Jerry Tillery

Jerry Dewayne Tillery Jr. (born October 8, 1996) is an American football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame.

Jerry Tillery
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Tillery with Los Angeles Chargers in 2021
No. 90 – Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-10-08) October 8, 1996
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Evangel Christian Academy (LA)
College:Notre Dame (2015–2018)
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2023
Total tackles:125
Sacks:11.5
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

High school career

Tillery attended Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana.[1] As a senior he had 93 tackles and seven sacks. He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.[2]

College career
Tillery with the Notre Dame in 2018

Tillery was originally going to play offensive tackle as a freshman at Notre Dame in 2015, but it was later decided he would play defensive tackle.[3][4] That season, he played in 12 games with three starts and recorded 12 tackles and a sack.[5] As a sophomore in 2016, he started 11 of 12 games, recording 37 tackles. As a junior in 2017, Tillery started all 13 games, finishing the season with 56 tackles and 4.5 sacks.[6] He returned to Notre Dame for his senior year in 2018.[7][8]

College statistics
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Season Class Pos GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
SoloAstCmbTfLSckIntYdsAvgTDPDFRYdsTDFF
2015FRDL 693122.01.0000.0000000
2016SODL 111918373.50.0000.0000000
2017JRDL 132531569.04.5000.0000001
2018SRDL 121711288.57.0000.0000002
Career4360631232312.5000.0000003

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench pressWonderlic
6 ft 6+1⁄2 in
(1.99 m)		 295 lb
(134 kg)		 34+1⁄4 in
(0.87 m)		 10+5⁄8 in
(0.27 m)		4.93 s1.69 s2.88 s4.33 s7.45 s32 in
(0.81 m)		9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		23 reps31
All values are from the NFL Combine[9][10]
Tillery in 2019

Los Angeles Chargers

Tillery was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers 28th overall in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[11]

In Week 9 of the 2020 season against the Las Vegas Raiders, Tillery recorded a strip sack on Derek Carr that he also recovered during the 27–25 loss. This was Tillery's first forced fumble and fumble recovery in the NFL.[12]

The Chargers declined the fifth-year option on Tillery's contract on May 2, 2022, making him a free agent after the season.[13] Tillery was waived on November 10, 2022.[14]

Las Vegas Raiders

On November 14, 2022, Tillery was claimed off waivers by the Las Vegas Raiders.[15]

Tillery re-signed with the Raiders on March 17, 2023.[16]

References
  1. Zanke, Susan (March 30, 2015). "Defensive lineman Jerry Tillery of Evangel Christian (La.) 'far and away the story' at Notre Dame". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. Smith, James (December 5, 2014). "Jerry Tillery affirms commitment to Notre Dame, shuts down recruitment". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. Lopez, Andrew (January 1, 2015). "Evangel's Jerry Tillery set to switch to defensive tackle at Notre Dame". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  4. Lang III, Roy. "Notre Dame coach: Jerry Tillery far and away the story". Shreveport Times. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  5. Litman, Laken (October 18, 2017). "Why Jerry Tillery is Notre Dame football's most interesting player". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  6. Noie, Tom (April 30, 2018). "Noie: Having lived and learned, Notre Dame DT Jerry Tillery ready to be better". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  7. Burlage, Todd (October 4, 2018). "Travels and tribulations have shaped Irish DL Jerry Tillery". Associated Press. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  8. "BREAKING: Jerry Tillery Will Return To Notre Dame For Senior Year". Irish Sports Daily. January 15, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  9. Hladik, Matt (April 22, 2019). "The Wonderlic Scores for NFL Draft's Top Prospects Have Leaked". TheSpun.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  10. "Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame, DT, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  11. Miller, Jeff (April 26, 2019). "Chargers take Notre Dame DT Jerry Tillery with 28th pick in NFL draft". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  12. "Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers - November 8th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  13. "Fifth-year option tracker for first-round picks from the 2019 NFL Draft". NFL.com. April 25, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  14. Cothrel, Nicolas (November 11, 2022). "Why the Chargers Waived Former First-Round Pick DL Jerry Tillery". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  15. "Raiders claim DL Jerry Tillery". Raiders.com. November 14, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  16. "Raiders re-sign DT Jerry Tillery". Raiders.com. March 17, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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