Shayon Green
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| Position: | Defensive line |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 9, 1991 Tifton, Georgia |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 264 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Tifton (GA) Tift County |
| College: | Miami (FL) |
| Undrafted: | 2014 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Player stats at CFL.ca | |
Shayon Green (born July 9, 1991) is an
Early years
Green attended
College career
Green played at Miami from 2009 to 2013.[1]
College Football Awards and honors
- Captain's award (2013)
- Melching leadership award (2013)
- Defensive Most Valuable Player (2012)
- ACC's Brian Piccolo AwardCo-Winner (2012)
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 20-yd split | 10-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in | 264 | 4.58 | 2.70 | 1.64 | 4.47 | 7.49 | 29 1/2 | 09'01" | 34 |
| All values from nfldraftscout.com | |||||||||
Professional career
Coming out of college, Green was considered a "Prospect Worth Watching" by Dane Brugler.[2] He was rated the 61 best defensive end out of the 162 available by NFLDraftScout.com. Although undrafted the Miami Dolphins agreed to sign him as a free agents in 2014.[3] He attended Miami's Pro Day on 04/03/2014 where he ran the 40 yard dash in 4.58, Vertical Jump 29.5, 225 Lb. Bench Reps 34, 3-Cone Drill 7.49, and Broad Jump 09'01".[4] Green was later signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday April 2, 2015 where he played throughout the preseason and recorded 11 tackles 10 solo and 1 force fumble.[5] Green was waived by the Steelers on September 5[2] and was picked up by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2016, where he concluded the season with 22 tackles, 3 sacks and 1 interception.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Shayon Green Profile". University of Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Shayon Green | Miami (FL), DE : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". www.nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ^ "Shayon Green, LB, Free Agent". Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ^ "Miami Pro Day results". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ^ "Shayon Green – LB for the Pittsburgh Steelers". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ^ "Shayon Green – CFL.ca". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-04.