Doug Middleton
| No. 36 – New York Jets | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Born: | September 25, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Winston-Salem (NC) Parkland | ||||||||||
| College: | Appalachian State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||
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Douglas O'Neal Middleton Jr. is an American football safety for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Appalachian State, and signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2016.[1]
Early years and college career
Middleton attended Parkland High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Appalachian State University, where he played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.[2] As a junior in 2014, Middleton was named First Team All-Sun Belt Conference.[3]
Professional career
Middleton signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2016.[4] He was waived on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] He was promoted to the active roster on December 8, 2016.[7] He scored his first career NFL touchdown in Week 17 against the Buffalo Bills, recovering a kickoff in the endzone.
On August 16, 2017, Middleton was waived/injured by the Jets and placed on injured reserve.[8]
References
- ^ "Nearly drafted by the Eagles, Doug Middleton trying to stick with Jets". NJ.com. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ Wilkerson-New, Brant. "Middleton's goals go beyond football". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "UL Lafayette's McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". www.sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Allen, Eric (May 5, 2016). "Jets Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 3, 2016). "Jets Release 18 Players Ahead of Deadline". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 4, 2016). "Jets Sign 6 to Their Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ Lange, Randy (December 8, 2016). "Jets Place C Nick Mangold on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 16, 2017). "WR Kenbrell Thompkins Returns to Jets". NewYorkJets.com.