Texas A&M Player Profile: Defensive Back, Jarred Kerr

Going into the 2022 football season, Aggies Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas A&M roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Jimbo Fisher this season.

True Freshman Jarred Kerr is listed as both a safety and athlete according to various recruiting sites after spending a majority of his early playing career as verstatile utility player, playing offense and defense for Lextington High School in Lexington, Texas. Lexington, only an hour so away from College Station, gave Kerr the opportunity to be the star for a smaller program, immeditiatly making a name for himself during his 2019 sophomore season being named District 8-3A D-II Overall MVP after accounting for 55 tackles, 3 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries to on defense, and 1,375 yards rushing and 19 total touchdowns on offense. During his 2020 junior season, he finished with and astounding 114 tackles, 3 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 forced fumble at the safety positon, and was name as a  District 13-3A first-team selection.

Preseason Player Profile

Hometown: Lexington, Texas

Height: 6-0

Weight: 185lbs

247Sports Composite Ranking

Class of 2022: 4-Star player ranking 51st ranked player in Texas, 32nd ranked safety prospect in the country

Depth Chart Overview

Jarred Kerr (Freshman) is projected as a reserve safety for Texas A&M who has the chance to be apart of the defensive back rotation in the near future based on his development in A&M’s 4-2-5 defensive scheme, led by the first year defensive coordinator for the Aggies, D.J. Durkin. Kerr will most likely be competing for snaps with free safety Deyon “Smoke” Bouie (Freshman). As a small school prospect with obvious talent on both offense and defense, Kerr has the chance to continue his utility based play during his time at A&M, but because of his 6-0, 185lb frame combined…