Shayon T Green
No. 49
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
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at CFL.ca

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]

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. 1 2 "Shayon Green Profile". University of Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. 1 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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