1. Jerick McKinnon played college football for the Georgia Southern Eagles and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft.
62 Facts About Jerick McKinnon
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Jerick McKinnon has played for the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs.
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Jerick McKinnon was an Atlanta Journal-Constitution first-team all-state pick at quarterback.
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Jerick McKinnon lettered four times on the gridiron for the Yellow Jackets, starting in each of his final three seasons.
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Jerick McKinnon passed for 1,500 yards and rushed for 1,300 more as a senior, picking up Cobb County Touchdown Club Quarterback of the Year honors in 2009.
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Jerick McKinnon chose the Eagles over scholarship offers from the Air Force and the Navy.
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Jerick McKinnon attended Georgia Southern University from 2010 to 2013.
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Jerick McKinnon was originally recruited as a quarterback, handling special team chores before being used as a quarterback and slotback during the 2010 campaign.
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Jerick McKinnon played in GSU's triple-option attack from the quarterbacking position through his junior season but was utilized more often as a tailback during his senior season.
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Jerick McKinnon caught 10 passes for 165 yards and a score, completed 32-of-81 passes for 929 yards, 12 touchdowns, and five interceptions, gained 74 yards on four kickoff returns and recorded five tackles with a pair of pass deflections, two interceptions, and two quarterback pressures.
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Jerick McKinnon played in 10 games for the Eagles, rushing for 430 yards on 109 attempts and 3 touchdowns.
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Jerick McKinnon picked up his first career score against Savannah State, taking over the quarterback duties in the fourth quarter.
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Jerick McKinnon briefly owned the record for most rushing attempts in a single game after rushing for a top single-game mark of 182 yards on 35 attempts at The Citadel, 84 of those yards came in the second quarter as he helped lead the Eagles to their first shutout of an opponent since 2003.
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Jerick McKinnon made his first career start against Samford the following week, and had a one-yard touchdown run for his first score against the Bulldogs.
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Jerick McKinnon directed the Eagles to their third-highest rushing total of the year with 323 yards against South Carolina State.
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Jerick McKinnon played in 13 games with seven starts as a sophomore.
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Jerick McKinnon was the only player on the Eagles roster to throw, run and catch a touchdown pass during the season.
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Jerick McKinnon finished the season with 705 all-purpose yards and nine combined touchdowns.
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Jerick McKinnon compiled 98 rushing yards on just nine carries against Presbyterian.
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Jerick McKinnon played three playoff games on defense and totaled four tackles and two pass breakups, while intercepting two passes in the Maine Football Championship Subdivision Playoff game.
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In 2012, Jerick McKinnon joined Georgia Southern's upper echelon of running backs with 1,817 rushing yards on 269 attempts, third-highest single-season total after Peterson's record 1,932 yards in 1998 and Jayson Foster in second with 1,844 in 2007.
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Jerick McKinnon led the Eagles in rushing six times, with significant influence on Georgia Southern's ninth NCAA rushing title, best across all divisions.
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Jerick McKinnon was a factor in Eagles claiming four of the top seven NCAA Division I single-game rushing totals.
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Jerick McKinnon was credited with 79 passing yards against the Bears, including a 47-yard completion to Zach Walker and a 32-yard touchdown reception by Darreion Robinson.
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Jerick McKinnon gained 171 yards and scored a season-best four rushing touchdown against Old Dominion with three of them coming in the fourth quarter.
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Jerick McKinnon sprinted for a season-long rush of 87 yards for a touchdown in only 12 seconds.
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Jerick McKinnon's 87-yard scoring play against the Bisons ranks as the third-longest in Georgia Southern history behind only Mark Myer's 92-yard score run against Appalachian State in 2002 and Peterson's 91-yard score against East Tennessee State in 1998.
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Jerick McKinnon hooked up with Zack Walker for one of the shortest touchdown drives of the year, a career-long 75-yard pass, the longest pass completion of the 2012 season, and 11th-longest in Georgia Southern history, against Furman in a mere 10 seconds.
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Jerick McKinnon rushed for three touchdowns and a game-ending two-point conversion in a triple-overtime thriller at Chattanooga for a total of 20 points.
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Jerick McKinnon eluded three Moc defenders rolling left and dashing into the endzone for the game-winning touchdown and followed that play with the two-point conversion.
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Jerick McKinnon finished his junior season eighth on the Georgia Southern career list, just behind Tracy Ham's 3,212 yards.
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Jerick McKinnon was selected for the initial watch list for the Walter Payton Award by The Sports Network and was named team MVP for the second straight year after earning the honors for the first time as a junior at the team's annual banquet.
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Jerick McKinnon had a season-long run with a rush of 66 yards against the Gators, which was the longest recorded against the Gators in 2013.
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Jerick McKinnon tied a career-best with two passing touchdowns against St Francis, hitting Kentrellis Showers for a 35-yard touchdown pass and a season-long 50-yard score to Montay Crockett.
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Jerick McKinnon eclipsed the 3,000-yard rushing mark with 114 yards against Wofford with six double-digit carries and added two touchdowns in that game.
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Jerick McKinnon directed the Eagles offense to majority of the 576 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns in the season opener as the highest single-game totals in NCAA Division I in 2013.
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Jerick McKinnon was involved in 12 of the Eagles' longest plays of 2013, including the top three and scored the first touchdown in six of the 10 games in which he played.
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Jerick McKinnon was honored as the Iron Works Dedication Award winner for the third time and second-straight year.
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Jerick McKinnon was invited to the 2014 NFL Scouting Combine, where he improved his stock by running unofficial times of 4.38 and 4.35 in the 40-yard dash while leading all running backs in bench press reps with 32.
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Jerick McKinnon showcased his athletic ability with a broad jump of 11'0" and a vertical leap of 40.5".
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Jerick McKinnon was selected in the 3rd round by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2014 NFL draft.
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Jerick McKinnon was the seventh running back to be selected that year.
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Jerick McKinnon recorded a pair of 100-yard games on the season, with the first of them coming in Week 4 against the Atlanta Falcons with 135 yards rushing on 18 carries with a long of 55, which was the fifth-longest run by a rookie running back in the NFL in 2014.
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Jerick McKinnon became the first Vikings rookie to break the 100-yard mark since Adrian Peterson did it back in 2007.
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Jerick McKinnon finished the game with 40 yards on 11 carries and 42 yards on 6 receptions.
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In 2015, Jerick McKinnon led the team for the second straight season in yards per carry with a 5.2 average and logged a career-high three total touchdowns.
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Jerick McKinnon had his first career multi-touchdown game against the New York Giants the following week, rushing for a seven-yard touchdown and a career-long 68-yard touchdown to solidify a playoff-clinching win for the Vikings.
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Jerick McKinnon entered the 2017 season second on the depth chart behind rookie Dalvin Cook.
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Jerick McKinnon finished the 2017 regular-season with a career-high 570 rushing yards and three touchdowns along with 51 receptions for 421 yards and two touchdowns.
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On March 14,2018, Jerick McKinnon signed a four-year, $30 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers.
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Jerick McKinnon was placed on injured reserve two days later.
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Jerick McKinnon suffered a setback from his knee surgery during training camp and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on August 31,2019.
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Jerick McKinnon made his return to the NFL in Week 1 of the 2020 season against the Arizona Cardinals.
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Jerick McKinnon scored a touchdown in the following two games to give him four consecutive games with a touchdown to start the season.
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Jerick McKinnon signed a one-year contract with the Chiefs on April 30,2021.
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Jerick McKinnon re-signed with the team on June 14,2022.
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In Week 17, Jerick McKinnon set an NFL record with five consecutive games with receiving touchdowns, a feat never before accomplished by a running back.
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Jerick McKinnon increased the streak to six games in Week 18.
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Jerick McKinnon finished the 2022 season with 72 carries for 291 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown to go along with 56 receptions for 512 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns.
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Jerick McKinnon's nine receiving touchdowns led the league for receiving touchdowns among running backs.
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Jerick McKinnon later helped the Chiefs win Super Bowl LVII over the Eagles.
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Jerick McKinnon was activated on February 10,2024, in time for Super Bowl LVIII.