Gary JenningsSouth Team

SUMMARY:

• Biletnikoff Award Watch List
• No. 15 national wide receiver ranking (Lindy’s)
• No. 24 national wide receiver (Phil Steele – Top Draft Eligible Players)
• Best Hands in the Big 12 (Lindy’s)
• All-Big 12 Second Team (Lindy’s, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele)

JUNIOR (2017): 

• Started all 13 games at inside receiver
• All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
• WVU Offensive Player of the Year
• Saw 834 snaps on offense in 2017
• Had four 100-yard receiving performances in 2017
• His 97 receptions ranked No. 5 in school history
• Ranked No. 6 in school history with 1,096 receiving yards
• No. 15 on the career receptions list, with 114
• Ranked No. 4 nationally and No. 1 in the Big 12 with 7.5 receptions per game
• Has recorded 1,096 receiving yards in 2017, placing No. 18 nationally and
  No. 4 in the Big 12
• Averaged 84.3 receiving yards per game, ranking No. 24 in the country and
  No. 5 in the Big 12
• Surpassed the 1,000 yards receiving mark with a 16-yard reception in the
  third quarter against Texas
• WVU Offensive Champion: Kansas State, tied a season-high with 13
  receptions for 115 yards
• Caught seven passes against Iowa State, the eighth time this season he has
  registered at least six receptions in a game
• Had eight receptions for 116 yards at Baylor
• Hauled in nine catches for 68 yards against Texas Tech
• Caught 10 passes for 80 yards at TCU, the second time he has had at least
  10 receptions in a game
• Had six catches for 75 yards at Kansas
• Finished with 128 yards on six catches against Delaware State, averaging
  21.3 yards a catch
• Hauled in 13 catches against Virginia Tech, tying for fourth-most in school
  history
• His 189 receiving yards against Virginia Tech tied for No. 13 in school history
  and marked the most receiving yards by a WVU player in an opening game

SOPHOMORE (2016): 

• Played in 13 games and started one
• Added depth at wide receiver, was one the kickoff returners and the team’s punt returner
• Finished with 10 catches for 165 yards, two touchdowns and a long of 58 yards
• Earned the first start of his career against Miami in the Russell Athletic Bowl
• Had a season-best three catches for a career-high 69 yards with a touchdown against Baylor
• Scored first touchdown of season with an 11-yard catch against TCU
• Season-long 47-yard reception at Texas Tech

FRESHMAN (2015): 

• Played in 13 games in 2015
• Added depth at wide receiver and was a punt returner
• Had seven catches for 116 yards, a touchdown with a long reception of 64 yards
• Finished with a team-leading 13 punt returns for 69 yards, an average of 5.3 yards per return with a long of 21 yards
• Turned in the team's longest punt return of the season in the Catcus Bowl against Arizona State with a 21-yard return
• Had a season-high 68 receiving yards on two catches against Arizona State in the Cactus Bowl
• Registered his first career touchdown and season-long catch (64) against ASU
• WVU Special Teams Champion against Arizona State
• One kickoff return at Kansas State for his season-long of 35 yards
• Had a then season-long 20-yard reception at Kansas
• Three kickoff returns at Baylor
• Then his season-high 28 yard kickoff return at Baylor
• Three punt returns against Oklahoma State
• Caught a career-high four receptions against Liberty
• Finished with a 15-yard punt return against Liberty

HIGH SCHOOL:

• Coached by Bill Brown at Colonial Forge High
• Played quarterback, wide receiver and safety and returned kicks
• Saw limited action as a senior due to injury
• Named to the 2014 Virginia All-6A First-Team Defense
• Also earned All-State second-team honors as an all-purpose offensive player
• Helped Colonial Forge to a 10-4 season in 2014 and the state quarterfinals
• Guided Colonial Forge to a No. 17 ranking in the state of Virginia
• Had two rushing touchdowns, two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown in a 31-0 win over North Stafford
• Named All-Conference 4 first team offensive all-purpose player and first team on defense as a defensive back No. 4 ranked player in the area by the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
• An all-area first-team selection at defensive back
• Helped lead Colonial Forge to a 10-4 record in 2013, advanced to the Virginia 6A State semifinals and finished as the No. 9 ranked team in the state
• Earned All-Group 6A South Region as utility player on defense
• Named All-Conference 4 All-Purpose on defense
• Also played basketball at Colonial Forge High

PERSONAL:

• Son of Gary and Youlande’ Jennings
• One of four children
• Majoring in sport management