Jae’Lon Oglesby

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Class:
Junior
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 175
Position:
RB
Hometown:
Central, S.C.
High School:
D.W. Daniel
Last College:
Memphis

Prior to SFA: Spent one season at the University of Memphis after attending Fork Union Military Academy for one year … Saw action in nine games for the Tigers at wide receiver and as a kick return specialist … Team’s top true freshman receiver with 20 catches for 167 yards and a TD … Had seven multi-reception games and a season-long catch of 30 yards … Also had five rushes for 59 yards and a team-high 25 kick returns for 588 yards … His kick-return average was seventh-most for a season in Memphis history … Fourth on the team with 814 all-purpose yards … Originally signed with Clemson out of high school as a four-star recruit … Rushed for over 6,000 yards as an all-purpose back at D.W. Daniel High School in Central, S.C. … Two-time Anderson Independent Mail Player of the Year … 2013 South Carolina Mr. Football finalist … Three-time all-state selection … Helped the Lions to a 14-1 record and the South Carolina High School League 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 … Rated as No. 1 all-purpose back in the nation … Played in the 2013 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas … Earned 2012 SCVarsity.com All-State Second Team accolades.