Jarett Dillard Jarett Juma Porter Dillard ( born December 21 , 1985 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft . He played college football for Rice . College career . In the 2005 season , Dillard captured national attention as no other Rice player had done . He shattered school receiving records on the way to becoming a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award , given to the nation ' s top receiver . ESPN ' s All - America first - team pick broke the NCAA season record for consecutive games with at least one touchdown catch ( 13 ) . As a redshirt sophomore in 2006 , he helped lead Rice to its first bowl game in 45 years ( 1961 Bluebonnet Bowl ) . Rice closed the season on a 7 - 1 run , capped by a come - from - behind victory over SMU to clinch a bowl game . During those 8 games , Dillard caught 55 passes for 826 yards and 16 touchdowns . In 2006 Dillard was named a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award , a first team All - American by ESPN , a second team All - American by Sports Illustrated , a second team All - American by the Walter Camp Foundation , a second team All - American by Sporting News , and a second team All - American by the Associated Press . At one point Dillard had a streak of 15 straight games in which he had caught a touchdown pass , leaving only Larry Fitzgerald , who had 18 in a row , in front of him . In the New Orleans Bowl , Dillard caught a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to set a new record for games with a touchdown in a single season ( 13 ) , besting the mark he shared with Fitzgerald and Randy Moss of 12 games in a season . In 2006 he caught a total of 21 touchdown passes , which set both Rice and C - USA records . On four separate occasions ( Army , UAB , Tulsa , and SMU ) he caught three touchdown passes in the same game . He also accumulated 91 catches for 1 , 247 yards , including 7 games with at least 90 yards : UCLA ( 102 ) , Texas ( 91 ) , Florida St . ( 113 ) , Army ( 171 ) , UAB ( 111 ) , Tulsa ( 137 ) , and SMU ( 145 ) . In 2007 , Dillard caught another 14 TD passes , earning 1st team C - USA honors and being mentioned by several publications as all - American honorable mention ( including 4th team selection by Sports Illustrated ) . Dillard is one of only 8 players to catch 40 TD passes in a career , a feat he accomplished when he was only a junior . Dillard holds the NCAA record for career touchdown receptions with 60 , eclipsing the prior mark of 50 set by Troy Edwards . Dillard and Rice quarterback Chase Clement hold the NCAA Division I - A record for career touchdowns between a quarterback - receiver tandem with 50 . This total does not include the touchdown pass thrown by Dillard to Clement during the final game for both Rice Seniors in the 2008 Texas Bowl . After his senior year , he became then first Rice player to be named to the Football Writers All America team in 50 years ( Buddy Dial in 1958 ) . Professional career . Jacksonville Jaguars . Dillard was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 5th round of the 2009 NFL Draft . He is the second Rice player to be taken by Jacksonville after Brandon Green in 2003 . On July 17 he was signed to a contract . Length and terms of the contract were undisclosed . As a rookie , Dillard caught six passes for 106 yards before suffering a broken ankle against the Jets in week 10 of the ' 09 season . Dillard was placed on the injured reserve list on September 11 , 2010 due to a foot injury and did not play a down that year . Dillard was released by the Jaguars on May 7 , 2012 . Detroit Lions . Dillard signed with Detroit on June 16 , 2012 , but was released on August 27 , 2012 . Arizona Cardinals . Dillard signed with the Arizona Cardinals on April 24 , 2013 .