Jehu Chesson
| No. 80 Kansas City Chiefs | |||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
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| Date of birth: | December 29, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth: | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Ladue Horton Watkins (MO) | ||
| College: | Michigan | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 139 | ||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
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Jehu Femi Chesson II (born December 29, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. He is tied with Derrick Alexander for the University of Michigan record with four receiving touchdowns in a game. His 207 receiving yards against Indiana on November 14, 2015, also ranks as the third highest total in Michigan football history.
Chesson was born in Monrovia, Liberia, during the attack on Monrovia by Charles Taylor (later convicted as a war criminal) during the First Liberian Civil War . His father, Jehu Chesson I, worked in the financial industry, but joined Lutheran World Service as a relief worker during the war. Chesson moved with his family to Ivory Coast at age two and to St. Louis, Missouri, at age five. His father worked for MasterCard Worldwide in the St. Louis area.
Chesson grew up in St. Louis and began playing American football in the eighth grade. He attended Ladue Horton Watkins High School where he played at the wide receiver position. He caught 53 passes for 757 yards as a senior, and he was selected as a first-team All-Missouri player. He was also the Missouri high school champion in the 300-meter hurdles in 2011.
Chesson accepted a scholarship to play football at the University of Michigan. As a freshman in 2012, he redshirted and did not see game action. As a sophomore in 2013, he had a 33-yard touchdown on his first collegiate reception and caught 15 passes for 221 yards. As a junior in 2014, he caught 14 passes for 154 yards.
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