Jeffrey Ronald "Jeff" Janis is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.
Education
A native of Tawas City, Michigan, Janis attended Tawas Area He was a member of both the football and basketball teams, and was an all-conference wide receiver who also played as a running back following an injury, and ended up leading his team in rushing.
Career
He was drafted by the Packers in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Saginaw Valley State. After red-shirting in 2009, he caught 9 passes for 130 yards and one touchdown in 2010.
In 2011, he appeared in all 11 games, starting eight and posted a team-high 968 receiving yards on 48 receptions (202 avg) and 14 touchdowns.
In 2012, he started all 11 games and was second in the nation with 106 receptions and led all DII players with 1,635 receiving yards, both of which set new SVSU single season marks. He caught 17 touchdown passes, and was named an first-team All-GLIAC selection.
In 2013, he caught 83 passes for 1,572 yards and 14 touchdowns. He earned himself first-team All-GLIAC honors, and was an first-team AFCA Division.
II All-American. Foreign his career, Janis finished second in the history of the GLIAC with 4,305 receiving yards.
Janis was invited to play in the 2014 Senior Bowl. Janis was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round (236th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. Janis was the first Saginaw Valley State Cardinal drafted since Todd Herremans in 2005, and the first wide receiver in school history to be drafted, though his early role on the team was more on the special teams rather than taking snaps at wide receiver.
He had a breakout game, however, in the NFC divisional playoff game on January 16, 2016, against the Arizona Cardinals.
Janis caught 7 passes for 145 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a 41-yard Hail Mary pass from Aaron Rodgers on the final play of regulation to bring the game into overtime. The Packers, however, lost 26-20.
Membership
He was a member of both the football and basketball teams, and was an all-conference wide receiver who also played as a running back following an injury, and ended up leading his team in rushing.