D'Wan Mathis
| Davenport Panthers – No. 3 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate Student |
| Major | Psychology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 21, 2000 Oak Park, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Oak Park (Oak Park, Michigan) |
D'Wan Terence Mathis (born July 17, 2000) is an American college football quarterback for the Davenport Panthers. He began his career at Georgia in 2019 and transferred to Temple in 2021.
Early life
[edit]Mathis attended Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan.[1] He was considered a four-star prospect by many major recruiting sites.[2][3][4] In December 2018, Mathis announced his commitment to the University of Georgia, over offers from Ohio State and Michigan State.[5][6] In his senior season, he threw for over 1,000 yards and 20 touchdowns.
College career
[edit]Georgia
[edit]During Mathis's freshman year he underwent emergency surgery due to a brain cyst.[7] He subsequently received a medical redshirt.
After Jake Fromm decided to forgo his senior season to prepare for the NFL Draft and Jamie Newman opted out of the season due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Mathis was expected to compete for the starting job.[8] He got the start in their opening game at Arkansas.[9] After a disappointing first half, Stetson Bennett came in and took his spot. The next time Mathis got meaningful playing time was against rival Florida.[10] On November 28, 2020, Mathis left the team and entered the transfer portal.[11][12] On December 14, 2020, he announced he would be transferring to Temple.[13][14]
Temple
[edit]In his first season with Temple, Mathis was named the day one starter against Rutgers. In the season opener, Mathis went 8 for 24 for 148 yards and one interception in a 61–14 loss.[15] Throughout the season, Mathis would share time with fellow Temple quarterback Justin Lynch.[16] In a game against Memphis, Mathis had a record setting day completing 35 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns.[17] Mathis finished the season with six touchdowns, 1,223 yards, and 116 completions.[18] During the season it was rumored that Mathis had left the Owl's program, but he later publicly announced he would be staying with the team.[19][20]
The following season, Mathis was once again named the starting quarterback.[21][22][23] With Mathis at the helm, Temple was shutout in a 30–0 loss to Duke, in which he contributed 83 yards on 11 completions.[24] The following week, Mathis was benched in favor of true freshman E.J. Warner.[25] Subsequently, Mathis began taking practice reps at wide receiver, before switching positions.[26]
On October 15, 2023, Mathis announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[27]
Davenport
[edit]In 2024, Mathis transferred to Davenport University to play for the Davenport Panthers.[28][29]
College statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Georgia Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Redshirt 
| |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 40.0 | 89 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 55.9 | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Temple Owls | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 7 | 116 | 195 | 59.5 | 1,223 | 6.3 | 6 | 4 | 118.2 | 48 | 82 | 1.7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2022 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 125 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 81.7 | 12 | 8 | 0.7 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Davenport Panthers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 7 | 45 | 76 | 55.0 | 580 | 8.5 | 3 | 2 | – | 43 | 112 | 3.4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Career | 29 | 188 | 331 | 55.7 | 2,017 | 5.6 | 10 | 9 | 106.7 | 121 | 219 | 1.4 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Griffith, Mike (September 25, 2020). "Flashback: D'Wan Mathis final high school game, long way from Arkansas". DawgNation. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "D Wan Mathis, 2019 Dual Threat Quarterback, Georgia". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "D'Wan Mathis, Oak Park , Pro-Style Quarterback". 247Sports. February 8, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Tony (September 16, 2017). "Versatile 4-star D'Wan Mathis helps lead Oak Park to win over Groves". Michigan Live. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ Farrell, Perry A. (December 12, 2018). "Dwan Mathis meets with Ryan Day, '100 percent' headed to Ohio State". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Paschall, David (December 20, 2018). "Dwan Mathis, Stetson Bennett aid Georgia's quarterbacks shortage". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ Griffith, Mike (May 24, 2019). "Georgia freshman QB D'Wan Mathis dealing with brain surgery scare". DawgNation. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc (September 25, 2020). "Two UGA football freshmen create buzz ahead of Arkansas trip. That and things to know as Bulldogs open season". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ Towers, Chip (September 25, 2020). "D'Wan Mathis' incredible journey from OR to QB1 for Georgia Bulldogs". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc (November 8, 2020). "Freshman D'Wan Mathis gets QB chance in Georgia-Florida game". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Former Oak Park star QB D'Wan Mathis to transfer from Georgia, says Michigan State is 'an option'". The Detroit News. November 30, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Odum, Charles (November 30, 2020). "Georgia's D'Wan Mathis to transfer after losing starting job". Toronto Star. Associated Press. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ Austin, Brooks (December 14, 2020). "D'Wan Mathis Announces Transfer Decision". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (December 14, 2020). "Ex-Georgia starting QB Mathis heading to Temple". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "Temple vs. Rutgers Box Score - September 4, 2021". The Athletic. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Cohn, Sam (November 3, 2021). "Temple said it has no quarterback controversy — but D'Wan Mathis and Justin Lynch will share snaps". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Temple Wins Conference Opener Against Memphis, 34-31". TheAmerican.org. March 30, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "D'Wan Mathis College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Lipinski, Michael (November 18, 2021). "Problems on North Broad: Temple Starting QB D'Wan Mathis Leaves the Program". sportstalkphilly - News, rumors, game coverage of the Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Flyers, and Philadelphia 76ers. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Pastor, Shawn (November 24, 2021). "D'Wan is back! Mathis announces that he's staying at Temple". 247Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Morgan, James (August 25, 2022). "Former Georgia Bulldog D'Wan Mathis wins starting QB job at Temple". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Stone, Ethan (August 25, 2022). "Former Georgia QB retains starting job at Temple". Saturday Down South. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Cohn, Sam (August 25, 2022). "Temple coach Stan Drayton reveals D'wan Mathis will start at QB and teases other depth chart spots". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ DiAmore, Isabella (September 6, 2022). "Stan Drayton back to the drawing board, still evaluating Temple's best players for the job". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Gangewere, Nick (September 10, 2022). "Mathis benched for Warner in win over Leopards - The Temple News". temple-news.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Steele, Cayden (September 19, 2022). "Temple quarterback picture gains clarity as D'Wan Mathis takes practice reps at wide receiver". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "D'Wan Mathis". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Seus, Jacob (August 23, 2024). "D'Wan Mathis' journey to Davenport football". WZZM13.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ Morgan, James (February 8, 2024). "Former Georgia QB transfers to Division II football program". University of Georgia Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 22, 2024.