Gerald Everett

Gerald Rashard Everett[1] (born June 25, 1994) is an American football tight end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Alabama, and was drafted by the Rams in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Gerald Everett
Everett with the Rams in 2018
No. 81 – Los Angeles Rams
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1994-06-25) June 25, 1994
Atlanta, Georgia
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Columbia (Decatur, Georgia)
College:South Alabama
UAB
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Receptions:127
Receiving yards:1,389
Receiving touchdowns:8
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Everett was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Gerald Everett and Alicia Wise. He attended Columbia High School in Decatur, Georgia. He played three seasons of high school basketball for the Eagles and did not play football for the Eagles until his senior year.[2]

College career

Everett attended Hutchinson Community College in 2012 and 2013 and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 2014.[3] After the UAB football program was shut down, he transferred to the University of South Alabama in 2015 where he played for coach Joey Jones's South Alabama Jaguars football team from 2015 to 2016.[4] In his two years at South Alabama, he had 41 receptions for 575 yards and eight touchdowns and earned first-team All-Sun Belt notice as a junior and 49 receptions for 717 yards and four touchdowns as a senior. Everett received in invitation to the Senior Bowl.[5][6][7]

Collegiate statistics
Gerald Everett Receiving
Year School Conf Class Pos G Rec Yds Avg TD
2014 UAB CUSA JR TE 7 17 292 17.2 1
2015 South Alabama Sun Belt SR TE 12 41 575 14.0 8
2016 South Alabama Sun Belt SR TE 12 49 717 14.6 4
Career 31 107 1584 14.8 13

Professional career

Everett received an invitation to the Senior Bowl. He helped the South defeat the North 16–15 and made one catch for six-yards. Unfortunately, he tied Donnel Pumphrey, who stands at 5'8", for the smallest hand of any pass catcher at the Senior Bowl. He attended the NFL Combine and completed all of the required combine drills. Everett also attended South Alabama's Pro Day and opted to re-try the short shuttle and broad jump, but was unable to beat his combine numbers in both categories. NFL draft experts and analysts projected him to be a second or third round pick in the draft. He was ranked the fourth best tight end in the draft by ESPN and NFL media analyst Mike Mayock, the fifth best tight end by NFLDraftScout.com, and was ranked the sixth best tight end in the draft by Sports Illustrated.[8][9][10]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)		 239 lb
(108 kg)		 33 in
(0.84 m)		 8 1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		4.62 s1.61 s2.67 s4.33 s6.99 s37.5 in
(0.95 m)		10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		22 reps
All values from NFL Combine[11][12]
Everett at the 2016 Sun Belt Media Day

Everett was drafted in the second round with the 44th overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[13] He was the fourth tight end selected in the draft and first player ever to be drafted from South Alabama.[14]

2017 season

On June 13, 2017, the Rams signed Everett to a four-year, $6.04 million contract that includes $3.27 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.53 million.[15]

Everett made his NFL debut in the Rams' season-opener against the Indianapolis Colts and caught his first NFL reception on a 39-yard pass from quarterback Jared Goff during a 46–9 victory.[16] The following game, he caught a season-high three receptions for 95 yards in the Rams' 27–20 loss to the Washington Redskins.[17] On October 15, 2017, Everett recorded his first NFL touchdown on a four-yard reception from Goff in a 27–17 road victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars.[18][19]

Everett finished his rookie year with 16 receptions for 244 yards and two touchdowns.[20] He made his playoff debut in the Wild Card Round against the Atlanta Falcons. He had a four-yard reception in the 26–13 loss.[21]

2018 season

Everett was a significant contributor in the Rams' narrow 54–51 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football in Week 11, catching two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.[22] In the 2018 season, Everett finished with 33 receptions for 320 yards and three touchdowns.[23]

In the NFC Championship, he had two receptions for 50 yards in the 26–23 overtime victory over the New Orleans Saints.[24] Everett was targeted once in Super Bowl LIII but had no receptions in the 13–3 loss to the New England Patriots.[25]

2019 season

During Week 5 on Thursday Night Football against the Seattle Seahawks, Everett finished with 136 receiving yards, marking his first 100-plus yard game in his NFL career, but the Rams narrowly lost by a score of 29–30.[26] Overall, he appeared in 13 games in the 2019 season and recorded 37 receptions for 408 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.[27]

2020 season

In Week 4 of the 2020 season, Everett recorded his first career rushing touchdown in the 17–9 victory over the New York Giants.[28]

Regular season
Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2017LAR 1621624415.369211313.013011
2018LAR 160333209.740T32168.012000
2019LAR 1323740811.0332100.00000
Total4548697211.36974297.213011

Postseason
Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2017LAR 10144.040000.00000
2018LAR 3125025.0390000.00000
Total4135418.0390000.00000

References
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  22. "Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams – November 19th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
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  28. "New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams – October 4th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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