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25 Facts About Junior Hemingway

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Junior Hemingway was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2012 NFL draft.

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Junior Hemingway completed his redshirt senior season in 2011 for the Michigan Wolverines football team.

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Junior Hemingway led the 2011 team in receptions and receiving yards, and was tied for the lead in receiving touchdowns.

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Junior Hemingway received 2011 All-Big Ten honorable mention and was the 2012 Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player.

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The improvement resulted in Junior Hemingway's league-leading 2010 average of 18.5 yards per reception improving to 20.6 yards per reception in 2011, which was the third-best average per catch in the nation.

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Junior Hemingway was regarded as the 12th best player in the state of South Carolina by Rivals.

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Junior Hemingway was the second highest rated recruit in Michigan's class of 2007 according to ESPN.

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Junior Hemingway posted 12 receptions in the 2006 Class 4A Division 2 South Carolina High School League championship game against Greenwood High School.

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Junior Hemingway participated in the North-South Game of the Carolinas.

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Junior Hemingway recorded a reception in the January 1,2008 Capital One Bowl against the Florida Gators.

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Junior Hemingway was limited as a true sophomore by mononucleosis which caused him to miss the final eight games of the season for the 2008 team, but did make one start.

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Junior Hemingway received a medical redshirt as a result of the illness.

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Junior Hemingway posted his first 100-yard reception game, first two-touchdown performance and a career-high five-reception effort in the September 5 season opener for the 2009 team against Western Michigan, during his third career start.

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Junior Hemingway missed the following week's rivalry game against Notre Dame due to an ankle sprain.

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Junior Hemingway served as a punt returner making 10 returns for 86 yards.

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Junior Hemingway was expected to help pick up the slack created by the full-season suspension of Stonum.

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Junior Hemingway concluded the season with team highs of 34 receptions, 699 yards and four receiving touchdowns, giving him a conference leading 20.6 yards per reception.

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Junior Hemingway's receiving average ranked third in all of Division I FBS.

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Junior Hemingway ranked second among wide receivers and seventh overall in the 60-yard shuttle with a time of 11.16.

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Junior Hemingway ranked 3rd among the wide receivers in the bench press with 21 reps.

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Junior Hemingway was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft with the 238th selection overall.

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Junior Hemingway is one of three Michigan Wolverines and 41 Big Ten players drafted.

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Junior Hemingway seemed to have moved into the fourth wide receiver position behind Dwayne Bowe, Donnie Avery, and Dexter McCluster.

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Junior Hemingway injured his hamstring in week 7 of the 2014 NFL season against the San Diego Chargers on October 19.

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Junior Hemingway is the older brother of South Carolina Gamecocks defensive tackle, Tonka Junior Hemingway.