University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Should be the Jags’ starting tight end in the fall ... Ranked fifth on preseason list of college football tight ends to watch by NFL.com ... A member of the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List ... Named preseason first-team all-Sun Belt Conference by Athlon Sports and ESPN The Magazine ... Had a team-high four catches for 53 yards to help the Red to a two-touchdown win in the annual spring game, scoring the first points of the day with a five-yard touchdown reception less than three minutes into play ... Was a team captain for the Red ... Caught two balls for a team-leading 37 yards in second scrimmage of the spring, with the second a 12-yard scoring play ... Also led the Jaguars with four receptions for 57 yards in the first spring scrimmage.

As A Junior (2015): Was chosen first-team all-Sun Belt Conference and named to the league’s All-Newcomer Team after leading the Jaguars in receptions (41), receiving yards (575), touchdown catches (eight) and total touchdowns scored (12) ... Named first-team all-conference by Phil Steele Publications as well ... Ended the campaign ranked sixth nationally among tight ends in receiving yards per game and tied for 11th at the position in the country in catches per contest ... Tied the school record for touchdown catches in a season, also ranking among the top 10 in program history for receptions and receiving yards in a year … Scored a touchdown in seven straight games from Sept. 19-Nov. 12, the second-longest streak in program history and the longest since moving to the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision ... Earned the coaches’ weekly tight end award following each of the Jags’ five wins, and was presented the “War Daddy” award after defeat of eventual Mountain West Conference champion San Diego State ... Tied for the team lead with nine catches of 20 or more yards ... Caught multiple passes in 11 of South’s 12 games ... Selected the John Mackey Tight End of the Week on Oct. 7 after catching a team-leading five passes for 45 yards and two touchdowns in victory at Troy … Set school record for a tight end with 164 yards receiving in win at SDSU on a season-best eight catches, both the highest individual totals on the team this year … Also had multiple touchdowns against SBC leader Arkansas State, scoring on both a catch and a run … Recorded four receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown in USA debut against Gardner-Webb and four catches for 59 yards and a score in victory over Louisiana-Lafayette ... Also had team-best four receptions in season finale against Appalachian State, and led the squad with three catches in match-up with North Carolina State ... Opened the scoring with an 11-yard touchdown reception in the game against the Wolfpack ... Paced the Jags with three catches in Homecoming victory over Idaho as well as with 35 yards receiving at Georgia Southern ... Collected three receptions for 39 yards at Nebraska as well.

Alabama-Birmingham Highlights (2014): In his only season at UAB, caught 17 passes for 292 yards and a score while playing in all 12 games with one start ... In his lone start for the Blazers, posted career high with eight receptions for 93 yards against Conference USA West Division champion Louisiana Tech ... Had career-best 94 yards on three catches in win over Alabama A&M, following up with two receptions for 64 yards including a touchdown against Florida International.

Junior College Highlights (2012-13): Attended Hutchinson (Kan.) CC after signing with Bethune-Cookman.

High School Highlights: Only played football his senior season at Columbia High — earning all-conference honors — but was a three-year letterwinner in basketball and was also a member of the Eagle track and field team.

Personal: Full name is Gerald Rashard Everett ... Born June 25, 1994, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Favorite movie is “Waist Deep” ... Favorite team is the Seattle Seahawks ... Favorite athlete is Eric Ebron ... Favorite musical artist is Gucci Mane ... Favorite subject is English ... Enjoys watching television in his free time ... An interdisciplinary studies major.