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Jaguars agree to terms with 16 undrafted rookie free agents

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. –The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to terms with the following 16 undrafted rookie free agents, the club announced today.

NAME

POS.

HT.

WT.

SCHOOL

Bluiett, Caleb

TE

6-3

252

Texas

Cole, Keelan

WR

6-1

194

Kentucky Wesleyan

Collins, Parker

C

6-2

304

Appalachian State

Cook, Tim

RB

6-0

242

Oregon State

Cutrer, Jeremy

CB

6-1

167

Middle Tennessee State

Davis, P.J.

OLB

5-9

232

Georgia Tech

Dimick, Hunter

DE

6-3

268

Utah

Etta-Tawo, Amba

WR

6-1

208

Syracuse

Gennesy, Avery

OG

6-3

318

Texas A&M

Horton, Justin

OLB

6-1

242

Jacksonville

Lupeamanu, Tueni

DT

6-0

282

Idaho

Mathers, I'Tavius

RB

5-11

203

Middle Tennessee State

Miller, Charlie

FS

6-1

190

Dartmouth

Phillips, Carroll

DE

6-3

242

Illinois

Robinson, Ezra

CB

5-11

189

Tennessee State

Walker, Kenneth

WR

5-9

188

UCLA

To make room on the roster, the Jaguars released 11 veteran players, including second-year TE E.J. Bibbs, second-year RB Bronson Hill, second-year OL Colin Kelly, third-year LB Sean Porter,*fourth-year RBDaryl Richardson, first-year TEGannon Sinclair, first-year SElijah Shumate, first-year OLArturo Uzdavinis, third-year OLGreg Van Roten, second-year WRTony Washington and first-year LB Raphael Kirby.*

Below are biographies on the 16 undrafted rookies that have agreed to terms.

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CALEB BLUIETT

TIGHT END

6-3  252 LBS.

TEXAS

BORN OCTOBER 6, 1993

BEAUMONT, TEXAS

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

* *

CAREER NOTES: Five-year player for the Longhorns who spent time at TE and DE in his career 
 Played in 44 games with 12 career starts 
 Accumulated 10 career catches for 178 yards and two TDs, along with four tackles, 4.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss 
 Began his career as a DE before moving to TE due to injuries and then back to DE 
 Played DE in 2013 and 2014 
 Moved to TE in the 2015 preseason 
 Was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner's honor roll in the fall of 2016 
 Coached by Craig Stump at West Brook High School

KEELAN COLE

WIDE RECEIVER

6-1  194 LBS.

KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

BORN APRIL 20, 1993

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

CAREER NOTES:Named to the D2football.com All-American First Team,  Associated Press Little All-American First Team and the Don Hansen All-American First Team .. Led the nation in kickoffs returned for a TD (two) and ranked second in all-purpose yards (198.1 yards per game) as a senior 
 Tallied 15 receiving TDs, seventh-most in the country 
 Named Great Midwest Athletic Conference Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Year in 2016 
 Led the NCAA in receiving yards (1,577), receiving yards per game (141.5) and receiving TDs (21) as a sophomore in 2014 
 Was also named the 2014 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Year 
 Coached by Tyrann Scrogginsat Central (Ky.) High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner and two-year starter at DB, WR and QB 
 Also played baseball for three seasons and basketball for one

PARKER COLLINS

CENTER

6-2  304 LBS.

APPALACHIAN STATE

BORN MAY 19, 1994

NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

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CAREER NOTES:Started the final 32 games of his career, earning All-Sun Belt honors in his final two seasons 
 Helped pave the way for the top-ranked rushing offense in the Sun Belt at 250.9 yards per game 
 Accumulated more than 60 pancakes and 30 knockdowns, twice as many as any other Appalachian State offensive lineman 
 Blocked for RB Marcus Cox, the program's all-time leading rusher with more than 5,000 yards the last four seasons and RB Jalin Moore, who earned 2016 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year honors 
 Coached by Dan Pippenat North Augusta High School, where he earned all-state recognition as a senior and was tabbed as South Carolina's No. 4-ranked offensive lineman and one of the state's top 50 players overall by High School Sports Report 
 Father, Mark, played football collegiately at South Carolina

TIM COOK

RUNNING BACK

6-0  242 LBS.

OREGON STATE

BORN APRIL 29, 1994

PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

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CAREER NOTES:Rushed 30 times for 137 yards and one TD in 10 games during his senior season in 2016 
 Made his first career start against Idaho State in 2016 
 Tallied 108 rushing yards and his first career rushing TD against Washington ... Started his career at Butler County Community College in 2012 and joined Eastern Arizona Community College in 2014, when he rushed for 639 yards and seven TDs 
 Also played LB and DE, and earned second-team All-Western States Football League honors at Eastern Arizona 
 Set the White Hall (Arkansas) High School records for tackles in a season and a career 
 Also participated in track & field for two years

JEREMY CUTRER

CORNERBACK

6-1  167 LBS.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE

BORN FEBRUARY 27, 1994

NEW ORLEANS, LA.

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

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CAREER NOTES:Joined the Blue Raiders in 2015 after playing offensively at Mississippi State Gulf Coast Community College for two seasons 
 Started 20 of 23 games at MTSU and recorded 95 tackles and six INTs 
 Tallied 64 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss, 10 passes defensed and three INTs as a senior, earning first-team All-Conference USA distinctions 
 Garnered second-team All-Conference USA honors in 2015 after recording 31 tackles, three INTs, 13 passes defensed and two blocked kicks 
 Competed at Jewel Sumner (Kentwood, La.) High School, where he was coached by Zephaniah Powell 
 Last name pronounced Kuh-Trair

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P.J. DAVIS

LINEBACKER

5-9  232 LBS.

GEORGIA TECH

BORN JANUARY 22, 1995

CAIRO, GEORGIA

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

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CAREER NOTES:In 50 games (37 starts) for the Yellow Jackets, Davis tallied 313 tackles, including 20.5 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, four forced fumbles and one INT 
 Finished career at EverBank Field, scoring his second TD of his career when he returned a fumble 38 yards in Georgia Tech's 33-18 win versus Kentucky in the TaxSlayer Bowl 
 As a senior, finished second on the team with 76 tackles, despite missing the majority of three games due to injury 
 Led the squad with 6.9 tackles per game 
 As a junior in 2015, started all 12 games at LB and led the defense with 77 tackles and finished tied for the team lead with 6.5 tackles for loss 
 As a sophomore, named honorable mention All-ACC by the media and ACC Linebacker of the Week twice after leading the defense with 119 tackles and tallying 8.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks 
 Rushed for more than 1,000 yards and had more than 100 tackles as a senior for the Cairo (Ga.) High School Syrupmakers

HUNTER DIMICK

DEFENSIVE END

6-3  268 LBS.

UTAH

BORN OCTOBER 29, 1993

SYRACUSE, UTAH

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

* *

CAREER NOTES:Earned All-America and All-Pac-12 honors as a senior 
 A four-year starter, either part or full-time 
 Played in 43 games and 33 starts 
 Graduated as Utah's career record-holder for sacks (29.5) 
 44.0 career tackles for loss ranks third all-time at Utah 
 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America, two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District and four-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection 
 As a senior, earned second-team all-American honors by Walter Camp and the Football Writers Association of America; Ted Hendricks Award finalist; first-team All-Pac-12 
 Named second-team All-American by FOXSports.com, Phil Steele, Sports on Earth and CollegeSportsMadness.com in 2016 
 Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and Pac-12 Player of the Week after tying the Pac-12 record and setting a school record for sacks in a game (5.0) against Arizona State, while also breaking a school record with 6.5 tackles for loss 
 Two-time first-team all-state, all-area and all-region at Syracuse (Utah) High School, where he also set the school's single-season sack (14) and career (36) records 
 Lettered four years in football and one year in track & field

AMBA ETTA-TAWO

WIDE RECEIVER

6-1  208 LBS.

SYRACUSE

BORN NOVEMBER 10, 1993

MUSCAT, OMAN

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

* *

CAREER NOTES:Joined the Orange in 2016 as a graduate transfer from the University of Maryland after spending four years, including a redshirt season, with the Terrapins 
 Authored the most prolific receiving season in Syracuse history, setting 10 Orange receiving records in his one year on campus and being named to four All-America teams 
 Teamed with Ervin Philipsto set the ACC single-season record for most pass receptions by a pair of teammates (184) 
 Invited to the 2017 Reese's Senior Bowl 
 As a senior in 2016, started all 12 games at outside receiver and was installed as a team captain after the season 
 Earned All-America honors from Sporting News (second team), the Associated Press (third team), Phil Steele (fourth team) and Athlon Sports (fourth team) 
 All-ACC First Team selection (media, coaches) 
 One of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, presented to the nation's most outstanding receiver 
 Rated the 15th-best player in college football and No. 2 among wide receivers 
 Three-time ACC Receiver of the Week 
 Established SU single-season records for receptions (94), receiving yards (1,482) and receiving yards per game (123.5) 
 ACC leader in receptions per game (7.8), total receiving yardage, receiving yards per game and TD catches (14) 
 Coached by Kyle Hockmanat McEachern (Georgia) High School 
 Moved from Oman to Atlanta in 1999 
 Last name pronounced ET-ta-TAH-wo

AVERY GENNESY

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

6-5 305 LBS.

TEXAS A&M

BORN: FEBRUARY 6, 1994

SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

CAREER NOTES: Started 26 games at LT for the Aggies 
 Helped clear the way for an offense that gained an average of 424.7 total yards per game (169.1 rushing and 255.6 passing) ... The 2015 offense was the seventh group in school history to gain more than 5,000 total yards, 3,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards in the same season ... Named to the 2015 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 
 Redshirted after enrolling at Texas A&M in January ... Earned a spot on the depth chart but didn't see any action while redshirting ... Named to 2014 SEC Academic Honor Team 
 Spent two seasons at East Mississippi CC in Scooba, Miss. ... Helped lead the East Mississippi Lions to the 2013 National Junior College Championship and a 12-0 record, including a win over Georgia Military in the Mississippi Bowl ... Cleared the way for an offense that averaged an NJCAA-best 62.2 points ... Consensus four-star prospect

JUSTIN HORTON

LINEBACKER

6-2 235 LBS.

JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY

BORN: FEBRUARY 25, 1994

CLERMONT, FLORIDA

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

* *

CAREER NOTES: Played in 32 career games for the Dolphins 
 Finished 2016 with 70 tackles including six tackles for a loss 
 Played in all 11 games in 2015 with 21 total tackles (12 solo) three sacks, two forced fumbles, 4.5 tackles for loss and recovered a fumble for a TD against Delaware 
 Awarded a medical redshirt in 2014, after appearing in only one game 
 Recorded 22 tackles (nine solo) and had 1.5 tackles for loss in 2014 
 In his freshman campaign Horton played in 10 games and recorded seven tackles (four solo) 
 Attended East Ridge (Clermont, Fla.) High School 
 As a senior, had 105 tackles and 11 sacks and was team captain

TUENI LUPEAMANU

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

6-0 282 LBS.

IDAHO

BORN: APRIL 14, 1995

HERRIMAN, UTAH

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

* *

CAREER NOTES: Played in 45 games in his four-year career at Idaho 
 Totaled 126 tackles (91 solo), 11.5 tackles for a loss and 6.0 sacks for his career 
 Had his best season in 2016, recording 75 tackles (58 solo), 9.0 tackles for a loss, five sacks and three passes defensed 
 Also saw a few snaps on offense carrying the ball seven times for 11 yards and two TDs 
 Recorded 38 tackle (24 solo) in his junior season while also adding one tackle for a loss, one sack, two quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup 
 Registered 18 tackles on his first two years on campus, while appearing in 21 games 
 Attended Herriman (Utah) High School where he saw action at QB, LB and P while helping lead Herriman to an 8-3 record and the Region 7 championship.

I'TAVIUS MATHERS

RUNNING BACK

5-11 203 LBS.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE

BORN: NOVEMBER 19, 1993

MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

* *

CAREER NOTES: Appeared in 13 games for the Blue Raiders after spending his first three collegiate seasons at Ole Miss 
 Totaled 1,561 yards rushing on 232 carries and had 17 TDs in 2016 
 Averaged 120.1 yards per game and 6.7 yards per carry 
 Also recorded 63 receptions for 633 receiving yards and three TDs 
 Finished 2016 with 2,194 all-purpose yards, averaging 168.8 all-purpose yards per game 
 Named first-team All-Conference USA and was invited to the NFLPA Bowl and East-West Shrine game 
 Voted permanent team captain 
 In his three years at Ole Miss, he totaled 1,061 yards in 36 games 
 Named The Tennessean's Player of the Year as a junior and senior in high school 
 A SuperPrep All-Region selection and rated the No. 8 player in Tennessee while earning Tennessee Class AAA Mr. Football honors 
 Rushed for 2,253 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior after rushing for 2,614 yards and 29 TDs as a junior 
 First name pronounced Eye-Taye-Vee-Us

CHARLIE MILLER

FREE SAFETY

6-1 190 LBS.

DARTMOUTH

BORN: MAY 15, 1994

SHOREVIEW, MINNESOTA

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

* *

CAREER NOTES: Saw action in 24 career games and registered 70 tackles, three tackles for a loss, three INTs and four passes defensed 
 Played nine games in 2016 and had 41 tackles and two interceptions 
 In 2015, saw action in each of the 10 contests, moving into a starting role at SS for the final four games 
 First-team all-state, all-metro and all-conference after helping Totino Grace to its third-consecutive state championship as a senior ... Football and baseball captain helped school go 38-1 on the gridiron over his three years on the varsity

CARROLL PHILLIPS

DEFENSIVE END

6-3 242 LBS.

ILLINOIS

BORN: SEPTEMBER 2, 1992

Miami, FLORIDA

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

* *

CAREER NOTES: Saw action in 31 career games and totaled 88 tackles (47 solo), 25.5 tackles for a loss, 12.0 sacks and three fumble recoveries 
 Had his best season in 2016 recording 56 tackles (30 solo), 20.0 tackles for loss and nine sacks 
 Named to the All-Big Ten first team (media), the first Illinois first-team selection since 2011 
 Named to the All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches) 
 Tied Simeon Rice (1994) and Moe Gardner (1989) for the fifth-most TFLs in an Illinois season (20.0) 
 Attended Miami Central High School and was a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals and 247Sports 
 Played in eight games in 2013 totaling 50 tackles, eight TFLs, four sacks, three pass break-ups, one interception returned for a touchdown and one fumble recovery

EZRA ROBINSON

CORNERBACK

5-11 189 LBS.

TENNESSEE STATE

SARASOTA, FLORIDA

BORN: FEBRUARY 19, 1994

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

* *

CAREER NOTES: Started career at Michigan State before playing three years at Tennessee State 
 Started all 11 games in 2016, recording 42 tackles (31 solo), five INTs and 13 passes defensed 
 Offered and accepted an invitation to play in the 2017 Reese's Senior Bowl 
 2016 STATS FCS Second Team All-American 
 Earned Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week (11/16) for his play against Eastern Kentucky where he intercepted two passes, returning one 94 yards for a touchdown, which was the fifth longest in TSU history 
 Four-year starter for Booker High School in Sarasota, Fla where he was a 2011 Class 4A first-team all-state selection by the Associated Press and Sarasota Herald-Tribune 
 Ranked among the nation's top cornerbacks by Rivals.com (No. 52) and ESPN.com (No. 72)

KENNETH WALKER

WIDE RECEIVER

5-9 188 LBS.

UCLA

RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA

BORN: APRIL 1, 1994

ACQ: FREE AGENT 2017

EXP: ROOKIE

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CAREER NOTES: Caught 44 passes for 911 yards and seven touchdowns in Bruins career 
 In 2016 he posted 22 catches for 365 yards and four TDs 
 Averaged 25.7 yards per catch in 2015 
 Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.30 and 4.29 seconds at UCLA's Pro Day 
 Missed the 2013 season due to injury and was granted a medical redshirt 
 Played two varsity seasons at Kennedy HS and saw action at RB, WR, P, kick returner and QB during his prep career ... Three-star ranking according to scout.com ... Scout's No. 38 running back in the nation 
 Also lettered in track ... Was a state finalist in the hurdles in grades 10-12 ... Best track times - 110H 13.73, 100m 10.84, 300mH 38.01

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