Junior Hemingway

Junior Hemingway
Michigan Wolverines — No. 21
Wide receiver Senior
Major: General studies
Date of birth: December 27, 1988 (1988-12-27) (age 23)
Place of birth: Conway, South Carolina
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Career history
High school: Conway High School
 College(s):
Bowl games
2012 Sugar Bowl, 2011 Gator Bowl, 2008 Capital One Bowl
Career highlights and awards
Stats at ESPN.com

Kenneth Earl "Junior" Hemingway, Jr. (born December 27, 1988) is an American football wide receiver who has completed his redshirt senior season in 2011 for the Michigan Wolverines football team. He was the 2011 team leader in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. Hemingway was the 2010 and 2011 Big Ten Conference yards/reception leader, ranking third in all of Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a senior. He was a 2011 All-Big Ten honorable mention and the 2012 Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player.

After totaling 593 receiving yards in 2010, Hemingway was expected to standout in the pro-style offense implemented during his 2011 senior season. He surpassed his prior yardage total, by a little more than 100 yards to 699. However, the improvement resulted in Hemingway's league-leading 2010 average of 18.5 yards per reception improving to 20.6 yards per reception in 2011, which resulted in an improvement in his national rank from 15th in the nation to 3rd.

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High School

In high school, he was rated as the 4th, 26th and 38th best high school football wide receiver in the country by ESPN,[1] Scout.com,[2] and Rivals.com respectively.[3] He was regarded as the 12th best player in the state of South Carolina by Rivals.[3] ESPN rated him as the 19th best player in the national class of 2007,[1] while Sports Illustrated regarded him as the 83rd best player in the class.[4] Prior to his 2006 senior season, USA Today listed him as one of six players to watch in the state of South Carolina based on his 56 receptions for 846 yards and 10 touchdowns.[5] He was the second highest rated recruit in Michigan's class of 2007 (behind Ryan Mallett) according to ESPN.[6] He posted 12 receptions in the 2006 Class 4A Division 2 South Carolina High School League championship game against Greenwood High School.[7] He participated in the North-South Game of the Carolinas.[8]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Junior Hemingway
WR		 Conway, South Carolina Conway (SC) 6 ft 2.25 in (188.60 cm) 203.5 lb (92.3 kg) 4.5 Aug 24,
2006 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 26 (WR)   Rivals: 38 (WR), 12 (SC)  ESPN: 4 (WR), 19 overall
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

College

As a true freshman for the 2007 Michigan Wolverines football team, he appeared in 10 games, but did not make his first start until September 22 against Penn State.[7] His first receptions came during the October 6 game against Eastern Michigan when he recorded 3 catches for 33 yards.[9][10] He also recorded a reception in the January 1, 2008 Capital One Bowl against the Florida Gators.[9][10] He was limited as a true sophomore by mononucleosis which caused him to miss the final eight games of the season for the 2008 team, but did make one start.[7][10][11] He received a medical redshirt as a result of the illness.[7][12]

He posted his first 100-yard reception game, first 2-touchdown performance and a career-high 5-reception effort in the September 5 season opener for the 2009 team against Western Michigan, during his third career start.[7][10][13][12] He missed the following week's rivalry game against Notre Dame due to an ankle sprain.[14][15] In November, he played through back problems.[16] As a redshirt sophomore, he totaled 16 receptions and 268 total yards from scrimmage as a receiver.[10] He also served as a punt returner making 10 returns for 86 yards.[10]

As a fourth-year junior for the 2010 Wolverines, he posted three 100-yard games and another 2-touchdown performance.[10][17] He did this despite missing the first two games of the season due to a hamstring injury[7][18] as well as the November 27 regular season finale against Ohio State due to an injury.[7] On October 2, his then career-high 129-yard 3-reception effort included a 70-yard touchdown on the second play of the second half which gave the team a 28–21 lead. It also included a 42-yard reception with 21 seconds left to put the ball on the 4-yard-line before the game winning score on the next play in the 42–35 contest against Indiana.[19][20][21] Two weeks later, he broke his career highs for both yards and receptions in a 9-catch 134-yard effort against Iowa.[10][17] On November 6, he recorded 104 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 6-catch effort against Illinois.[10][17] For the season he totaled 593 yards on 32 receptions.[17] This ranked third on the team behind Roy Roundtree and Darryl Stonum.[22] However, he led the Big Ten Conference in yards/reception with a 18.5 average.[23][24] This ranked h in the nation.[25]

When Brady Hoke took over as head coach and replaced the Rich Rodriguez' spread offense with a pro-style offense, AnnArbor.com predicted Hemingway would be the biggest individual beneficiary on the team before the season started.[26] He was also expected to help pick up the slack created by the full-season suspension of Stonum.[27][28][29] As a fifth-year senior, he established a new career high on September 10, 2011, against Notre Dame in the rivalry game and during the first night game ever played at Michigan Stadium, when he recorded 3 receptions for 165 yards.[17][30][31] Before the game, Desmond Howard, who had worn number 21 before Hemingway at Michigan, was honored for his enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame, and the jersey number was designated to be adorned with a "Desmond Howard: Michigan Legend" patch on the upper-right chest.[32] On October 8, against the Northwestern, Hemingway had 5 receptions for a total of 124 yards.[33] Following the 2011 Big Ten Conference football season, he earned All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention recognition from the coaches.[34][35] In the January 3, 2012 Sugar Bowl, 23–20 overtime victory over Virginia Tech he recorded the teams only two touchdowns,[36] earning 2012 Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player honors.[37] He concluded the season with team highs of 34 receptions, 699 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns,[38] giving him a conference leading 20.6 yards per reception.[39] The 20.6 yards per reception ranked third in all of Division I FBS.[40]

In the September 3, 2011 season opener against Western Michigan at Michigan Stadium, Hemingway recorded a 37-yard reception.[41][42][43] The game was ended by mutual agreement in the third quarter due to inclement weather.[44] At first, the stats for the game were considered official by the Big Ten Conference and the University of Michigan, but the NCAA vacated the statistics for this game because three quarters were not completed.[45] However, at the conclusion of the regular season, the NCAA reversed course and ruled that since the game is counting for win-loss record, the statistics will be counted by the NCAA.[46]

Notes

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  2. ^ "#2 J. R. Hemingway". Scout.com. http://michigan.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=8&c=1&nid=2139636. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  3. ^ a b "Junior Hemingway". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Junior-Hemingway-41252;_ylt=AodzYe_b_.Ekok8iJGB5i_pDPZB4. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  4. ^ "Player Rankings". Sports Illustrated. 2006-10-30. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/highschool/10/30/top.100.football/1.html. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  5. ^ "Key prep teams, players across the USA". USA Today. 2006-08-25. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2006-08-23-teams-players-to-watch_x.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  6. ^ "Michigan Wolverines: Recruiting Class 2007". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school?id=130&class=2007. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Junior Hemingway". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hemingway_junior00.html. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  8. ^ "Hemingway talks Michigan, Shrine Bowl". Rivals.com. 2006-12-15. http://scvarsity.rivals.com/barrier_noentry.asp?ReturnTo=&sid=&script=content.asp&cid=619840&fid=&tid=&mid=&rid=. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  9. ^ a b "Junior Hemingway (2007 game log)". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/gamelog/_/id/240981/year/2007/junior-hemingway. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Team: Michigan: Player: Junior Hemingway". National Collegiate Athletic Association. http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/playerDetail.jsp?yr=2011&org=418&player=21. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  11. ^ "Junior Hemingway (2008 game log)". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/gamelog/_/id/240981/year/2008/junior-hemingway. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  12. ^ a b Rothstein, Michael (2009-09-05). "Junior Hemingway returns better than ever with 2-touchdown game in Michigan football team's season opener". AnnArbor.com. http://www.annarbor.com/sports/junior-hemingway-returns-better-than-ever-with-2-touchdown-game-in-michigan-football-teams-season-op/. Retrieved 2011-09-13. 
  13. ^ "Junior Hemingway (2009 game log)". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/gamelog/_/id/240981/year/2009/junior-hemingway. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  14. ^ Birkett, Dave (2009-09-10). "Michigan receiver Junior Hemingway 'doubtful' for Notre Dame". AnnArbor.com. http://www.annarbor.com/sports/michigan-receiver-junior-hemingway-doubtful-for-notre-dame/. Retrieved 2011-09-13. 
  15. ^ Birkett, Dave (2009-09-17). "Offensive lineman David Moosman out for Eastern Michigan". AnnArbor.com. http://www.annarbor.com/sports/offensive-lineman-david-moosman-out-for-eastern-michigan/. Retrieved 2011-09-13. 
  16. ^ Birkett, Dave (2009-11-09). "Michigan football team running back Brandon Minor bothered by sprained ankle, bruised shoulder". AnnArbor.com. http://www.annarbor.com/sports/michigan-running-back-brandon-minor-bothered-by-sprained-ankle-bruised-shoulder/. Retrieved 2011-09-13. 
  17. ^ a b c d e "Junior Hemingway (2010 game log)". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/gamelog/_/id/240981/year/2010/junior-hemingway. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  18. ^ Auerbach, Nicole (2010-09-06). "Presser Notebook: Robinson to start against ND, Rodriguez not concerned with Forcier's demeanor". The Michigan Daily. http://www.michigandaily.com/content/notebook-robinson-start-against-notre-dame-rodriguez-not-concerned-forciers-demeanor-saturda. Retrieved 2011-09-13. 
  19. ^ "Denard Robinson scores with 17 seconds left as Michigan breaks Indiana". ESPN. 2010-10-02. http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=302750084. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
  20. ^ "(19) Michigan 42 (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten): Indiana 35 (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) (play-by-play)". ESPN. 2010-10-02. http://espn.go.com/ncf/playbyplay?gameId=302750084&period=4. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
  21. ^ "Robinson Carries Wolverines to a Last-Minute Victory". The New York Times. 2010-10-02. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/sports/ncaafootball/03game1.html. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
  22. ^ "Michigan Wolverines Stats - 2010". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/stats/_/id/130/year/2010/michigan-wolverines. Retrieved 2011-09-13. 
  23. ^ "2010 Big Ten Conference Expanded Leaders". Sports Reference LLC.. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/big-ten/2010-leaders.html. Retrieved 2011-12-24. 
  24. ^ "Big Ten Player Receiving Statistics - 2010: Average Yards Per Reception Leaders - Qualified". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/conferences/statistics/player/_/stat/receiving/sort/yardsPerReception/year/2010/id/5/big-ten-conference. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 
  25. ^ "NCAA Division I-A Player Receiving Statistics - 2010: Average Yards Per Reception Leaders - Qualified". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/player/_/stat/receiving/sort/yardsPerReception/year/2010. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 
  26. ^ Meinke, Kyle (2011-09-02). "Opinion: Junior Hemingway is biggest winner in Michigan's scheme changes; who are other winners and losers?". AnnArbor.com. http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/junior-hemingway-is-biggest-winner-of-michigans-scheme-changes-who-are-other-winners-and-losers/?cmpid=RSS_link_um_football. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
  27. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (2011-08-07). "Michigan WR Darryl Stonum to redshirt". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/6842359/darryl-stonum-michigan-wolverines-redshirt-2-others-suspended. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
  28. ^ Florek, Michael (2011-08-08). "2011 Football Season Preview: Wide Receivers/Tight Ends". The Michigan Daily. http://www.michigandaily.com/sports/2011-football-season-preview-wide-receiverstight-ends. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
  29. ^ Rohan, Tim (2011-08-07). "Stonum to redshirt in 2011; Hagerup suspended first four games". The Michigan Daily. http://www.michigandaily.com/blog/stonum-redshirt-2011-hagerup-suspended-first-four-games. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
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  33. ^ "(12) Michigan 42 (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten); Northwestern 24 (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten)". ESPN. 2011-10-08. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312810077. Retrieved 2011-10-09. 
  34. ^ "Molk Named Top Offensive Lineman to Headline Big Ten Awards". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2011-11-28. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112811aam.html. Retrieved 2011-11-29. 
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  36. ^ "(13) Michigan 23 (11-2, 6-2 Big Ten); (11) Virginia Tech 20 (11-3, 7-1 ACC)". ESPN. 2012-01-03. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=320030259. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 
  37. ^ "Brendan Gibbons' OT FG boots Michigan past Va. Tech, to Sugar Bowl title". ESPN. 2012-01-03. http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=320030259. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 
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  44. ^ "Storm forces Michigan to end game". ESPN. 2011-09-03. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/6927371/lightning-forces-evacuations-delays-iowa-hawkeyes-michigan-wolverines-notre-dame-fighting-irish-games. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  45. ^ Bennett, Brian (2011-09-10). "NCAA won't count rain-shortened stats". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/6953798/ncaa-count-stats-michigan-wolverines-western-michigan-broncos-rain-shortened-games. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
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