Makinton Dorleant

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Makinton Dorleant
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Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1992-10-06) October 6, 1992 (age 31)
Naples, Florida
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:Lely (Naples, Florida)
College:Northern Iowa
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Makinton Dorleant (born October 6, 1992) is a former gridiron football cornerback. He played college football at Northern Iowa. Dorleant was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

College career[edit]

Dorleant attended The University of Northern Iowa, where he played for coach Mark Farley's Northern Iowa Panthers football team from 2013 to 2015 after transferring from The University of Maryland.[1]

Statistics[edit]

Year Team G Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2012 UMD 12 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2013 UNI 12 54 34 20 0.0 0 4 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
2014 UNI 14 37 30 7 0.0 0 7 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0
2015 UNI 14 47 40 7 0.0 0 17 1 17 17.0 17 0 3 2
Total 52 142 106 36 0.0 0 28 2 17 8.5 17 0 6 2
Source: UNIPanthers.com

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)
178 lb
(81 kg)
4.40 s 1.53 s 2.53 s 4.45 s 7.03 s 39 in
(0.99 m)
10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
16 reps 12[2]
All values are from Pro Day[3]

Green Bay Packers[edit]

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Dorleant signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 6, 2016.[4] On September 5, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve.[5] On December 3, 2016, he was activated off injured reserve prior to Week 13.[6] After getting injured against the Detroit Lions in the last game of the season, Dorleant was placed back on injured reserve on January 4, 2017.[7]

On April 11, 2017, Dorleant was released by the Packers after failing a physical.[8]

Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

On January 3, 2018, Dorleant signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.[9] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[10]

Baltimore Ravens[edit]

On September 19, 2018, Dorleant was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad.[11] He was released on November 14, 2018.[12]

Oakland Raiders[edit]

On December 27, 2018, Dorleant was signed to the Oakland Raiders practice squad.

Dorleant signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 1, 2019.[13] He was waived on June 11, 2019, but was re-signed on August 13, 2019.[14] He was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019,[15] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list on September 1.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers[edit]

Dorleant signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL on July 3, 2020.[16] After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dorleant chose to opt-out of his contract with the Blue Bombers on August 26, 2020.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Northern Iowa: Makinton Dorleant". UNIPanthers.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. ^ McGinn, Bob (May 6, 2016). "A closer look at the Packers rookie free agents". JSOnline.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Makinton Dorleant - Northern Iowa, CB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Packers sign 19 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley". Packers.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "Packers activate CB Dorleant from I.R." Packers.com. December 3, 2016. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Packers sign CB Waters to active roster". Packers.com. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "Packers release CB Dorleant". Packers.com. April 11, 2017. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017.
  9. ^ "Chiefs Sign Four To Futures Deals Including DB Sheldon Price". January 3, 2018.
  10. ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "Ravens sign ex-Terps cornerback to practice squad; Patriots claim Cyrus Jones". BaltimoreSun.com. September 19, 2018.
  12. ^ "Ravens sign RB/Return specialist Tyler Ervin to practice squad". BaltimoreBeatdown.com. November 14, 2018.
  13. ^ "Raiders announce reserve/future signings - 1.1.19". Raiders.com. January 1, 2019.
  14. ^ "Raiders sign Dorleant and Holsey, waive Cheevers and Townsend". Raiders.com. August 13, 2019.
  15. ^ "Raiders announce transactions - 8.30.19". Raiders.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  16. ^ "Blue Bombers add two to roster". BlueBombers.com. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  17. ^ "Tracking players who have exercised opt-outs". CFL.ca. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.

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