Geno Stone

Geno Stone (born April 19, 1999) is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa, and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Geno Stone
No. 24 – Houston Texans
Position:Free safety
Personal information
Born: (1999-04-19) April 19, 1999
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:New Castle Junior/Senior (New Castle, Pennsylvania)
College:Iowa
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 219
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

Stone grew up in New Castle, Pennsylvania and attended New Castle Junior/Senior High School, where he played wide receiver, quarterback, and defensive back on the football team and was also a member of the basketball and track & field teams. He was named first team All-State as a senior after recording 97 tackles with 13 tackles for loss, three sacks, and 10 interceptions.[1] Stone initially committed to play college football at Kent State, but flipped his commitment to Iowa after receiving a late offer from the school.[2]

College career

Stone played in all 13 of Iowa's games as a true freshman, appearing mostly on special teams and finishing the season with 17 tackles and one interception.[3] He became a starter during his sophomore year, recording 39 tackles with a forced fumble, three passes broken up and four interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference.[4][5] As a junior, Stone recorded 70 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, four passes broken up, three forces fumbles, one interception, and one fumble recovery and was named second team All-Big Ten.[6][7] Following the end of the season Stone declared to enter the 2020 NFL Draft, forgoing his final year of NCAA eligibility.[8]

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Stone was selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the 219th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft.[9] He was waived on October 8, 2020,[10] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[11] He was elevated to the active roster on November 9 and November 14 for the team's weeks 9 and 10 games against the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on November 17, 2020.[14] Stone was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on December 2, 2020,[15] and activated on December 21.[16] He was waived again on December 28.[17]

Houston Texans

Stone was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans on December 29, 2020.[18]

References
  1. Sauertieg, Clay (December 20, 2016). "Stone 'can't wait' to get started at Kent State". New Castle News. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  2. "CROOTIN': Iowa Football Lands Commitment from Geno Stone". BlackHeartGoldPants.com. SB Nation. January 31, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  3. Sauertieg, Clay (August 23, 2018). "Kickoff 2018: Just a sophomore, New Castle High product a stone's-throw away from stardom in Iowa". New Castle News. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  4. Eickholt, David (May 13, 2019). "Player Preview: Geno Stone". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  5. Emmert, Mark (April 16, 2019). "Geno Stone looks to make his mark as leader of retooled Iowa Hawkeye secondary". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  6. Batko, Brian (February 28, 2020). "Iowa's Geno Stone hopes to be the next New Castle star in the NFL". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  7. Maakaron, John (April 4, 2020). "Safety Geno Stone Would Bolster Lions' Secondary". SI.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  8. Morehouse, Marc (January 6, 2020). "Iowa safety Geno Stone leaps to the NFL Draft". The Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  9. Allison, Ryan (April 25, 2020). "New Castle's Geno Stone drafted by Ravens in 7th round". WKBN. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. Brown, Clifton (October 8, 2020). "Ravens Release Seventh-Round Pick Geno Stone". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  11. "Geno Stone: Joins Ravens' practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  12. Oyefusi, Daniel (November 7, 2020). "Ravens elevate WR Dez Bryant to active roster; S Geno Stone designated as COVID-19 replacement". CapitalGazette.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  13. Oyefusi, Daniel (November 14, 2020). "Ravens elevate S Geno Stone to active roster vs. Patriots, keep WR Dez Bryant on practice squad". BaltimoreSun.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  14. Stevens, Matthew (November 17, 2020). "Ravens place Nick Boyle, Terrell Bonds on IR; add Geno Stone, Luke Wilson". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  15. Valente, Tom (December 2, 2020). "Press Release: Ravens Roster Moves". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  16. Mink, Ryan (December 21, 2020). "Ravens Place Defensive Back on Injured Reserve; Activate Two Players". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  17. @Ravens (December 28, 2020). "We have waived S Geno Stone" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. Alper, Josh (December 29, 2020). "Texans claim Geno Stone off waivers". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
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