Jeremy Maclin Jeremy Maclin ( born May 11 , 1988 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the University of Missouri , and was a two - time All - American as a kick returner . He was selected by the Eagles in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft . Early years . Maclin was born in Chesterfield , Missouri . He attended Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood , Missouri from 2002 to 2006 , where he was a letterman in football and basketball . College career . Maclin attended the University of Missouri , where he played on coach Gary Pinkel ' s Missouri Tigers football team from 2006 to 2008 . He played as a redshirt sophomore wide receiver , punt and kick return specialist for the Missouri Tigers in 2007 and 2008 . He holds the NCAA freshman record for most all - purpose yards in a single season . His yardage totals in four categories were : 307 punt returning , 375 rushing , 1 , 039 kickoff returning , and 1 , 055 receiving for a total of 2 , 776 yards ; an average of 198 . 3 yards per game in his 14 games . 2007 season . Maclin was named as a Consensus First - team All - American by the Associated Press as a wide receiver and as an All - Purpose player . Maclin , paired with Heisman Trophy finalist Chase Daniel led the Missouri Tigers to a 12 - 2 record and victory in the 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic . Maclin also gained All - America selections on various other teams as a kick returner . He finished his All - American season with 80 receptions and 16 touchdowns . 2008 season . Maclin began his second season with the Tigers ( 2008 ) with high expectations and possible consideration for the Heisman Trophy . In the Tigers ’ season - opener against the Illinois Fighting Illini , he returned a kickoff for a touchdown but left the game with an ankle injury . He had 4 receptions for 31 yards and a touchdown . The next game , against Southeast Missouri State , Maclin caught only 2 passes for 20 yards and a touchdown . Maclin was also involved in a trick play , however , in which quarterback Chase Daniel lined up at wide receiver and Maclin lined up at quarterback . Maclin threw a lateral to Daniel , who threw down field for a touchdown . Maclin recorded 6 receptions for 172 yards and 3 touchdowns against Nevada . He led all of major - college football in all - purpose yards per game with 202 . 36 ( 2 , 833 yds . in 14 G ) , over 15 yards more than second - place Jahvid Best ( 187 . 25 ) of California . He had 1 , 260 receiving , 1 , 010 kickoff return , 293 rushing , and 270 punt returns yardage for 2 , 833 all - purpose yards . He was named to the " Associated Press " All - American as a wide receiver , and he was once again named to the First - team as the All - Purpose player . Maclin was a unanimous pick in 2007 for the same position as a freshman . College statistics . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > school record < br > + NCAA freshman record Source : Professional career . 2009 NFL Draft . Maclin was considered a top National Football League prospect following his second season , and roommate Sean Weatherspoon hoped to convince Maclin to return for his junior year instead of leaving Missouri for the 2009 NFL Draft . Weatherspoon ’ s efforts were unsuccessful , and on January 9 , 2009 , Maclin declared for the 2009 NFL Draft . Draft analyst Mel Kiper projected Maclin to go to the Oakland Raiders with the seventh pick in the first round of the NFL Draft , but that was after Michael Crabtree , another highly regarded prospect at wide receiver , measured in at 6 ' 1 " , two inches shorter than his published height . Crabtree also suffered a broken bone ( Jones fracture ) in his left foot prohibiting him from working out at the NFL Combine . Maclin ’ s personal best in the 40 - yard dash was 4 . 31 seconds , but he wanted to lower that to 4 . 29 seconds in the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis . He tripped and fell during a passing drill at the NFL Scouting Combine on February 22 , 2009 , hyperextending his left knee , and wasn ’ t running at full speed , but previously to his fall , unofficially ran the 40 - yard dash in 4 . 34 seconds and 4 . 4 seconds that morning . He ran the 40 - yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine in 4 . 45 sec . , but the earlier unofficial times conflicted with other reports that said he ran the dash first in 4 . 34 seconds and then 4 . 44 seconds . After originally believing he had to get an MRI on his injured left knee , it was reported he would not need one as the knee was healthy by the end of the Combine . He also had a sore right hip because of the fall , but that also proved to be minor . Maclin scored very high for a wide receiver on the Wonderlic Test with a score of 25 , compared to the normal score of 18 for wide receivers . Philadelphia Eagles . 2009 season . Maclin went further down in the draft than expected , but was eventually drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round at 19th overall . On August 3 , after eight days of disagreements with the Eagles front office , Maclin signed a 5 - year , $ 15 . 5 million deal ( $ 9 . 5 million guaranteed ) . Maclin started in his first NFL game on September 27 , 2009 against the Kansas City Chiefs in week 3 in place of the injured Kevin Curtis . He caught four passes for 33 yards in that game . On October 11 , 2009 Jeremy Maclin scored his first NFL career touchdown on a 51 - yard reception from Donovan McNabb as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 33 - 14 . Maclin also recorded his second NFL touchdown reception later in the game . On December 27 , 2009 , in a home game against the Denver Broncos and with the score tied 27 - 27 , Maclin made a decisive catch on the sideline to extend a crucial late drive for the Eagles . McNabb threw a tight spiral to the sideline and Maclin caught it while toeing the line . Initially the catch was ruled incomplete , but upon further review was ruled a catch and first down . Three plays later Eagles Kicker David Akers kicked the game winning field goal , sealing victory for Philadelphia 30 - 27 . For this he received Rookie of the Week honors . On January 9 , 2010 , in the Eagles ’ NFC Wildcard game against the Dallas Cowboys , Maclin became the youngest player to score a touchdown in NFL postseason history , aged 21 years and 243 days . In the second quarter , he caught a 76 yard pass from Michael Vick , Vick ’ s longest career touchdown pass and Maclin ’ s longest career touchdown catch . With 146 yards , Maclin broke the Eagles record for receiving yards in a playoff game , breaking Keith Jackson ' s record of 142 yards set during the 1988 NFC Divisional Game against the Chicago Bears . 2010 season . On August 3 , 2010 , Maclin was carted off the training camp practice field with a leg injury . Further evaluation showed that he suffered a bone bruise . Maclin has since returned and caught 70 passes for 964 yards the longest for 83 yards . He has scored 10 touchdowns . In the 2010 - 2011 season Maclin led the league in Red Zone receiving touchdowns with 7 , tying division rival Hakeem Nicks . 2011 season . Maclin was placed on the active / non - football illness list on August 3 , 2011 . On August 5 , Andy Reid said that he expected Maclin to be healthy for the regular season . It was revealed on August 17 that Maclin was held out of training camp because of a lymphoma scare . An inflammatory virus was determined as the cause of the symptoms he showed and he did not have cancer . He was activated from the active / non - football illness list on August 27 . In week 2 , Maclin caught 13 passes with 171 yards and 2 TDs but lost to the Atlanta Falcons 31 - 35 . 2012 season . During the 2012 season , Maclin made 69 receptions for 857 yards and 7 touchdowns . 2013 season . On July 27 , 2013 , Maclin suffered a torn ACL during training camp and was forced to miss the entire 2013 season . On July 30 , 2013 , Maclin was officially placed on the injured reserve list . 2014 season . On February 28 , 2014 , it was announced that Maclin would sign a one year deal that will keep him on the Eagles roster throughout the 2014 season . The deal is for $ 6 million with $ 3 . 5 million guaranteed . NFL stats . Receiving Stats Returning Stats Rushing Stats