Flash Points:

• Saint Francis safety Lorenzo Jerome (Sunrise, Fla./J.P. Taravella) has agreed to an undrafted free agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers.
• Jerome helped Saint Francis to its first ever NEC Title and FCS Playoffs berth in 2016.
• Jerome became the first player in SFU and NEC history to be invited to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, Senior Bowl and NFL Combine events.
• He is the first four-time First Team All-NEC player in conference history.
• Jerome was named All-America by six publications after the 2016 season.

"Who Is Saint Francis?"
 
LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis safety Lorenzo Jerome (Sunrise, Fla./J.P. Taravella) has agreed to an undrafted free agent deal with the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday.  Jerome was a major part of SFU's first ever NEC Regular Season title and FCS Playoffs berth in 2016.
 
Jerome is looking to become the first SFU player to appear in an NFL game since Joe Restic (Philadelphia Eagles) in 1952. 
 
The Florida native already became the first player in Saint Francis and NEC history to be invited to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and Senior Bowl.  He also became the first player in SFU and NEC history to be invited to the NFL Combine.  He was named MVP of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after recording two interceptions.  He followed that performance with two interceptions and a forced fumble in the Senior Bowl. 
 
The First Team All-NEC selection led the Red Flash to a 7-5 record this season, helping SFU to win its first ever NEC Regular Season Title and clinch its first ever FCS Playoffs bid.  Jerome was named All-America by six different publications, including Athlon Sports, the Associated Press, College Sports Madness, HERO Sports, STATS FCS and the Walter Camp Foundation.  College Sports Madness named Jerome All-America as both a defensive back and a kick returner. 
 
Jerome was selected First Team All-NEC as a defensive back and a return specialist, becoming the first player in conference history to be selected First Team All-NEC in four straight years.  Jerome was a four-time First Team selection as a defensive back and earned three All-NEC honors as a returner.
 
An All-American in 2015 and 2016, Jerome recorded 18 interceptions in his Red Flash career, finishing second all-time in SFU and NEC history.  His six interceptions this season were tied for third in the FCS.  He had two picks each against No. 13 Montana and Robert Morris, with one pick against No. 20 Albany and Malone.
 
Jerome was third on SFU with 59 tackles this season, including 33 solo and 5.5 for loss.  He added 2.5 sacks, five pass breakups and returned a fumble 89 yards for a touchdown, doing all of that in 10 games played.
 
He impacts the game in multiple ways, placing second in the FCS this year with a 28.9 kick return average after leading the nation with a 31.2 average in 2015.  He returned a kickoff 73 yards for a touchdown, off a squib kick, at Montana.  He also caught a 48-yard touchdown pass in the win at Robert Morris and completed a 33-yard pass to Zack Drayer in SFU's win over Bryant.  In his SFU career, Jerome found the end zone eight times, in five different ways, with three kick return touchdowns, two interception returns, a punt return, a fumble return and a receiving touchdown.