Gary Jennings Jr.
Free agent | |
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Stafford, Virginia | March 7, 1997
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Colonial Forge (Stafford, Virginia) |
College: | West Virginia |
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 4 / Pick: 120 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Gary Jennings Jr. (born March 7, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at West Virginia.
Early years[]
Gary attended Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, Virginia.[1] He played quarterback, wide receiver and safety in high school. He committed to West Virginia University to play college football.[2]
College career[]
Jennings played at West Virginia from 2015 to 2018.[3][4] During his career, he played in 50 games with 22 starts and had 168 receptions for 2,294 yards and 17 touchdowns.[5][6]
Professional career[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
214 lb (97 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.42 s | 4.15 s | 7.32 s | 37 in (0.94 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) |
20 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine[7] |
Seattle Seahawks[]
Jennings was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round (120th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[8] He was waived on November 5, 2019, without appearing in a game.[9]
Miami Dolphins[]
On November 6, 2019, Jennings was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on November 20, 2019.[11]
On September 5, 2020, Jennings was waived by the Dolphins.[12]
Baltimore Ravens[]
Jennings was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad on December 16, 2020,[13] and released on December 22.[14]
Buffalo Bills[]
On December 30, 2020, Jennings was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.[15] He was released on January 4, 2021.[16]
Indianapolis Colts[]
Jennings signed a reserve/future contract with the Indianapolis Colts on January 6, 2021.[17] He was waived/injured on August 8, 2021, and placed on injured reserve. On August 12, 2021, Jennings was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement.
Las Vegas Raiders[]
On November 11, 2021, Jennings was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad, but was released four days later.[18][19]
References[]
- ^ LANCE-STAR, TAFT COGHILL JR / THE FREE. "HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: Eagles' Jennings drawing interest". Fredericksburg.com.
- ^ LANCE–STAR, JOEY LoMONACO THE FREE. "Colonial Forge graduate Jennings making most of his chances with West Virginia". Fredericksburg.com.
- ^ "West Virginia's Jennings Ready for Final Season".
- ^ Manning, Sean; Post, The Dominion (September 6, 2018). "West Virginia receiver Gary Jennings has an uncanny catching ability".
- ^ writer, Tom Bragg Staff. "WVU football: Receiver Gary Jennings still out to prove himself as NFL Draft approaches". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
- ^ writer, Tom Bragg Staff. "WVU football notebook: Ankle injury to keep receiver Gary Jennings out of Camping World Bowl". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
- ^ "Gary Jennings Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ Boyle, John (April 27, 2019). "Seahawks Draft WVU WR Gary Jennings, Who Once Had Russell Wilson For A Basketball Coach". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (November 5, 2019). "Seahawks Make roster move". Seahawks.com.
- ^ "Dolphins Awarded Gary Jennings Off Waivers". MiamiDolphins.com. November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Dolphins Sign Adrian Colbert, Activate Andrew Van Ginkel, Promote Gerald Willis". MiamiDolphins.com. November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Dolphins Acquire Lynn Bowden, Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 5, 2020.
- ^ Zrebiec, Jeff [@jeffzrebiec] (December 16, 2020). "Ravens signed DT Braxton Hoyett and WR Gary Jennings to their practice squad. Their four practice squad protections this week: QB Tyler Huntley, TE Eric Tomlinson, LS Nick Moore and CB Pierre Desir" (Tweet). Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Gary Jennings: Cut from practice squad". CBSSports.com. December 22, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ McCoy, James P. (December 30, 2020). "Bills sign wide receiver Gary Jennings Jr. to practice squad". BuffaloNews.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ Lasting, Dante (January 4, 2021). "Bills sign Kenny Stills and Tanner Gentry to the practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Colts Sign WR Gary Jennings & RB Benny LeMay To Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Raiders Sign Former Dolphins, Colts WR After Recent Signee Got Hurt". Heavy.com. November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Raiders Sign Ex-Steelers LB to Replace Alec Ingold at FB, Release WR". Heavy.com. November 15, 2021.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Stafford, Virginia
- Players of American football from Virginia
- Sportspeople from the Washington metropolitan area
- American football wide receivers
- West Virginia Mountaineers football players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Baltimore Ravens players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- Las Vegas Raiders players