Arlington: Jamell Fleming like most kids of today dream of playing in the NFL on Sunday’s. If you ask Jamell’s father coach Ralph Fleming on where his son would be playing, it would be the Pittsburgh Steelers. However his mother Sharon wants him to play for a winning organization and be injury free. One thing that they all agree on is giving God all the glory for Jamell’s for his talent. As a young child growing up in Arlington Jamell was the high school ball boy that made sure the official would have the game ball ready during the game. This was a great opportunity for him to study the game and watch some of the players that his father coached at Abilene Cooper, and Arlington Martin. During his high school days at Arlington Seguin Jamell became a star and lead his team to the playoffs during his Junior and Senior year. There were several division I colleges and university’s that wanted Jamell. Since his mother and father were from Oklahoma and they attended college at East Central in Ada, Oklahoma. His mother Sharon was a Sooner fan and Jamelle Holloway was the QB during the late 80’s. So Jamell decided that he would take his talent to the University of Oklahoma. As you know the Sooners were very deep in talent in every position, Fleming goal was to pass his classes and to stay on the team. His first year was okay because he was red shirted. His sophomore year was very interesting. He became a father and was just trying to stay in school and get a spot on the specialty team,. He later was removed from the team because of the pressure. Once again his mother told him that he was going to get himself together and get back on the team. So Jamell enrolled in a local community college and got his grade together and talked with Coach Bob Stoops about returning to the team. That next season Jamell found himself back in school and on the kickoff team. He ended up being the best special team player that earned him a spot as the starting cornerback. During his junior season he was the defensive player of the bowl game in Arizona against Connecticut in the Fiesta Bowl. During his senior year against Texas at the Cotton Bowl he stripped a Longhorn receiver of a pass and returned it for an interception. Once again he was in Arizona at the Insights Bowl against the Iowa Hawkeyes. On the first series of the game Jamell intercepted the ball and set up the Sooners opening game touchdown. The outcome of the game came down to another defensive play from #32 Jamell Fleming. Once again he was selected as the Defensive player of the game. Jamell has left his college career at the University of Oklahoma as one of the best DB in Sooner history. On this weekend he will be waiting on the phone to ring for the announcement of a 1st round or 2nd round draft pick in the NFL. Whatever the Lord say’s Jamell will be ready to go and he thanks his parents for being at his side during his football career. The draft will begin this Thursday evening from New York City.

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