Birth Date: | Oct. 17, 1990 |
Height: | 6-0 |
Weight: | 235 |
Year: | So. |
Hometown: | Stone Mountain, Ga. |
High School: | Dunwoody |
Position: | LB |
Major: | Biology |
A mid-season injury halted what was turning into a promising
freshman season, and surgery kept Jerry sidelined throughout spring
drills...anxious to return to action, he should see playing time at
the middle linebacker position...has great instincts on the
field...talented young player with an extremely bright future in
purple and gold.
AT TECH (In 2009): Jerry was off to a solid first
season for the Golden Eagles when he was sidelined by an
injury...finished with 21 total tackles in just five games...had
five stops against Kansas State and a career-high 10 tackles at UT
Martin...also recorded 1.5 tackles-for-loss in the win over the
Skyhawks...forced a fumble at Eastern Illinois.
HIGH SCHOOL: One of two signees who were teammates
at Dunwoody High School (along with LB Blake Adams), Jerry was a
first-team all-Dekalb County selection as a junior after gaining
honorable mention as a sophomore...injury limited him to just four
games as a senior, yet he still had 64 total tackles, four
tackles-for-loss, three sacks and caused one fumble...junior season
also netted him Defensive MVP honors at his high school, as well as
the Offensive Lineman Award while being named the first-team
all-area and All-Northside...named to the Atlanta Journal
Constitution “Juniors to Watch” list in 2007, he was a
four-year letterman in both football and track & field, and
served as team captain of both squad...in the shot put he finished
third in the state as a junior while setting the school record of
54-feet, and took first place in the region as both a junior and
senior...as a sophomore he won the team’s Linebacker Award,
and as a freshman won the Coaches’ Award...during 2007 he had
111 total tackles, including 11 tackles-for-loss...also had three
quarterback sacks, forced two fumbles and had two
interceptions.
PERSONAL: The son of Jerry and Catherine King...birthday October 17, 1990...full name is Jerry Wayne King, Jr.,...majoring in biology.