Jerrell Quartez Powe (born March 15, 1987) is an American former professional football nose tackle.

Powe attended Wayne County High School in Waynesboro, Mississippi, where he had 71 tackles and 14 sacks as a junior.

Entering Ole Miss with a lot of hype, Powe was deemed a "potential freshman star" by some in the media.

He spent a year at Hargrave Military Academy, a prep school in Virginia—where he was classmates with Vidal Hazelton, Keiland Williams, and fellow Ole Miss recruit John Jerry—, taking correspondence courses, but was again denied eligibility.

He returned to Ole Miss for the 2007 season, as the NCAA allowed him to practice for 14 days while it sorted out his status in August 2007, then again denied his quest to play for the Rebels.

Finally returning to the football field in 2008,[6] Powe saw action in 12 games, missing only Arkansas, and earned his first letter.

In 2009, Powe became a full-time starter for the Rebels and, according to Tony Pauline of Sports Illustrated, had NFL scouts "excited about his upside potential".

[10] In his rookie season, Powe was third on the depth chart at nose tackle, behind veteran Kelly Gregg and journeyman Amon Gordon.