Jashon Cornell
No. 96 – Detroit Lions | |
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Position: | Defensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Saint Paul, Minnesota | December 29, 1996
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Cretin-Derham Hall (Saint Paul, Minnesota) |
College: | Ohio State |
NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 235 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
Jashon Cornell is an American football defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State
Early years
Cornell was considered the number one ranked defensive end prospect in the country by ESPN for the class of 2015.[1]
College career
Cornell redshirted in 2015 and only appeared in five games during his freshman year in 2017 due to a groin injury.[2] During the 2018 season, he appeared in 13 games, where he recorded 14 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, and a forced fumble. He made his first start of his career on October 13, 2018, in a game against his hometown Minnesota Golden Gophers.[3] During the 2019 season, Cornell started all 14 games and recorded 30 tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, and four sacks.[4] Following the season he was named an All-Big Ten honorable mention by both coaches and media.[5]
Professional career
Cornell was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round with the 235th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[6]
References
- ^ Sherman, Mitch (August 29, 2013). "Cornell's ride to No. 1". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Fuller, Marcus (August 23, 2019). "Ohio State defensive tackle Jashon Cornell, of Cretin-Derham Hall, hopes to live up to prep hype". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Woodbery, Evan (April 25, 2020). "4 things to know about final Lions' draft pick Jashon Cornell". MLive.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Justin (April 25, 2020). "For good measure, Lions take one more Buckeye in DT Jashon Cornell". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Defense and Special Teams and Select Individual Honors". bigten.org. December 3, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Monarrez, Carlos; Alter, Marlowe (April 25, 2020). "Detroit Lions pick Ohio State DL Jashon Cornell in Round 7 of 2020 NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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