Marlon Humphrey

Marlon N. Humphrey (born July 8, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, and was drafted by the Ravens 16th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft. Humphrey earned first-team All-Pro honors in 2019 and was named to the Pro Bowl team in 2019 and 2020.

Marlon Humphrey
Humphrey with the Baltimore Ravens in 2020
No. 44 – Baltimore Ravens
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1996-07-08) July 8, 1996
Hoover, Alabama
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Hoover (Hoover, Alabama)
College:Alabama
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:211
Forced fumbles:11
Fumble recoveries:3
Pass deflections:51
Interceptions:8
Touchdowns:2
Sacks:2.5
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

A native of Hoover, Alabama, Humphrey attended Hoover High School, where he was a three-time All-State selection. During his junior and senior seasons, Hoover went a combined 30–1, winning AHSAA 6A State Championships in 2013.[1] Humphrey was named as a USA Today High School All-American for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Humphrey was a highly-touted five-star prospect in the class of 2014 and received nine offers from Power Five schools, including Alabama, Florida State, UCLA, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Michigan State, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Humphrey was vocal about his preference for attending Alabama and officially visited only Mississippi, Florida State, and Alabama, officially committing to the latter on January 29, 2014.[2][3]

He was rated as high as the ninth-best recruit in the country, and three major recruiting websites all listed him as a top five player at his position. Rivals.com ranked Humphrey the highest positionally, behind only Jabrill Peppers. 247Sports.com ranked him third behind Tony Brown and Adoree' Jackson, and ESPN.com ranked him fifth behind Peppers, Brown, Jackson, and Teez Tabor. Rivals and 247Sports listed Humphrey as the best recruit from the state of Alabama in his class, while ESPN ranked him second behind Bo Scarbrough.

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Youth Championships
2013 Donetsk110 m hurdles

In high school, Humphrey also competed at a world-class level in track. He won a silver medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine.[4] He lost to Jaheel Hyde of Jamaica, who established a new championship record and came .01 seconds shy of tying the World Youth Best held by Wilhem Belocian. Humphrey was also named to the USA Today All-American Track and Field Team.[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Marlon Humphrey
CB		 Hoover, AL Hoover (AL) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 4.48 Jan 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 9  247Sports: 11  ESPN: 15
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Marlon Humphrey, 2014". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

    College career

    Humphrey intended to compete in football and track for the Crimson Tide.[6] After redshirting his initial year in Tuscaloosa, he became a starter at cornerback in 2015.

    College statistics

    The following regular season stats were retrieved from sports-reference.com [7]

    The following season stats were retrieved from sports-reference.com:
    Year School Conf Pos G Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
    Solo Total Ast Sack PD Int Yds Avg TDs FF FR
    2015 Alabama SEC DB 15 35 45 10 0.0 8 3 28 9.3 0 2 0
    2016 Alabama SEC DB 14 26 36 10 0.0 5 2 18 9.0 1 1 0
    Career 29 61 81 20 0 13 5 46 9.2 1 3 0

    2015 (Redshirt freshman)

    The Crimson Tide's second-string cornerback had an electrifying first year at Alabama. He earned the starting job in his first game against Wisconsin and ranked second on the team in interceptions with 3 during the 2015 season. Humphrey was an essential part of an elite 2015 Alabama defense earning Freshman All-American rights. The team went on to win their 16th national championship.[8]

    2016

    After his impressive first season, Humphrey ended up earning first team All-American rights in his final stint with the team. He started 2016 with the team's first interception for a touchdown against USC, and started 14 games. Humphrey continued to dominate opposing receivers the rest of the season, and declared his early departure from the collegiate level for the NFL draft.[9]

    Professional career

    Humphrey received an invitation to the NFL Combine and completed nearly all of the required drills, except for the shuttle and vertical. He participated at Alabama's Pro Day and decided to only do positional drills for the scouts and team representatives. He attended pre-draft visits with multiple teams, including the Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, and Pittsburgh Steelers.[10][11]

    External video
    Marlon Humphrey's NFL Combine Workout
    Marlon Humphrey runs a 4.41s 40-yard dash

    At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Humphrey was projected to be a first round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the second best cornerback prospect in the draft by ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr., was ranked the third best cornerback in the draft by NFL analysts Bucky Brooks and Mike Mayock, was ranked the fourth best cornerback by ESPN, and was ranked the fifth best cornerback in the draft by Sports Illustrated and DraftScout.com.[12][13][14][15][16]

    Pre-draft measurables
    Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
    6 ft 0 1⁄4 in
    (1.84 m)    		 197 lb
    (89 kg)    		 32 1⁄4 in
    (0.82 m)    		 8 3⁄4 in
    (0.22 m)    		 4.41 s 1.52 s 2.57 s 6.75 s 10 ft 5 in
    (3.18 m)    		 10 reps
    All values from NFL Combine[17][18]

    2017

    The Baltimore Ravens selected Humphrey in the first round (16th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. Humphrey was the second cornerback drafted in 2017, after Ohio State cornerback Marshon Lattimore (11th overall).[19]

    External video
    Ravens draft Marlon Humphrey 16th overall
    Instand Draft Grade: Marlon Humphrey

    On May 5, 2017, the Baltimore Ravens signed Humphrey to a fully guaranteed four-year, $11.84 million contract with a signing bonus of $6.75 million.[20][21]

    Humphrey competed against Brandon Carr to be a starting cornerback during training camp.[22] Head coach John Harbaugh named Humphrey the third cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Jimmy Smith and Brandon Carr.[23]

    He made his professional regular season debut in the Baltimore Ravens' season-opening 20–0 victory at the Cincinnati Bengals. On October 8, 2017, Humphrey earned his first career start and recorded three combined tackles during a 30–17 win at the Oakland Raiders in Week 5. On November 19, 2017, Humphrey recorded three combined tackles, deflected two passes, and made his first career interception in the Ravens' 23–0 victory at the Green Bay Packers in Week 11. Humphrey made his first career interception off a pass attempt by quarterback Brett Hundley, which was originally intended for wide receiver Jordy Nelson, and returned it for a 15-yard gain in the fourth quarter.[24] In Week 13, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles, broke up a pass, and made an interception during a 44–20 win against the Detroit Lions. Humphrey became a starting cornerback for the last four regular season games after Jimmy Smith was placed on injured reserve after tearing his Achilles tendon.[25] He finished his rookie season in 2017 with 34 combined tackles (30 solo), 11 pass deflections, and two interceptions in 16 games and five starts.[26] He received an overall grade of 70.7 from Pro Football Focus in 2017.[27]

    2018

    Head coach John Harbaugh named Humphrey a starting cornerback to begin the regular season after Jimmy Smith was suspended for the first four games for violating the league's personal conduct policy.[28] He started in the Baltimore Ravens' season-opener against the Buffalo Bills and made two solo tackles and a season-high three pass deflections during a 47–3 victory.[29] He finished the season playing in 14 games with eight starts, recording 37 combined tackles, a forced fumble, and a team-leading 15 pass deflections and two interceptions. He was given a grade of 80.0 by Pro Football Focus, which ranked 11th among all cornerbacks.

    2019

    In 2019, Humphrey changed his jersey number from 29 to 44 to accommodate the signing of Earl Thomas for the 2019 season. In week 1 against the Miami Dolphins, Humphrey intercepted Josh Rosen once as the Ravens won 59–10.[30] In week 4 against the Cleveland Browns, after getting into an altercation with Odell Beckham Jr., Humphrey pinned him to the turf. Initially, it appeared that Humphrey choked Beckham Jr., but the Ravens released a close-up video after the game that showed Humphrey had two fists full of jersey and did not touch Beckham Jr.'s neck.[31] After the game, Humphrey apologized to Beckham and said that his response to Beckham was not a brand of football he wanted to represent.[32] In week 5 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Humphrey forced wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to fumble the ball and recovered the ball. Humphrey's forced fumble set up a game-winning field goal by Justin Tucker in the 26–23 win.[33] In week 6 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Humphrey recorded an interception off Andy Dalton in the 23–17 win.[34] In week 7 against the Seattle Seahawks, Humphrey recovered a fumble for an 18-yard touchdown on a ball lost by rookie wide receiver DK Metcalf in the 30–16 win.[35] In week 9 against the New England Patriots, Humphrey recovered a fumble forced by teammate Patrick Onwuasor on wide receiver Julian Edelman for a 70-yard touchdown in the 37–20 win.[36] This was Humphrey's second touchdown in two games. The 70-yard fumble recovery touchdown set the record for longest in Baltimore Ravens team history.[37] In week 16 against the Cleveland Browns, Humphrey intercepted a pass thrown by Baker Mayfield late in the fourth quarter which sealed a 31–15 Ravens' win.[38] At the end of the regular season, Humphrey had been named to the Pro Bowl and the AP 2019 All-Pro Team.[39]

    2020

    On April 28, 2020, the Ravens exercised the fifth year option on Humphrey's rookie contract.[40] In Week 1 against the Cleveland Browns, Humphrey recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by Baker Mayfield during the 38–6 win.[41] On October 1, Humphrey signed a five-year, $97.5 million contract extension with $66 million guaranteed.[42] In Week 5 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Humphrey recorded his first career full sack on Joe Burrow during the 27–3 win. He also forced a fumble on wide receiver Mike Thomas which was returned for a 53 yard touchdown by teammate Patrick Queen.[43] Humphrey was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 2,[44] and was activated on November 11.[45]

    Career statistics
    Legend
    * Led the league


    Year Team G GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
    CombTotalAstSackPDIntYdsAvgTDsFFFR
    2017BAL 165343040.01123316.5000
    2018BAL 148353160.015200010
    2019BAL 16156553120.0153144.7023
    2020BAL 15158068122.511188080
    Total 6143211177342.5518556.90113
    Source: NFL.com

    Awards and highlights

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