Marshon Lattimore
| New Orleans Saints - No. 23 | |
| Cornerback | |
| Date of birth: May 20, 1996 | |
| Place of birth: Cleveland , Ohio | |
| Height: 1.83 m | Weight: 88 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2017 for the New Orleans Saints | |
| Career | |
| College : Ohio State | |
| NFL Draft : 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Tackles | 168 |
| Interceptions | 8th |
| forced fumbles | 5 |
| Passes defended | 44 |
| Touchdowns | 1 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Marshon Demond Lattimore (* 20th May 1996 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He plays for the New Orleans Saints as cornerback .
college
Lattimore attended Ohio State University and successfully played college football for their team, the Buckeyes . In his first season he was injured only three times, in his second he was called up as a starter in all games . After that, he decided to take part in the 2017 NFL Draft . In total, he was able to set 45 tackles and prevent eleven passes. He also got four interceptions and one touchdown .
NFL
Despite his little experience, Lattimore was selected in the first round as the eleventh player overall and as the first cornerback ever by the New Orleans Saints . He received a four-year contract guaranteed 15.35 million US dollars . Lattimore was able to establish himself as a professional straight away and was called up as a starting cornerback from the start . He scored his first touchdown in the game against the Detroit Lions.
For his consistently good performance, he was one of only four rookies - including his teammate Alvin Kamara - to be nominated for the 2018 Pro Bowl .
Lattimore was voted Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week four times during its rookie season (weeks 6, 8, 15, and 6). After the season, he was selected by the Associated Press for rookie defensive player of the year selected. Also in 2018 he showed consistently good performances and with two interceptions he played a key role in the victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional play-off game .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ College statistics on sports-reference.com, accessed December 20, 2017
- ↑ Report on nfl.com from April 27, 2017, accessed on December 20, 2017
- ↑ Report on nfl.com from December 20, 2017, accessed December 20, 2017
- ↑ Report on nfl.com from January 1, 2018, accessed on January 1, 2018
- ↑ Report on nfl.com from February 3, 2018, accessed on February 4, 2018
- ↑ Report on cbssports.com from January 14, 2019, accessed on January 16, 2019
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lattimore, Marshon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lattimore, Marshon Demond (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1996 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland , Ohio , United States |