Lamarcus Joyner
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Born: | Miami, Florida, U.S. | November 27, 1990||
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
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High school: | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | ||
College: | Florida State (2010–2013) | ||
Position: | Safety | ||
NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41 | ||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Lamarcus Joyner (born November 27, 1990) is an American football safety who is a free agent. After being named 2009 Defensive High School Player of the Year by USA Today, he played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft.
Early years
A native of
In addition to football, Joyner was on the school's
Despite lacking prototypical size, Joyner was regarded as a five-star recruit by
College career
As a
Professional career
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Joyner's NFL Combine Workout |
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
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5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
184 lb (83 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.55 s | 1.59 s | 2.68 s | 4.40 s | 7.26 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
14 reps | 13 |
All values from |
St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams
2014
The St. Louis Rams selected Joyner in the second round (41st overall) of the 2014 NFL draft. Joyner was the fifth safety selected in 2014.[9] The Rams traded their second round (44th overall) and fifth round (153rd overall) to the Buffalo Bills in order to move up and draft Joyner. The Buffalo Bills used their acquired picks to draft Alabama's Cyrus Kouandjio and Baylor's Cyril Richardson.[10] On June 16, 2014, the Rams signed Joyner to a four-year, $5.03 million contract that includes $3.07 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.97 million.[11]
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Rams select Joyner 41st overall | |
Lamarcus Joyner: First Draft |
Head coach Jeff Fisher named Joyner the starting nickelback and the third free safety on the Rams' depth chart to begin the regular season.[12]
He made his professional regular season debut in the Rams' season-opener against the Minnesota Vikings and recorded three solo tackles during their 34–6 loss. He pushed Greg Jennings out of bounds after an 11-yard reception in the first quarter for his first career regular season tackle.[13] On October 26, 2014, Joyner recorded a season-high ten combined tackles (nine solo) during a 34–7 loss at the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 8. On November 9, 2014, Joyner exited in the first quarter of the Rams' 31–14 loss at the Arizona Cardinals after sustaining a groin injury. His groin injury sidelined him for the next three games (Weeks 11–13) and he was replaced by cornerback E. J. Gaines during his absence. Joyner missed another two games (Weeks 14–15) as a healthy scratch after defensive coordinator Gregg Williams opted to retain Gaines at nickelback.[14] In Week 17, Joyner earned his first career start, recorded four combined tackles, and made his first career sack on quarterback Russell Wilson in the Rams' 20–6 loss at the Seattle Seahawks.[15] He finished his rookie season with 40 combined tackles (35 solo), two pass deflections, and a sack in ten games and one start.[16]
2015
He entered training camp competing for the job as the first-team nickelback against E.J. Gaines. Joyner became the de facto nickelback after Gaines sustained a lisfranc injury that was expected to sideline him for the entire season.[17]
He appeared in the Rams' season-opener against the Seahawks and recorded a season-high seven solo tackles and a sack on Russell Wilson in their 34–31 loss. On November 9, 2015, Joyner was involved in a controversial play after delivering a late hit on quarterback Teddy Bridgewater in the fourth quarter of the 21–18 overtime loss to the Vikings. During the play, Bridgewater was performing a baseball slide after running for a five-yard gain and was hit by Joyner and immediately knocked unconscious. The Rams were received a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness and Joyner would subsequently be fined $23,152 by the NFL.[18] On December 6, 2015, Joyner tied his season-high of seven combined tackles and two pass deflections during a 27–3 loss against the Cardinals.[19] He finished the 2015 season with 72 combined tackles (54 solo), six pass deflections, and two sacks in 16 games and six starts.[16]
2016
During the offseason, the Rams officially relocated to
2017
During
He started the
The Rams finished first in the NFC West with an 11–5 record in their first season under head coach Sean McVay. On January 6, 2018, Joyner started in his first career playoff game and recorded 11 combined tackles (ten solo) in the Rams' 26–13 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Wildcard Game.[27]
2018
On March 6, 2018, the Rams placed their franchise tag tender on Joyner.[32] On April 16, 2018, Joyner signed his one-year, $11.28 million franchise tag to remain with the Rams for the 2018 season.[33] In week 11 against the
Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders
2019
On March 14, 2019, Joyner signed a four-year, $42 million contract with the Oakland Raiders.[34] Joyner made his debut with the Raiders in week 1 against the Denver Broncos. In the game, Joyner made 6 tackles in the 24-16 win.[35]
2020
Joyner was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 17, 2020,[36] and activated three days later.[37] He was placed back on the COVID-19 list on November 22, 2020.[38] and activated again on December 2, 2020.[39] Joyner was released after the season on March 9, 2021.[40]
New York Jets
Joyner signed a one-year contract with the New York Jets on March 22, 2021.[41] He was placed on injured reserve on September 14, 2021 after suffering an elbow injury in Week 1.[42]
On March 15, 2022, Joyner signed a one-year contract extension with the Jets.[43] He started 14 games for the team, recording one interception, one fumble recovery, and 57 total tackles. On January 7, 2023, Joyner was placed on season–ending injured reserve.[44]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | TD | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2014 | STL | 10 | 1 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
2015 | STL | 16 | 6 | 72 | 54 | 18 | 2.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
2016 | LAR | 14 | 8 | 66 | 50 | 16 | 1.0 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
2017 | LAR | 12 | 12 | 49 | 39 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 46 | 1 |
2018 | LAR | 15 | 15 | 78 | 58 | 20 | 1.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
2019 | OAK | 14 | 10 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
2020 | LV | 14 | 6 | 66 | 53 | 13 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | NYJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | NYJ | 14 | 14 | 57 | 30 | 27 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 27 | 0 |
Career | 110 | 73 | 478 | 361 | 117 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 140 | 20.0 | 46 | 1 |
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