Jayron Kearse
| No. 27 Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 11, 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fort Myers, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | South Fort Myers (FL) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 244 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 6 |
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| Sacks: | 0.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 0 |
| Pass deflections: | 0 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
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Kearse gets drafted by Minnesota
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Jayron Kearse (born February 11, 1994) is an American football safety for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Vikings in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
A native of Fort Myers, Florida, Kearse transferred to South Fort Myers High School in January 2012 after playing mostly quarterback three years at Cypress Lake High School. There, he played defense in his freshman season and switched to the offensive side as a junior and totalled 1,600 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns. He played as a safety, running back and wide receiver at South Fort Myers as a senior in 2012, helping lead his team to an 11-2 record after rushing for 528 yards (12.3 yards per carry) and five touchdowns to go along with five more receiving scores while averaging 18.9 yards per reception; as a safety on defense, he also recorded 87 tackles, three sacks and an interception. Following his senior season, he was invited to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Houston, Texas. Kearse also participated in track & field for the Wolfpack.
Frequently listed as an "athlete" by most recruiting services, Kearse was rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, as well as the No. 16 athlete in the nation according to both Rivals and 247Sports.com. He was viewed as the seventh best outside linebacker in the class of 2012 by Scout.com, while MaxPreps listed him as the fifteenth best athlete in the nation and considered him a four-star recruit.
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