Jerick Mckinnon is an American football player signed by the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) where he operates as a runner. Like most of his counterparts, he began honing his skills from high school to a college football career. Apart from football, he has proven himself to be a versatile athlete having participated in sports activities including long jump and track and field. He is a talented man whose career is expected to progress successfully in the years to come. In the meantime, here are some interesting details about his career so far.
Jerick McKinnon Bio
Jerick Thomas McKinnon was born to, FrancesMckinnon and Rungie McKinnon in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on May 3, 1992. For his high school education, he studied at Sprayberry High School, located in Marietta, Georgia. At school, Jerick joined the football team where he stood out for his ability to play in three different positions: wide receiver, quarterback and running back, comfortably.
In his junior year, he won the title, MVP, for the National Underclassmen Ultimate 100 and was named Region VII AAAA Player of the Year. In 2009, while in his senior year, Jerick earned Cobb County Touchdown Club Quarterback of the Year honors after rushing for 1,300 and passing for 1,500 yards.
College career
After graduating from high school, Jerrick Mckinnon continued his education and embarked on a college football career at Georgia Southern University in 2010. When he started out with the team, he was given the role of occupy tasks to be performed by the players. Proving to be a dedicated young man, he was subsequently used as a slot and quarterback for the 2010 campaign.
In the same year, he completed a rush for 430 yards on 109 attempts with a total of three touchdowns. He also did well to earn the first-ever score of his career when his team played against Savannah State. Additionally, for a brief period, he held the record for the most pressing attempts in a single game after rushing for 182 yards on 35 attempts at the Citadel. In the 2003 game against South Carolina, Jerick Mckinnon was instrumental in leading his team to its third-highest rushing total with 323 yards rushed.