Jared Gaither

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Jared Gaither

PositionTackle

Experience2 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) Total 6/2
    • Talented, powerful offensive tackle who possesses an ideal combination of size and athleticism
    • 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 with the 31st selection in the 5th round of the 2007 supplemental draft
    • Joined the Ravens with 2 years of college eligibility remaining
    • 2007: Saw action in 6 games, starting 2 as a rookie
    • Was 1 of 3 Ravens rookies to start along the O-line for the Ravens (most in the NFL) in 2007
    • Helped protect Ravens QBs, allowing them time to complete a franchise-record 341 passes (61.2%) for 3,308 yards and helped open holes, allowing the Ravens to rush for 1,797 yards and 11 TDs
    • 2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action at LT (Jonathan Ogden, toe/foot and Adam Terry, ankle), helping the Ravens to average 4.6 yards per carry in game 8 at Pit. (11/5)
    • Started at LT and the Ravens rushed for 127 yards and a TD, averaging 5.3 yards per carry in game 7 at Buf. (10/21)
    • Started his 1st-career game at LT (injuries to Jonathan Ogden and Adam Terry) and helped protect Kyle Boller, paving the way for 6 scoring drives in the 22-3 win in game 6 vs. STL (10/14)
    • Saw action in his 1st NFL game at LT after starting tackle Adam Terry injured his ankle in the 2nd quarter
    • Helped protect QB Steve McNair, allowing him to complete 67.4% of his passes for 214 yards and 0 INTs in the win in game 5 at SF (10/7)
    • Was active, but did not play in games 1-4

    • 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
    • Burst on to the scene as a freshman, earning 3rd team Freshman All-American by College Football News honors and honorable mention by The Sporting News
    • Saw action in 38 plays, helping the Terps post a season-high 429 yards of total offense vs. Purdue in the 2007 Champs Sports Bowl
    • 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
    • Was primarily a blocking TE, but finished the season with 3 receptions for 93 yards and a pair of TDs
    • 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 teammate P.J. Daniels, Jared spoke to 5th grade students at Woodholme Elementary in May 2008
    • Full name: Jared Dwight Gaither

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