Hall of Fame
A four-year letterwinner in football (1999-2002), Mathis set the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and B-CU single-season interception record with 14 in 2002. He finished that season as the fifth-leading scorer on the 2002 team, with touchdowns on interception returns, punt returns and touchdown receptions, respectively. His stellar 2002 season was capped off with him being named the winner of the Buck Buchannan Award as the nation's top defensive player. He finished his B-CU career as second all-time in interceptions with 31. In 2003, he was drafted in the second round by his hometown team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and was named to the 2006 Pro Bowl. He retired from the NFL in 2015 after playing 175 games with 32 interceptions after playing for Jacksonville and the Detroit Lions.
