Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jerry Tillery was born on October 8th, 1996 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He is a defensive tackle in the National Football League.

Tillery attended Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana. As a senior he had 93 tackles and seven sacks. He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.

Tillery was originally going to play offensive tackle as a freshman at Notre Dame in 2015, but it was later decided he would play defensive tackle. That season, he played in 12 games with three starts and recorded 12 tackles and a sack. As a sophomore in 2016, he started 11 of 12 games, recording 37 tackles. As a junior in 2017, Tillery started all 13 games, finishing the season with 56 tackles and 4.5 sacks. He returned to Notre Dame for his senior year in 2018.

Tillery was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers 28th overall in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Tillery signed with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2023.