2017 Football Roster
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Jakobi Meyers
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lithonia, Ga.
- High School:
- Arabia Mountain
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 203
PRONUNCIATION: jah KOE bee
• Converted quarterback who has turned into one of the team’s top receivers.
• Ranks eighth in the ACC in receptions per game (5.3).
• Led the team in receptions in six games, including the last three.
• Turned in three 100-yard receiving games for the season.
• Had the second-longest pass play of the season - a 71-yard touchdown reception - in the win at Florida State.
• Had 112 yards on five catches in that victory.
• Had his 2nd 100-yard game vs. Clemson with a career-high 9 grabs for 105 yards, his third in the regular season finale with UNC.
• Won the team’s 2017 Alpha Rising Awrad for most improved player.
AS A RS - FRESHMAN (2016):
• Moved to wide receiver from quarterback a week before the season opener.
• Saw action in every game.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015):
• Redshirted the season at quarterback, he underwent knee surgery.
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
• Played quarterback at Arabia Mountain High School for coach Stanley Pritchett.
• Also played basketball and baseball for Arabia Mountain.
• Senior Stats: Completed 110 of 170 passes (64.7 percent) for 1,834 yards and 23 touchdowns. Rushed for 534 yards and eight more scores.
• Junior Stats: Threw for 1,600 yards and 15 TDs and rushed for 425 yards and six TDs.
• Honors: Named all-county and all-region as a senior. Named all-region for baseball. Member of National Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars, National Beta Club, and earned the National Academy of Future Physician’s and Medical Scientist Award of Excellence.
• Rankings: Ranked the No. 53 dual-threat QB nationally by ESPN.com.
• Major: Sport management