Jeremy Kerley
Kerley with the TCU Horned Frogs
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| No. 17 San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver, return specialist | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 8, 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Austin, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Hutto (TX) | ||||||||||||
| College: | TCU | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 5 / Pick: 153 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 246 |
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| Receiving yards: | 2,892 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 12 |
| Total return yards: | 1,486 |
| Return touchdowns: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jeremy Dashon Kerley (born November 8, 1988) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at TCU.
Kerley attended Hutto High School in Hutto, Texas, where he was a letterman in four sports, Kerley took his high school football team to the state finals in 2005 where he and his team faced Tatum and lost by a mere 3 points despite a great game performance by Kerley. His letterman included football and baseball. He played pitcher and centerfielder in baseball. At quarterback, Kerley led his football team to its first state championship game as a junior.
Also a standout track athlete, Kerley was one of the state's top performers in the jumping events. He was a four-time state finalist in the triple jump. He qualified for the state track meet in the long jump (7.26 m) and triple jump (14.76 m), winning silver medals in both events. He was also a member of the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relay teams.
He was recruited by the University of Texas and Stanford University to play baseball, and by the University of Oklahoma to play football, but ultimately decided to play college football for Texas Christian University.
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