Jashon Cornell

Jashon Cornell (born December 29, 1996) is an American football defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State

Jashon Cornell
No. 96 – Detroit Lions
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-12-30) December 30, 1996
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:Cretin-Derham Hall
(Saint Paul, Minnesota)
College:Ohio State
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 235
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Cornell was considered the number one ranked defensive end prospect in the state of Minnesota, and number seven DE overall, by ESPN for the class of 2015.[1]

College career

Cornell redshirted in 2015 and only appeared in five games during his freshman year in 2017 due to a groin injury.[2] During the 2018 season, he appeared in 13 games, where he recorded 14 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, and a forced fumble. He made his first start of his career on October 13, 2018, in a game against his hometown Minnesota Golden Gophers.[3] During the 2019 season, Cornell started all 14 games and recorded 30 tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, and four sacks.[4] Following the season he was named an All-Big Ten honorable mention by both coaches and media.[5]

Professional career

Cornell was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round with the 235th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[6] On August 2, 2020, the Lions signed Cornell to a four-year contract.[7] He was placed on injured reserve on August 20, 2020.[8]

References
  1. Sherman, Mitch (August 29, 2013). "Cornell's ride to No. 1". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. Fuller, Marcus (August 23, 2019). "Ohio State defensive tackle Jashon Cornell, of Cretin-Derham Hall, hopes to live up to prep hype". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. Woodbery, Evan (April 25, 2020). "4 things to know about final Lions' draft pick Jashon Cornell". MLive.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. Rogers, Justin (April 25, 2020). "For good measure, Lions take one more Buckeye in DT Jashon Cornell". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. "Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Defense and Special Teams and Select Individual Honors". bigten.org. December 3, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. Monarrez, Carlos; Alter, Marlowe (April 25, 2020). "Detroit Lions pick Ohio State DL Jashon Cornell in Round 7 of 2020 NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. Birkett, Dave (August 1, 2020). "Detroit Lions ink final unsigned draft pick Jashon Cornell to 4-year deal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  8. "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.


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