Craig Loston

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Craig Loston
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Loston with the Jacksonville Jaguars
No. 20
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1989-12-21) December 21, 1989 (age 34)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Eisenhower (TX) Houston
College: Louisiana State
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:3

Craig Anthony Loston, Jr. (born December 21, 1989) is a former American football safety. He played college football at LSU, and signed with the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

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Early life

Loston attended Eisenhower High School in Houston, Texas, where he was a four-sport star in football, basketball, track and baseball. In track & field, he was timed at 10.4 seconds in the 100-meter dash. [1]

Regarded as a five-star recruit, Loston was ranked as the best safety in the country by Rivals.com . [2]

College career

Loston played in two games as a true freshman in 2009 before suffering an injury and being redshirted. [3] After spending 2010 and 2011 as a backup, he became a starter for the first time in 2012. [4] He finished the season with 55 tackles and three interceptions. He nearly declared for the 2013 NFL draft, but returned for his senior season at LSU. [5]

Professional career

2014 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)		217 lb
(98 kg)		30+3⁄4 in
(0.78 m)		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		4.59 s12 reps
All values from NFL Combine [6]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Following the 2014 NFL draft, Loston was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent. The Jaguars released Loston on August 29, 2014. [7] However, he was signed to the practice squad on August 31, 2014. [8]

Loston was promoted to the active roster on September 13, 2014. He was released on September 20 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 22. He was once again elevated to the active roster on September 29.

He was released on September 5, 2015. [9] He was signed to the practice squad on September 6, 2015. [10] On October 14, 2015, he was released. On October 20, 2015, Loston was signed to the practice squad, but was released one day later. On October 27, 2015, he was re-signed to the practice squad. On November 18, 2015, Loston was promoted to the active roster.

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References

  1. ↑ https://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=824482
  2. ↑ Rivals.com
  3. ↑ Loston given '09 redshirt
  4. ↑ Getting healthy and staying on the field are strong motivation for LSU's Craig Loston
  5. ↑ LSU's Craig Loston chose another year of comfort at DBU over a chance at fast money
  6. ↑ "Craig Loston Stats, News and Video - SS". NFL.com .
  7. ↑ "Cut day: C Mike Brewster, QBs Ricky Stanzi and Stephen Morris waived". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  8. ↑ Jacksonville Jaguars announce initial 2014 practice squad
  9. ↑ Oehser, John (September 5, 2015). "Marks to active roster as Jaguars move to 53". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Jaguars sign eight to practice squad". Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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