Jabari Price

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Jabari Price
No. 39
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1992-08-31) August 31, 1992 (age 31)
Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Blanche Ely
(Pompano Beach, Florida)
College:North Carolina
NFL draft:2014 / Round: 7 / Pick: 225
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2013)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:10
Player stats at NFL.com

Jabari Price (born August 31, 1992) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at North Carolina. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round, 225th overall of the 2014 NFL Draft.

High school career[edit]

Price attended Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida, where he played as a cornerback and free safety on the football team. As a senior in 2010, opponents threw his way only 23 times and he still made five interceptions and 12 pass break-ups, to go along with 39 tackles and 5 forced fumbles. He helped lead Ely to an 11–2 record and the state 5A regionals, where they were defeated by nationally ranked St. Thomas Aquinas. He earned Sun Sentinel all-county honors and was selected to play in the annual Dade vs. Broward County high school all-star game in January. The United States Achievement Academy named Price an All-American Scholar in 2010.[1]

As a member of Blanche Ely's track & field team, Price competed as a sprinter. In 2008, he took eighth in the 200 meters (23.42s) and eight in the 400-meter dash (52.95s) at the BCAA North Meet.[2] At the FHSAA 4A District Meet, Price ran a personal-best time of 11.32 seconds in the 100-meter dash and ran the third leg on the 4 × 100 m relay squad, helping them win the event with a time of 41.48 seconds.[3] He also posted a career-best time of 21.42 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the Charles Johnson Invitational as a senior.[4] The Blanche Ely relay squad was named to the Miami Herald all-county first-team.[5]

Recruiting[edit]

Price was a consensus three-star recruit and was rated the no. 83 cornerback in the country by Rivals. He received 10 NCAA Division I scholarship offers, including letters from Minnesota and Rutgers. He originally gave an oral commitment to Minnesota but ultimately decided to play for the North Carolina Tar Heels in order to be closer to home.[6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Jabari Price
CB
Pompano Beach, Florida Blanche Ely High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 171 lb (78 kg) N/A Nov 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 115 (CB)   Rivals: 83 (CB)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2010 North Carolina College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014.

College career[edit]

As a true freshman cornerback, Price played in all 13 games, starting in the final four. He recorded 20 tackles, four pass break-ups and one interception. He missed four games his sophomore season due to hand surgery, but still ended up with 16 tackles, two pass break-ups and a tackle for loss. His junior year is when he stepped his game up. In 11 games, he tallied 76 tackles (good for third on the team), 9 pass break-ups (good for first), 4 tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, one QB hurry and one interception. He registered at least 4 tackles in each game. His final year at UNC, he posted 74 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 9 pass break-ups and a forced fumble while starting all 12 games, earning All-Atlantic Coast Conference honorable mention accolades.[7]

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)
200 lb
(91 kg)
31+58 in
(0.80 m)
9+18 in
(0.23 m)
4.45 s 1.55 s 2.60 s 4.30 s 7.04 s 29.5 in
(0.75 m)
9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)
16 reps
All values from the NFL Combine and Pro Day[8]

After being projected as a fifth-seventh round pick,[9][10] Price was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round (225th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.[11] On May 16, 2014, the Vikings signed Price and Kendall James (sixth round) to rookie contracts.[12] He agreed to a 4 year/$2.28 million contract.[13] Price appeared in 14 games as a rookie, recording 10 combined tackles while mostly playing special teams.[14]

Price was suspended for the first two games of the 2015 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.[14]

On September 3, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve.[15]

On September 2, 2017, Price was released by the Vikings.[16]

Personal life[edit]

Price was born on August 31, 1992, to Lalanda Price Sr. and Portia Williams, and was raised in Pompano Beach. His grandmother, Ernestine Price, was a community leader and civil rights activist.[6]

On December 29, 2014, Price was arrested in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and charged with a misdemeanor DWI. He was released on bail shortly thereafter.[17] He pled guilty to a reduced charge of careless driving on April 10, 2015, and was sentenced to a $300 fine and 30 days of electronic home monitoring.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brousseau, Dave (January 21, 2010). "Parade set to honor Miramar High football champs". Sun-Sentinel. p. 34. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "BCAA North Prelims 2008 - Complete Results (Raw)".
  3. ^ "FHSAA 4A District 11 2010 - Complete Results (Raw)".
  4. ^ "Charles Johnson Invitational 2010 - Complete Results (Raw)".
  5. ^ "All-Broward | Spring 2010 | Track". Miami Herald. May 25, 2010. p. 47. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b Tomasson, Chris (July 31, 2014). "Vikings seventh-round pick Jabari Price turning heads in Mankato". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Barbour, Brian (December 2, 2013). "Four Tar Heels Named First Team All-ACC". Tar Heel Blog. SB Nation. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  8. ^ NFL Combine Profile
  9. ^ Draft Profile
  10. ^ "Jabari Price". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  11. ^ Zinski, Dan (May 10, 2014). "2014 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings Select CB Jabari Price". The Viking Age. FanSided. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  12. ^ Gates, Christopher (May 16, 2014). "2014 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings Sign Kendall James and Jabari Price". The Daily Norseman. SB Nation. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  13. ^ Jabari Price - Current Salary Information
  14. ^ a b c Daniels, Tim (July 24, 2015). "Jabari Price Suspended 2 Games for Violating NFL Substance Abuse Policy". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016.
  16. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Roster". Vikings.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
  17. ^ Goessling, Ben (January 2, 2015). "Vikings: Jabari Price arrested for DWI". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

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