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Alshon Jeffery
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No. 17     Chicago Bears
Wide Receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-02-14) February 14, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth: St. Matthews, South Carolina
High School: St. Matthews (SC) Calhoun County
Career information
College: South Carolina
NFL Draft: 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45
Debuted in 2012 for the Chicago Bears
Career history
*Chicago Bears ( 2012–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
*FWAA, Scout.com All-American (2010)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2012
Receptions     24
Receiving Yards     367
Receiving TDs     3

Alshon Jeffery (born February 14, 1990) is an American football wide receiver with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. At the beginning of the 2011 season he was recognized by ESPN as the best overall player in the SEC.[1] He was runner-up for 2010 Biletnikoff Award, which is awarded to best college wide receiver.

Early years[]

Jeffery attended Calhoun County High School in St. Matthews, South Carolina, where he was part of a four-time state championship winning (80-0 record) basketball team.[2] He also played two years of football and was widely recruited, giving a verbal commitment to University of Southern California before switching to South Carolina.[3] Jeffery's younger brother Shamier Jeffery committed to play football for the Gamecocks in 2011, following in the footsteps of both of Jeffery's two older brothers Charles Ben and Darren Ben; both of whom also played basketball and football for Calhoun County High School.

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Alshon Jeffery
Wide receiver
St. Matthews, South Carolina Calhoun County High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 4.5 Feb 4, 2009 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13   Rivals: 12
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career[]

2009[]

Jeffery caught five passes for 61 yards in his first five games before making seven catches for 138 yards and three touchdowns against the University of Kentucky.[4] The performance was the second-best single game performance in school history and Jeffery became the third Gamecock in 2009 to earn SEC Freshman of the Week, following defensive end Devin Taylor and running back Jarvis Giles.[4] He was a consensus first-team Freshman All-SEC and first-team Freshman All-American.

2010[]

In a Week 4 contest against Auburn, Jeffery had a break-out performance in a loss. He was only a few yards shy of 200 receiving yards and added 2 touchdowns for the Gamecocks. Another one of his best 2010 campaigns came against in-state rival Clemson where he had 5 catches for 141 yards and a touchdown. Through 14 games, Jeffery made 88 catches totaling 1,517 yards and 9 touchdowns including 8 games with 100 yards or more receiving, and a 108.4 yd/game average. Jeffery was named a Biletnikoff Award finalist, the award given to the nation's top wide receiver. Because of his performances, helping lead the Gamecocks to their first SEC Championship Game appearance, Jeffery was selected as an All-American.

2011[]

In the season opener against ECU in which he caught five passes for 92 yards, Jeffery extended his active streak to 24 consecutive games with a reception.[5] In the 2012 Capital One Bowl, Jeffery caught 4 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown, but was ejected in the third quarter for fighting with Nebraska player Alfonzo Dennard.[6] Despite this, Jeffery was named the Capital One Bowl MVP.[7]

Professional career[]

2012 NFL Draft[]

On April 27, 2012, Jeffery was selected with the 13th pick of the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. The pick was announced by former Bears linebacker Otis Wilson.[8]

Chicago Bears[]

On May 2, Jeffery and the Bears agreed to a 4-year contract, making him the first player in the 2012 draft class to sign, and the earliest second-rounder to sign since Dallas Cowboys receiver Kevin Williams in 1993.[9]

Jeffery made his debut against the Denver Broncos in week one of the preseason, and caught a game-high four passes for 35 yards, though the Bears lost 31-3.[10] In the second preseason game, Jeffery was penalized for unnecessary roughness for fighting Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall.[11] Jeffery was later told by coaches to "play smarter".[12] In his regular season debut against the Indianapolis Colts, Jeffery caught a Jay Cutler pass for a 42-yard touchdown.[13] In Chicago's week 5 away game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Jeffery left the game after catching a touchdown thrown by Jay Cutler. Although the injury did not appear to be significant, x-rays done on the following Monday determined Jeffery broke his right hand, which may lead to him missing a few games.[14] Though the injury did not require surgery, Jeffery still has to wear a cast.[15] Jeffery eventually practiced for the first time on November 9.[16] Jeffery returned in Week 11 against the San Francisco 49ers,[15] but would injure his knee, and will be sidelined for 2-4 weeks.[17] In Week 15 against the Green Bay Packers, Jeffery was penalized three times for pass interference, nullifying a touchdown and two receptions of 36 and seven yards, as the Bears lost 21-13.[18] Jeffery ended his rookie season catching 24 passes for 367 yards and three touchdowns.[19]

References[]

  1. Chris Low The SEC's best 25 players: No. 1 29 August 2011. ESPN.com
  2. Chris Low A peek into recruiting with South Carolina's Jeffery March 9, 2009 ESPN.com
  3. Scott Schrader Alshon Jeffery Commits To USC June 10, 2008 We Are SC/ ESPN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Jeffery hopes for repeat performance October 16, 2009 Daily Game Cock
  5. "South Carolina Gamecocks bio". South Carolina Gamecocks. http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jeffery_alshon00.html. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
  6. "USC's Jeffery Ejected From Bowl Game | WYFF Home - WYFF Home". Wyff4.com. 2012-01-02. http://www.wyff4.com/USC-s-Jeffery-Ejected-From-Bowl-Game/-/9324882/10080984/-/l0df7lz/-/index.html. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  7. Hays, Chris (2012-01-03). "South Carolina WR Alshon Jeffery earns MVP at Cap One Bowl despite ejection - Orlando Sentinel". Articles.orlandosentinel.com. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-01-03/sports/os-feature-capital-one-bowl-0103-20120102_1_alshon-jeffery-gamecocks-mvp-award. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  8. 02:00 (2012-04-27). "NFL Videos: Bears pick Alshon Jeffery No. 45". Nfl.com. http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/09000d5d828af2e0/Bears-pick-Alshon-Jeffery-No-45. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  9. "Jeffery agrees to a four-year contract". Chicagobears.com. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Jeffery-agrees-to-four-year-contract/A4D229F8-968C-4A5C-8442-6C417887FA29. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  10. "Without stars, Bears suffer lopsided loss". Chicagobears.com. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8965. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  11. "Bears rookie Alshon Jeffery gets caught retaliating - Chicago Sun-Times". Suntimes.com. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/bears/14599384-606/bears-rookie-alshon-jeffery-gets-caught-retaliating.html. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  12. "Alshon Jeffery told by Chicago Bears to 'play smarter'". NFL.com. 2012-08-20. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000052164/article/alshon-jeffery-told-by-chicago-bears-to-play-smarter. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  13. "Sunday, September 9, 2012 Indianapolis Colts - Chicago Bears Box Scores, Game Results & Summary - USATODAY.com". Content.usatoday.com. 2012-09-09. http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/football/nfl/game/Colts_Bears/2012/09/09#box-score. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  14. Florio, Mike. "Report: Alshon Jeffery has broken hand". Profootballtalk.com. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/08/report-alshon-jeffery-has-broken-hand/related/. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  15. 15.0 15.1 Wright, Michael (2012-11-06). "Alshon Jeffery back for 49ers game?". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/8600173/sources-alshon-jeffery-expected-miss-houston-texans-game. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  16. Mayer, Larry (2012-11-09). "Hayden's comfort level, reps both increasing". Chicago Bears. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Haydens-comfort-level-reps-both-increasing/1daf9f1a-304c-4980-8f1c-857f52e15704. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  17. Mayer, Larry (2012-11-21). "Jeffery sidelined 2-4 weeks following knee scope". Chicago Bears. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Jeffery-sidelined-2-4-weeks-following-knee-scope/64c506fe-f1de-400f-b820-fe3d267d2886. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  18. Mayer, Larry (2012-12-16). "Bears offense continues to struggle in loss". Chicago Bears. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-offense-continues-to-struggle-in-loss/adbfe43e-51c4-416b-8cfd-6e0e52ef57e7. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  19. Mayer, Larry (2013-01-31). "Marshall excited about working with new Bears coach". Chicago Bears. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Marshall-excited-about-working-with-new-Bears-coach/0db1a4db-ac01-4103-baa4-54920f468e1a. Retrieved 2013-01-31.

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