Jashon Cornell
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Position: | Defensive end |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1996-12-30) December 30, 1996 (age 27) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Cretin-Derham Hall (Saint Paul, Minnesota) |
College: | Ohio State (2015–2019) |
NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 235 |
Career history | |
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Player stats at PFR | |
Jashon Cornell (born December 29, 1996) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Ohio State. He played in one game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions.
Early years
Cornell was considered the number one ranked defensive end prospect in the state of Minnesota, and number seven defensive end overall, by ESPN for the class of 2015.[1]
College career
Cornell redshirted in 2015 and only appeared in five games during his freshman year in 2017 due to a groin injury.[2] During the 2018 season, he appeared in 13 games, where he recorded 14 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, and a forced fumble. He made his first start of his career on October 13, 2018, in a game against his hometown Minnesota Golden Gophers.[3] During the 2019 season, Cornell started all 14 games and recorded 30 tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, and four sacks.[4] Following the season he was named an All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention by both coaches and media.[5]
Professional career
Cornell was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round with the 235th overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft.[6] On August 2, 2020, the Lions signed Cornell to a four-year contract.[7] He was placed on injured reserve on August 20, 2020.[8]
On June 3, 2021, Cornell was suspended three games after violating the league's substance-abuse policy.[9] On November 10, 2021, Cornell was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list.[10] He was activated on December 28.[11]
On August 30, 2022, Cornell was waived/injured by the Lions and placed on injured reserve.[12] He was released on September 5, 2022.
References
- ^ Sherman, Mitch (August 29, 2013). "Cornell's ride to No. 1". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Fuller, Marcus (August 23, 2019). "Ohio State defensive tackle Jashon Cornell, of Cretin-Derham Hall, hopes to live up to prep hype". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Woodbery, Evan (April 25, 2020). "4 things to know about final Lions' draft pick Jashon Cornell". MLive.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Justin (April 25, 2020). "For good measure, Lions take one more Buckeye in DT Jashon Cornell". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Defense and Special Teams and Select Individual Honors". Big Ten Conference. December 3, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Monarrez, Carlos; Alter, Marlowe (April 25, 2020). "Detroit Lions pick Ohio State DL Jashon Cornell in Round 7 of 2020 NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Birkett, Dave (August 1, 2020). "Detroit Lions ink final unsigned draft pick Jashon Cornell to 4-year deal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Charean (June 3, 2021). "Jashon Cornell will serve three-game suspension". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Detroit Lions claim WR Josh Reynolds, place on DL Jashon Cornell reserve/non-football illness". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Lions sign LB Curtis Bolton, TE Jared Pinkney in flurry of roster moves". Lions Wire. USA Today. December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 30, 2022. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
External links
- Ohio State Buckeyes bio
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