Jamal Marshall
 Jamal Marshall at pro player combine | |
| No. 38 – Seattle Seahawks | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 3, 1993 Columbus, GA |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Elkins (Missouri City, Texas) |
| College: | North Texas |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
Jamal Marshall (born July 3, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Texas. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2016.[1][2]
Professional career
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
203 lb (92 kg) |
33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9.75 in (0.25 m) |
4.41 s | 1.56 s | 2.55 s | 4.11 s | 6.77 s | 39 in (0.99 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
10 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[3][4] | ||||||||||||
Seattle Seahawks
Marshall was signed to the Seattle Seahawks after impressing coaches after the three day rookie Mini-camp in 2016 as a tryout player.[5]
High school career
• Marshall had 46 tackles, 20 PBUs and seven sacks as a senior while also running track at Elkins. Marshall was a member of the 1600m relay team that made it to state in 2011, the following year Marshall made it to state in the 400 metres dash where he placed 5th with a 47.60 . Aldrich Bailey placing first with a time of 45.8. Marshall's personal best in high jump was 6'4 and running a 21.50 in the 200 metres dash.[6]
College career
Marshall received an athletic scholarship to attend University of North Texas, where he played for the North Texas Mean Green football team from 20012 to 2015. He began his career at North Texas as a Cornerback and played as a true freshman mainly on special teams. He switched to Outside linebacker after his freshman year due to high potential seen by the coaching staff. He shadowed outside linebacker Will Wright until his junior where he finally had his break out year at linebacker. Marshall saw action in all 12 games, notching 54 total tackles, including 36 solo, and 7.5 TFL. The prior year he had 27 tackles saw action in all 12 games and notched a season high of five tackles against Tulane. During the Heart of Dallas Bowl game he forced a key turnover sparking his path at linebacker. Heading into his final year Marshall decided to go back to his original position, cornerback. His switch back to corner lead him to have a down year only racking up 19 tackles and 3 Pbus. Marshall also ran track at North Texas helping the mean green 4x400m relay reach the regional meet with a time of 3.09.01.[7]
References
- ^ Cohen, Stephen (May 10, 2016). "Seahawks sign 5 following rookie minicamp". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ Henderson, Brady (June 2, 2016). "Seahawks sign LB/FB Kyle Coleman after waiving CB Jamal Marshall". KIRO (AM). Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ https://www.nflregionalcombines.com/PlayerProfile.aspx?54ba5d1e06f49ac59d8a6aaa667346f5
- ^ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=124176&draftyear=2016&genpos=FS
- ^ Marshall, Jamal. "Signing of Jamal Marshall".
- ^ Marshall, Jamal. "Track&field".
- ^ Marshall, Jamal. "Milesplit UNT conference track".