Shaun Jolly

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Shaun Jolly
No. 38 – Los Angeles Rams
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-17) October 17, 1998 (age 25)
Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: Stephenson
(DeKalb County, Georgia)
College: Appalachian State (2018–2021)
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Sun Belt (2021)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:3
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Shaun Jolly (born October 17, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Appalachian State and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns in 2022. [1]

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Early years

Shaun Jolly was born on October 17, 1998, in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Jolly attended Stephenson High School and had a successful high school tenure, being named to the Georgia all-star team. [2]

College career

Jolly was rated as a two-star cornerback by Scout.com and chose to attend Appalachian State University. Jolly redshirted his freshman year and never played a down that season. In his next year, Jolly played in eleven games in defensive and special teams roles, including playing in the New Orleans Bowl against Middle Tennessee. Jolly was highly rated in his sophomore year, being named a second-team All-American and first-team all Sun Belt Conference for having five interceptions on the year and two interceptions returned for touchdowns. In Jolly's junior year he was named an honorable All-American and started all twelve games with 41 tackles and six pass breakups. In Jolly's senior and final year, he started all nine of the games he appeared in and was first-team All-Sun Belt. [3]

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
5 ft 8+3⁄4 in
(1.75 m)		179 lb
(81 kg)		30+3⁄8 in
(0.77 m)		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.52 s1.59 s2.58 s4.13 s6.95 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)
All values from Pro Day [4]

Cleveland Browns

After going undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft, Jolly was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns. [5] Jolly did not make the active roster but was signed to the practice squad. [6]

Los Angeles Rams

On September 23, 2022, Jolly was signed from the practice squad of the Browns to the active roster of the Los Angeles Rams. [7]

On March 15, 2023, Jolly was tendered by the Rams. [8] He was re-signed on April 17, 2023. [9] He was waived on September 5, 2023. [10] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 19. Jolly was signed to the active roster on November 28. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Shaun Jolly Biography".
  2. ↑ Behr, Steve (November 23, 2019). "Jolly learns from former All-Sun Belt cornerback". Watauga Democrat. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Shaun Jolly - Football".
  4. ↑ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Shaun Jolly College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ Roach, Jacob (May 19, 2022). "Cleveland Browns: Shaun Jolly interesting nickel corner prospect". Dawg Pound Daily. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Cleveland Browns".
  7. ↑ DaSilva, Cameron (September 23, 2022). "Rams sign DB Shaun Jolly off Browns' practice squad". Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ Jackson, Stu (March 15, 2023). "Rams tender exclusive rights free agents Michael Hoecht, Shaun Jolly and Christian Rozeboom". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  9. ↑ @RamsNFL (April 17, 2023). "LA Rams Transactions: • Signed Exclusive Rights Free Agents DB Shaun Jolly, LB Christian Rozeboom" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ @RamsNFL (September 5, 2023). "LA Rams Transactions: Waived, Injured DB Shaun Jolly" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ DaSilva, Cameron. "Rams place Duke Shelley on IR, make 2 other roster moves". Rams Wire. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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