Aaron Jared Dobson

Background

He was born on July 23, 1991 in Dunbar, West Virginia.

Education

Dobson attended South Charleston High School in South Charleston, West Virginia, and played high school football for the South Charleston Black Eagles. He attended Marshall University, where he played for the Marshall Thundering Herd football team from 2009 to 2012.

Career

Dobson attended Marshall University, where he played for the Marshall Thundering Herd football team from 2009 to 2012. During his college career, Dobson had 165 receptions for 2,398 yards and 24 touchdowns. As a junior in 2011, he was the Most Valuable Player of the 2011 Beef 'O&#039.

Brady's Bowl.During Dobson's senior season he was targeted 92 times and did not record a single drop.

He ended his Marshall senior season being named 2nd team All-Conference United States of America and being invited to play in the Senior Bowl. 2013 season The New England Patriots selected Dobson in the second round, with the 59th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft. Dobson signed a 4-year, $3.4 million contract.

Dobson's first career catch was for a touchdown against the Jets in Week 2. He caught 5 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Dobson suffered a foot injury in week 12 against the Broncos and missed weeks 13-15.

Dobson appeared in 12 games (started 9) with 519 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns during his rookie campaign in 2013. = 2014 season Dobson was inactive for eight of the first twelve weeks of the season before injuring his hamstring against Green Bay in Week 13. On December 4, 2014, Dobson was placed on injured reserve.

= 2015 season Dobson was active for the Patriots versus

Steelers opening night match up on September 10. He played sparingly catching one ball for 9 yards.

In the second week, at Buffalo, he tied a career high with 7 catches, for 87 yards. Dobson was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain, and on November 26, 2015, the Patriots placed him on injured reserve, ending his season.

Achievements

• Dobson gained recognition in 2011 during a game against East Carolina, when he had a one-handed backhand catch for a touchdown in the second quarter. The play went viral and was ranked second on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network's Top 10 Plays of the Year. In 2009, he played for United States of America Football's United States. Under-19 National Team that won the 2009 IFAF Under-19 World Championship in Canton, Ohio, where he was teammates with future New York Giants running back, David Wilson. In a Week 9 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dobson had the first 100 yard game of his career. He hauled in a 17-yard pass from quarterback Tom Brady in a 20-13 win over Buffalo in week 11.