Jerrel Jernigan NFL Draft Profile --- January 4, 2011

During his Trojans tenure, former Troy University wide receiver Jerrel Jernigan dominated the Sun Belt Conference and rewrote many of his school's receiving records.

The Eufaula, Alabama native then capped his historic collegiate career with an invitation to the 2011 Under Armour Senior Bowl.

Jernigan's 262 receptions, 3,128 receiving yards and 5,971 all-purpose yards, all-time marks in both Sun Belt Conference and Trojans history, made the Senior Bowl committee's decision an easy one.

"It is a wonderful honor," Jernigan said. "My hometown is in Alabama, so I am going to have a big crowd of family and friends down to support me. But I am going to be all business down there. I look forward to going up against players from the other schools."

Faced with constant double- and triple-teams in 2010, Jernigan still managed an impressive 84 receptions for 822 yards with six receiving touchdowns. Coupled with those stats were 322 rushing yards and five other scores - 3 rushing, 2 in return game for 11 total.

"I helped my team where I could," Jernigan said, "I didn't reach all the goals I wanted, but I made the best of it."

Troy, the 2010 Sun Belt co-champions, ended the season with a 48-21 victory over Ohio in the New Orleans Bowl. The win took the Trojans to 8-5 on the season. Playing with the flu, Jernigan finished the night with seven catches for 48 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed three times for 16 yards, scoring once in addition to his receiving score.

"We set our goals at the beginning of the year," the wide receiver said. "So to fight back after some tough losses, like our close game against Oklahoma State, and end as co-champs with a bowl victory, it was tremendous."

Now with an eye to the next level, Jerrel Jernigan finds himself in Boca Raton, Florida training at Tony Villani's XPE Sports.

Like he already noted, these next four months are "all business" as the professional game looms on this talented receiver's horizon.