2018 Football Roster
Jersey Number 12
Gary Jennings
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stafford, Va.
- High School:
- Colonial Forge HS
- Played in 50 career games and started 22
2018 (Sr.)
- Played in 11 games and started eight at inside receiver
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (WR)
- Ranks No. 6 in WVU history in career receiving yards (2,294) and No. 7 in career receptions (168)
- Fourth on WVU’s single-season receiving TD list with 13
- Leads the team with 917 receiving yards
- Sits No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 5 in the country with 13 receiving touchdowns
- Finished No. 7 in the Big 12 in receiving yards per game (83.4) and No. 10 in receptions per game (4.9)
- Ranked No. 7 in the Big 12 in scoring (7.1)
- Caught seven passes for a career-high 225 yards and two touchdowns vs. Oklahoma, including a career long 75-yard TD; it was his seventh career 100-yard game
- His 225 receiving yards against the Sooners are tied for No. 2 on WVU’s single-game receiving list
- Finished with a team-high seven catches for 92 yards and a TD at Oklahoma State; the score was his 11th of the year
- Caught his 10th touchdown of the season vs. TCU; finished with five receptions for 58 yards
- Finished with two catches for 40 yards at Texas, including a 33-yard touchdown with just 16 seconds left
- Caught three passes for 100 yards and two scores vs. Baylor, his sixth career 100-yard performance and third multi-TD game of the season
- Tallied a team-high four receptions for 38 yards at ISU
- Caught seven passes for 70 yards and two scores at Texas Tech - his second multi-TD game
- Recorded three catches for 31 yards, including a long of 17, against Kansas State
- Hauled in six catches for 97 yards and a career-high three touchdowns vs. Youngstown State
- Became the seventh Mountaineer in program history to record three touchdowns in a game vs. the Penguins
- WVU Offensive Champion - Tennessee
- Caught six passes for 113 yards and a touchdown against Tennessee, his fifth career 100-yard game against Tennessee, his fifth career 100-yard games
2017 (Jr.)
- Started all 13 games at inside receiver
- All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
- WVU Offensive Player of the Year
- Saw 834 snaps on offense in 2017
- Had four 100-yard receiving performances in 2017
- His 97 receptions ranked No. 5 in school history
- Ranked No. 6 in school history with 1,096 receiving yards
- No. 15 on the career receptions list, with 114
- Ranked No. 4 nationally and No. 1 in the Big 12 with 7.5 receptions per game
- Has recorded 1,096 receiving yards in 2017, placing No. 18 nationally and
No. 4 in the Big 12 - Averaged 84.3 receiving yards per game, ranking No. 24 in the country and
No. 5 in the Big 12 - Surpassed the 1,000 yards receiving mark with a 16-yard reception in the
third quarter against Texas - WVU Offensive Champion: Kansas State, tied a season-high with 13
receptions for 115 yards - Caught seven passes against Iowa State, the eighth time this season he has
registered at least six receptions in a game - Had eight receptions for 116 yards at Baylor
- Hauled in nine catches for 68 yards against Texas Tech
- Caught 10 passes for 80 yards at TCU, the second time he has had at least
10 receptions in a game - Had six catches for 75 yards at Kansas
- Finished with 128 yards on six catches against Delaware State, averaging
21.3 yards a catch - Hauled in 13 catches against Virginia Tech, tying for fourth-most in school
history - His 189 receiving yards against Virginia Tech tied for No. 13 in school history
and marked the most receiving yards by a WVU player in an opening game
2016 (So.)
- Played in 13 games and started one
- Added depth at wide receiver, was one the kickoff returners and the team’s punt returner
- Finished with 10 catches for 165 yards, two touchdowns and a long of 58 yards
- Earned the first start of his career against Miami in the Russell Athletic Bowl
- Had a season-best three catches for a career-high 69 yards with a touchdown against Baylor
- Scored first touchdown of season with an 11-yard catch against TCU
- Season-long 47-yard reception at Texas Tech
2015 (Fr.)
- Played in 13 games in 2015
- Added depth at wide receiver and was a punt returner
- Had seven catches for 116 yards, a touchdown with a long reception of 64 yards
- Finished with a team-leading 13 punt returns for 69 yards, an average of 5.3 yards per return with a long of 21 yards
- Turned in the team's longest punt return of the season in the Catcus Bowl against Arizona State with a 21-yard return
- Had a season-high 68 receiving yards on two catches against Arizona State in the Cactus Bowl
- Registered his first career touchdown and season-long catch (64) against ASU
- WVU Special Teams Champion against Arizona State
- One kickoff return at Kansas State for his season-long of 35 yards
- Had a then season-long 20-yard reception at Kansas
- Three kickoff returns at Baylor
- Then his season-high 28 yard kickoff return at Baylor
- Three punt returns against Oklahoma State
- Caught a career-high four receptions against Liberty
- Finished with a 15-yard punt return against Liberty
High School
- Coached by Bill Brown at Colonial Forge High
- Played quarterback, wide receiver and safety and returned kicks
- Saw limited action as a senior due to injury
- Named to the 2014 Virginia All-6A First-Team Defense
- Also earned All-State second-team honors as an all-purpose offensive player
- Helped Colonial Forge to a 10-4 season in 2014 and the state quarterfinals
- Guided Colonial Forge to a No. 17 ranking in the state of Virginia
- Had two rushing touchdowns, two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown in a 31-0 win over North Stafford
- Named All-Conference 4 first team offensive all-purpose player and first team on defense as a defensive back No. 4 ranked player in the area by the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
- An all-area first-team selection at defensive back
- Helped lead Colonial Forge to a 10-4 record in 2013, advanced to the Virginia 6A State semifinals and finished as the No. 9 ranked team in the state
- Earned All-Group 6A South Region as utility player on defense
- Named All-Conference 4 All-Purpose on defense
- Also played basketball at Colonial Forge High
Personal
- Son of Gary and Youlande’ Jennings
- One of four children
- Majoring in sport management
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