Shayon Green

Shayon Green (born July 9, 1991) is an American football player who plays as a Defensive Line. He played college football at the University of Miami from 2009 to 2013.[1]

Shayon Green
Free agent
Position:Defensive Line
Personal information
Born: (1991-07-09) 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
Player stats at CFL.ca

Early years

Green attended Tift County High School in Tifton, Georgia. He was Rated No. 65 weakside defensive end prospect in nation by Rivals.com. As a junior, he played defensive end and had 60 tackles, 8 sacks and 1 interception. As a senior, he had 125 tackles, 2 sacks and 5 forced fumbles. Green committed to the University of Miami to play college football.

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)
Pro Day Measurable
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
  1. "Shayon Green Profile". University of Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. "Shayon Green | Miami (FL), DE : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". www.nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  3. "Shayon Green, LB, Free Agent". Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  4. "Miami Pro Day results". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  5. "Shayon Green – LB for the Pittsburgh Steelers". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  6. "Shayon Green – CFL.ca". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
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