Jashon Cornell

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Jashon Cornell
No. 96
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
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.

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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.

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References

  1. ↑ Sherman, Mitch (August 29, 2013). "Cornell's ride to No. 1". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Woodbery, Evan (April 25, 2020). "4 things to know about final Lions' draft pick Jashon Cornell". MLive.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ Rogers, Justin (April 25, 2020). "For good measure, Lions take one more Buckeye in DT Jashon Cornell". The Detroit News . Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ Williams, Charean (June 3, 2021). "Jashon Cornell will serve three-game suspension". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  10. ↑ "Detroit Lions claim WR Josh Reynolds, place on DL Jashon Cornell reserve/non-football illness". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. November 10, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Lions sign LB Curtis Bolton, TE Jared Pinkney in flurry of roster moves". Lions Wire. USA Today. December 28, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 30, 2022. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
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