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Craig Loston

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Craig Loston
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Loston with the Jacksonville Jaguars
No. 20
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1989-12-21) December 21, 1989 (age 34)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Eisenhower (TX) Houston
College:Louisiana State
Undrafted:2014
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Craig Anthony Loston, Jr. (born December 21, 1989) is a former American football safety. He played college football at LSU, and signed with the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

Early life

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Loston attended Eisenhower High School in Houston, Texas, where he was a four-sport star in football, basketball, track and baseball. In track & field, he was timed at 10.4 seconds in the 100-meter dash.[1]

Regarded as a five-star recruit, Loston was ranked as the best safety in the country by Rivals.com.[2]

College career

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Loston played in two games as a true freshman in 2009 before suffering an injury and being redshirted.[3] After spending 2010 and 2011 as a backup, he became a starter for the first time in 2012.[4] He finished the season with 55 tackles and three interceptions. He nearly declared for the 2013 NFL draft, but returned for his senior season at LSU.[5]

Professional career

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2014 NFL Combine

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)
217 lb
(98 kg)
30+34 in
(0.78 m)
9+34 in
(0.25 m)
4.59 s 12 reps
All values from NFL Combine[6]

Jacksonville Jaguars

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Following the 2014 NFL draft, Loston was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent. The Jaguars released Loston on August 29, 2014.[7] However, he was signed to the practice squad on August 31, 2014.[8]

Loston was promoted to the active roster on September 13, 2014. He was released on September 20 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 22. He was once again elevated to the active roster on September 29.

He was released on September 5, 2015.[9] He was signed to the practice squad on September 6, 2015.[10] On October 14, 2015, he was released. On October 20, 2015, Loston was signed to the practice squad, but was released one day later. On October 27, 2015, he was re-signed to the practice squad. On November 18, 2015, Loston was promoted to the active roster.

References

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  1. ^ https://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=824482
  2. ^ Rivals.com
  3. ^ Loston given '09 redshirt
  4. ^ Getting healthy and staying on the field are strong motivation for LSU's Craig Loston
  5. ^ LSU's Craig Loston chose another year of comfort at DBU over a chance at fast money
  6. ^ "Craig Loston Stats, News and Video - SS". NFL.com.
  7. ^ "Cut day: C Mike Brewster, QBs Ricky Stanzi and Stephen Morris waived". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  8. ^ Jacksonville Jaguars announce initial 2014 practice squad
  9. ^ Oehser, John (September 5, 2015). "Marks to active roster as Jaguars move to 53". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017.
  10. ^ "Jaguars sign eight to practice squad". Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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