Jermaine Gonzales

Class:
Junior
Position:
WR
Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Hometown:
Pontiac, Mich.
High School:
Orchard Lake St. Mary's

At Michigan ... four-year letterman ... played in 40 career games and made one start (at Indiana, 2004) ... made 14 career receptions for 233 yards and two touchdowns ... completed 7-of-13 passes for 88 yards during the 2001 season.

5th Year (2004) ... earned fourth varsity letter ... played in all 12 games at wide receiver ... caught seven passes for 94 and scored one receiving touchdown ... played wide receiver vs. Miami (Sept. 4) and at Notre Dame (Sept. 11) ... made first catch of season for 10 yards vs. San Diego State (Sept. 18) ... caught one pass for four yards vs. Iowa (Sept. 25) ... hauled in two passes for 48 yards at Indiana (Oct. 2), including game's opening TD on a 40-yard pass from Chad Henne ... made first career start at receiver vs. Minnesota (Oct. 9) ... played receiver and on special teams units at Illinois (Oct. 16) ... saw action at receiver against Purdue (Oct. 23) and Michigan State (Oct. 30) ... played receiver vs. Northwestern (Nov. 13) ... made two catches for 27 yards at Ohio State (Nov. 20) ... saw action at receiver and special teams vs. Texas in the Rose Bowl (Jan. 1).

Senior (2003) ... earned third varsity letter ... played in 10 of 13 games, catching one pass for nine yards ... saw time at wide receiver vs. Central Michigan (Aug. 30) ... did not see game action vs. Houston (Sept. 6) ... played at wide receiver vs. Notre Dame (Sept. 13) ... did not see game action vs. Oregon (Sept. 20) ... played at wide receiver vs. Indiana (Sept. 27), recording his first catch of the season for nine yards ... special teams contributor at Iowa (Oct. 4) ... played at wide receiver and on special teams at Minnesota (Oct. 10) ... saw time at wide receiver vs. Illinois (Oct. 18) ... played wide receiver vs. Purdue (Oct. 25) ... did not see game action at Michigan State (Nov. 1) ... special teams contributor at Northwestern (Nov. 15) ... played wide receiver vs. Ohio State (Nov. 22) and vs. Southern California in the Rose Bowl (Jan. 1).

Junior (2002) ... earned second varsity letter ... played in 10 games ... caught four passes for 59 yards ... saw time at wide receiver against Western Michigan (Sept. 7), Utah (Sept. 21), Purdue (Oct. 19) and Iowa (Oct. 26) ... played wide receiver and special teams at Illinois (Sept. 28) ... caught first two passes of the season for 31 yards vs. Michigan State (Nov. 2) ... made one reception for 24 yards at Minnesota (Nov. 9) ... returned two punts for seven yards and played wide receiver vs. Wisconsin (Nov. 16) ... saw playing time at wide receiver at Ohio State (Nov. 23) ... caught one pass for four yards vs. Florida in the Outback Bowl (Jan. 1).

Sophomore (2001) ... earned first varsity letter ... played in eight of 12 games ... passed for 88 yards, completing seven-of-13 passing attempts ... rushed for 21 yards ... caught a touchdown pass at wideout and registered 71 yards on two catches ... made career debut against Miami of Ohio (Sept. 1) ... did not see game action at Washington (Sept. 8) ... completed both passing attempts for 44 yards late in the game vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 22) ... caught a 51-yard pass from Marquise Walker and went 1-of-2 passing on Michigan's final scoring drive vs. Illinois (Sept. 29) ... passed for 17 yards with one completion in two attempts at Penn State (Oct. 6) ... named ABC Player of the Game after catching a 20-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter at Michigan State (Nov. 3) ... set career highs in pass attempts and rushing yardage, going 2-of-4 passing, rushing six times for 14 yards vs. Minnesota (Nov. 10) ... rushed once for four yards and threw two incompletions in a series at Wisconsin (Nov. 17) ... played one series at quarterback vs. Ohio State (Nov. 24) ... did not see game action against Tennessee in the Florida Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1).

Freshman (2000) ... did not see game action ... Basketball ... joined team on Jan. 23, 2001 ... played in five games, recording one rebound, one assist, one blocked shot and one steal.

Prep ... attended Orchard Lake St. Mary's High School (2000) coached by George Porritt ... three-year starter at quarterback and two-year starter at safety ... started and lettered all four years ... ran 40-yard dash in 4.55 seconds and bench pressed 265 pounds ... Key Statistics ... completed 249-of-474 passes for 3,336 yards and 60 touchdowns during career ... carried 273 times for 1,444 career yards and scored 34 rushing TDs ... registered 215 tackles during career, including 18 TFLs, two sacks and 13 interceptions ... broke every passing mark in school history during career ... led team to state Class B title senior year, completing 132-of-198 passes for 2,489 yards and 29 touchdowns ... did not toss an interception during his senior year ... carried the ball 80 times for 456 yards and nine TDs senior year ... sealed state championship victory with a 69-yard touchdown pass as a senior ... registered 80 tackles senior season, including eight interceptions ... Honors and Rankings ... USA Today High School All-America honorable mention ... SuperPrep Magazine All-America ... ranked as No. 14 in Midwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... rated No. 4 on Detroit Free Press "Fabulous 50" List for state of Michigan ... listed as No. 25 player in Midwest region by Prep Star Magazine ... ranked as No. 22 player in Midwest by Prep Football Report ... rated three-star prospect and as nation's No. 51 quarterback by Rivals100.com ... listed as No. 16 quarterback nationally and No. 14 player in Midwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... two-time first-team all-state selection ... Detroit Free Press "Best of the Midwest" honorable mention ... Other Sports ... four-year varsity starter and letterman in basketball ... averaged 15.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game in helping lead squad to 28-0 record and state championship as a senior ... named to Prep Spotlight All-State Dream Team and earned second-team all-state honors.

Personal ... Jermaine Gonzales was born Nov. 22, 1981 ... nickname is "Red" ... comes from high school that produced seven NFL players, and former U-M receiver DiAllo Johnson ... enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... undecided on major.