Hokie Club85 - Jared MazzettaPosition: Tight End
Class: r-Senior
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 259 lbs.
High School: Hunterdon Central
Hometown: Flemington, N.J.
Will be in the rotation for playing time at tight end ... Benefited from extra reps at the position during the spring while Jeff King worked at fullback ... Has good size and athletic ability ... Continues to work hard in the strength and conditioning program ... Was slowed early last season by an ankle injury ... Ended up seeing much of his action on special teams ... Underwent shoulder surgery after spring practice ... Was expected to be back to 100 percent by early summer ... Has a chance to see added playing time with a good showing during preseason practice ... 2002: Met five of his six strength and conditioning goals during the preseason ... Played in 11 games, recording one catch for 19 yards ... Missed the opener with a sprained ankle ... Played just two snaps on offense against LSU, but played 15 snaps on special teams ... Saw extended action in the win over Marshall, playing 32 snaps on offense and 10 on special teams ... Played sparingly on offense and on 14 snaps on special teams in the win at Texas A&M ... Played 15 plays on offense and 13 on special teams at Western Michigan ... Was in for six snaps on offense and 14 on special teams in the win at Boston College ... Played seven snaps on offense and 11 on special teams against Rutgers ... Caught a 19-yard pass in the fourth quarter of that game ... Did not dress for the Temple game ... Returned for the Pittsburgh game and played three snaps on offense and 16 on special teams ... Played five snaps on offense and 15 on special teams at Syracuse ... Was in for 10 plays on offense and 14 on special teams against West Virginia ... Played 17 snaps on offense and 15 on special teams against Virginia ... Saw action on special teams at Miami, recording an assisted tackle ... Contributed three tackles on special teams during the San Francisco Bowl ... Had the second-fastest time among the tight ends in the NFL shuttle during the spring at 4.3 seconds ... Caught a 15-yard pass in one spring scrimmage and had receptions of four and eight yards in two other scrimmages ... Grabbed two passes for 18 yards in the Maroon-White game ...
2001: Turned in a 360-pound bench press in preseason strength and conditioning testing ... Played in all 11 games, mostly on special teams ... Played 147 plays on special teams, recording nine tackles ... Also played 44 snaps on offense ... Saw action on 10 offensive plays and 15 special teams plays in the opener against Connecticut ... Played a personal-best 11 offensive snaps in the Rutgers game ... Also had 16 special teams plays in that game ... Was in on a season-high 19 special teams plays against both Boston College and Pittsburgh ... Had a solo stop and an assist on special teams at Virginia ... Registered a personal-best 460-pound back squat during spring testing ... Caught passes covering 19 and 13 yards during spring scrimmages ...
2000: Worked at tight end and was redshirted ... Added 10 pounds and increased his bench press by 60 pounds during the fall ... Caught an 18-yard pass in one of the Hokies' spring scrimmages ...
High School: Rated the No. 11 tight end in the nation by SuperPrep ... Earned All-America honors from SuperPrep and PrepStar ... Selected the No. 2 tight end in the East by PrepStar ... Listed the No. 8 prospect in New Jersey by SuperPrep ... A three-year letterman as a tight end and defensive lineman for Coach Jim Meert ... Hauled in 21 passes for 300 yards and three TDs as a senior ... Contributed over 70 tackles and seven quarterback sacks on defense ... Blocked two punts and a field goal ... Returned his blocked field goal for a touchdown to give Hunterdon Central a victory in the state semifinals ... Was all-county, all-area and all-state ... Caught 27 passes for more than 400 yards during his junior season ... Added 50 tackles, six sacks, an interception and a blocked punt ... Posted career totals of 67 receptions for 1,019 yards and nine TDs ... Compiled 17 sacks and over 200 tackles ... Set a school career mark for most receptions by a tight end ... Helped his team to back-to-back state championships in 1998 and 1999 ...
Personal: Jared Albert Mazzetta ... Born 6/4/81 in Plainfield, NJ ... Son of Mary Mazzetta and Anthony Mazzetta ... Enrolled in secondary education.
| Receiving | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Career | 22 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
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