Jermichael Finley
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 26, 1987 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lufkin, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Diboll (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 91 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 223 |
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| Receiving Yards: | 2,785 |
| Receiving Touchdowns: | 20 |
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Jermichael Decorean Finley (born March 26, 1987) is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas.
Finley attended Diboll High School in Diboll, Texas where he not only started at Tight End, but also played defensive end, wide receiver, safety, punter and kicker. As a high school senior he was named first team 3A all-state by the Texas Sports Writer Association and second team by the Associated Press. He was also named first-team all-district as a junior. Finley also holds a number of records at Diboll including 36 receptions for 878 yards. He also holds the record for receiving touchdowns with 13. In addition to football, he also played on the basketball team, where he was a district most valuable player, and ran track, where he was a member of the Diboll 4 × 200 metres relay (1:34.59), and a triple jumper (39 ft 10 in).
Coming out of high school, Finley was ranked as a four star prospect by Rivals.com. He stood at six feet four inches tall and weighed 210 pounds. He ran a forty-yard dash in 4.6 seconds.
Finley received scholarships from Texas, Arizona, Houston, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech.
Finley chose to play at Texas and received a redshirt during his freshman year in 2005.
As a redshirt freshman, he played in all 13 games and started four of them when the Longhorns came out in two tight-end sets. He caught passes in 10 games and broke the school freshman tight end record for receptions at 31 and had 371 yards and three touchdowns. At the end of the year, Finley was named an honorable mention Freshman All-American team.
Continuing on into his sophomore season, Finley started all 13 games at tight end. On October 6, 2007, Finley broke the school record for receiving yards by a tight end in a 28-21 loss against Oklahoma when he caught four passes for a career high 149 yards. He finished the season with 45 receptions for 575 yards and two touchdowns. His performance earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors from the league's coaches and media.
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