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Jerel Worthy (born April 26, 1990) is an American football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Michigan State University, and was recognized as an All-American. The Packers selected him in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Worthy was born in Huber Heights, Ohio. He originally attended Chaminade-Julienne High School in Dayton, Ohio but then transfered to Wayne High School in Huber Heights, where he played high school football for the Wayne Warriors. As a senior for the Warriors, Worthy recorded 50 tackles, 10.5 sacks and 12 hurries. Worthy was also responsible for seven pass breakups and and two fumble recoveries
Worthy's performance earned him a spot on the Superprep and Prepstars Midwest Teams.
Coming out of High School, Worthy was ranked the 53rd Best Defensive Tackle by Rivals.com, 78th by Scout.com, and 93rd by Scouts Inc. He was also invited to play June 14 Big 33 Football Classic . Worthy received scholarship offers from Michigan State, Akron, Cincinnati, Marshall, Nebraska, and Ohio. He was six foot two inches, 288 pounds, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.9 seconds who bench pressed a maximum of 335 pounds and squatted a maximum of 470 pounds. He had a 2.8 Grade-point average.