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Jerrion Ealy - Southeastern Louisiana
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Jerrion Ealy - vs. Mississippi State
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Jerrion Ealy - Southeastern Louisiana
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Jerrion Ealy

  • Position:
    RB
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Walnut Grove, Miss.
  • High School:
    Jackson Prep
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2021 Doak Walker Award Watch List
 • 2021 Maxwell Award Watch List
 • 2021 Paul Hornung Award Watch List
 • 2021 Preseason All-American First Team [AP] (Phil Steele)
 • 2021 Preseason All-American Third Team [RB] (PFF, 247Sports)
 • 2021 Preseason All-SEC First Team [AP] (Media, Athlon)
 • 2021 Preseason All-SEC First Team [RS] (Media)
 • 2021 Preseason All-SEC Second Team [RB] (PFF)
 • 2021 Preseason All-SEC Third Team [RB] (Phil Steele)
 • 2021 Preseason All-SEC Third Team [KR] (Athlon)
 • 2021 Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team [KR] (Phil Steele)
 • 2021 Preseason All-SEC Honorable Mention [KR] (PFF)
 • 2020 All-American Third Team: Running Back (Pro Football Focus)
 • 2020 All-SEC Second Team: All-Purpose (Coaches, AP)
 • 2020 All-SEC Second Team: Running Back (Pro Football Focus)

 • 2020 All-SEC Third Team: Running Back (Phil Steele)
 • 2020 Doak Walker Award Watch List
 • 2020 Paul Hornung Award Watch List
 • 2019 True Freshman All-America (247Sports)
 • 2019 Freshman All-America Second Team (Athletic)

 • 2019 Freshman All-America Honorable Mention (Pro Football Focus)
 • 2019 All-SEC First Team (Athlon Phil Steele)
 • 2019 All-SEC Second Team (Coaches)

 • 2019 SEC All-Freshman Team
 ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
 • Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
 • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2020)
 • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2019-20)

2021 (JUNIOR): Preseason All-American first team all-purpose (Phil Steele) ... Preseason All-American third team running back (PFF, 247Sports) ... Preseason All-SEC First Team all-purpose (Athlon) ... Preseason All-SEC second team running back (PFF) ... Preseason All-SEC third team running back (Phil Steele) ... Preseason All-SEC third team kick return specialist (Athlon) ... Preseason All-SEC fourth team kick return specialist (Phil Steele) ... Preseason All-SEC honorable mention kick return specialist (PFF).

2020 (SOPHOMORE): All-American third team (Pro Football Focus) ... All-SEC second team all-purpose (Coaches, Associated Press) ... All-SEC second team running back (Pro Football Focus) ... Doak Walker Award Watch List ... Paul Hornung Award Watch List ... Appeared in nine games, with eight starts at running back ... Led the team in rushing attempts (147), rushing yards (745) and rushing touchdowns (9) ... Averaged 5.1 yards per carry with a long of 39 yards ... vs. #5 Florida (9/26/20): Started at running back and led the Rebels with 79 rushing yards on 16 carries ... Registered first rushing TD of the season ... Hauled in three receptions for 44 yards ... at Kentucky (10/3/20): Registered his second start of the season at running back ... Carried the ball 10 times for 44 yards and a TD and caught one pass for five yards ... Also saw action on special teams with one kick return for 38 yards ... vs. #2 Alabama (10/10/20): Ran for 120 yards against the Tide defense and found the end zone twice ... Caught one pass for 18 yards ... One of six running backs to ever rush for 100-plus yards and score two TDs against a Nick Saban-led team ... at Arkansas (10/17/20): Ran the ball a career-high 23 times for 112 yards and one touchdown, marking his second straight 100-yard game ... Hauled in two passes for 10 yards ... vs. Auburn (10/24/20): Ran the ball 17 times for 74 yards and a touchdown ... Also caught two passes for 12 yards ... at Vanderbilt (10/31/20): Rushed for 95 yards on 15 carries and hauled in one pass for nine yards ... vs. South Carolina (11/14/20): Carried the ball 17 times for 84 yards and two touchdowns ... Also caught a 15-yard touchdown pass ... vs. Mississippi State (11/28/20): Ran 18 times for 93 yards and a touchdown in the Egg Bowl win ... Hauled in three receptions for 23 yards ... at LSU (12/19/20): Returned a second quarter kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown ... Rushed for 44 yards on 12 carries ... Preseason All-SEC first team all-purpose (Athlon, Sports Illustrated) ... Preseason All-SEC first team kick return specialist (Athlon, Phil Steel) ... Preseason All-SEC second team all-purpose (Lindy’s) ... Preseason All-SEC second team kick return specialist (Sports Illustrated) ... Preseason All-SEC third team running back (Phil Steele).

2019 (FRESHMAN): Earned second team All-SEC and Freshman All-SEC accolades ... Garnered Freshman All-America recognition by The Athletic at the all-purpose position ... Named to 247Sports’ True Freshman All-American team and honorable mention Freshman All-American by Pro Football Focus ... Earned first team All-SEC honors from both Athlon and Phil Steele ... Appeared in all 12 contests as a true freshman running back, with four starts ... Second on the team with 722 rushing yards on 104 attempts ... Finished the season with six rushing scores, the second-most ever by an Ole Miss freshman ... Averaged a team-high 6.9 yards per carry ... Hauled in 20 receptions for 172 yards and one TD ... Named to the midseason watch list for the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America Team ... at Memphis (8/31/19): Recorded one kick return for 25 yards ... Ran the ball four times ... vs. Arkansas (9/7/19): Carried the ball four times for seven yards, adding three catches for 35 yards in SEC-opening victory ... vs. Southeastern Louisiana (9/14/19): Set Ole Miss freshman record and fourth-most by any Rebel with 273 all-purpose yards (172 KOR, 95 rushing, 6 receiving) in 40-29 triumph ... Became first Rebel to tally a kickoff return and rushing TD in the same game since 1999 ... vs. #23 Cal (9/21/19): Ran four times for 25 yards with one TD and caught three passes for 30 yards ... at #2 Alabama (9/28/19): Hauled in one 9-yard pass for first career receiving TD ... Ran 11 times for 68 yards ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/5/19): Ran for a career-high 97 yards on four carries, including a 78-yard touchdown burst ... Helped Rebels run for 413 yards - the most against an SEC opponent since 1979 ... at Missouri (10/12/19): Totaled 22 all-purpose yards (10 rushing, 12 receiving) against Mizzou ... vs. Texas A&M (10/19/19): Netted a team-high 80 yards on six carries, including a score before exiting with a concussion ... Instrumental in pushing Ole Miss over 200 rushing yards in fourth straight game ... at #11 Auburn (11/2/19): Totaled 128 all-purpose yards (44 rush, 16 receiving, 68 kick return) in first career start ... Finished with a 14 rushing attempts and four receptions ... vs. New Mexico State (11/9/19): Totaled 94 all-purpose yards (71 rushing, 23 receiving) and one rushing score as a starter ... vs. #1 LSU (11/16/19): Ran for a career-high 141 yards (10.8 ypc) ... at Mississippi State (11/28/19): Rushed 15 times for 82 yards ... Member of the 2019 signing class.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned MVP honors at the 2019 Under Armour All-American Game ... A top-100 recruit by all major recruiting services ... A five-star recruit according to 247Sports Composite ... Member of the ESPN 300, ranked No. 19 ... Rated the No. 26 player overall in the 2019 class per the 247Sports ... Touted as the No. 3 ranked running back in the 2019 class by 247Sports and ESPN ... Rated as No. 5 back by Rivals ... Ranked the top recruit in the state of Mississippi by ESPN, No. 3 by 247Sports and Rivals ... As a senior, rushed 167 times for 1,526 yards, an average of 8.9 yards per carry, with 24 touchdowns ... Won four MAIS state titles at Jackson Prep, including the Patriots’ seventh-straight in 2018 ... Finished high school career with over 5,000 yards rushing and 84 touchdowns ... Drafted in the 31st round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks  ... Participated in the 2018 Perfect Game National Showcase.

PERSONAL: Son of Vanessa Simmons and Howard Ealy ... Full name is Jerrion Zawasky Ealy ... Born Aug. 19, 2000 ... Member of the Ole Miss baseball team, appearing in 13 games last season, with six starts ... 2019-20 SEC First-Year Honor Roll ... SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2020 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2020, fall 2020 and spring 2021 ... Criminal justice major.