2008: Named first team All-America by Associated Press and ESPN and second team by CollegeFootballNews.com and Rivals.com ... A consensus first team All-SEC selection ... Earned a school-record four SEC weekly awards ... Finished the season first in the SEC in TFLs (18.0), fifth in QB sacks (7.0) and tied for sixth in forced fumbles (2) ... Also tied for 11th in the nation in TFLs ... Helped the Rebel defense rank No. 2 in SEC and No. 4 in the nation in rush defense (85.5 ypg) and tie for first in the NCAA in TFLs (8.62 pg) ... One of three finalists for the Conerly Trophy, given to Mississippi’s top collegiate player ... Played in 12 games and started the last 11 ... Served as team captain ... Received the 2008 Most Dedicated Player Award from the Ole Miss Alumni Association ... Earned fourth letter ... Named Midseason All-SEC second team by Phil Steele ... at Wake Forest (9/6): Saw first action of the season ... vs. Samford (9/13): Tallied six tackles (three solo) and 2.0 TFLs in first start of the season ... vs. Vanderbilt (9/20): Recorded six tackles (three solo) and 2.5 TFLs ... Also forced a fumble and returned it 13 yards for first career touchdown ... Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week ... at Florida (9/27): Credited with three tackles (two solo) ... vs. South Carolina (10/4): Collected two tackles (one solo) ... at Alabama (10/18): Posted seven tackles (three solo) ... Also posted 2.5 TFLs ... at Arkansas (10/25): Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week after recording five tackles (three solo) and 2.0 QB sacks ...vs. Auburn (11/1): Finished with 1.5 TFLs and six total tackles, three of which were solo ... vs. ULM (11/15): Credited with four total tackles ... at LSU (11/22): Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week after recording three tackles (two solo), 2.5 TFLs and 1.0 QB sack ... vs. Mississippi State (11/28): Tallied five total tackles ... Collected a career-high 4.0 TFLs ... Earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors... Matched a career-high with 2.0 QB sacks ... Cotton Bowl vs. Texas Tech (1/2): Notched two solos, including a sack ... Also credited with a pass break-up ... Preseason: Ranked as the nation’s fifth-best defensive tackle by Lindy’s, who also labeled him Preseason All-SEC first team ... Named Preseason All-America fourth team by Phil Steele, who joined the SEC Coaches in listing him All-SEC second team ... All-SEC third team by Athlon ... Rated the No. 1 senior defensive tackle by Pro Football Weekly ... Made the Nagurski Trophy and Outland Trophy Watch Lists ... Spring: Received the Jeff Hamm Memorial Award for the Most Improved Defensive Player from spring drills ...2007: Named Second Team All-SEC by the Associated Press and Rivals.com and Third Team by Phil Steele ... Started all 12 games at defensive tackle ... Ranked sixth in the SEC in TFLs with 14.0 ... Finished second on the team in TFLs , sacks (3.5) and hurries (4) and eighth in total tackles (58) ... Earned third letter ... at Memphis (9/1): Credited with three tackles, including one solo ... vs. Missouri (9/8): Registered three tackles with one solo tackle for loss ... at Vanderbilt (9/15): Posted and three tackles with two solos ... vs. Florida (9/22): Recorded four tackles, including three solos and a TFL ... Named Rebel Quarterback Club Defensive Player of the Week ... at Georgia (9/29): Established career highs in total tackles with eight, solos with six and TFLs with three ... Named Rebel Quarterback Club Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight week ... vs. Louisiana Tech (10/6): Credited with five total stops with four solos and two TFLs ... vs. Alabama (10/13): Collected six total tackles, including four solos, a career-high three TFLs, one sack and a fumble recovery ... vs. Arkansas (10/20): Credited with two QB hurries, a sack and four total tackles ... at Auburn (10/27): Posted three stops with two solos and a sack ... vs. Northwestern State (11/3): Totaled seven stops (six solo), 1.0 TFL and his first career interception ... vs. LSU (11/17): Recorded eight tackles and 0.5 TFLs ... at Mississippi State (11/23): Credited with four total stops, including two solos and a half TFL ... 2006: Battled through injuries to appear in eight games, making six starts along the defensive line ... Made starts at end, tackle and nose tackle ... Totaled 22 tackles on the season with 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack ... Earned his second letter ... vs. Memphis (9/3): Earned first career start and recorded one solo tackle ... at Missouri (9/9): Posted career-high six stops in start ... Also recorded first QB sack ... at Kentucky (10/16): Collected one solo stop in start ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/7): One solo stop ... at Alabama (10/14): Tallied two tackles in start ... vs. Northwestern State (11/4): Posted five stops ... at LSU (11/18): Collected three stops in start ... vs. Mississippi State (11/25): Posted three tackles in start ... Named Rebel QB Club Defensive Player of the Week ... Spring: Received the Jeff Hamm Memorial Award for the most improved defensive player of spring drills ... Moved from tackle to end and promptly emerged as the starter ... Rated an “Emerging Star” at Ole Miss by Lindy’s magazine ... Posted a team-high six solo tackles, including four TFLs with two sacks in the Red-Blue Game ... 2005: After missing the first four games of his true freshman season with injury, appeared in six of the final seven games ... Finished the season with three total tackles ... Earned first letter ... Assisted on a tackle against Auburn (10/29) and LSU (11/19) ... Credited with a solo stop at Mississippi State (11/26) ... PREP SCHOOL: Signed with Ole Miss in 2004 Class, but decided to attend Hargrave Military Academy ... Was rated as the No. 15 prep school player in the country by Rivals.com ... Played in eight games at Hargrave during 2004 season and was credited with 30 tackles, including five QB sacks ... Coached at Hargrave by Robert Prunty ... HIGH SCHOOL: While playing for South Panola High in Batesville, was selected first team All-State and Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Coaches ... Also named first team All-State by The Clarion-Ledger ... Member of RebelGrove.com Mississippi 15 Finest list ... Rated No. 11 on Rivals.com Mississippi Top 20 ... Made Mobile Register's Super Southeast 120 ... Was a member of Max Emfinger's Super South Top 200, which rated Jerry as the No. 6 inside linebacker in the region ... Member of Clarion-Ledger's Top 40 recruits in Mississippi and The Sun-Herald's Top 30 ... PrepStar All-Region and SuperPrep All-Dixie ... Selected to play in the 2004 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic in Mobile, Alabama ... A three-year starter who capped off his senior season by leading South Panola with 104 tackles, which included seven tackles for loss and three QB sacks ... Helped South Panola finish with a perfect 15-0 record in 2003, which was good enough to win the Class 5A state championship and earn a final No. 9 national ranking by USA Today ... Sat out his junior season ... Career statistics at South Panola included 255 tackles and 16 QB sacks ... Earned three letters in football ... Coached in high school by Ricky Woods ... PERSONAL: Son of Anita Jerry ... Full name is Peria Edward Jerry ... Born: August 23, 1984 ... His brother, John, is an offensive lineman at Ole Miss ... Cousins Eddie Strong and Toward Sanford both played at Ole Miss ... Started alongside another cousin, Jamarca Sanford, in the Rebel defense during their careers ... Strong and cousin Dwayne Rudd both played in the NFL ... Made the U.M.A.A. Honor Roll in Fall of 2006 ... Majoring in Criminal Justice.