Jared Gaither

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Jared Gaither

PositionTackle

Experience3 years

Height6-9

Weight330

CollegeMaryland

High SchoolEleanor Roosevelt (MD)

HometownWhite Plains, Maryland

Birthdate3/18/1986

Joined RavensSupplemental Draft, Round 5, 2007

Joined NFL2007

Jared Gaither Statistics

    • Games Played/Started: (2007, 6/2); (2008, 16/15); (2009, 4/4) Total 27/22
    • Playoffs: (2008, 3/3) Total: 3/3
    • Massive, athletic and powerful offensive tackle
    • Enters 2009 having played in 22 games, including 17 starts
    • Saw action in all 16 games, starting 15 (missed 1 start with a shoulder injury, but did play in the game) at LT in 2008
    • Helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 2,376 yards and a franchise-record 20 TDs, including 902 yards and 10 TDs by Pro Bowl FB Le’Ron McClain
    • Saw action in 6 games, starting 2 as a rookie in 2007 and helped protect Ravens QBs, allowing them time to complete a franchise-record 341 passes (61.2%) for 3,308 yards.
    • Gaither was selected by Baltimore in the 5th round (31st selection overall) of the 2007 supplemental draft
    • Joined the Ravens with 2 years of college eligibility remaining
    • 2009: Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Started his 1st game in 3 weeks (neck injury) at LT and was part of a line that helped pave the way for 125 team rushing yards and 1 TD against the Broncos...Also protected QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to complete a franchise record-tying 80% of his passes (20 of 25) in the 30-7 victory.
    • Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Listed as a game-day inactive against the Vikings.
    • Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Was a game-day inactive (neck) against the Bengals.
    • Game 4 at NE (10/4): Started at LT and helped the Ravens average 6.8 yards per rush (17 att. for 116 yards), before leaving the game with a neck/shoulder injury against the Patriots.
    • Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Started at LT and helped protect Flacco, allowing him to complete 71.4% of his passes (25 of 35) for career-high a 342 yards and 1 TD in the 34-3 victory...The offense racked up 479 total yards against the Browns.
    • Game 2 at SD (9/20): Started at LT and helped protect Flacco, allowing him to post a 96.6 QB rating, throwing for 190 yards and 2 TDs in the 31-26 win...Also helped open holes, helping the Ravens to rush for 130 yards and 2 TDs against the Chargers.
    • Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Started at LT and helped set a Ravens’ franchise record with 501 total yards...Helped pave the way for 198 yards rushing and protected Flacco, allowing him to throw for a career-high 307 yards and 3 TDs in the 38-24 win.
    • 2008: Saw action in all 16 games, starting 15 (missed 1 start with a shoulder injury, but did play in the game) at LT, and helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 2,376 yards and a franchise-record 20 TDs, including 902 yards and 10 TDs by Pro Bowl FB Le’Ron McClain
    • Also helped protect rookie QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to complete 257 for 428 passes (60.0%) for 2,971 yards and 14 TDs for an 80.3 QB rating (4th-best single-season mark in franchise history)
    • The O-line also allowed the 2nd-fewest sacks in franchise history (33)
    • In the playoffs, Gaither started all 3 games and helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 274 yards and 4 TDs
    • Also was part of a line that allowed just 3 sacks in 75 pass attempts.
    • Started 17 of his final 21 games at Maryland
    • In 1,101 career plays in college, Gaither allowed only 1.5 sacks
    • Made at least 1 TD-resulting block in 12 of the 17 games he started for Maryland
    • In 24 games, he registered 76 key blocks, including 40 knockdowns and 15 TD-resulting blocks
    • Played in 12 games, including 9 starts, at RT as a sophomore (2006)
    • Part of an OL that allowed just 19 sacks (2nd-lowest total in the ACC) and paved the way for RBs Keon Lattimore and Lance Ball to rush for over 700 yards each for the season
    • Earned 3rd-team Freshman All-American honors by College Football News and honorable mention by The Sporting News
    • Was a member of the 2006 preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy
    • Was also a consensus preseason All-ACC choice
    • Third-team Freshman All-American by College Football News and honorable mention by The Sporting News, seeing action in all 11 games, starting 8 at LT as a freshman in 2005
    • Did not allow a sack and was only whistled for 2 penalties in 583 plays
    • Finished the season with a 1.122 grade, 2nd highest on the team.
    • Started every game at RT and was rated as the No. 3 prep school prospect in the nation by Rivals.com out of Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, VA)
    • Played just 1 season of football at Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt, MD) HS, starting on the DL
    • Played basketball for 3 years, participating in football for the 1st time as a senior
    • Played DT and TE for one of the top teams in the state
    • Recorded 89 tackles, including 9 sacks, and 1 FF while batting down 4 passes at the line of scrimmage
    • Ranked as the 36th-best DT in the nation by Rivals.com
    • Was an honorable mention All-Met selection by the Washington Post, a SuperPrep All-American and Mid-Atlantic all-region pick and a PrepStar honorable mention selection
    • Was also selected to play for Maryland in the Super 44 All-Star game
    • Was 1st team all-league and all-county
    • Helped lead his team to a 12-1 record in 2003 (only loss came in 4A state semifinals)
    • Lettered 3 years in basketball
    • Was a major D-I recruit in basketball and had verbally committed to South Carolina in hoops before deciding to play football
    • Along with former Ravens teammate P.J. Daniels, Jared spoke to 5th-grade students at Woodholme Elementary in May 2008
    • Gaither attended A Purple Evening in Oct. 2008, an annual event for female Ravens fans held at M&T Bank Stadium where he participated in fan forums, autograph signings, and on-field football skills challenges
    • Full name: Jared Dwight Gaither.

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