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Dietrich Jells

Pittsburgh · Wide Receiver · 1991-95

SPD
74
HND
70
RTE
67

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Jells was a first-team all-conference pick in 1995.

In the Pittsburgh record book, Jells ranks No. 3 in career receiving touchdowns and No. 3 in career receiving yards. Jells's 1992 season ranks No. 9 in program history for receiving yards.

Jells was the No. 176 overall pick in the 1996 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 8th-highest wide receiver rating at Pittsburgh since 1990 and No. 42 among all wide receivers of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1995
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 1996
    • No. 176 overall pick, NFL Draft

Pittsburgh Record Book

  • No. 3 in career receiving touchdowns
  • No. 3 in career receiving yards
  • No. 9 in single-season receiving yards (1992)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Pittsburgh Teammates

  1. 88Antonio Bryant1998-2001WR
  2. 83Billy West1993-97RB
  3. 74Gerald Hayes1999-2002LB
  4. 72Tom Tumulty1991-95LB
  5. 70Hank Poteat1998-99CB
  6. 70Latef Grim1998-2000WR
  7. 69Pete Gonzalez1993-97QB
  8. 69Terry Murphy1997WR
  9. 68Anthony Dorsett1991-95S
  10. 68Bryan Knight1998-2001EDGE

Full Pittsburgh all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 1995-1999 Era

  1. 91Peter WarrickFlorida State · 1995-99WR
  2. 90Keyshawn JohnsonUSC · 1994-95WR
  3. 90Terry GlennOhio State · 1993-95WR
  4. 88Bobby EngramPenn State · 1993-96WR
  5. 88Tim DwightIowa · 1994-97WR
  6. 88Troy WaltersStanford · 1996-99WR
  7. 86Dennis NorthcuttArizona · 1996-99WR
  8. 86Freddie MitchellUCLA · 1998-2000WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Dietrich Jells) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.