Master Teague

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Master Teague
Personal information
Born: (2000-05-19) May 19, 2000 (age 24)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Blackman (Murfreesboro)
College: Ohio State (2018–2021)
Position: Running back
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Master Teague III (born May 19, 2000) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and high school football at Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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High school career

Playing at Blackman High School, Teague committed to Ohio State on June 11, 2017, when he released a video on Twitter. [1] Teague chose the Buckeyes over South Carolina, Georgia and Auburn, among others. [2] Coming out of high school Teague was a four-star prospect by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com. He was rated as the No. 8 running back by Rivals and No. 11 by 247Sports. [3]

College career

Teague enrolled at Ohio State University in January 2018, so that he could participate in Spring practice. Teague was behind J. K. Dobbins and Mike Weber in the depth chart. Though he was deep in the running back rotation, he did see the field in four games where he totaled 106 yards on 17 carries, and scoring on one 33-yard touchdown run against Oregon State. [4]

Following a change in NCAA rules, Teague was able to earn a Redshirt for his true-Freshman year. [5] Going into 2019, Teague battled for the back-up spot on the Buckeye roster behind Dobbins. He quickly earned the role and averaged 11 carries and 69 yards per game and also scoring three touchdowns through the first half of the season. He finished the year with 135 carries for 789 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. [6] In the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened season in 2020, Teague had 104 carries for 514 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns in seven games. [7] In the 2021 season, Teague appeared in seven games and had 67 carries for 355 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. [8]

Statistics

Through 2021, Teague's statistics are as follows:

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Ohio State Buckeyes
SeasonRushingReceiving
AttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTD
2018 Redshirt.svg 171066.210000
20191357895.8446015.00
20201045144.985469.20
2021442525.532126.00
Career 3171,6615.2161111810.70

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11+14 in
(1.81 m)
221 lb
(100 kg)
31+78 in
(0.81 m)
9+12 in
(0.24 m)
4.47 s1.54 s2.59 s4.29 s6.95 s36.0 in
(0.91 m)
10 ft 11 in
(3.33 m)
27 reps
All values from the Ohio State Pro Day [9]

Chicago Bears

Teague signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2022, but was waived three days later. [10] [11]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On August 3, 2022, Teague signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. [12] He was waived/injured on August 18 and placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 24. He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 23, 2022. [13] He was released on December 7. [14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2023. [15] He was released on May 22, 2023. [16]

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