Linebacker, Memphis, 2014–17
Genard Avery
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Hometown
- Grenada, MS
- Born
- Apr 26, 1995
Genard Avery played linebacker at Memphis (2014–17). The Cleveland Browns took Avery in round 5, No. 150 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career hightwice; last at Houston, 20173.5sacks, career highvs. Tulane, 2017Team titles: American champions, 2014
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2017 Memphis 13 games, 80 tackles, 8.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UL Monroe | W 37–29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. UCLA | W 48–45 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 44–31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at UCF | L 13–40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at UConn | W 70–31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Navy | W 30–27 | 10 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Houston | W 42–38 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Tulane | W 56–26 | 8 | 7 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Tulsa | W 41–14 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. SMU | W 66–45 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs. East Carolina | W 70–13 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | atUCF | L 55–62 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Iowa State | L 20–21 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Memphis 13 games, 79 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 35–17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Kansas | W 43–7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Bowling Green | W 77–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Ole Miss | L 28–48 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Temple | W 34–27 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atTulane | W 24–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atNavy | L 28–42 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Tulsa | L 30–59 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atSMU | W 51–7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. South Florida | L 42–49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Cincinnati | W 34–7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Houston | W 48–44 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Western Kentucky | L 31–51 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ |
| Weight | 248 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.59 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 26 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 48 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cleveland Browns | 15 | 35 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 48 | 94 | 8.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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