jeral jamal stokes (born october 6, 1972) is a retired american football wide receiver. stokes played in the national football league (nfl) for nine seasons. he played college football for the ucla bruins, and was recognized as a unanimous all-american. a first-round selection in the 1995 nfl draft,drafted by the san francisco 49ers ,he played professionally for the san francisco 49ers, jacksonville jaguars and new england patriots of the nfl.