Jimmy Staten

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Jimmy Staten
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1991-05-04) May 4, 1991 (age 32)
Waycross, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:304 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Waycross (GA) Ware County
College: Middle Tennessee
NFL draft: 2014  / Round: 5 / Pick: 172
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Jimmy Staten IV (born May 4, 1991) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Middle Tennessee.

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High school career

Staten attended Ware County High School in Waycross, Georgia. As a senior in 2008, he amassed 87 tackles, as well as lettering in track and field and making the shot put state finals. He earned all-state (and All-Region 2-AAAA) honors his junior and senior years. He received scholarship offers from seven NCAA Division I schools, including Auburn, Clemson, and South Carolina, but ultimately decided to play for Rick Stockstill and the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders.

College career

After redshirting the 2009 season, he played in 13 games in the 2010 season, playing 189 snaps and recording five tackles. The following season, Staten was given more playing time. He started in all 12 games, and in 615 snaps he racked up 29 tackles, four tackles for loss and a sack. While starting all 12 games in the 2012 season, Staten finished the year with 36 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a QB hurry in 535 snaps.

In 2013, Staten was voted the team captain for the Blue Raiders. In his 12 games and 467 snaps, he recorded 30 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and two QB hurries in his final season. He earned All-Conference USA honorable mention honors after the season. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄2 in
(1.94 m)		303 lb
(137 kg)		33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		27.0 in
(0.69 m)		7 ft 10 in
(2.39 m)		30 reps
All values from Pro Day [2]

Seattle Seahawks

After being projected as a seventh round pick or free agent, [3] Staten was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round (172nd overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. [4] [5] Staten was sitting in his college graduation ceremony at Murphy Center when he received the phone call from Seattle indicating that they were going to draft him. [6]

Staten was signed to a rookie contract with Seattle on May 16, 2014. [7] On August 17, 2015, he was waived by the Seahawks.

New York Giants

On August 19, 2015, Staten was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants. On September 1, 2015, he was waived by the Giants. [8]

New England Patriots

On September 7, 2015, the New England Patriots signed Staten to their practice squad. On September 16, 2015, he was released by the Patriots. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 18. [9]

Kansas City Chiefs

On September 30, 2015, Staten was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad. [10] On January 18, 2016, the Chiefs signed Staten to a future/reserve contract. [11] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Chiefs. [12]

Chicago Bears

On September 14, 2016, Staten was signed to the Chicago Bears' practice squad. [13] He was promoted to the active roster on November 19, 2016 but was released two days later and re-signed to the practice squad. [14] [15] [16] He was released on December 27, 2016.

Atlanta Falcons

On January 17, 2017, Staten was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad. [17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on February 7, 2017. [18] On April 26, 2017, Staten was waived the Falcons. [19]

Tennessee Titans

On May 15, 2017, Staten was signed by the Tennessee Titans. [20] He was waived/injured on September 2, 2017 and placed on injured reserve. [21] He was released on September 11, 2017.

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  2. ↑ "2014 NFL Draft Scout Jimmy Staten College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
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  4. ↑ Condotta, Bob (May 10, 2014). "Seahawks take DT Jimmy Staten with pick No. 172 of fifth round during his college graduation UPDATED". The Seattle Times . Retrieved May 10, 2014.
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  6. ↑ "MTSU lineman stops graduation with pick by Seahawks". WBIR.com. May 11, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
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