{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Jeff Maehl | image = Jeff Maehl.JPG | caption = Maehl with the Eagles in 2013 | current_team = | number = 15, 88 | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|3|16}} | birth_place = Paradise, California, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lbs = 184 | high_school = Paradise | college = Oregon | undraftedyear = 2011 | pastteams = * Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2012}}) * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2014}}) | status = | highlights = * First-team All-Pac-10 (2010) | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 9 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 113 | statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns | statvalue3 = 1 |pfr=MaehJe00 }}
'''Jeffrey David Maehl''' (born March 16, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles.
==Early life== Maehl played for the Paradise High School Bobcats in Paradise, California, where he wore the #15 jersey. He played in the 2007 Lions Club District 4C-1 All-Star Game along with former rival at Pleasant Valley High School quarterback Jordan Rodgers.
==College career== Maehl played college football with the University of Oregon Ducks. As a senior in 2010, Maehl caught 77 passes for 1,076 yards while helping Oregon to the 2011 BCS National Championship Game. In that game, quarterback Darron Thomas and Maehl combined to set the record for the longest pass play from scrimmage in a championship game: 81 yards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=College Football Playoff News & Highlights - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/playoff/|access-date=2021-08-13|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jeff Maehl Stats, News, Bio|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14590/jeff-maehl|access-date=2021-08-13|website=ESPN|language=en}}</ref> Prior to the 2011 NFL draft, Maehl was predicted to be a late-round draft pick by draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.<ref>[http://www.paradisepost.com/sports/ci_17893331 Kiper says Maehl is late-round selection in NFL Draft] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426063859/http://www.paradisepost.com/sports/ci_17893331 |date=April 26, 2011 }} Paradise Post, April 21, 2011</ref>
==Professional career== ===Pre-draft=== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 0 7/8 | weight = 190 | dash = 4.69 | ten split = 1.60 | twenty split = 2.69 | shuttle = 3.94 | cone drill = 6.42 | vertical = 33.5 | broad ft = 9 | broad in = 7 | bench = | wonderlic = | arm span = 31 1/2 | hand span = 9 1/8 | note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jeff-maehl/32004d41-4560-1871-1dce-994f739f92b6 |title=Jeff Maehl Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=6444 |title=Jeff Maehl, Combine Results, WR - Oregon |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=February 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/combine/_/id/26467/jeffrey-maehl |title=Jeffrey Maehl 2011 NFL Draft Profile |website=insider.espn.com |access-date=February 27, 2022}}</ref> }}
At the NFL Combine, Maehl had a strong performance. He measured in at 6'1" and 190 lbs and had a slower than average 40-time of 4.62 seconds. However, in the measures of quickness – 20-yard shuttle, 60-yard shuttle, and 3-cone drill – Maehl finished 2nd, 1st, and 1st respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Wide Receiver Combine Results |url=http://www.thedraftthinker.com/wr.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325175331/http://www.thedraftthinker.com/wr.html |archivedate=March 25, 2012}}</ref> Maehl's 6.42 second 3-cone drill was not only the fastest in this year's draft, but the fastest it has been run in six years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeff Maehl Undrafted...really? |url=http://www.thedraftthinker.com/1/post/2011/05/undrafted-free-agents-2011-jeff-maehl.html |url-status=dead |website=TheDraftThinker.com |accessdate=May 1, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325175348/http://www.thedraftthinker.com/1/post/2011/05/undrafted-free-agents-2011-jeff-maehl.html |archivedate=March 25, 2012}}</ref> He still holds the current record as of the end of 2021 Combine.<ref>{{Citation |last=NFL |title=All-Time Combine Records {{!}} NFL |date=March 2, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4E0ct8FApk |accessdate=March 3, 2017}}</ref>
===Houston Texans=== Maehl went undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft, but he was selected with the final pick of the 2011 UFL draft by the Virginia Destroyers.<ref>[http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/destroyers-add-more-playerrights-through-draft Destroyers add more player-rights through draft] HamptonRoads.com, May 2011</ref>
Maehl was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on July 25, 2011. Despite being waived by Houston on September 3, 2011, Maehl was signed to the Texans practice squad on September 4, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.paradisepost.com/breakingnews/ci_18826097 |title=Maehl signed to Texan practice squad |access-date=September 5, 2011 |archive-date=March 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323084113/http://www.paradisepost.com/breakingnews/ci_18826097 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On December 13, 2011, Maehl was signed to the active roster following the release of fellow wide receiver Derrick Mason. Maehl was cut on September 1, 2012, while the Texans were trimming their roster to 53 men,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Michael David|date=2012-08-31|title=53-man roster tracker|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/31/53-man-roster-tracker/|access-date=2021-08-13|website=ProFootballTalk|language=en-US}}</ref> signed by Texans to the practice squad on September 4, 2011, signed from practice squad to active roster by Texans on December 13, 2011, and signed by the Texans to Reserve/Future contracts on January 24, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.houstontexans.com/team/roster/Jeff-Maehl/54edfef6-249c-4593-b467-36185ffd1579 |title=Houston Texans: Jeff Maehl |website=www.houstontexans.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927220051/http://www.houstontexans.com/team/roster/jeff-maehl/54edfef6-249c-4593-b467-36185ffd1579/ |archive-date=2011-09-27}}</ref>
===Philadelphia Eagles=== Maehl was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for offensive tackle Nate Menkin on August 12, 2013, where he was reunited with his former college coach Chip Kelly. In week four of the 2013 season Maehl came in during a blowout loss to the Denver Broncos in the fourth quarter and caught a touchdown.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=367030107182870530 |user=McClain_on_NFL |title=Texans trade we Jeff maehl to eagles for ol Nate Menkin |author=John McClain |date=August 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Gregg |date=August 12, 2013 |title=Philadelphia Eagles acquire Jeff Maehl, ex-Oregon WR |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/philadelphia-eagles-acquire-jeff-maehl-ex-oregon-wr-0ap1000000229277 |website=NFL.com |access-date=August 12, 2013}}</ref> In the 2014 season, he appeared in eight games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeff Maehl 2014 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MaehJe00/gamelog/2014/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== Maehl lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife Sasha. He has one tattoo on his right arm that says "Paradise California", his hometown, and features a row of pine trees, and more scripture and design. There is a tattoo on his left arm in honor of drowned former teammate Todd Doxey, who died in 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weixlmann |first=Ben |date=September 2, 2008 |title=Remembering Todd Doxey: 1989-2008 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/53321-remembering-todd-doxey-1989-2008 |access-date=November 10, 2018 |work=Bleacher Report |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Doxey">[http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/09/oregons-jeff-maehl-plays-with-fallen-teammate-todd-doxey-on-his/ Oregon's Jeff Maehl Plays With Fallen Teammate Todd Doxey on His Mind] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006103816/http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/09/oregons-jeff-maehl-plays-with-fallen-teammate-todd-doxey-on-his/ |date=October 6, 2012 }} AOL News, January 9, 2011</ref> Doxey was a close friend and roommate of Maehl.<ref name=Doxey/>
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160225202952/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1149794 Oregon Ducks bio]
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