Education
Jerrells was a four-year starter at Delegate Valle High School in his hometown, Austin, Texas.
Jerrells was a four-year starter at Delegate Valle High School in his hometown, Austin, Texas.
Standing at 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), he plays the point guard position. Jerrells played college basketball at Baylor University. He was the first player in Bears history to lead the team in scoring and assists all four seasons.
He became the second player in BU history with 1,000 points, 400 assists and 100 steals.
As a freshman, Jerrells started every game and led the team in scoring, assists, steals and minutes played. In his sophomore season, Jerrells again started every game and led the team in scoring, assists and minutes.
He was named 2007 All-Big 12 honorable mention by league"s coaches and media and was chosen to 2007 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team As a junior, Jerrells was a consensus first team All-Big 12 selection.
He again led the team in scoring, assists and minutes.
In his last season of the college basketball, Jerrells was named to the 2009 National Institute of Technology All-Tournament Team was a Lowe"s Senior CLASS Award finalist and a 2009 All-Big 12 third team selection by the league"s coaches. He again led the team in points, assists and minutes. In September 2009, Jerrells signed for the San Antonio Spurs to their training camp roster.
While he didn"t make the team, the Spurs saw his potential and offered him a spot playing for their National Basketball Association Development League team, the Austin Toros.
Jerrells was signed by the San Antonio Spurs on March 24, 2010, but immediately reassigned to their affiliate Austin Toros. Jerrells played for the Spurs again in the National Basketball Association Summer League in 2010.
His play during the 2010-2011 preseason caught the eye of the New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps, who previously worked as a scout and executive for the Spurs. On October 18, 2010, Jerrells was traded to the New Orleans Hornets for a second round pick.
However, he was waived just one week later at the end of training camp.
On November 27, 2010, he moved to Europe and signed a contract until the end of the 2010-2011 season with the Serbian team Partizan Belgrade. In June 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Fenerbahçe Ülker. In March 2012, he signed loan contract with the Spanish club Murcia for the rest of the season.
After playing only for one week for the new club (two games), he broke his foot and missed the whole season.
On August 29, 2012, he signed one-year contract with Beşiktaş. In March 2013, Jerrells was signed by the Sioux Falls SkyForce and subsequently traded to the Maine Red Claws for center Chris Ayer.
In August 2013, Jerrells was signed by Emporio Armani Milano of the Italian League. On July 7, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with the Russian club UNICS Kazan.
On January 25, 2016, he signed with the Turkish club Galatasaray.