Jerald Sowell - #33 - FB - Tulane - Profile

Career
• Is the New York Jets Career leader in special teams tackles with 135.
• Recorded a career-high 47 catches for 436 yards and one TD in 2003, his first year as the starting FB.
• Sowell wore the number 27 in 1997

2003 Season
• Stepped into the starting FB role and finished second on the team with 47 receptions, good for 436 yards and a TD, as well as carrying the ball once for two yards and serving as the lead blocker for much of RB Curtis Martin's 1,308 rushing yards on the season. Also continued his stellar special teams play, finishing second on the team with 22 tackles to extend his Jets record to 135 career stops in kick coverage.
• His 47 receptions led all AFC FB and ranked second in the leage only to his close friend and former teammate Richie Anderson of the Dallas Cowboys.
• Tied his career high with five receptions, gaining 43 yards and added three special teams tackles in game 16 at MIA.

College/High School
• A four-year letterman(1993-96) at Tulane, where he started two seasons.
• Played in 43 career games for the Green Wave, starting 31 contests
• Finished his career with 1,953 yards rushing and 10 TD on 473 carries (4.1 avg.).
• Caught 101 passes for 1,053 yards (10.4 avg.) and four TD.
• Entered college as a QB but switched to FB midway through his freshman year.
• Redshirted in 1992.
• Was an All-State and All-District selection as a QB at Baker (LA) HS and was named to the district's MVP.
• Led his team to a 10-2 record and the state playoffs as a senior, when he completed 61% of his passes while throwing for 1,136 yards and 11 TD in addition to rushing for 608 yards.
• Twice named the team's MVP.
• A three-year letterman in football and track and lettered twice in basketball.
• Ranked no. 1 in his high school class with a 4.02 GPA.

Personal
• Jerald and his wife, Kim, have two children, Jillian and Jordyn.
• Holds a B.S. in Exercise Science/Kinesiology.
• Was a member of Tulane's 3.0 Club for scholar-athletes maintaining a minimum of a 3.0 GPA.
• Plays golf and enjoys fishing as well, and cites his favorite spot to fish as the Bayous in southern Louisiana.
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• Would like to persue a career in sports rehabilitation medicine when his playing days are over.
• Participated in the Autism Golf Outing to benefit autism research
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• Appears regularly at Jets Academy I, the Club's after-school program located at the Ethan Allen school in Brooklyn,NY.
• Attended the Club's Taste of New York event
• Visited IS 126 in New York City as part of the Club's Jets Geography program, as well as Shore Road School in Bellmore, NY as part of the Jets Readers Club.
• Joined the women of the JWO to host a party for families of domestic violence.
• Participated in the Club's Football Fanfare/Kid Reporter of the Week Program with The Star Ledger.
• Was a clothing model for the JWO Fashion Show that raised more than $20,000 for St. Mary's Children and Family Services.

From 2004 Jets Media Guide