Jurrion Dickey
| Oregon Ducks – No. 13 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 15, 2005[1] East Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Menlo-Atherton (CA) |
Jurrion Dickey (born June 15, 2005)[1] is an American football wide receiver for the Oregon Ducks football team.
Early years
[edit]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.[2] He was rated as a five-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 Georgia, Miami (FL), Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Washington, and Wisconsin.[3] The San Francisco Chronicle wrote a feature story in March 2023 about Dickey's experience in the "Wild West of NIL".[4]
Dickey suustained an injury that resulted in him missing much of his senior year.[2][5] He appeared in only four games as a senior, totaling 20 catchers for 453 yards and six touchdowns.[2]
College football
[edit]Dickey committed to Oregon in May 2022 and signed his letter of intent in December 2022.[6] 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."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jurrion Dickey, WR, Oregon". dynastyleaguefootball.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c Max Torres (May 8, 2023). "5-Star Oregon WR Signee Jurrion Dickey Recovering From Injury Ahead of Enrollment". SI.com.
- ^ "Jurrion Dickey". University of Oregon. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ Connor Letourneau (March 7, 2023). "How Oregon 5-star recruit Jurrion Dickey navigated 'Wild West of NIL'". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ David Kiefer (October 22, 2022). "With receiver Jurrion Dickey on crutches, Menlo-Atherton runs past Menlo School". The Mercury News.
- ^ Max Torres (December 22, 2022). "Oregon Signs All-American Wide Receiver Jurrion Dickey". SI.com.
- ^ "Why freshman Jurrion Dickey is wearing No. 99". Statesman Journal. August 7, 2023. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
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