.9 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYJ | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 20.6 | 11.8 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | NYJ | 16 | 1.4 | 0 | 19.8 | 14.4 | 0.2 | 55 | 0.9 |
| 1993 | NYJ | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | 22 | 14.7 | 0 | 46 | 1.1 |
| 1994 | ATL | 16 | 6.9 | 0 | 83.9 | 12.1 | 0.7 | 81 | 4.2 |
| 1995 | ATL | 14 | 5.6 | 0 | 74.2 | 13.3 | 0.6 | 54 | 3.6 |
| 1996 | ATL | 16 | 4.3 | 0 | 48.2 | 11.2 | 0.4 | 55 | 3 |
| 1997 | ATL | 16 | 3.9 | 0 | 50.1 | 12.9 | 0.4 | 49 | 2.6 |
| 1998 | ATL | 16 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 | 0.7 | 78 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | ATL | 16 | 5.1 | 0 | 63.5 | 12.5 | 0.4 | 52 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | ATL | 16 | 3.6 | 0 | 42.4 | 11.9 | 0.3 | 44 | 2.7 |
| 2001 | ATL | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 35.3 | 11.1 | 0.1 | 34 | 2.1 |
| 2002 | PIT | 16 | 1.4 | 0 | 13.6 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.9 |
What were Terance Mathis's career stats?
Terance Mathis played 13 seasons for the Jets, the Falcons and the Steelers. He had 689 receptions for 8,809 yards and 63 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1994: 111 receptions, 1,342 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1990 to 2002
All-time career rank
- 69th in receiving yards (8,809)
- 64th in receptions (689)
Among the 3,435 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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