Jerry
Tillery.
Jerry
Tillery.
Notre Dame· 6'6"· 295 lb· 4.93s 40
Tillery's best projection is as a 3-technique in a one-gap 4-3 penetrating front, where his athletic ability and disruptive potential can be maximized.
Year 1: Rotational interior pass rusher. Ceiling: Impact starter, Pro Bowl caliber 3-technique.
He would be a poor fit as a two-gap nose tackle in a 3-4 scheme, as his frame and play style are not suited for consistently holding the point of attack.
Tillery's burst and length make him a natural fit for schemes that prioritize upfield penetration and disruption from the interior defensive line.
Selected #28 overall in Round 1 of the 2019 NFL Draft by Los Angeles Chargers out of Notre Dame.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.93sp50
- Vertical
- 32inp50
- Broad jump
- 115inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.45sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.33sp50
- Bench
- 23repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 12 | 53 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 11 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 34 | 119 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Jerry Tillery played three and a half seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers as a defensive tackle before being waived. He then played for the Las Vegas Raiders and Minnesota Vikings.