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Gary Jennings Jr.
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Jennings with the Birmingham Stallions in 2024
Personal information
Born: (1997-03-07) March 7, 1997 (age 27)
Stafford, Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Colonial Forge (Stafford, Virginia)
College:West Virginia (2015–2018)
Position:Wide receiver
NFL draft:2019 / round: 4 / pick: 120
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Gary Jennings Jr. (born March 7, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at West Virginia.

Early life

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Gary attended Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, Virginia.[1] He played quarterback, wide receiver and safety in high school. He committed to West Virginia University to play college football.[2]

College career

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Jennings played at West Virginia from 2015 to 2018.[3][4] During his career, he played in 50 games with 22 starts and had 168 receptions for 2,294 yards and 17 touchdowns.[5][6]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		214 lb
(97 kg) 		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m) 		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.42 s 1.55 s 2.67 s 4.15 s 7.32 s 37 in
(0.94 m)		 10 ft 7 in
(3.23 m)		 20 reps
All values from NFL Combine[7][8]

Seattle Seahawks

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Jennings was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round (120th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.[9] He was waived on November 5, 2019, without appearing in a game.[10]

Miami Dolphins

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On November 6, 2019, Jennings was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins.[11] He was placed on injured reserve on November 20, 2019.[12]

On September 5, 2020, Jennings was waived by the Dolphins.[13]

Baltimore Ravens

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Jennings was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens on December 16, 2020,[14] and released on December 22.[15]

Buffalo Bills

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On December 30, 2020, Jennings was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.[16] He was released on January 4, 2021.[17]

Indianapolis Colts

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Jennings signed a reserve/future contract with the Indianapolis Colts on January 6, 2021.[18] He was waived/injured on August 8, 2021, and placed on injured reserve. On August 12, 2021, Jennings was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement.

Las Vegas Raiders

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On November 11, 2021, Jennings was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad, but was released four days later.[19][20]

Kansas City Chiefs

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On January 11, 2022, Jennings signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.[21] He was waived on May 5, 2022, but re-signed five days later.[22] He was waived on August 15, 2022.[23] He was reverted to the Chiefs' injured reserve list a day later. He was released on August 24.

St. Louis BattleHawks

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Jennings was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL in the 8th round of the Open Phase of the 2023 XFL Draft.[24] Jennings finished the 2023 season with 11 catches for 149 yards and three touchdowns. He was released from his contract on May 15, 2023.[25]

Carolina Panthers

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On May 16, 2023, Jennings signed with the Carolina Panthers.[26] He was released on August 26, 2023.[27]

Birmingham Stallions

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On December 6, 2023, Jennings signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL).[28] He re-signed with the team on August 27, 2024.[29] He was released on January 22, 2025.[30]

References

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  1. ^ LANCE-STAR, TAFT COGHILL JR / THE FREE (January 22, 2014). "HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: Eagles' Jennings drawing interest". Fredericksburg.com.
  2. ^ LANCE–STAR, JOEY LoMONACO THE FREE (September 24, 2016). "Colonial Forge graduate Jennings making most of his chances with West Virginia". Fredericksburg.com.
  3. ^ "West Virginia's Jennings Ready for Final Season".
  4. ^ Manning, Sean; Post, The Dominion (September 6, 2018). "West Virginia receiver Gary Jennings has an uncanny catching ability". Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  5. ^ writer, Tom Bragg Staff (April 5, 2019). "WVU football: Receiver Gary Jennings still out to prove himself as NFL Draft approaches". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
  6. ^ writer, Tom Bragg Staff (December 19, 2018). "WVU football notebook: Ankle injury to keep receiver Gary Jennings out of Camping World Bowl". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
  7. ^ "Gary Jennings Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "Gary Jennings Jr. College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  9. ^ Boyle, John (April 27, 2019). "Seahawks Draft WVU WR Gary Jennings, Who Once Had Russell Wilson For A Basketball Coach". Seahawks.com.
  10. ^ Boyle, John (November 5, 2019). "Seahawks Make roster move". Seahawks.com.
  11. ^ "Dolphins Awarded Gary Jennings Off Waivers". MiamiDolphins.com. November 6, 2019.
  12. ^ "Dolphins Sign Adrian Colbert, Activate Andrew Van Ginkel, Promote Gerald Willis". MiamiDolphins.com. November 20, 2019.
  13. ^ "Dolphins Acquire Lynn Bowden, Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 5, 2020.
  14. ^ Zrebiec, Jeff [@jeffzrebiec] (December 16, 2020). "Ravens signed DT Braxton Hoyett and WR Gary Jennings to their practice squad. Their four practice squad protections this week: QB Tyler Huntley, TE Eric Tomlinson, LS Nick Moore and CB Pierre Desir" (Tweet). Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Gary Jennings: Cut from practice squad". CBSSports.com. December 22, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  16. ^ McCoy, James P. (December 30, 2020). "Bills sign wide receiver Gary Jennings Jr. to practice squad". BuffaloNews.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  17. ^ Lasting, Dante (January 4, 2021). "Bills sign Kenny Stills and Tanner Gentry to the practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  18. ^ "Colts Sign WR Gary Jennings & RB Benny LeMay To Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 6, 2021.
  19. ^ "Raiders Sign Former Dolphins, Colts WR After Recent Signee Got Hurt". Heavy.com. November 11, 2021.
  20. ^ "Raiders Sign Ex-Steelers LB to Replace Alec Ingold at FB, Release WR". Heavy.com. November 15, 2021.
  21. ^ "Chiefs sign 7 players to reserve/future contracts". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. January 11, 2022.
  22. ^ "Chiefs waive wide receiver Gehrig Dieter, 5 other players". Arrowhead Pride. SB Nation. May 5, 2022.
  23. ^ "Chiefs waive four, officially sign Danny Shelton". NBCSports.com. August 15, 2022.
  24. ^ "XFL Draft List of Selections - November 16-17, 2022". November 17, 2022.
  25. ^ "XFL Transactions". Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  26. ^ Rizzuti, Anthony (May 16, 2023). "Panthers announce signings of 3 XFL players". Panthers Wire. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  27. ^ Gantt, Darin (August 26, 2023). "Panthers waive 11 players Saturday". Panthers.com.
  28. ^ @USFLStallions (December 6, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Twitter.
  29. ^ @UFL_PR (August 27, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved August 27, 2024 – via Twitter.
  30. ^ "UFL Transactions". UFLBoard.com. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
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