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2014 Football Roster

22 Jimmy Lera

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 182
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Lake Park, Fla.
  • Highschool Palm Beach Gardens

Biography

2014 (SENIOR): Appeared in all 12 games as a back-up running back... had one start against Austin Peay... finished season fourth on the team with 399 yards rushing... tied school record for longest touchdown run from scrimmage with a 96-yard score at Southeast Missouri... had two touchdown runs against Austin Peay finishing with a season high 12 carries for 73 yards... caught six passes for 39 yards and one score at Minnesota... four receptions for 29 yards at Ohio... had nine kickoff returns for 153 yards, four against Southern Illinois for 71 yards... 
2013 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 12 games as a back-up running back... most extensive action in final two regular season games... had season high 111 yards on 12 carries with two touchdowns against Jacksonville State... had 83 yards on 13 carries with one touchdown at UT Martin... finished season with 369 yards and four touchdowns...
2012 (SOPHOMORE): Moved to wide receiver position from running back during 2012 spring practice... appeared in only two games as a back-up wide receiver seeing action at Illinois State and against Austin Peay... did not have any statistics...
2011 (RS-FRESHMAN): Appeared in ten games as a running back... started the game at Austin Peay lining up in the slot receiver position... rushed for 187 yards on 45 carries with an average of 4.2 yards per carry... long run of the season was 76 yards at Northwestern, finished game with 78 yards on three carries... had 14 carries for 40 yards at Murray State... had three receptions for 42 yards...
2010 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played through injury plagued senior season at Palm Beach Gardens HS rushing for 403 yards and a touchdown on just 78 carries for a 5.2 yards per rush average… also caught nine passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns as team finished with a 4-5 record… earned second team All-Palm Beach County Class 6A honors… rushed for 207 yards on 17 carries as a junior.

PERSONAL: Majoring in kinesiology.

Statistics

Season:
2014

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2010Freshman

    Running Back
    5'8" 161 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2010Freshman

    Running Back
    5'8" 161 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2011Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'8" 177 lbs
    1
  • 85

    2012Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 180 lbs
    85
  • 22

    2013Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    5'8" 180 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2013-14Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    5'8" 180 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2014Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    5'8" 182 lbs
    22
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