No. 6 – Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | February 12, 1997||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Central (Beaumont, Texas) | ||||||||||
College: | Texas | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2024 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
James Abner "P. J." Locke III (born February 12, 1997) is an American professional football safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas. Locke was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL draft.
Locke attended Central High School in Beaumont, Texas. [1]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 10+1⁄4 in (1.78 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.57 s | 1.62 s | 2.58 s | 4.26 s | 7.13 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 22 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [2] |
Locke was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL draft on April 29, 2019. [3] Locke was waived on August 31 during final roster cuts. [4]
Locke was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad on December 17, 2019. [5] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, [6] and signed to the practice squad the following day. [7] Locke was elevated to the active roster on September 14 for the team's Week 1 game against the Tennessee Titans, [8] making his NFL debut; [9] he reverted to the practice squad the next day. The Broncos promoted Locke to their active roster on September 24. [10]
Since 2020, Locke established himself as a core special teamer and led the Broncos in special teams snaps.
On March 16, 2023, Locke re-signed with Denver. [11] He was placed on short-term injured reserve on August 31, [12] and activated on October 7. On October 22, Locke made his first NFL career interception on a pass from quarterback Jordan Love to seal a Broncos win at home against the Green Bay Packers.
On March 11, 2024, Locke signed a two-year, $7 million contract extension with the Broncos. [13] [14]
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