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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Powe Drafted By Chiefs
4/30/2011 | Football
April 30, 2011
NEW YORK -- Former Ole Miss defensive tackle Jerrell Powe heard his name called in the 2011 National Football League Draft Saturday, selected in the sixth round by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 199th overall pick.
Powe's selection marks the ninth Rebel draftee in the last three years and third defensive lineman. He is the third former Ole Miss player drafted by the Chiefs in the past two years and becomes the fifth Rebel to join the KC roster, along with Dexter McCluster, Kendrick Lewis, Darryl Harris and Charlie Anderson.
A native of Waynesboro, Miss., Powe garnered second team All-SEC honors in 2009 and 2010. He missed only one game in his three seasons in the Red and Blue and started 22 of 25 games the past two years. The 6-foot-2, 320-pounder piled up 69 total tackles, 24 TFLs and seven sacks over his career.
In 2008 and 2009, Powe helped lead a Rebel defense that was among the nation's leaders in tackles for loss and sacks. He ranked 8th in the SEC in TFLs in 2009 with 12.0 and helped Ole Miss hold the opposition under 300 yards of total offense seven times that year, including five league games.
A preseason All-America honoree in 2010, Powe was among the candidates for the Rotary Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy and Bronko Nagurski Trophy and was chosen as a Team Captain by his teammates. Despite often facing double teams, Powe amassed 27 total tackles, 8.5 TFLs and 2.5 sacks this season, including 1.5 sacks at No. 8 Alabama.
Considered one of the top high school defensive players in state history, Powe was a Parade All-American at Wayne County High School and played in the U.S. Army All-America Bowl. He was a three-time All-State pick who was named Mr. Football in the state of Mississippi. He was ranked the nation's No. 1 defensive tackle on Student Sports' Top 100 list.
After originally signing with Ole Miss in 2005, Powe attended Hargrave Military Academy and was rated as the No. 3 prep school player in the nation by Rivals.com.
