Jerry Tillery

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Jerry Tillery
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Tillery with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2021
No. 99 – Minnesota Vikings
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1996-10-08) October 8, 1996 (age 28)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Evangel Christian Academy (LA)
College: Notre Dame (2015–2018)
NFL draft: 2019  / round: 1 / pick: 28
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Total tackles:175
Sacks:12.5
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jerry Dewayne Tillery Jr. (born October 8, 1996) is an American professional football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame.

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Early life

Tillery attended Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana. [1] As a senior he had 93 tackles and seven sacks. He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football. [2]

College career

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Tillery with the Notre Dame in 2018

Tillery was originally going to play offensive tackle as a freshman at Notre Dame in 2015, but it was later decided he would play defensive tackle. [3] [4] That season, he played in 12 games with three starts and recorded 12 tackles and a sack. [5] As a sophomore in 2016, he started 11 of 12 games, recording 37 tackles. As a junior in 2017, Tillery started all 13 games, finishing the season with 56 tackles and 4.5 sacks. [6] He returned to Notre Dame for his senior year in 2018. [7] [8]

College statistics

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
SeasonClassPosGPTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
SoloAstCmbTfLSckIntYdsAvgTDPDFRYdsTDFF
2015 FR DL 693122.01.0000.0000000
2016 SO DL 111918373.50.0000.0000000
2017 JR DL 132531569.04.5000.0000001
2018 SR DL 121711288.57.0000.0000002
Career 4360631232312.5000.0000003

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
6 ft 6+1⁄2 in
(1.99 m)		295 lb
(134 kg)		34+1⁄4 in
(0.87 m)		10+5⁄8 in
(0.27 m)		4.93 s1.69 s2.88 s4.33 s7.45 s32 in
(0.81 m)		9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		23 reps31 [9]
All values are from the NFL Combine [10] [11]
Tillery in 2019 Jerry Tillery.png
Tillery in 2019

Los Angeles Chargers

Tillery was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers 28th overall in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft. [12] As a rookie, he appeared in 15 games and made three starts. He had two sacks and 17 total tackles (nine solo). [13]

In Week 9 of the 2020 season against the Las Vegas Raiders, Tillery recorded a strip sack on Derek Carr that he also recovered during the 27–25 loss. This was Tillery's first forced fumble and fumble recovery in the NFL. [14] In the 2020 season, he had three sacks, 30 total tackles (19 solo), two passes defended, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. [15] In the 2021 season, Tillery had 4.5 sacks and 51 total tackles (24 solo) in 16 games and starts. [16]

The Chargers declined the fifth-year option on Tillery's contract on May 2, 2022, making him a free agent after the season. [17] Tillery was waived on November 10, 2022. [18]

Las Vegas Raiders

On November 14, 2022, Tillery was claimed off waivers by the Las Vegas Raiders. [19] He finished the 2022 season with one sack, 18 total tackles (13 solo), and one forced fumble over 15 games and four starts with both teams. [20]

Tillery re-signed with the Raiders on March 17, 2023. [21] In an October 1 game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Tillery was ejected after a late hit on former teammate Justin Herbert. [22] In the 2023 season, he finished with two sacks, 31 total tackles (11 solo), and one fumble recovery in 17 games and six starts. [23] Tillery was released by the Raiders on March 13, 2024. [24]

Minnesota Vikings

On March 14, 2024, Tillery signed with the Minnesota Vikings. [25]

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References

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  14. ↑ "Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers - November 8th, 2020". Pro Football Reference . Retrieved November 13, 2020.
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  16. ↑ "Jerry Tillery 2021 Game Log". Pro Football Reference . Retrieved June 28, 2024.
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  21. ↑ "Raiders re-sign DT Jerry Tillery". Raiders.com. March 17, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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  25. ↑ Young, Lindsey (March 14, 2024). "Vikings Agree to Terms with Defensive Lineman Jerry Tillery & Receiver Trent Sherfield". Vikings.com. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
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