Genard Avery

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Genard Avery
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Avery with the Eagles in 2021
No. 58 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1995-04-26) April 26, 1995 (age 26)
Grenada, Mississippi
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Grenada (Grenada, Mississippi)
College:Memphis
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 5 / Pick: 150
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021
Total tackles:98
Sacks:6.5
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Genard Avery (born April 26, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Memphis, he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

High school career[]

Avery attended Grenada High School, where he was named to the Clarion-Ledger 2013 All-State Team and was the Most Valuable Player of Mississippi 6A Region. He played in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game, and was a member of The Clarion-Ledger’s Targeted 22.[1] H registered 111 tackles and six sacks and forced five fumbles as a junior to earn Class 6A All-State honors.[1][2]

As a senior, Avery tallied 75 total tackles, 3.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. He also saw playing time on offense, accounting for 72 rushing yards on 18 carries and five offensive touchdowns. During senior year, recorded a season-high 10 tackles (9 solo stops) in a 51-14 win over DeSoto Central.[1]

Avery was also a Class 6A state champion powerlifter and four-year track and field letter-winner.[1]

College career[]

As a freshman at Memphis, Avery had five tackles. As a junior, he had 81 tackles including 11 for loss and two interceptions returned for touchdowns. Avery followed that up with 80 tackles including 22 tackles for loss.[3][1]

Avery played in 50 career games with 34 starts, including every game of his final two seasons. His 45.5 career tackles for loss ranks second in the Memphis record book behind Tim Harris (49). His 21.5 sacks ranks third in program history behind Martin Ifedi (22.5) and Tramont Lawless (22). His 22.0 tackles for loss as a senior is a new Memphis single season record.[4][1]

Avery had 232 career tackles, which is fifth all-time at Memphis, adding four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, seven passes defended and two interceptions, both returned for touchdowns in 2016.[1]

He graduated from the University of Memphis in December 2017, completing his degree in Organizational Leadership in 3 1/2 years.[4][1]

Professional career[]

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
6 ft 0+1⁄2 in
(1.84 m) 		248 lb
(112 kg) 		31 in
(0.79 m) 		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 4.59 s 1.59 s 2.67 s 4.36 s 6.90 s 36.0 in
(0.91 m)		 10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		 26 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5][6]

Cleveland Browns[]

Avery was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round (150th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[3]

On May 13, 2018, Avery signed a rookie contract worth just under $2.7 million. It includes a signing bonus worth $280,000.[7] In the season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Avery recorded one strip sack and four total tackles in his NFL debut.[8]

Philadelphia Eagles[]

On October 28, 2019, Avery was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.[9]

On October 30, 2020, Avery was placed on injured reserve with an elbow injury.[10] He was activated on November 30, 2020.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Genard Avery - 2017 - Football".
  2. ^ "Avery wins state powerlifting title". The Grenada Star. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Browns select Memphis LB Genard Avery with No. 150 pick in 2018 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 28, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Memphis football trio overcame adversity to prepare for NFL Draft". CommercialAppeal.com. April 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Genard Avery Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Genard Avery, Memphis, ILB, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  7. ^ Cabot, Mary kay (May 22, 2018). "Browns sign 5th-round draft pick Genard Avery to 4-year deal worth about $2.695 million". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. ^ Rutter, Joe. "Steelers let 14-point advantage slip away, settle for tie with Browns". Trib Live. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  9. ^ Spadaro, Dave (October 28, 2019). "DE Genard Avery adds to young mix at pass-rushing spot". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  10. ^ McPherson, Chris (October 30, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles place DE Genard Avery and LB Nathan Gerry on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  11. ^ McPherson, Chris (November 30, 2020). "Eagles announce three roster moves ahead of kickoff". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

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