Jurrion Dickey

Jurrion Dickey (born c. 2005) is an American football wide receiver for the Oregon Ducks football team.

Jurrion Dickey
Oregon Ducks – No. 99
PositionWide receiver
ClassFreshman
Personal information
Born:c. 2005 (age 17–18)
East Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolMenlo-Atherton (CA)

Early years

A native of East Palo Alto, California, Dickey attended San Jose Valley Christian High School before transferring as a senior to Menlo-Atherton High School.[1] He was rated as a fives-star player and rated by 247Sports as the No. 13 overall player in the 2023 college football recruiting class. He was ranked as the No. 2 wide receiver by 247Sports, No. 5 by ESPN.com, and No. 7 by Rivals.com. He received scholarship offers from numerous college football programs, including Georga, Miami (FL), Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Washington, and Wisconsin.[2] The San Francisco Chronicle wrote a feature story in March 2023 about Dickey's experience in the "Wild West of NIL".[3]

Dickey suustained an injury that resulted in him missing much of his senior year.[1][4] He appeared in only four games as a senior, totaling 20 catchers for 453 yards and six touchdowns.[1]

College football

Dickey committed to Oregon in May 2022 and signed his letter of intent in December 2022.[5] Upon joining the Oregon Ducks in the summer of 2023, he asked for and received jersey No. 99 at Oregon. Oregon wide receivers coach Junior Adams noted: "He wanted 99, so he got 99. If you know Jurrion, that's Jurrion. I've never had a 99 in 20 years, it's a first."[6]

References
  1. Max Torres (8 May 2023). "5-Star Oregon WR Signee Jurrion Dickey Recovering From Injury Ahead of Enrollment". SI.com.
  2. "Jurrion Dickey". University of Oregon. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. Connor Letourneau (7 March 2023). "How Oregon 5-star recruit Jurrion Dickey navigated 'Wild West of NIL'". San Francisco Chronicle.
  4. David Kiefer (22 October 2022). "With receiver Jurrion Dickey on crutches, Menlo-Atherton runs past Menlo School". The Mercury News.
  5. Max Torres (22 December 2022). "Oregon Signs All-American Wide Receiver Jurrion Dickey". SI.com.
  6. "Why freshman Jurrion Dickey is wearing No. 99". Statesman Journal. 7 August 2023. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
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