Damarri Deshon Mathis (born April 12, 1999) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played college football at

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Early life and high school

Mathis grew up in

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and attended Lakeland Senior High School. Mathis was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at South Carolina. He later decommitted from South Carolina and signed to play at Pittsburgh.

College career

Mathis played in nine games as a freshman, appearing mostly on special teams. Mathis played in all 13 of Pittsburgh's games with 10 starts in his junior season and recorded 23 tackles 23 tackles with 11 passes broken up and two interceptions. He suffered a non-football related shoulder injury prior to his senior season and used a medical

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. In his fifth season, Mathis played in 13 games and had 44 tackles, with six passes broken up and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, and was named honorable mention All- Atlantic Coast Conference. After the conclusion of his college career, he played in the 2022 Senior Bowl.

Professional career

Mathis was drafted by the

in the fourth round, 115th overall, of the

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References

External links

Denver Broncos bioPittsburgh Panthers bio
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