
Tight end, South Carolina, 2012–15
Jerell Adams
- Number
- No. 89
- Height
- 6′6″
- Hometown
- Pinewood, SC
- Born
- Dec 31, 1992, in Pinewood, South Carolina
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Jerell Adams played tight end at South Carolina (2012–15). The New York Giants took Adams in round 6, No. 184 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
6catches, career highvs. The Citadel, 2015105receiving yards, career highvs. The Citadel, 2015Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | South Carolina | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 1 | 33 |
| 2013 | South Carolina | 13 | 187 | 14.4 | 2 | 44 |
| 2014 | South Carolina | 21 | 279 | 13.3 | 1 | 45 |
| 2015 | South Carolina | 28 | 421 | 15.0 | 3 | 36 |
| Career | 66 | 977 | 14.8 | 7 | 45 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | South Carolina | 89 | TE | |
| 2013 | South Carolina | 89 | TE | |
| 2014 | South Carolina | 89 | TE | |
| 2015 | South Carolina | 89 | TE | 6′6″ |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | South Carolina | 11 | 1.08 | – | – | 11.8 | – |
| 2014 | South Carolina | 26 | 0.88 | – | – | 22.9 | 4% |
| 2015 | South Carolina | 46 | 0.61 | 63rd (n=465) | 0.53 | 28.0 | 6% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2015 South Carolina 11 games, 28 catches, 421 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 17–13 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 22–26 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 33 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 20–52 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 31–14 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 10–24 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 24–45 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 36 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 19–10 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 28–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 24–27 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 30 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 14–24 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 22–23 | 6 | 105 | 0 | 30 |
2014 South Carolina 8 games, 21 catches, 279 yards, 1 TD
2013 South Carolina 7 games, 13 catches, 187 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 35–25 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 28–25 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 35–28 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 29 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 27–24 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 34–16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 70–10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 34–24 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 11 |
2012 South Carolina 4 games, 4 catches, 90 yards, 1 TD
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (South team, won 27–16).
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅛″ | |
| Weight | 247 lb | |
| Arm length | 34⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ | |
| Bench press | 18 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.05 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 19 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | New York Giants | 10 | 16 | 122 | 1 |
| 2017 | New York Giants | 9 | 8 | 92 | 0 |
| NFL career | 19 | 24 | 214 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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