Jerome Carvin

Jerome Letrell Carvin (born September 20, 2000) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Early life Carvin was born in the U.S. territory of Guam to LeMark Carvin and Shonda Thomas, a United States Navy servicewoman. The family first moved to Houma, Louisiana shortly after Carvin's birth, before relocating once more to Memphis, Tennessee in February 2005. After settling in Tennessee, Carvin started playing football as early as the fourth grade. He attended Cordova High School where he played offensive and defensive lineman positions with the Cordova Wolves football team. During his sophomore year in 2016, Carvin helped the Wolves build a 12–2 record and play in a state semifinals game. He graduated in 2018 with an athletic scholarship from Dan & Libby Morgan

College career Carvin enrolled at the University of Tennessee in 2018. He played alongside the Volunteers in all 12 games, taking the field as starting right guard in five games and as a left guard in one game. In his sophomore season in 2019, Carvin played in 12 games, starting the last seven as a right guard. He returned for the 2020 season in which he played all 10 games, starting four games in the right guard position. For the 2021 season, Carvin was promoted to a starting lineman role. He played seven games as a left guard, five games as a center and one game as a right guard. During his fifth and final season in 2022, Carvin was a starting left guard in all 13 games. While at Tennessee, Carvin was reunited with high school football teammate Jeremy Banks. He graduated in 2022 with a communications degree.

Kansas City Chiefs On May 6, 2023, Carvin signed a three-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent following the 2023 NFL draft. He was released on September 6 before being re-signed by the Chiefs as part of the practice squad on New Year's Day 2024.

Chicago Bears Carvin was signed by the Chicago Bears on January 9, 2024.

New England Patriots Carvin was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad on August 29, 2024, before being released on October 8. He was re-signed to the practice squad the following month on December 10.

Houston Texans On January 24, 2025, Carvin signed a reserve/future contract with the Houston Texans. Carvin was waived by Houston alongside Kingsley Jonathan on May 21.

Jacksonville Jaguars (second stint) Carvin re-signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 18, 2025. He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. Carvin signed a reserve/future contract with Jacksonville on January 12, 2026. After training camp, Jerome was released during the final roster cuts on 8/31/2026.

Personal life Carvin has one brother named LeMark Carvin Jr. and four sisters including Lejerrica Garner, LaShauna Singleton, LaQuinta Carvin and Tianna Thomas. He stated he hopes to hold a sports occupation after his playing career is over and to someday visit his birthplace.