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Jersey Number 35
Cecil Cherry
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Frostproof, Fla.
- Previous School:
- Grambling State
- High School:
- Victory Christian Academy
Bio
Awards and Honors
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Grambling State where he played one season for head coach Broderick Fobbs…He played in six games for the Tigers where he compiling 15 total tackles, including nine solos and six assists…Notched 3.5 tackles for loss totaling 13 yards…Recorded two sacks and an interception…Spent one season at Coahoma Community College where he was named to the MACJC All-State North first team defense…Combined for 104 total tackles, including 72 solos and 32 assists…Notched eight tackles for loss…Tabbed MACJC Defensive MVP, MACJC Linebacker of the Year, NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American and named to NJCAA Region 24 Defensive Team…Originally signed with Texas before transferring to South Florida in 2015…Tallied 30 tackles in 2016, helping the Bulls to a 10-2 record and a berth in the Birmingham Bowl under head coach Willie Taggert….Prepped at Victory Christian Academy where he played for head coach Tommy Lewis…Named Small School Defensive Player of the Year by the Lakeland Ledger…Posted 160 tackles, two sacks, four interceptions and four forced fumbles as a senior…Named to the first team all-county twice…Selected to the Ledger’s Super 16…Tallied 90 tackles and 4.5 sacks as a junior at Frostproof High School...Ranked No. 12 among inside linebackers in the nation…Four-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports.
PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 10, 1995...Son of Winston D Cherry and Tami Flint...Has 19 siblings...Graduated from Grambling State with a degree in criminal justice…Pursuing a graduate degree in secondary education...Comes from a deep NFL bloodline of Ray Lewis (NFL Hall of Fame; Godfather), Warren Sapp (NFL Hall of Fame; uncle), Demetrius Cherry (brother), Travis Henry (uncle), and Alvin Harper (uncle).
- STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week (11/4/19)
- OVC Defensive Player of the Week (11/3/19)
- TSWAÂ Defensive Player of the Week (11/5/19)
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Grambling State where he played one season for head coach Broderick Fobbs…He played in six games for the Tigers where he compiling 15 total tackles, including nine solos and six assists…Notched 3.5 tackles for loss totaling 13 yards…Recorded two sacks and an interception…Spent one season at Coahoma Community College where he was named to the MACJC All-State North first team defense…Combined for 104 total tackles, including 72 solos and 32 assists…Notched eight tackles for loss…Tabbed MACJC Defensive MVP, MACJC Linebacker of the Year, NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American and named to NJCAA Region 24 Defensive Team…Originally signed with Texas before transferring to South Florida in 2015…Tallied 30 tackles in 2016, helping the Bulls to a 10-2 record and a berth in the Birmingham Bowl under head coach Willie Taggert….Prepped at Victory Christian Academy where he played for head coach Tommy Lewis…Named Small School Defensive Player of the Year by the Lakeland Ledger…Posted 160 tackles, two sacks, four interceptions and four forced fumbles as a senior…Named to the first team all-county twice…Selected to the Ledger’s Super 16…Tallied 90 tackles and 4.5 sacks as a junior at Frostproof High School...Ranked No. 12 among inside linebackers in the nation…Four-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports.
PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 10, 1995...Son of Winston D Cherry and Tami Flint...Has 19 siblings...Graduated from Grambling State with a degree in criminal justice…Pursuing a graduate degree in secondary education...Comes from a deep NFL bloodline of Ray Lewis (NFL Hall of Fame; Godfather), Warren Sapp (NFL Hall of Fame; uncle), Demetrius Cherry (brother), Travis Henry (uncle), and Alvin Harper (uncle).
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