Jerick McKinnon

Golden Nuggets

• Given the nickname 'Jet' at Georgia Southern after contributing early as a freshman. McKinnon's strength and conditioning coach was impressed with his abilities and presented him with two options, 'Jet' and 'Juke.' Jerick chose 'Jet', and the nickname has fittingly stuck with him throughout his career.
• Jerick's brother, Lester Norwood, was a defensive back at the University of Florida from 1998-2002.

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Goldmine

• NFL players had the opportunity to participate in the NFL's annual My Cause, My Cleats campaign during a designated home game between Weeks 13-15 of 2018. McKinnon and his teammates represented their respective causes with custom-designed cleats in an effort to raise awareness and funding. Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority has services and programs that include the care of sick, injured, lost and abandoned companion animals, animal cruelty investigations, enforcement of animal laws, education and outreach programs, volunteer and foster programs, and more.
• While at Sprayberry High, McKinnon's head coach Billy Shackelford showed confidence in him, playing him all over the field at quarterback, running back, wide receiver and defensive back. Shackelford urged schools to recruit McKinnon and proclaimed that he had zero red flags as a prospect, and would outwork any player on their current roster. Yet, despite a successful high school career, McKinnon was shunned by major schools like Illinois and Georgia Tech, who passed on him for taller or heavier prospects. Later, despite an extremely successful career at Georgia Southern, McKinnon's draft projection stated that he was a 'jack of all trades, but a master of none.' For McKinnon, the comments just served as additional motivation. "That kind of rubbed me the wrong way," he said. "I've got it as the screensaver on my phone. I look at it every day. It fuels me." Three years into his NFL career, McKinnon played in his hometown of Atlanta for the first time. For his homecoming, McKinnon made sure that Coach Shackleford, the man who always believed in him, had prime seats for the game.

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