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Jeremy Kerley
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Kerley with TCU in 2009
No. 10, 11, 14, 17
Position:Wide receiver
Return specialist
Personal information
Born: (1988-11-08) November 8, 1988 (age 36)
Hutto, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:Hutto (Hutto, Texas)
College:TCU
NFL draft:2011 / round: 5 / pick: 153
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× MW Special Teams Player of the Year (2009, 2010)
  • 3× First-team All-MW (2008, 2009, 2010)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:270
Receiving yards:3,116
Receiving touchdowns:13
Return yards:1,581
Return touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jeremy Dashon Kerley[1] (born November 8, 1988) is an American former professional football wide receiver and return specialist. He played college football at TCU and was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft. He also had stints with the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, and Buffalo Bills.

Early life

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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 three points despite a great game performance by Kerley.[2] His letterman included football and baseball.[3] He played pitcher and centerfielder in baseball. At quarterback, Kerley led his football team to its first state championship game as a junior.[2]

As 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,[4] and by the University of Oklahoma to play football, but ultimately decided to play college football for Texas Christian University.[2]

College career

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Kerley was converted to wide receiver and return specialist at TCU after playing quarterback in high school. Following the 2009 season, Kerley was named Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Year[5] after breaking the conference record for punt return yards in a season with 563 yards.[4] He had ten touchdown catches, one touchdown pass, and two rushing touchdowns in 2010. He ranked second in the nation in punt returns and third in the nation in kickoff returns.[6]

He was named the Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Year for the second consecutive year in 2010, as well as second-team All-Mountain West honors at wide receiver.[7] Kerley was one of three finalists in 2010 for the Paul Hornung Award, which honors the most versatile college football player in the nation.[2]

Professional career

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Pre-draft

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Kerley was projected to be drafted in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft.[8]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in
(1.77 m) 		189 lb
(86 kg) 		30 in
(0.76 m) 		9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.56 s 1.54 s 2.64 s 3.99 s 6.70 s 37.5 in
(0.95 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 16 reps
Sources:[9][8]

New York Jets (first stint)

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Kerley was selected in the fifth round with the 153rd overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.[10][11] He caught his first career touchdown pass from Mark Sanchez against the New England Patriots on October 9, 2011.

During the home opener against the Buffalo Bills on September 9, 2012, Kerley recorded his first career punt return touchdown. After Tim Tebow requested to be removed from the wildcat formation, Kerley took his place, and threw a 42-yard pass, though the Jets lost to the San Diego Chargers 17–27.[12]

On October 21, 2014, Kerley agreed to a 4-year, $16 million contract extension with $5.4 million guaranteed.

Kerley ended the 2015 season with career-highs in punt returns (48) and punt return yards (411).[13]

On March 9, 2016, Kerley was released by the Jets.[14]

Detroit Lions

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On March 21, 2016, Kerley signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions.[13]

San Francisco 49ers

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On August 29, 2016, the Lions traded Kerley to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for guard Brandon Thomas.[15]

Kerley agreed to a three-year, $10.5 million contract extension on March 4, 2017.[16] On September 2, 2017, Kerley was released by the 49ers.[17]

New York Jets (second stint)

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On September 5, 2017, Kerley re-signed with the Jets on a one-year deal.[18] On November 6, 2017, Kerley was suspended for 4 games due to a PED violation.[19] He was released by the Jets on December 18, 2017, after being reinstated from suspension.[20]

Buffalo Bills

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Kerley with the Bills in 2018

On April 16, 2018, Kerley signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.[21] He was released by the Bills on September 15, 2018.[22]

NFL statistics

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Year Team G GS Rec Tgt Yds Avg Lng TD FD
2011 NYJ 14 1 29 46 314 10.8 38 1 19
2012 NYJ 16 7 56 96 827 14.8 66 2 31
2013 NYJ 12 8 43 72 523 12.2 26 3 30
2014 NYJ 16 7 38 75 409 10.8 33 1 20
2015 NYJ 16 1 16 26 152 9.5 25 2 8
2016 SF 16 13 64 115 667 10.4 33 3 33
2017 NYJ 8 2 22 27 217 9.9 31 1 8
2018 BUF 1 1 2 4 7 3.5 4 0 0
Career 99 40 270 461 3,116 11.5 66 13 141

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Personal life

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Kerley's parents are Charlotte and Donald Kerley.[2] Kerley is married to Kristal Juarez and they have three kids, Dae'shon, Y'manni, and Ma'liyah. Kerley's younger cousin is Olympic silver-medalist sprinter and 2022 World Athletics Champion Fred Kerley.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bennett, Brian (December 30, 2010). "TCU's Jeremy Kerley can do it all". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 27, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011..
  3. ^ Watson, Graham (January 3, 2010). "TCU's Kerley is thinking about baseball". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Adelson, Andrea (November 2, 2010). "TCU, Utah feature top special teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  5. ^ Watson, Graham (December 1, 2009). "TCU dominates all-MWC team". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  6. ^ Adelson, Andrea (March 4, 2011). "Non-AQ Top 25 Players: No. 12". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  7. ^ Adelson, Andrea (November 30, 2010). "Andy Dalton headlines MWC awards". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  8. ^ a b "2011 Draft Scout Jeremy Kerley, Texas Christian NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  9. ^ "Jeremy Kerley Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  11. ^ Lange, Randy (April 30, 2011). "Jets Trade Up in Round 5, Take WR Kerley". New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  12. ^ Hanzus, Dan (December 23, 2012). "Tim Tebow reportedly asks out of Jets' Wildcat". National Football League. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Lions sign free agent WR Jeremy Kerley". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  14. ^ Lange, Randy (March 9, 2016). "Jeremy Kerley, Jeff Cumberland Released". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  15. ^ Patra, Kevin (August 28, 2016). "Lions trade wideout Jeremy Kerley to 49ers". NFL.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  16. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (March 4, 2017). "Jeremy Kerley agrees to three-year deal with 49ers". NFL.com. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  17. ^ "49ers Cut Roster Down to 53 Players". 49ers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.
  18. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 5, 2017). "Jets Sign WR-KR Jeremy Kerley". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.
  19. ^ Patra, Kevin. "Jeremy Kerley suspended 4 games for PED violation". NFL.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  20. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 18, 2017). "Jets Waive WR Jeremy Kerley". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018.
  21. ^ Brown, Chris (April 16, 2018). "Bills sign Kerley and Palepoi". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
  22. ^ Brown, Chris (September 15, 2018). "Bills promote DT Robert Thomas to the 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com.
  23. ^ "Jeremy Kerley Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  24. ^ "Fred Kerley, cousin of ex-Jets WR Jeremy Kerley, wins Olympic silver medal". USA Today. August 3, 2021.
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