2015 Football Roster
Jae'Lon Oglesby
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Central, S.C.
- HS:
- D.W. Daniel HS
- Prev School:
- Fork Union Military Academy
Career
Has seen action in nine games ... Has 20 catches for 167 yards and one TD ... Has seven multi-reception games ... Also has five rushes for 59 yards and 25 kick returns for 588 yards ... Has 814 all-purpose yards (59 rush/167 receive/588 kick return) ... A midyear signee who inked in December of 2014 … Enrolled at the University of Memphis in January of 2015.
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2015 (Freshman)
Saw action in nine games ... Team’s top true freshman receiver with 20 catches for 167 yards and one TD ... Had seven multi-reception contests ... Had a season-long catch of 30 yards ... Also had five rushes for 59 yards and a team-high 25 kick returns for 588 yards ... Logged a season-long return of 48 yards ... His kick returns tied for the ninth-most for a season in school history ... His kick-return yardage is the seventh-most for a season ... Fourth on team with 814 all-purpose yards (59 rush/167 receive/588 kick return) ... Saw first collegiate action in the season-opening win over Missouri State ... Recorded first collegiate reception, TD catch and kick return vs. the Bears ... Finished the game with two catches for 13 yards and one TD and one kick return for 30 yards ... His TD catch was a four-yard strike at the end of the third quarter ... Had first collegiate rush in a road win at Kansas ... Ran the ball once for 11 yards ... Also had two receptions for 41 yards vs. the Jayhawks ... Logged season-long 30-yard catch vs. Kansas ... Posted season bests for kick returns (6) and yardage (132) in a home win over Cincinnati ... Had 154 all-purpose yards vs. the Bearcats ... Followed Cincinnati game with a season-best 157 all-purpose yards in a win at USF (26 receive/47 rush/84 kick return) ... Registered season longs for rushing (31 yards) and kick returns (48 yards) vs. the Bulls ... His 48-yard kick return to start the second quarter set up the Memphis offense at midfield ... The good field position led to the Tigers’ first TD ... Had an 18-yard catch on that scoring drive ... His 31-yard run moved Memphis from near its goal line and led to a TD that extended a Tigers’ 17-10 lead to 24-10 ... Grabbed a season-high four passes (14 yards) in the upset win over Ole Miss ... Had third 100-yard all-purpose performance in the win over Tulane (22 receive/21 rush/81 kick return) ... Logged fourth game with over 100 all-purpose yards in a road loss at Houston (11 receive/121 kick return) ... Second game of the season with over 100 kick-return yards ... Tied a season high with four receptions at Temple ... Did not play in contests vs. SMU and Auburn to close the season.
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2014 (Fork Union Military Academy)
Following his high school career, attended Fork Union Military Academy for one year ... Signed with Memphis after completing postgraduate work at Fork Union.
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High School
Played for head coach Randy Robinson at D.W. Daniel High School in Central, S.C. ... Rushed for over 6,000 yards in his career ... Two-time Anderson Independent Mail Player of the Year (2012, 2013) ... A 2013 South Carolina Mr. Football finalist ... As a senior in 2013, ran for 2,176 yards and 21 TD … Averaged 9.8 yards per carry … Also caught 38 passes for 557 yards and six TD … Also threw a 65-yard TD … Earned all-state honors his senior campaign … Helped the Lions to a 14-1 record and the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) Class AAAA state title game, a first for the program in 15 years … Rivals.com rated him the nation’s No. 7 running back and the No. 4 prospect in the state of South Carolina … Played in the 2013 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... Had six carries for 57 yards in South Carolina’s win in the annual postseason classic … As a junior in 2012, rushed for 1,750 yards and 28 TD … Earned 2012 SCVarsity.com All-State second team accolades.
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Personal
Birthday is December 1.
