D'Wan Mathis
American football player (born 2000)
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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.
Oak Park, Michigan, U.S.
| No. 3 – Davenport Panthers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate Student |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 21, 2000 Oak Park, Michigan, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Oak Park (Oak Park, Michigan) |
| College | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Mathis attended Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan.[1] He was rated as a consensus four-star recruit.[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.[citation needed]
College career
Georgia
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]
Temple
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.[14] Throughout the season, Mathis shared time with fellow Temple quarterback Justin Lynch.[15] In a game against Memphis, Mathis had a record-setting day completing 35 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns.[16] Mathis finished the season with six touchdowns, 1,223 yards, and 116 completions.[17] 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.[18][19]
The following season, Mathis was once again named the starting quarterback.[20] Mathis passed for 83 yards on 11 completions in a 30–0 loss to Duke.[21] The following week, Mathis was benched in favor of true freshman E.J. Warner.[22] Subsequently, Mathis began taking practice reps at wide receiver, before switching positions.[23]
On October 15, 2023, Mathis announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[24]
Davenport
On February 8, 2024, Mathis transferred to Davenport University to play for the Davenport Panthers.[25][26]
College statistics
| 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 | |