The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are set to sign wide receiver Jerreth Sterns to a one-year contract through 2025 when free agency starts next Tuesday according to 3DownNation writer John Hodge.
Jerreth Sterns is five foot nine and weighs 195 pounds. The 25-year-old from Waxahachie, Texas, made 39 catches for 492 yards, two touchdowns, six kick returns for 132 yards, and one tackle in 12 games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2024.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Sterns as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2022. In 2022, he made six catches for 64 yards in three preseason games. The Buccaneers released him on August 30, 2022. Next, he signed with the Los Angeles Rams on December 22, 2022. The Rams released him on March 23, 2023.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders on July 3, 2023. In 2023, he made 44 catches for 449 yards, one touchdown, two kick returns for 36 yards, and one tackle in 11 games.
Collegiately, Sterns began at Houston Baptist University (2018-20) making 220 catches for 1,971 yards, 73 receiving yards per game, 18 touchdowns, 23 carries for 56 yards, two touchdowns, and 31 punt returns for 177 yards in 27 games for the Huskies. He also took snaps at quarterback completing 4 of 7 passes (57%) for 110 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.
He was named Third Team All-Southland Conference, Southland Conference All-Academic Honors in 2019, and All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention in 2018.
After Houston Baptist, Sterns transferred to Western Kentucky in 2021 with 150 catches for 1,902 yards, 135.9 receiving yards per game, 17 touchdowns, five carries for 17 yards, and 13 punt returns for 70 yards in 14 games for the Hilltoppers. He was named First Team All-CUSA, and Newcomer of the Year.
