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Overview
\n<\/strong>Position<\/strong>: Interior defensive line
\nHeight<\/strong>: 6’7″
\nWeight<\/strong>: 305 pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>: Notre Dame Fighting Irish<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\n40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.93 seconds
\nBench press<\/strong>: 23 reps
\nVertical jump<\/strong>: 32.0 inches
\nBroad jump<\/strong>: 9 feet, 7 inches
\nThree-cone drill<\/strong>: 7.45 seconds
\n20-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 4.33 seconds (fifth among defensive tackles)<\/p>\n

Jerry Tillery 2019 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Jerry Tillery<\/a><\/strong> is an example of a player who excelled on both sides of the football in high school. A MaxPreps second-team All-American offensive lineman, Tillery also tallied seven sacks and 15 tackles for loss as a senior at Evangel Christian High School in Shreveport, LA. He was the first commit of Brian Kelly<\/a><\/strong>‘s 2015 recruiting class, giving his pledge to Notre Dame in June of 2013. And he proceeded to make an immediate impact for the Irish.<\/p>\n

Tillery registered one sack in his debut as a true freshman in ND’s 2015 season-opener against Texas. Though it was his only sack of the year, he played in 12 games that year and finished sixth among all defensive linemen in tackles. The following year was his first as a regular contributor as he started 11 of 12 games. Among the highlights of his 2016 season was accumulating nine tackles including one for loss against NC State.<\/p>\n

As an upperclassman, Tillery continued his ascent into one of the Irish’s top defensive playmakers. He led the team in sacks as both a junior and a senior and added a combined 19.5 tackles for loss and 16 quarterback hurries during that time. It played a prominent role in Notre Dame emerging as arguably major college football’s most improved defense in 2017. And he helped the Irish build upon that success a year later as they finished the regular season undefeated and were one of 19 FBS programs that gave up fewer than 20 points per game.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h2>\n