Jabari Scruggs

Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Ellenwood, Ga.
High School:
Stockbridge HS

2014 at MERCER: Member of Mercer’s scout team as a sophomore.

2013 at MERCER: Played in 10 games at running back and kick returner during redshirt freshman season … Rushed for 234 yards on 24 carries with 2 TDs … Posted 9.8 yards per carry … Led team with 373 kick return yards … Averaged 23.3 yards per return … Also notched one reception for five yards … Tallied 54 yards on just three carries in collegiate debut against Reinhardt … Scored first career touchdown during a 9-carry, 54-yard performance in a win over Warner … Ran for 86 yards including a 66-yard touchdown scamper in a victory over Carnegie Mellon … Totaled one unassisted tackle in a win over Warner.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Stockbridge High School in Stockbridge, Ga., where he graduated in the top 10 percent of his class and was voted Most Intelligent … Earned two varsity letters in football, track and baseball … Helped Stockbridge High School to its best record in school history (9-3) under head football coach Kevin Whitley.

PERSONAL: Born March 21, 1994 to parents Christopher and Stephanie Scruggs in Atlanta, Ga. … Has three sisters named Nicole, Quendail and Kyla … Chose Mercer for its academic rigor and beautiful campus … Plans to major in Mechanical Engineering.