Robert Jack Daniel Meier (born August 29, 1977) is a Canadian former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars.

Rob Meier
No. 92
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1977-08-29) August 29, 1977 (age 46)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:308 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:West Vancouver (BC) Sentinel
College:Washington State
NFL draft:2000 / Round: 7 / Pick: 241
CFL Draft:1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:232
Sacks:21.5
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:3
Pass deflections:4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years edit

Meier attended Sentinel Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada and was a letterman in football, basketball, and rugby. In football, as a senior, he was named the team's Offensive MVP, and was also an All-Provincial League selection. Meier graduated from Sentinel Secondary School in 1995.

College career edit

At Washington State University, Meier started 25 games (including the last 23) in four seasons, never missing a game, and played both defensive end and defensive tackle, making 133 career tackles.

Professional career edit

Jacksonville Jaguars edit

Meier was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft.[1] On May 15, 2008, he signed a 5-year contract extension to remain with the Jaguars. He was released on February 11, 2010.

The fansided.com affiliate blackandteal.com ranked Meier as the 29th greatest Jaguar of all time. [2]

NFL career statistics edit

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season edit

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2000 JAX 16 0 17 14 3 0.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 JAX 16 0 24 20 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 JAX 16 7 23 20 3 2.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2003 JAX 16 0 25 20 5 1.5 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
2004 JAX 11 8 22 15 7 0.5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2005 JAX 16 2 35 29 6 6.0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
2006 JAX 16 8 29 24 5 5.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2007 JAX 16 9 27 19 8 4.0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2008 JAX 15 15 30 26 4 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
138 49 232 187 45 21.5 48 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0

Playoffs edit

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2005 JAX 1 0 2 2 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 JAX 2 2 3 2 1 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2 5 4 1 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  2. ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars: 30 greatest players in franchise history". Black and Teal. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2020-12-21.