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Junior Hemingway

January 01, 1970

Kenneth Earl "Junior" Hemingway Jr. (born December 27, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2012 NFL Draft. He completed his redshirt senior season in 2011 for the Michigan Wolverines football team. He led the 2011 team in receptions and receiving yards, and was tied for the lead in receiving touchdowns. Hemingway was the 2010 and 2011 Big Ten Conference leader in yards per reception, ranking third in all of Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a senior. He received 2011 All-Big Ten honorable mention and was the 2012 Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player.

Junior Hemingway
Hemingway with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2014
No. 88
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 35)
Conway, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Conway
College:Michigan
NFL draft:2012 / Round: 7 / Pick: 238
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

After totaling 593 receiving yards in 2010, Hemingway surpassed this yardage total in his senior season, finishing with a career-best 699 yards. The improvement resulted in Hemingway's league-leading 2010 average of 18.5 yards per reception improving to 20.6 yards per reception in 2011, which was the third-best average per catch in the nation (up from 15th in 2010).

High school edit

In high school, he was rated as the 4th, 26th and 38th best high school football wide receiver in the country by ESPN,[1] Scout.com,[2] and Rivals.com respectively.[3] He was regarded as the 12th best player in the state of South Carolina by Rivals.[3] ESPN rated him as the 19th best player in the national class of 2007,[1] while Sports Illustrated regarded him as the 83rd best player in the class.[4] Prior to his 2006 senior season, USA Today listed him as one of six players to watch in the state of South Carolina based on his 56 receptions for 846 yards and 10 touchdowns.[5] He was the second highest rated recruit in Michigan's class of 2007 (behind Ryan Mallett) according to ESPN.[6] He posted 12 receptions in the 2006 Class 4A Division 2 South Carolina High School League championship game against Greenwood High School.[7] He participated in the North-South Game of the Carolinas.[8]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Junior Hemingway
WR 		Conway, South Carolina Conway (SC) 6 ft 2.25 in (1.89 m) 203.5 lb (92.3 kg) 4.5 Aug 24, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 26 (WR)   Rivals: 38 (WR), 12 (SC)  ESPN: 4 (WR), 19 overall
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Michigan Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  • "2007 Michigan Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2011.

College edit

 
Hemingway during his time at the University of Michigan.

As a true freshman on the 2007 Michigan team, he appeared in 10 games, making his first start September 22 against Penn State.[7] His first receptions came during an October 6 game against Eastern Michigan when he recorded 3 catches for 33 yards.[9][10] He also recorded a reception in the January 1, 2008 Capital One Bowl against the Florida Gators.[9][10] He was limited as a true sophomore by mononucleosis which caused him to miss the final eight games of the season for the 2008 team, but did make one start.[7][10][11] He received a medical redshirt as a result of the illness.[7][12]

Hemingway posted his first 100-yard reception game, first two-touchdown performance and a career-high five-reception effort in the September 5 season opener for the 2009 team against Western Michigan, during his third career start.[7][10][12][13] He missed the following week's rivalry game against Notre Dame due to an ankle sprain.[14][15] In November, he played through back problems.[16] As a redshirt sophomore, he totaled 16 receptions and 268 total yards from scrimmage as a receiver.[10] He also served as a punt returner making 10 returns for 86 yards.[10]

As a fourth-year junior for the 2010 Wolverines, he posted three 100-yard games and another two-touchdown performance.[10][17] He did this despite missing the first two games of the season due to a hamstring injury[7][18] as well as the November 27 regular season finale against Ohio State due to an injury.[7] On October 2, his then career-high 129-yard, three-reception effort included a 70-yard touchdown on the second play of the second half which gave the team a 28–21 lead. It also included a 42-yard reception with 21 seconds left to put the ball on the four-yard-line before the game winning score on the next play in the 42–35 contest against Indiana.[19][20][21] Two weeks later, he broke his career highs for both yards and receptions in a nine-catch 134-yard effort against Iowa.[10][17] On November 6, he recorded 104 yards and two touchdowns in a six-catch performance against Illinois.[10][17] For the season he totaled 593 yards on 32 receptions.[17] This ranked third on the team behind Roy Roundtree and Darryl Stonum.[22] However, he led the Big Ten Conference in yards/reception with an 18.5 average.[23][24] This ranked him 15th in the nation.[25]

 
Hemingway in the near slot position during the 2011 Michigan-Ohio State rivalry game

When Brady Hoke replaced Rich Rodriguez as Michigan's head coach, AnnArbor.com predicted that Hemingway would be the biggest individual beneficiary on the team, as Hoke was expected to change the team's offensive schemes from the spread offense to a pro-style offense.[26] He was also expected to help pick up the slack created by the full-season suspension of Stonum.[27][28][29] As a fifth-year senior, he established a new career high on September 10, 2011, against Notre Dame in the rivalry game and during the first night game ever played at Michigan Stadium, when he recorded three receptions for 165 yards.[17][30][31] Before the game, Desmond Howard, who had worn number 21 before Hemingway at Michigan, was honored for his enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame, and the jersey number was designated to be adorned with a "Desmond Howard: Michigan Legend" patch on the upper-right chest.[32] On October 8, against the Northwestern, Hemingway had 5 receptions for a total of 124 yards.[33] Following the 2011 Big Ten Conference football season, he earned All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention recognition from the coaches.[34][35] In the January 3, 2012 Sugar Bowl, 23–20 overtime victory over Virginia Tech he recorded the team's only two touchdowns,[36] earning 2012 Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player honors.[37] He concluded the season with team highs of 34 receptions, 699 yards and four receiving touchdowns,[38] giving him a conference leading 20.6 yards per reception.[39] His receiving average ranked third in all of Division I FBS.[40] Hemingway was invited to the January 21, 2012 East–West Shrine Game,[41][42] and he was an early invite to the February 22 — 28, 2012 NFL Scouting Combine.[43]

In the September 3, 2011 season opener against Western Michigan at Michigan Stadium, Hemingway recorded a 37-yard reception.[44][45][46] The game was ended by mutual agreement in the third quarter due to inclement weather.[47] At first, the stats for the game were considered official by the Big Ten Conference and the University of Michigan, but the NCAA vacated the statistics for this game because three quarters were not completed.[48] However, at the conclusion of the regular season, the NCAA reversed course and announced that the statistics from the game would be counted in the season totals.[49]

Professional career edit

Hemingway was one of 47 wide receivers that participated in the February 22–28, 2012 NFL Scouting Combine.[50] In the 3 cone drill with a time of 6.59,[51] he ranked first among the wide receivers (26 participated in this event)[52] and 3rd at the combine[53] He ranked first among the wide receivers (26 participated in this event)[52] and seventh overall in the 20-yard shuttle with a time of 3.98.[54][55] He ranked second among wide receivers (13 participated in this event)[52] and seventh overall in the 60-yard shuttle with a time of 11.16.[56][57] He ranked 3rd among the wide receivers in the bench press with 21 reps.[58] He ranked 8th among the wide receivers in the standing long jump with a distance of 10 feet 4 inches (3.15 m).[59] His time of 4.53 ranked 19th of the 40 wide receivers who participated in the 40-yard dash.[52]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+7⁄8 in
(1.85 m) 		225 lb
(102 kg) 		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m) 		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.53 s 1.57 s 2.61 s 3.98 s 6.59 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)		 10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		 21 reps
All values from NFL Combine[60][61][62]

He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft with the 238th selection overall.[63] He is one of three Michigan Wolverines and 41 Big Ten players drafted.[64] On May 11, 2012, he signed a four-year contract.[65] On August 31, Hemingway was cut.[66] He was initially signed to the practice squad but was released to make room for Rich Ranglin on September 3 before being resigned to replace Ranglin on September 8.[67][68] On December 29 (the day before the last game of the 2012 NFL season), the Chiefs placed Terrance Copper on injured reserve and elevated Hemingway from injured reserve.[69]

During the 2013 preseason, Hemingway led the Chiefs in receptions and touchdowns. He seemed to have moved into the fourth wide receiver position behind Dwayne Bowe, Donnie Avery, and Dexter McCluster.[70] In the 2013 Chiefs season opener, he caught a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars, who had his college freshman season quarterback Chad Henne and his redshirt senior season quarterback Denard Robinson on their roster.[71] The reception, which came from Alex Smith, was Hemingway's first in the NFL.[72] Hemingway had a three-reception game that included the game's opening score on December 1 against the Denver Broncos.[73] In the final game of the season, he had 5 receptions for 45 yards,[74] giving him 13 receptions and 125 yards for the season. Hemingway also posted 2 receptions for the Chiefs in the 2013–14 NFL playoffs against Indianapolis.[75]

Hemingway injured his hamstring in week 7 of the 2014 NFL season against the San Diego Chargers on October 19.[76][77] On September 1, 2015, the Chiefs cut Hemingway.[78]

Personal life edit

Hemingway is the older brother of South Carolina Gamecocks defensive tackle, Tonka Hemingway.[79][80]

Notes edit

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Kenneth Earl Junior Hemingway Jr born December 27 1988 is a former American football wide receiver He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2012 NFL Draft He completed his redshirt senior season in 2011 for the Michigan Wolverines football team He led the 2011 team in receptions and receiving yards and was tied for the lead in receiving touchdowns Hemingway was the 2010 and 2011 Big Ten Conference leader in yards per reception ranking third in all of Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a senior He received 2011 All Big Ten honorable mention and was the 2012 Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player Junior HemingwayHemingway with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2014No 88Position Wide receiverPersonal informationBorn 1988 12 27 December 27 1988 age 35 Conway South Carolina U S Height 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight 225 lb 102 kg Career informationHigh school ConwayCollege MichiganNFL draft 2012 Round 7 Pick 238Career historyKansas City Chiefs 2012 2014 Career highlights and awards2012 Sugar Bowl MVPCareer NFL statisticsReceptions 25Receiving yards 233Receiving touchdowns 2Player stats at NFL com After totaling 593 receiving yards in 2010 Hemingway surpassed this yardage total in his senior season finishing with a career best 699 yards The improvement resulted in Hemingway s league leading 2010 average of 18 5 yards per reception improving to 20 6 yards per reception in 2011 which was the third best average per catch in the nation up from 15th in 2010 Contents 1 High school 2 College 3 Professional career 4 Personal life 5 Notes 6 External linksHigh school editIn high school he was rated as the 4th 26th and 38th best high school football wide receiver in the country by ESPN 1 Scout com 2 and Rivals com respectively 3 He was regarded as the 12th best player in the state of South Carolina by Rivals 3 ESPN rated him as the 19th best player in the national class of 2007 1 while Sports Illustrated regarded him as the 83rd best player in the class 4 Prior to his 2006 senior season USA Today listed him as one of six players to watch in the state of South Carolina based on his 56 receptions for 846 yards and 10 touchdowns 5 He was the second highest rated recruit in Michigan s class of 2007 behind Ryan Mallett according to ESPN 6 He posted 12 receptions in the 2006 Class 4A Division 2 South Carolina High School League championship game against Greenwood High School 7 He participated in the North South Game of the Carolinas 8 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight 40 Commit date Junior HemingwayWR Conway South Carolina Conway SC 6 ft 2 25 in 1 89 m 203 5 lb 92 3 kg 4 5 Aug 24 2006 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 84 Overall recruiting rankings Scout 26 WR Rivals 38 WR 12 SC ESPN 4 WR 19 overall Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources Michigan Football Commitments Rivals com Retrieved September 11 2011 2007 Michigan Football Commits Scout com Retrieved September 11 2011 ESPN ESPN com Retrieved September 11 2011 Scout com Team Recruiting Rankings Scout com Retrieved September 11 2011 2007 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved September 11 2011 College edit nbsp Hemingway during his time at the University of Michigan As a true freshman on the 2007 Michigan team he appeared in 10 games making his first start September 22 against Penn State 7 His first receptions came during an October 6 game against Eastern Michigan when he recorded 3 catches for 33 yards 9 10 He also recorded a reception in the January 1 2008 Capital One Bowl against the Florida Gators 9 10 He was limited as a true sophomore by mononucleosis which caused him to miss the final eight games of the season for the 2008 team but did make one start 7 10 11 He received a medical redshirt as a result of the illness 7 12 Hemingway posted his first 100 yard reception game first two touchdown performance and a career high five reception effort in the September 5 season opener for the 2009 team against Western Michigan during his third career start 7 10 12 13 He missed the following week s rivalry game against Notre Dame due to an ankle sprain 14 15 In November he played through back problems 16 As a redshirt sophomore he totaled 16 receptions and 268 total yards from scrimmage as a receiver 10 He also served as a punt returner making 10 returns for 86 yards 10 As a fourth year junior for the 2010 Wolverines he posted three 100 yard games and another two touchdown performance 10 17 He did this despite missing the first two games of the season due to a hamstring injury 7 18 as well as the November 27 regular season finale against Ohio State due to an injury 7 On October 2 his then career high 129 yard three reception effort included a 70 yard touchdown on the second play of the second half which gave the team a 28 21 lead It also included a 42 yard reception with 21 seconds left to put the ball on the four yard line before the game winning score on the next play in the 42 35 contest against Indiana 19 20 21 Two weeks later he broke his career highs for both yards and receptions in a nine catch 134 yard effort against Iowa 10 17 On November 6 he recorded 104 yards and two touchdowns in a six catch performance against Illinois 10 17 For the season he totaled 593 yards on 32 receptions 17 This ranked third on the team behind Roy Roundtree and Darryl Stonum 22 However he led the Big Ten Conference in yards reception with an 18 5 average 23 24 This ranked him 15th in the nation 25 nbsp Hemingway in the near slot position during the 2011 Michigan Ohio State rivalry game When Brady Hoke replaced Rich Rodriguez as Michigan s head coach AnnArbor com predicted that Hemingway would be the biggest individual beneficiary on the team as Hoke was expected to change the team s offensive schemes from the spread offense to a pro style offense 26 He was also expected to help pick up the slack created by the full season suspension of Stonum 27 28 29 As a fifth year senior he established a new career high on September 10 2011 against Notre Dame in the rivalry game and during the first night game ever played at Michigan Stadium when he recorded three receptions for 165 yards 17 30 31 Before the game Desmond Howard who had worn number 21 before Hemingway at Michigan was honored for his enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame and the jersey number was designated to be adorned with a Desmond Howard Michigan Legend patch on the upper right chest 32 On October 8 against the Northwestern Hemingway had 5 receptions for a total of 124 yards 33 Following the 2011 Big Ten Conference football season he earned All Big Ten Conference honorable mention recognition from the coaches 34 35 In the January 3 2012 Sugar Bowl 23 20 overtime victory over Virginia Tech he recorded the team s only two touchdowns 36 earning 2012 Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player honors 37 He concluded the season with team highs of 34 receptions 699 yards and four receiving touchdowns 38 giving him a conference leading 20 6 yards per reception 39 His receiving average ranked third in all of Division I FBS 40 Hemingway was invited to the January 21 2012 East West Shrine Game 41 42 and he was an early invite to the February 22 28 2012 NFL Scouting Combine 43 In the September 3 2011 season opener against Western Michigan at Michigan Stadium Hemingway recorded a 37 yard reception 44 45 46 The game was ended by mutual agreement in the third quarter due to inclement weather 47 At first the stats for the game were considered official by the Big Ten Conference and the University of Michigan but the NCAA vacated the statistics for this game because three quarters were not completed 48 However at the conclusion of the regular season the NCAA reversed course and announced that the statistics from the game would be counted in the season totals 49 Professional career editHemingway was one of 47 wide receivers that participated in the February 22 28 2012 NFL Scouting Combine 50 In the 3 cone drill with a time of 6 59 51 he ranked first among the wide receivers 26 participated in this event 52 and 3rd at the combine 53 He ranked first among the wide receivers 26 participated in this event 52 and seventh overall in the 20 yard shuttle with a time of 3 98 54 55 He ranked second among wide receivers 13 participated in this event 52 and seventh overall in the 60 yard shuttle with a time of 11 16 56 57 He ranked 3rd among the wide receivers in the bench press with 21 reps 58 He ranked 8th among the wide receivers in the standing long jump with a distance of 10 feet 4 inches 3 15 m 59 His time of 4 53 ranked 19th of the 40 wide receivers who participated in the 40 yard dash 52 Pre draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40 yard dash 10 yard split 20 yard split 20 yard shuttle Three cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press 6 ft 0 7 8 in 1 85 m 225 lb 102 kg 32 1 2 in 0 83 m 9 5 8 in 0 24 m 4 53 s 1 57 s 2 61 s 3 98 s 6 59 s 35 5 in 0 90 m 10 ft 4 in 3 15 m 21 reps All values from NFL Combine 60 61 62 He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft with the 238th selection overall 63 He is one of three Michigan Wolverines and 41 Big Ten players drafted 64 On May 11 2012 he signed a four year contract 65 On August 31 Hemingway was cut 66 He was initially signed to the practice squad but was released to make room for Rich Ranglin on September 3 before being resigned to replace Ranglin on September 8 67 68 On December 29 the day before the last game of the 2012 NFL season the Chiefs placed Terrance Copper on injured reserve and elevated Hemingway from injured reserve 69 During the 2013 preseason Hemingway led the Chiefs in receptions and touchdowns He seemed to have moved into the fourth wide receiver position behind Dwayne Bowe Donnie Avery and Dexter McCluster 70 In the 2013 Chiefs season opener he caught a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars who had his college freshman season quarterback Chad Henne and his redshirt senior season quarterback Denard Robinson on their roster 71 The reception which came from Alex Smith was Hemingway s first in the NFL 72 Hemingway had a three reception game that included the game s opening score on December 1 against the Denver Broncos 73 In the final game of the season he had 5 receptions for 45 yards 74 giving him 13 receptions and 125 yards for the season Hemingway also posted 2 receptions for the Chiefs in the 2013 14 NFL playoffs against Indianapolis 75 Hemingway injured his hamstring in week 7 of the 2014 NFL season against the San Diego Chargers on October 19 76 77 On September 1 2015 the Chiefs cut Hemingway 78 Personal life editHemingway is the older brother of South Carolina Gamecocks defensive tackle Tonka Hemingway 79 80 Notes edit a b Junior Hemingway ESPN Retrieved September 11 2011 2 J R Hemingway Scout com Retrieved September 11 2011 a b Junior Hemingway Rivals com Retrieved September 11 2011 Player Rankings Sports Illustrated October 30 2006 Retrieved September 11 2011 Key prep teams players across the USA USA Today August 25 2006 Retrieved September 11 2011 Michigan Wolverines Recruiting Class 2007 ESPN Retrieved September 11 2011 a b c d e f g Junior Hemingway MGoBlue com CBS Interactive Archived from the original on September 20 2011 Retrieved September 11 2011 Hemingway talks Michigan Shrine Bowl Rivals com December 15 2006 Retrieved September 11 2011 a b Junior Hemingway 2007 game log ESPN Retrieved September 11 2011 a b c d e f g h i Team Michigan Player Junior Hemingway National Collegiate Athletic Association Retrieved September 11 2011 Junior Hemingway 2008 game log ESPN Retrieved September 11 2011 a b Rothstein Michael September 5 2009 Junior Hemingway returns better than ever with 2 touchdown game in Michigan football team s season opener AnnArbor com Retrieved September 13 2011 Junior Hemingway 2009 game log ESPN Retrieved September 11 2011 Birkett Dave September 10 2009 Michigan receiver Junior Hemingway doubtful for Notre Dame AnnArbor com Retrieved September 13 2011 Birkett Dave September 17 2009 Offensive lineman David Moosman out for Eastern Michigan AnnArbor com Retrieved September 13 2011 Birkett Dave November 9 2009 Michigan football team running back Brandon Minor bothered by sprained ankle bruised shoulder AnnArbor com Retrieved September 13 2011 a b c d e Junior Hemingway 2010 game log ESPN Retrieved September 11 2011 Auerbach Nicole September 6 2010 Presser Notebook Robinson to start against ND Rodriguez not concerned with Forcier s demeanor The Michigan Daily Retrieved September 13 2011 Denard Robinson scores with 17 seconds left as Michigan breaks Indiana ESPN October 2 2010 Retrieved September 12 2011 19 Michigan 42 5 0 1 0 Big Ten Indiana 35 3 1 0 1 Big Ten play by play ESPN October 2 2010 Retrieved September 12 2011 Robinson Carries Wolverines to a Last Minute Victory The New York Times October 2 2010 Retrieved September 12 2011 Michigan Wolverines Stats 2010 ESPN Retrieved September 13 2011 2010 Big Ten Conference Expanded Leaders Sports Reference LLC Retrieved December 24 2011 Big Ten Player Receiving Statistics 2010 Average Yards Per Reception Leaders Qualified ESPN Retrieved January 4 2012 NCAA Division I A Player Receiving Statistics 2010 Average Yards Per Reception Leaders Qualified ESPN Retrieved January 4 2012 Meinke Kyle September 2 2011 Opinion Junior Hemingway is biggest winner in Michigan s scheme changes who are other winners and losers AnnArbor com Retrieved September 12 2011 Rittenberg Adam August 7 2011 Michigan WR Darryl Stonum to redshirt ESPN Retrieved August 8 2011 Florek Michael August 8 2011 2011 Football Season Preview Wide Receivers Tight Ends The Michigan Daily Retrieved September 12 2011 Rohan Tim August 7 2011 Stonum to redshirt in 2011 Hagerup suspended first four games The Michigan Daily Archived from the original on August 23 2012 Retrieved September 12 2011 Michigan scores with 2 seconds left stuns Irish ESPN September 10 2011 Retrieved September 12 2011 Junior Hemingway 2011 game log ESPN Retrieved September 12 2011 Nesbitt Stephen J September 11 2011 Notebook Howard honored before record crowd at Big House Michigan Daily Retrieved September 12 2011 12 Michigan 42 6 0 2 0 Big Ten Northwestern 24 2 3 0 2 Big Ten ESPN October 8 2011 Retrieved October 9 2011 Molk Named Top Offensive Lineman to Headline Big Ten Awards MGoBlue com CBS Interactive November 28 2011 Archived from the original on December 1 2011 Retrieved November 29 2011 Big Ten Announces 2011 All Big Ten Teams and Select Individual Award Winners BigTen org CBS Interactive November 28 2011 Retrieved November 29 2011 13 Michigan 23 11 2 6 2 Big Ten 11 Virginia Tech 20 11 3 7 1 ACC ESPN January 3 2012 Retrieved January 4 2012 Brendan Gibbons OT FG boots Michigan past Va Tech to Sugar Bowl title ESPN January 3 2012 Retrieved January 4 2012 Michigan Wolverines Stats 2011 ESPN Retrieved January 4 2012 Big Ten Player Receiving Statistics 2011 Average Yards Per Reception Leaders Qualified ESPN Retrieved January 4 2012 NCAA Division I A Player Receiving Statistics 2011 Average Yards Per Reception Leaders Qualified ESPN Retrieved January 4 2012 Meinke Kyle January 11 2012 Kevin Koger Junior Hemingway listed on roster for East West Shrine Game AnnArbor com Retrieved January 11 2012 Rittenberg Adam January 11 2012 Big Ten all star roster updates ESPN Retrieved January 11 2012 Rothstein Michael January 20 2012 Koger eager for all star showcase Tight end joins Hemingway at East West Shrine Game hope to earn combine invite ESPN Retrieved January 21 2012 Boxscore Michigan 34 Western Michigan 10 MGoBlue com CBS Interactive September 3 2011 Retrieved November 19 2011 Box Score Final The Automated ScoreBook Western Michigan vs MICH Sep 03 2011 at Ann Arbor MI PDF CSTV com September 3 2011 Archived from the original PDF on February 1 2016 Retrieved November 19 2011 Michigan beats Western Michigan after game called in 3rd quarter ESPN September 3 2011 Retrieved September 4 2011 Storm forces Michigan to end game ESPN September 3 2011 Retrieved September 4 2011 Bennett Brian September 10 2011 NCAA won t count rain shortened stats ESPN Retrieved September 12 2011 Rothstein Michael November 30 2011 Stats from storm shortened game count ESPN Retrieved December 1 2011 Participants NFL com Retrieved February 29 2012 Top Performers Three Cone Drill WR NFL com Retrieved February 29 2012 a b c d Meinke Kyle February 27 2012 Michigan s Junior Hemingway boosts draft case with strong all around combine performance AnnArbor com Retrieved February 29 2012 Top Performers Three Cone Drill NFL com Retrieved February 29 2012 Top Performers Twenty Yard Shuttle WR NFL com Retrieved February 29 2012 Top Performers Twenty Yard Shuttle NFL com Retrieved February 29 2012 Top Performers 60 yard shuttle WR NFL com Retrieved February 29 2012 Top Performers 60 yard shuttle NFL com Retrieved February 29 2012 Top Performers Bench Press WR NFL com Retrieved February 29 2012 Top Performers Broad Jump WR NFL com Retrieved February 29 2012 Junior Hemingway Draft and Combine Prospect Profile NFL com retrieved February 29 2012 Junior Hemingway 2012 NFL Draft Profile insider espn com Retrieved October 19 2021 Junior Hemingway RAS ras football Retrieved October 19 2021 2012 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved May 14 2023 2012 NFL Draft Central BigTen org CBS Interactive April 28 2012 Archived from the original on May 24 2012 Retrieved April 28 2012 Meinke Kyle May 11 2012 Former Michigan receiver Junior Hemingway signs 4 year deal with Chiefs AnnArbor com Retrieved May 14 2012 Williamson Bill August 31 2012 Kansas City Chiefs cut down analysis ESPN Retrieved September 9 2012 Teicher Adam September 3 2012 Tysyn Hartman happy to remain on Chiefs roster Kansas City Star Retrieved September 9 2012 Chiefs add receiver Junior Hemingway to practice squad Kansas City Star September 8 2012 Retrieved September 9 2012 DeMarcus Ware to play in brace San Francisco Chronicle December 29 2012 Retrieved January 3 2013 Teicher Adam September 2 2013 Hemingway no longer an afterthought ESPN Retrieved September 19 2013 Chiefs 28 1 0 1 0 away Jaguars 2 0 1 0 1 home ESPN September 8 2013 Retrieved September 8 2013 Kansas City Chiefs September 8 2013 ChiefsPR status update Twitter Retrieved September 9 2013 Broncos 35 10 2 4 2 away Chiefs 28 9 3 5 2 home ESPN December 1 2013 Retrieved December 2 2013 Chiefs 24 11 5 6 2 away Chargers 27 9 7 5 3 home ESPN December 29 2013 Retrieved December 30 2013 Chiefs 44 11 5 6 2 away Colts 45 11 5 6 2 home ESPN January 4 2014 Retrieved January 5 2014 Thorman Joel October 24 2014 Chiefs Junior Hemingway practices Will Eric Berry play SB Nation Retrieved October 26 2014 Paylor Terez A October 24 2014 Chiefs safety Eric Berry is questionable for Sunday s game vs Rams Kansas City Star Retrieved October 26 2014 Teicher Adam September 1 2015 Kansas City Chiefs cut 13 players including Junior Hemingway make two other roster moves ESPN Retrieved September 2 2015 Kendall Josh May 7 2021 Nature or nurture It s a little bit of both for South Carolina s emerging defensive lineman Tonka Hemingway The Athletic Retrieved March 17 2024 Breiner Ben One Gamecocks freshman showing the mindset to be a longtime program staple The State Retrieved March 17 2024 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Junior Hemingway Official bio at Michigan Archived September 20 2011 at the Wayback Machine Hemingway at CBS Sports Hemingway at ESPN com Hemingway at NCAA Hemingway archive at Michigan Daily Hemingway archive at AnnArbor com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Junior Hemingway amp oldid 1214410107, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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