Jerell Adams

TE · South Carolina 2015 · #89

Last confirmed: South Carolina, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′6″ · Pinewood, SC · Fork Union Military Academy

Jerell Adams: TE · South Carolina · #89.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Ethan WolfTennessee · 2015 · 84% season match
Evan BaylisOregon · 2015 · 82% season match
Alec BloomUConn · 2015 · 70% season match
Brandon LingenMinnesota · 2015 · 67% season match
Andrew VollertSan José State · 2014 · 64% season match

Jerell Adams

TE · South Carolina · #89

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. He has spent two seasons in the South Carolina receiving corps. On tape: 105 receiving yards and 6 receptions against The Citadel, Week 12, 2015.

How he plays

Play style

Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

South Carolina in the news

South Carolina DB out for Tennessee gameOn3 Oct 24
New suites sold out247Sports Oct 20
Four players ruled out for South Carolina vs. FloridaOn3 Oct 11
Shane Beamer's buyout complicates exitRubbing the Rock Oct 8

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	South Carolina	28	421	15.0	3
2014	South Carolina	21	279	13.3	1
Career		49	700	14.3	4

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 17-13vs North Carolina	2	18	9.0	0	16
Wk 2	L 22-26vs Kentucky	3	52	17.3	1	33
Wk 3	L 20-52@ No. 7 Georgia	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 4	W 31-14vs UCF	3	47	15.7	0	17
Wk 5	L 10-24@ Missouri	3	32	10.7	0	21
Wk 6	L 24-45@ No. 7 LSU	1	36	36.0	1	36
Wk 7	W 19-10vs Vanderbilt	2	32	16.0	0	25
Wk 9	L 28-35@ Texas A&M	1	1	1.0	0	1
Wk 10	L 24-27@ Tennessee	2	37	18.5	1	30
Wk 11	L 14-24vs No. 11 Florida	4	46	11.5	0	18
Wk 12	L 22-23vs The Citadel	6	105	17.5	0	30	Season-high 105 yds
Total		28	421	15.0	3	36

Signature game

Week 10 · 2015

L 24-27

at Tennessee

2 rec · 37 yds · 1 TD

With S. Kelly — 49.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 56 long · P. Orth — 233 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 60.6 · 42 rush yds (9 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 6 · LSU · 4th and 8 · Q3 · EPA +5.47Perry Orth pass complete to Jerell Adams for 36 yds for a TD, (Elliott Fry KICK)
Week 12 · The Citadel · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.53Perry Orth pass complete to Jerell Adams for 27 yds to the Citad 25 for a
Week 10 · Tennessee · 4th and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.21Perry Orth pass complete to Jerell Adams for 7 yds for a TD, (Elliott Fry KICK)
Week 2 · Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.90Orth to Adams: a 33-yard pass.
Week 4 · UCF · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Lorenzo Nunez pass complete to Jerell Adams for 17 yds to the SCaro 47 for a
Week 4 · UCF · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.67Lorenzo Nunez pass complete to Jerell Adams for 15 yds to the UCF 33 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · North Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.50Connor Mitch pass complete to Jerell Adams for 16 yds to the NCaro 48 for a
Week 12 · The Citadel · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.50Perry Orth pass complete to Jerell Adams for 12 yds to the SCaro 47 for a
Week 7 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.19Perry Orth pass complete to Jerell Adams for 25 yds to the Vandy 44 for a
Week 4 · UCF · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.18Lorenzo Nunez pass complete to Jerell Adams for 15 yds to the SCaro 49 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Steve Spurrier — 10-15 over that span.

2014South Carolina7-6HC: Steve Spurrier · Balanced

2015South Carolina3-9HC: Steve Spurrier · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Strength: rec yards (84th percentile). Concern: catch rate (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#182 / 684 · 73rd pct

14.2

Explosive rate#242 / 684 · 64th pct

13.3%

EPA / target#262 / 684 · 62nd pct

0.56

TD rate#321 / 684 · 53rd pct

4.4%

Catch rate#514 / 684 · 24th pct

60.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#16 / 119 · 86th pct

15.0

Rec yards#20 / 119 · 84th pct

421

Receptions#29 / 119 · 76th pct

Rec TDs#32 / 119 · 63rd pct

Long catch#54 / 119 · 54th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

93rd → 62nd percentile

Explosive rate

78th → 64th percentile

Catch rate

90th → 24th percentile

TD rate

46th → 53rd percentile

Yards / catch

65th → 73rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.6	56.4	15.6	0.2
Road5g	1.6	24.2	16.2	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.1	33.1	17.1	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	3.2	47.2	12.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Steve Spurrier

Pass share

45.6%

349 pass / 417 run

Plays / game

63.8

12 games

Team sack rate

6.6%

379 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

28 catches in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Jerell Adams

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

South Carolina in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

28 catches in 11 games

Four seasons at South Carolina, drafted

His moves

2011

2012

2016