Baltimore Ravens - 2018 Rookie Biographies
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BALTIMORE RAVENS - 2018 ROOKIE BIOGRAPHIES - No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Age College How Acq. 6 Kaare Vedvik P 6-3 210 3/16/94 24 Marshall FA ‘18 8 Lamar Jackson QB 6-2 216 1/7/97 21 Louisville D1b ‘18 12 Jaleel Scott WR 6-5 215 2/23/95 23 New Mexico State D4c ‘18 17 Jordan Lasley WR 6-1 205 11/13/96 21 UCLA D5 ‘18 18 Andre Levrone WR 6-2 216 3/9/95 23 Virginia FA ‘18 21 DeShon Elliott S 6-1 210 4/21/97 21 Texas D6a ‘18 27 Darious Williams CB 5-9 184 3/15/93 25 Alabama-Birmingham FA ‘18 28 Anthony Averett CB 5-11 183 11/30/94 23 Alabama D4a ‘18 31 Mark Thompson RB 6-1 232 12/9/94 23 Florida FA ‘18 35 Gus Edwards RB 6-1 240 4/13/95 23 Rutgers FA ‘18 40 Kenny Young LB 6-1 240 11/15/94 23 UCLA D4b ‘18 47 De’Lance Turner RB 5-11 216 8/23/95 22 Alcorn State FA ‘18 58 Alvin Jones ILB 5-10 231 12/2/94 23 UTEP FA ‘18 59 Mason McKenrick ILB 6-2 215 12/3/95 22 John Carroll FA ‘18 60 Randin Crecelius G 6-5 302 8/5/96 21 Portland State FA ‘18 61 Alex Thompson C 6-2 311 7/7/95 22 Monmouth FA ‘18 63 Justin Evans G 6-5 313 8/19/95 22 South Carolina State FA ‘18 64 Greg Senat T 6-6 305 9/8/94 23 Wagner D6b ‘18 66 Trent Sieg LS 6-3 240 5/19/95 22 Colorado State FA ‘18 77 Bradley Bozeman C 6-5 320 11/24/94 23 Alabama D6c ‘18 78 Orlando Brown Jr. T 6-8 345 5/2/96 22 Oklahoma D3a ‘18 80 Jaelon Acklin WR 6-1 185 8/10/95 22 Western Illinois FA ‘18 81 Hayden Hurst TE 6-4 250 8/24/93 24 South Carolina D1a ‘18 82 Nick Keizer TE 6-4 251 5/2/95 23 Grand Valley State FA ‘18 89 Mark Andrews TE 6-5 256 9/6/95 22 Oklahoma D3b ‘18 91 Christian LaCouture DE 6-4 293 9/4/94 23 Louisiana State FA ‘18 95 Zach Sieler DT 6-6 290 9/7/95 22 Ferris State D7 ‘18 HAYDEN HURST 81 COLLEGE: SOUTH CAROLINA HS: BOLLES SCHOOL (JACKSONVILLE, FL) TIGHT END BORN: 8/24/93, JACKSONVILLE, FL 6-4 | 250 EXP. (NFL/RAVENS): ROOKIE COLLEGE GP/GS: 38/27 • Was the Gamecocks’ second-leading receiver in both — KEY TRANSACTIONS — catches and yards...Ranked seventh nationally among TEs • Hayden Hurst was selected by the Ravens in the first in receiving yards and tied for 10th in receptions round (25th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft...Declared for • Tallied 3 catches for a team-high 69 yards and 1 TD, also the draft following his junior season...Was the first of two registering a rushing score, at Missouri (QB Lamar Jackson, 32nd) first-round picks by Baltimore • Surpassed the 1,000-yard career receiving mark vs. Arkansas, reeling in 2 passes for 76 yards, including a — COLLEGE HONORS — career-long 62-yarder • First-team All-SEC by media and league coaches (2017) • Broke the school record for career catches by a TE in a win • John Mackey Award (nation’s top TE) semifinalist (2017) over Vanderbilt, surpassing Danny Smith (78) from 1984-87 • Earned South Carolina’s Strength & Conditioning Award, • Set a career-high with 93 receiving yards on 7 catches at Unselfish Teammate Award (offense) and Tenacity Georgia, earning John Mackey National Tight End of the (offense) Award (2017) Week accolades • All-SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2015-17) 2016: (SOUTH CAROLINA – 13/13) — CAREER HIGHLIGHTS — • Set the school’s single-season record for catches (48) by • Saw action in 38 games (27 starts), recording 100 a TE, breaking the previous mark of 38 (Doug Hamrick in receptions for 1,281 yards and 3 TDs 1970)...Was the first Gamecocks TE to record 30 receptions since Weslye Saunders in 2009 • Set the school record for a TE and finished ranked 17th overall with 100 catches...Ranks second among • Added a career-high 616 receiving yards and 1 TD, with the Gamecock TEs for career receiving yards (1,281) 616 breaking Smith’s previous school record (576 in 1987) • During his two years (2016-17) as a starter, he never • Hauled in 6 passes for 86 yards and 1 TD in the Birmingham missed a game and racked up 92 catches for 1,195 yards Bowl against South Florida and 3 TDs • Led all players with 6 catches for 86 yards vs. Georgia... • A two-time “permanent” team captain, he initially Also served as South Carolina’s punt returner in the game, earned the honor in 2016, when he became the first becoming the biggest punt returner in recent D-I memory South Carolina sophomore ever to do so 2015: (SOUTH CAROLINA – 12/1) — PERSONAL — • Walked on at South Carolina after playing baseball in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor league system • Played two seasons in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization of the rookie Gulf Coast League, first as a pitcher in 2013 • Caught 8 passes for 106 yards, playing TE and on special and then a first baseman in 2014...Was selected by the teams early in the season before moving to WR Pirates in the 17th round of the 2012 MLB Draft — HIGH SCHOOL — • Majored in sport and entertainment management • Prepped at The Bolles School (Jacksonville, FL), where he • Following his playing career, is interested in becoming a was a standout baseball and football player football or strength & conditioning coach • Helped the Bulldogs to a pair of state baseball titles, earning Florida All-Region first-team honors and 2012 — SEASON RECAPS — Rawlings second-team All-American accolades as a right- 2017: (SOUTH CAROLINA – 13/13) handed pitcher who could throw in the low 90s • Earned first-team All-SEC honors, posting 44 catches for • Turned down a baseball scholarship from Florida State to 559 yards and 2 TDs...Rushed 9 times for 30 yards and 1 TD sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates COLLEGE STATISTICS RECEIVING RUSHING Year School GP GS No. Yards Avg. LG TD No. Yards Avg. LG TD 2015 South Carolina 12 1 8 106 13.2 47 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2016 South Carolina 13 13 48 616 12.8 47 1 2 9 4.5 7 0 2017 South Carolina 13 13 44 559 12.7 62 2 9 30 3.3 13 1 Totals 38 27 100 1,281 12.8 62 3 11 39 3.5 13 1 2018 BALTIMORE RAVENS ROOKIE BIOS LAMAR JACKSON 8 COLLEGE: LOUISVILLE HS: BOYNTON BEACH (FL) QUARTERBACK BORN: 1/7/97, POMPANO BEACH, FL 6-2 | 216 EXP. (NFL/RAVENS): ROOKIE COLLEGE GP/GS: 38/34 — KEY TRANSACTIONS — Player Year in consecutive seasons (2016-17), which was a first in the ACC’s 65-year history • Lamar Jackson was selected by the Ravens in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft...Was the • Finished his career rankin sixth in the FBS for career second (TE Hayden Hurst, 25th) of two first-round picks... rushing yards (4,132) by a quarterback Declared for the NFL Draft following his junior season • Became the third player in FBS history to record 50 career rushing and 50 career passing TDs (Tim Tebow & Colin — COLLEGE HONORS — Kaepernick) and the only non-senior to reach that mark • Heisman Trophy Winner (2016) • Is the only player in FBS history to rush for at least • Maxwell Award Winner (2016) 1,500 yards and pass for at least 3,500 yards in a season (accomplished the feat in both 2016 & 2017) • Walter Camp Player of the Year (2016) • In 2016, became the youngest player ever (19 years, 337 • Associated Press Player of the Year (2016) days) to win the Heisman Trophy Award • CBS Sports Player of the Year (2016) • Combined for 51 TDs in 2016, tying him for third most by a • The Sporting News Player of the Year (2016) Heisman winner (Tim Tebow) • ACC Player of the Year (2016, 2017) • Owns Louisville record for total yards (13,175) and total • ACC Offensive Player of the Year (2016, 2017) yards per game (346.7 ypg - ACC record) • Walter Camp First Team All-American (2016) • Holds many other career school records, including: • AFCA First Team All-American (2016) rushing yards (4,132), rushing TDs (50), 150-yard rushing games (13), 100-yard rushing games (23) and points • FWAA First Team All-American (2016) responsible for (718) • First-team Associated Press All-American (2016) • Set single-season ACC records for rushing yards (1,601 - • First-team ESPN.com All-American (2016) 2017) and rushing TDs (21 - 2016) by a QB • First-team The Sporting News All-American (2016) • First-team All-ACC (2016-17) — PERSONAL — • Was awarded a key to the city of his hometown Pompano • Heisman Trophy Finalist (2017) Beach, FL in May 2017 • Walter Camp Player of the Year Finalist (2017) • Does not have an official 40-yard dash time, and when • Second-team Associated Press (2017) asked if he has recorded one said, “4.34 – I ran it with turf • Second-team Associated Press All-American (2017) toe, too. So, I don’t know what I really run.” • Second-team Walter Camp All-American (2017) • Son of Felicia Jones • Second-team FWAA All-American (2017) • Communication major at Louisville • Second-team CBS All-American (2017) — NOTE THE QUOTE — • Maxwell Award Semifinalist (2017) “Lamar Jackson had one of the greatest collegiate football • Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist (2017) careers in the history of the University of Louisville and • Manning Award Finalist (2017) college football in general.