Eddie Jeeta
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| No. 18 – Undrafted | |
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| Position: | Wide Receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 15, 2015 (aged 47) Watford, United Kingdom |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | West Herts |
| College: | University of Florida |
| Career history | |
| Roster status: | Active |
Eddie QuirkyTurtle Jeeta (born December 15, 2014) is an American football wide receiver who is currently unsigned by a professional team. He played college football for University of Florida (UF) and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.
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Early years
Eddie was born to Bethany and Jacoby Jeeta in Watford, UK. Eddie had a lower class upbringing as he was one of seven siblings in his household. Eddie is the second eldest to his siblings; Kelly, Brook, Faizul, Beau, Jimmy and Elisa.
Growing up in a rough neighborhood, Eddie and young boys his age found it tough at times to stay out of trouble. However, Eddie had a hidden passion for football. He'd persuade kids in his area to play football for hours a day in the empty street. Quickly Eddie became popular with his knack for catching deep balls. In the area local high schools were beginning to implement American football teams and Eddie was first to sign up.
Eddie would begin his high school career as cornerback and was successful. However Eddie developed monstrous hands and long arms giving him a vast catching radius and coach would try him out for wide receiver. Needless to say he excelled. So much so that he decided to take his talents to the USA after receiving a scholarship to the University of Florida, and began his journey to accomplish his dream of making it in to the NSFL.
College career
Freshman Season
Eddie only started 6 games for the Gators in his Freshman year, as he was doubted by a lot of fans that he could play having known very little about him since he cma eover from the United Kingdom. The Gators were 2-4 when Eddie got his first start. The WR1 suffered a bad ACL tear and was now out for the season. Jeeta knew he had to come up big and prove his worth to secure his spot on the starters. That game, having only entered the game half way through the 3rd quarter, Eddie secured 6 catches for 105 yards and a touchdown. The team knew they had found their star Wide receiver. Gators went on to finish 6-7 and Eddie's stat line was 46 catches for 674 yards and 5 touchdowns. Difficulties at the Quarterback position limited their success but Eddie had done his job well.
Sophomore Season
Eddie started his sophomore season as the WR1 for the Florida Gators. He would play in all 13 season games. Gators still yet to find their answer at Quarterback and a poor year defensively , the Gators had a second mediocre season finishing 5-8. The silver-lining for the team was the receiving core. Gators had a very talented receiving core led by Eddie Jeeta. Racking up 83 catches for 1205 yards and 11 Touchdowns.
Junior Season
Eddie did not slow down his Junior season. Gators offence had a huge leap and allowed Jeeta to get targets galore. On a staggering 126 targets, Eddie sealed 112 catches for 1568 yards and 14 Touchdowns. He had without question caught the eyes of the DSFL with his performance. While the Gators never managed to make it to a bowl game, Eddie has set his sights on the next big prize being the Ultimini. In the offseason this year, Eddie will look to establish a solid media presence to get his name out there, improve his fundamentals in all aspects of the game and try impress the General Managers that coming knocking on his door.
College Career Stats
| Receiving | |||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| 2033 (S18) | GATORS | 6 | 46 | 674 | 14.7 | 54 | 5 |
| 2034 (S19) | GATORS | 13 | 83 | 1205 | 14.5 | 72 | 11 |
| 2035 (S20) | GATORS | 13 | 112 | 1568 | 14 | 63 | 14 |
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad |
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| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
Professional career statistics
| Receiving | Kick Returning | Punt Returning | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | KR | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| 2036 (S21) | KCC | 14 | 59 | 769 | 13 | 42 | 5 | 18 | 403 | 22.4 | 81 | 0 | 11 | 133 | 12.1 | 55 | 0 |
Season 21
Eddie Jeeta was drafted by the Kansas City Coyotes with pick 5 in Round 2 (13th overall) of the S21 DSFL Draft. Kansas City’s S20 receivers were some of the best but were called up to play in the NSFL so the addition of Eddie Jeeta had him slotted into the WR1 position right away. Accompanied with fellow receivers Michael Witheblock and Tan Johnson, and resident TE Tree Gelbamn, the Coyotes receiving core would be dubbed the Yeet Squad.
Jeeta saw a lot of targets early on and developed nicely through out the season even with the split target volume between him and Witheblock. Jeeta worked hard on improving speed and by the end of the season was tied for 1st in that category throughout the DSFL. His speed would also see his contribution in the returning game improve, and at one point ran for an impressive 81 yard kick return that setup an easy score for the Coyotes.
Jeeta would round out the regular season with 769 receiving yards from 59 receptions, and caught 5 Touchdowns, helping his team finish with a 9-5 record and an eventual Ultimini appearance. He would finish 3rd in receiving yards and total receptions, and 4th in touchdowns at his position.
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