Justin McCareins

Tennessee Titans 124th pick

WR · Northern Illinois · 2001–2008

114

Games

Rush Yards

240

Receptions

3,676

Rec Yards

Rec TD

Solo Tackles

Draft Details

Year

2001

Round

Round 4

Pick

124th overall

Team

Tennessee Titans

Position

College

Northern Illinois

Justin McCareins Career Stats

Primary starter for 5 seasons.
Best statistical season: 2003 with TEN (813 receiving yards).

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
2001	TEN	3	3	3	88	0
2002	TEN	16	48	19	301	2
2003	TEN	16	0	47	813	7
2004	NYJ	16	0	56	770	4
2005	NYJ	16	0	43	713	2
2006	NYJ	12	0	23	347	1
2007	NYJ	11	0	19	232	0
2008	TEN	12	1	31	416	0
Career		102	52	241	3,680	16

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast
2001	TEN	3	0	0
2002	TEN	16	5	2
2003	TEN	16	3	3
2004	NYJ	16	0	0
2005	NYJ	16	4	0
2006	NYJ	12	3	1
2007	NYJ	11	0	0
2008	TEN	12	1	0
Career		102	16	6

Returns

Season	Team	G	KR	KR Yds	PR	PR Yds
2001	TEN	3	4	70	2	29
2002	TEN	16	13	300	6	44
2003	TEN	16	13	256	29	344
2004	NYJ	16	0	0	14	88
2005	NYJ	16	0	0	5	28
2006	NYJ	12	0	0	0	0
2007	NYJ	11	2	15	0	0
2008	TEN	12	0	0	0	0
Career		102	32	641	56	533

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Justin McCareins is a former wide receiver out of Northern Illinois, selected by the Tennessee Titans with the 124th overall pick (round 4) in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played 114 regular-season games from 2001 to 2008, with the Tennessee Titans and New York Jets.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	Y/A	1D
2001	TEN	2	0	0	—	0
2002	TEN	14	2	18	9.0	1
2002 POST	TEN	2	0	0	—	0
2003	TEN	16	1	13	13.0	1
2003 POST	TEN	2	0	0	—	0
2004	NYJ	16	2	-5	-2.5	0
2004 POST	NYJ	2	0	0	—	0
2005	NYJ	15	1	8	8.0	0
2006	NYJ	10	0	0	—	0
2006 POST	NYJ	1	0	0	—	0
2007	NYJ	10	0	0	—	0
2008	TEN	11	1	4	4.0	0
2008 POST	TEN	1	0	0	—	0
2001	TEN	2	0	0	—	0
2002	TEN	16	2	18	9.0	1
2003	TEN	18	1	13	13.0	1
2004	NYJ	18	2	-5	-2.5	0
2005	NYJ	15	1	8	8.0	0
2006	NYJ	11	0	0	—	0
2007	NYJ	10	0	0	—	0
2008	TEN	12	1	4	4.0	0
Career		94	7	38	5.4	2
Career		8	0	0	—	0
Career		114	7	42	6.0	2

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	Y/R	1D
2001	TEN	2	3	3	88	0	29.3	3
2002	TEN	14	48	19	301	2	15.8	12
2002 POST	TEN	2	4	2	53	0	26.5	2
2003	TEN	16	47	47	813	7	17.3	40
2003 POST	TEN	2	4	4	83	1	20.8	3
2004	NYJ	16	56	56	770	4	13.8	43
2004 POST	NYJ	2	13	13	169	0	13.0	10
2005	NYJ	15	43	43	713	2	16.6	33
2006	NYJ	10	23	23	345	1	15.0	12
2006 POST	NYJ	1	2	2	31	0	15.5	1
2007	NYJ	10	19	19	232	0	12.2	13
2008	TEN	11	32	31	416	0	13.4	22
2008 POST	TEN	1	2	2	24	0	12.0	1
2001	TEN	2	3	3	88	0	29.3	3
2002	TEN	16	52	21	354	2	16.9	14
2003	TEN	18	51	51	896	8	17.6	43
2004	NYJ	18	69	69	939	4	13.6	53
2005	NYJ	15	43	43	713	2	16.6	33
2006	NYJ	11	25	25	376	1	15.0	13
2007	NYJ	10	19	19	232	0	12.2	13
2008	TEN	12	34	33	440	0	13.3	23
Career		94	271	241	3,678	16	15.3	178
Career		8	25	23	360	1	15.7	17
Career		114	296	240	3,676	16	15.3	195

NFL Combine Results

Height

6-2

Weight

209 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.51s

Vertical Jump

41"

Broad Jump

129"

3-Cone Drill

7.06s

Shuttle

3.99s

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