Jerramy Stevens

Jerramy Ryan Stevens (born November 13, 1979) is a former American football tight end.

A 1998 graduate, Stevens was a letterman in football, basketball, and track.

In football, Stevens originally played quarterback.

He passed for 5,000 yards during his high school career, including throwing for 2,000 yards as a junior.

As a senior, he earned first-team All-Narrows League and was named to The Olympian's All-Area team as a safety.

During his senior year, he and another student were accused of beating a schoolmate over his head with a baseball bat and stomping on his face on June 2, 1998.

The victim suffered a broken jaw and ate with a straw for six months.

Upon questioning by authorities, Stevens initially denied being involved in the fight but admitted his wrongdoing later.

Stevens was charged with felony assault and was ordered to home detention while awaiting trial.

Because he tested positive for cannabis during home detention, Stevens spent three weeks in Thurston County jail.

Three football coaches at the University of Washington wrote the trial judge affirming that Stevens's scholarship offer was still valid, and the judge allowed Stevens to participate in training camp with Washington even though Stevens violated home detention orders.

As a result of a plea deal, Stevens was convicted of misdemeanor assault and received credit for time served.

Stevens redshirted the 1998 season and played on the practice squad as quarterback.

With Washington, Stevens was among the team's top receivers in the 1999 and 2000 seasons and won the 2001 Rose Bowl with Washington following an 11–1 season in 2000.

For his redshirt freshman season in 1999, Stevens converted to tight end.

In 1999, Stevens made 21 receptions for 265 yards and 4 touchdowns.

In 2000, Stevens made 43 receptions for 600 yards and 3 touchdowns and won the 2001 Rose Bowl with Washington.

On September 9, in Washington's 34–29 upset over fourth-ranked Miami (Florida), Stevens made 7 receptions for 89 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown pass from Marques Tuiasosopo in a drive that put Washington up 21–3 at the half.

The following game on September 16 against Colorado, Stevens made 7 receptions again but this time for 103 yards.

In the Rose Bowl game, Stevens led Washington in receiving with 5 catches for 51 yards.

In 2001, Stevens made 10 receptions for 88 yards and one touchdown.

Stevens injured his right foot on September 24 and was sidelined until November.

He played college football at Washington and was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft.

Stevens played for the Seahawks and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Stevens was selected by his hometown Seattle Seahawks as their first-round pick in the 2002 NFL Draft; he was the 28th player taken overall.

Seattle traded its first-round (No. 20) and fifth-round (No. 156) choices to Green Bay for the Packers' first-round (No. 28) and second-round (No. 60) choices.

Green Bay used the picks to select Javon Walker and Aaron Kampman.

Because of Stevens's criminal history, Stevens's draft selection by the Seahawks was controversial to the fans.

Coach Mike Holmgren acknowledged that drafting Stevens took him numerous deliberations with Stevens, Stevens's parents, Stevens's coaches at Washington, and even Holmgren's own family.

Stevens played 12 games with one start in his rookie season in 2002 and debuted in the season opener against the Oakland Raiders on September 8.

Forced by Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson, Stevens fumbled his first reception, a four-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck but made two other receptions that game.

On November 24, in a 39–32 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, Stevens made his first touchdown catch as a professional.

The 6-yard touchdown pass from Hasselbeck marked a turning point in the game as Seattle took a 21–17 lead on that touchdown drive and never looked back.

As a rookie, Stevens made 21 receptions for 252 yards and 3 touchdowns.

In 2003, Stevens played all 16 games and started 2, with 6 receptions for 72 yards.

In 2004, Stevens again played all 16 games and started 5.

He made 31 receptions for 349 yards and 3 touchdowns.

In 2005, Stevens became a regular starter at tight end for the Seattle Seahawks and played in Super Bowl XL.

Jerramy Stevens attended River Ridge High School of Lacey, Washington.

In 2005, Stevens started 12 games out of 16 and made 45 receptions for 554 yards and 5 touchdowns.