 He attended Wando High School in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and played collegiately at The Citadel in neighboring Charleston where he rushed for nearly 1,500 yards and 12 touchdowns; as a senior in 1994 he ran for 1,171 yards, the 5th highest season total in school history and set a record with a 96 yard run against VMI in the Oyster Bowl.Jervey was inducted into both The Citadel and South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.While playing for the Packers, he lived with teammate LeShon Johnson in Green Bay, Wisconsin.