Kevin Allan Jurovich (born June 30, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2010. He played college football at San Jose State University.
 Kevin Jurovich at San Francisco 49ers training camp in 2010. | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 30, 1986 Santa Clara, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Valley Christian (San Jose, California) |
| College: | San Jose State |
| Undrafted: | 2010 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Jurovich was also member of the San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears.
Early years
editA native of Santa Clara, California, Jurovich graduated from Valley Christian High School in San Jose, California.[1] He started at quarterback, free safety and punt returner his senior year in high school. The 2003 Valley Christian Warriors won the CCS title. That year, he combined for 19 touchdowns while averaging 23.8 yards per punt return. Jurovich was named 1st team all-ccs by the Mercury News.[2]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Kevin Jurovich CB |
San Jose, CA | Valley Christian HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Feb 4, 2004 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 111 (school) Rivals: 111 (school) 247Sports: 142 (CB), 222 (CA), 90 (school) | ||||||
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College career
editFrom 2004 to 2009, Jurovich played for the San Jose State Spartans football team. He majored in communications.[1]
After redshirting his freshman season in 2004, Jurovich debuted in 2005 as a safety, holding the ball for kick-scoring attempts.[1] As a redshirt sophomore in 2006, during his team's run to the 2006 New Mexico Bowl, Jurovich left the team in October due to a hand injury, among other reasons. Jurovich returned to the team in 2007 as a wide receiver.[3][1][4]
In 2007, he broke San Jose States record for receptions in a season, he finished the season with 85 receptions for 1183 yards and 9 touchdowns.
Jurovich finished his career as San Jose State's all time leader in receptions (160) and fourth in receiving yards(2,143).
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
188 lb (85 kg) |
30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.43 s | 1.57 s | 2.65 s | 4.20 s | 37+1⁄2 in (0.95 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
14 reps | ||
| Bench, arm and hand spans were taken at the NFL Scouting Combine.[5] All other values were taken at Pro Day 2010.[6] | ||||||||||||
Philadelphia Eagles
editOn April 26, 2010, Jurovich signed as an undrafted free agent to the Philadelphia Eagles, but he was released on July 29.[7]
San Francisco 49ers
editThe San Francisco 49ers signed Jurovich to a two-year contract on August 8, 2010.[8][9] Jurovich was on the 49ers practice squad for the 2010 season. Kevin Lynch, writing for SFGate.com, commented that Jurovich "has some kickoff return ability and never drops a pass."[10] The 49ers cut Jurovich on September 3, placed him on practice squad two days later, and signed him again on January 5, 2011.[11] He was released by the 49ers on August 30, 2011.[12]
The Chicago Bears signed Jurovich to the practice squad on December 21, 2011.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Kevin Jurovich". San Jose State Spartans. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012.
- ^ Wilner, Jon (April 21, 2010). "NFL Draft preview: SJSU's Kevin Jurovich gives it his best shot". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Miedema, Lawrence (October 4, 2007). "Jurovich no longer walking a fine line". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ Wilner, Jon (April 20, 2010). "Kevin Jurovich fights to get noticed by NFL scouts". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Kevin Jurovich". www.nfl.com.
- ^ [1] Archived 2015-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kevin Jurovich". San Francisco 49ers. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "49ers Sign WR Kevin Jurovich". San Francisco 49ers. August 8, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ^ Brown, Daniel (August 8, 2010). "Ex-San Jose State star Kevin Jurovich gets chance to live his dream". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ Lynch, Kevin (September 5, 2010). "49ers name practice squad". Niner Insider. SFGate.com. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "San Francisco 49ers Transactions". NFL. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "49ers Trim Roster to 80". Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ Wright, Michael (December 21, 2011). "Bears sign WR Jurovich to practice squad". Chicago Bears Report. ESPN. Retrieved June 2, 2013.