Only playing his senior year of high school football, Gerald Everett took the long route to a starring role at South Alabama.
To tell the story of South Alabama star tight end Gerald Everett, you have to go all the way back to his high school days in Georgia.
Everett, a basketball and track star, started his high school career at Martin Luther King Jr. High School. Before the start of his senior year, Everett made the most to to Columbia High School for his final year.
The Decatur, Georgia school suddenly had an excellent athlete that would be a perfect fit for the football team.