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= Gerald Everett =

Gerald Everett (born June 25, 1994) is an American football tight end for the South Alabama Jaguars.

Early Years
Everett attended Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Lithonia, Georgia playing basketball and football. He decided to stop playing football to pursue a career in basketball which he didn't receive any college offers from. He then transferred to Columbia High School in Decatur, Georgia where he would play football once again as a receiver for the Eagles and later graduate with few offers from colleges.

College Years
Everett committed to Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football his senior year of high school and signed with them on signing day. He redshirted his freshman year and decided he decided to transfer to Hutchinson Community College after his cousin, Demetrius Alston from Texas Tech advised him that they were a good program. He went on to compete throughout the spring for the blue dragons when schools started to come calling. After recruiting had begun to increase, he committed to UAB Blazers football and enrolled in early August of 2014. He served as a reserve for Kennard Backman as a pass catching tight end in his first year with the program hauling in 17 catches for 300 yards and a touchdown. That season was the first time they had been bowl-eligible in a while. Just shortly after they had gotten their sixth win at Southern MIss which made them bowl eligible, the program announced they would abandon football which left players in search for new schools. He chose to transfer and play for the South Alabama Jaguars for his final two years of eligibility. In that season, he caught a team high 41 catches for 575 yards and 8 touchdowns which led him to being named to the John Mackey Award watch list. Also he was selected to the 2015 1st All-Conference team and 2015 All-Newcomer team. He is considered one of the best tight ends in the country. Stats at ESPN.com

Personal
Gerald is the youngest of three siblings, he has a sister named Kandice and a brother named Breon.