High School

A native of Tawas City, Michigan, Janis attended Tawas Area High School. 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.

College career

Janis attended Saginaw Valley State University from 2009 to 2013, and played for the Cardinals. 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 (20.2 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 Div. II All-American.

For 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.

Professional career

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.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 2 7⁄8 in	219 lb	32 1⁄2 in	9 in	4.30 s	1.47 s		3.98 s	6.64 s	37.5 in	10 ft 3 in	20 reps

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
2014	Green Bay Packers	3	0	2	16	8	9	0
2015	Green Bay Packers	16	0	2	79	39.5	46	0
Total		19	0	4	95	23.8	46	0

Postseason

Season	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
2015	Green Bay Packers	1	0	7	145	20.7	60	2
Total		1	0	7	145	20.7	60	2

[ Source: Wikipedia ]