George Selvie

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George Selvie
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Selvie with the St. Louis Rams
No. 90, 91, 99, 93
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1987-03-06) March 6, 1987 (age 37)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Pensacola (FL) Pine Forest
College:South Florida
NFL draft:2010 / Round: 7 / Pick: 226
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:143
Sacks:14.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

George Selvie (born March 6, 1987) is a former

2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of South Florida
.

Early years

Selvie moved several times during his childhood, while following father's military career. He attended

center and defensive tackle. As a senior, he totaled 55 tackles and 6 sacks
.

He received second-team Class 3A and Emerald Coast All-star honors. He was considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and was not ranked nationally. He also competed in weightlifting.

College career

Selvie accepted a football scholarship from the

Sporting News
named him to its Freshman All-America team.

As a sophomore in 2007, he had a breakout season and was selected as a consensus

NCAA and second in college history), 13 quarterback hurries, 3 forced fumbles and one blocked kick. He had 4 sacks (tied school record) and 6 tackles for loss (school record) in the season opener against Elon University. He made 5 tackles for loss and 3 sacks against the University of North Carolina. He had 8 tackles (2 for loss) and one sack against West Virginia University. He made 4 tackles for loss against the University of Cincinnati. He played in the 2007 Sun Bowl
.

As a junior in 2008, he appeared in 12 games with 11 starts, missing the majority of 3 games with an ankle injury. He recorded 43 tackles (30 solo) with 13.5 of them for loss, 5.5 sacks, 3 quarterback hurries, 5 passes defensed, one forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries. He had 4 tackles for loss and 2 sacks against the

Walter Camp Foundation
second-team All-American).

As a senior in 2009, he started all 13 games, registering 42 tackles (second on the team), 9.5 tackles for loss (second on the team), 3.5 sacks (third on the team), 7 quarterback hurries, 2 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He had one sack, 2 tackles for loss, 3 quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery in a 17-7 win against Florida State University. He received first-team All-Big East honors by Phil Steele.

Selvie appeared in 51 games, leaving with the school single-season and career record for starts (50 games), sacks (29), tackles for loss (69.5), forced fumbles (9), sacks in a single-season (14.5) and tackles for loss in a single-season (31.5). He ranked second in

NCAA history and set the Big East Conference record with 69.5 career tackles for loss. While Selvie was a student, he was initiated as a member of Phi Beta Sigma
fraternity.

In 2019, he was inducted into the University of South Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]

Career statistics

Year
Team
GP
GS
TT
Solo
Ast
TFL
Sack
PD
INT
FF
FR
Hurr
TD
2006 USF 13 13 83 55 28 15 5.5 1 0 4 2 9 0
2007 USF 13 13 59 46 13 31.5 14.5 0 0 3 0 13 0
2008 USF 12 11 43 30 13 13.5 5.5 5 0 1 2 3 0
2009 USF 13 13 42 19 23 9.5 3.5 2 0 1 1 7 0
Career 51 50 227 150 77 69.5 29 8 0 9 5 32 0

Honors

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
Wonderlic
6 ft 4+3⁄8 in
(1.94 m) 		250 lb
(113 kg) 		34+1⁄2 in
(0.88 m) 		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.93 s 1.67 s 2.78 s 4.63 s 7.48 s 30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)		 24 reps x
All values from
NFL Combine[3]

Selvie had "been labeled as a first-round talent with sixth- or seventh-round production". After his consensus All-America year in 2007, his production "tailed off considerably" in 2008 and 2009.[4]

St. Louis Rams

Selvie was selected by the

special teams tackle. He was waived on September 3, 2011
.

Carolina Panthers

On September 4, 2011, he was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers. He was waived on October 5, after playing four games and recording two tackles.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On November 15,

special teams
tackles and one fumble recovery.

In 2012, he appeared in 9 games as a backup, making 30 tackles (2 for loss), one sack and 7 quarterback pressures. He missed 4 games with a knee injury and 2 contests with a concussion. He wasn't re-signed after the season.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On April 2, 2013, he signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .[7] He was released on May 6.

Dallas Cowboys

On July 24,

Anthony Spencer was having problems with his left knee and backup Tyrone Crawford was lost for the year with an Achilles injury.[8] Although he was not expected to make the team, he earned first-team practice reps in his first two weeks and was named the starter at strong defensive end for the Hall of Fame Game against the Miami Dolphins
, where he had a notable performance with 2 sacks in a 24-20 win.

He would keep surpassing expectations and on September 8, made his first

defensive line that fought through many injuries. He finished the year with 39 tackles, 7 sacks (second on the team), 7 tackles for loss, 22 quarterback pressures, 2 pass deflections, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.[9]

In 2014, his numbers were down from his breakout season, starting 13 games at left defensive end, while recording 31 tackles, 20 quarterback pressures, 3 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.[10] He wasn't re-signed after the season.

New York Giants

On March 20,

defensive line
opened the door for him to start 3 contests, before his own injuries forced him to miss 4 games. He finished with 15 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery. He wasn't re-signed after the season.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2010 STL 16 0 21 15 6 1.5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 CAR 4 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JAX 7 0 4 3 1 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2012 JAX 9 0 15 10 5 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 DAL 16 16 45 37 8 7.0 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2014 DAL 16 13 30 19 11 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0
2015 NYG 12 3 26 15 11 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
80 32 143 101 42 14.0 25 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2014 DAL 2 2 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "2007 USF Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile: George Selvie". Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Dagger (February 28, 2010). "2010 NFL Combine Results". postgameheroes.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Dagger (February 28, 2010). "2010 NFL Combine Results". postgameheroes.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Jaguars sign CB Ashton Youboty, DE George Selvie". Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Free Agent Signings Bolster Bucs' Depth Chart". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  8. ^ "Cowboys Bringing In Defensive Linemen Selvie, Cohen". Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "Cowboys Hidden Gems: George Selvie". Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  10. ^ "Giants sign DE George Selvie". Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  11. ^ Orr, Conor (March 20, 2015). "New York Giants sign George Selvie to 1-year deal". NFL.com. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

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