Jerel Worthy
Worthy with the Green Bay Packers in 2012
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| No. 94 Buffalo Bills | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 26, 1990 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dayton, Ohio | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 308 lb (140 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Huber Heights (OH) Wayne | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 27 |
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| Sacks: | 2.5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 1 |
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Jerel Worthy (born April 26, 1990) is an American football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football for Michigan State, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American.
Worthy was born in Dayton, Ohio. He originally attended Chaminade-Julienne High School in Dayton, Ohio but then transferred to Wayne High School in Huber Heights, where he played high school football for the Wayne Warriors. As a senior for the Warriors, Worthy recorded 50 tackles, 10.5 sacks and 12 hurries. Worthy was also responsible for seven pass breakups and two fumble recoveries
Worthy's performance during his senior season earned him a spot on the Superprep and Prepstars Midwest Teams.
Coming out of High School, Worthy was ranked the 53rd Best Defensive Tackle by Rivals.com, 78th by Scout.com, and 93rd by Scouts Inc. He was also invited to play June 14 Big 33 Football Classic. Worthy received scholarship offers from Michigan State, Akron, Cincinnati, Marshall, Nebraska, and Ohio. He was six foot two inches, 288 pounds, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.9 seconds who bench pressed a maximum of 335 pounds and squatted a maximum of 470 pounds. He had a 2.8 Grade-point average.
Worthy attended Michigan State University, where he played for the Michigan State Spartans football team from 2009 to 2011. Worthy was redshirted for his freshman year but was still named the scout team defensive player of the week versus Eastern Michigan. Coming on to the scene in 2009, he started 11 of 13 games and ranked second on the team for tackles for loss and sacks. He was named a midseason All-Big Ten and All-American by Phil Steele. At the end of the season, he was named as a freshman All-American
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