Jalin Marshall
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| No. 89 New York Jets | |||||||||||||
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Wide receiver Return specialist | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 21, 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Middletown, Ohio | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Middletown (OH) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Jalin Delane Marshall[1] (born July 21, 1995) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State.
Early years
Marshall attended Middletown High School in Middletown, Ohio. He played wide receiver and quarterback. During his career he rushed for 4,759 yards and had 54 total touchdowns.[2] Marshall was rated by Scout.com as a five-star recruit and committed to Ohio State University to play college football.[3]
College career
After reshirting his first year at Ohio State in 2013, Marshall played in all 15 games as a redshirt freshman in 2014. He finished second on the team with 38 receptions for 499 yards and six touchdowns.[4] The receptions were second most by an Ohio State freshman behind Cris Carter's 41 in 1984.[5] Marshall also added a rushing touchdown and a punt return touchdown. Marshall was suspended for the first game of his redshirt sophomore year in 2015 due to a violation of team rules.[6] He returned from suspension and played in the final 12 games. He finished the year with 36 receptions for 477 yards and five touchdowns. After the season, Marshall decided to forgo the remaining two years of eligibility, entering the 2016 NFL Draft, but was never drafted by any team.[7]
Professional career
New York Jets
Marshall signed as an undrafted free agent for the New York Jets on April 30, 2016.[8]
References
- ↑ "Profile". rostermon.com.
- ↑ Tom Archdeacon – Columnist. "No stopping multi-dimensional Marshall".
- ↑ "Jalin Marshall, Ohio State WR – Scout". April 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Jalin Marshall ranks as most exciting player on Ohio State Buckeyes – Big Ten Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Buckeyes have a plan for Marshall". Elkhart Truth.
- ↑ "Jalin Marshall, Ohio State WR, returns to Buckeyes after one-game suspension: 'It hurt me'". cleveland.com.
- ↑ "Ohio State football: Jalin Marshall to forgo final two years with Buckeyes, enter NFL Draft". cleveland.com.
- ↑ http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/nfl/11562/jalin-marshall