Jabari Price
Free agent | |||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Pompano Beach, Florida | August 31, 1992||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Florida) | ||||||||||
College: | North Carolina | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 7 / Pick: 225 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Jabari Price (born August 31, 1992) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at North Carolina. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round, 225th overall of the 2014 NFL Draft.
High school career[]
Price attended Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida. He played as a cornerback and free safety. In 2010, his senior year, opponents threw his way only 23 times and he still made five interceptions and 12 pass break-ups, to go along with 39 tackles and 5 forced fumbles, helping lead Ely to an 11-2 record and the state 5A regionals, where they nearly pulled off an upset of St. Thomas Aquinas, the nation’s No. 1 team. He was named All-county and played in the annual Dade vs. Broward County high school all-star game in January. The United States Achievement Academy named Price an All-American Scholar in 2010.[1]
As a member of Blanche Ely's track & field team, Price competed as a sprinter. In 2008, he took eighth in the 200 meters (23.42s) and eight in the 400-meter dash (52.95s) at the BCAA North Meet.[2] At the FHSAA 4A District Meet, he ran a personal-best time of 11.32 seconds in the 100-meter dash and ran the third leg on the 4 × 100 m relay squad, helping them win the event with a time of 41.48 seconds.[3] He also posted a career-best time of 21.42 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the Charles Johnson Invitational as a senior.[4]
Recruiting[]
He was rated the no. 83 cornerback in the country by Rivals, and received 7 D-1 scholarship offers, including letters from Minnesota and Rutgers, but ultimately decided to play for Butch Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Jabari Price CB |
Pompano Beach, Florida | Blanche Ely High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | N/A | Nov 3, 2009 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 115 (CB) Rivals: 83 (CB) | ||||||
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College career[]
As a true freshman cornerback, Price played in all 13 games, starting in the final four. He recorded 20 tackles, four pass break-ups and one interception. He missed a four games his sophomore season due to hand surgery, but still ended up with 16 tackles, two pass break-ups and a tackle for loss. His junior year is when he stepped his game up. In 11 games, he tallied 76 tackles (good for third on the team), 9 pass break-ups (good for first), 4 tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, one QB hurry and one interception. He registered at least 4 tackles in each game. His final year at UNC, he posted 74 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 9 pass break-ups and a forced fumble while starting all 12 games, earning All-ACC honorable mention accolades.[5]
Professional career[]
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 11 in (1.80 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.45 s | 1.55 s | 2.60 s | 4.30 s | 7.04 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) |
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
16 reps | |
All values from the NFL Combine and Pro Day[6] |
After being projected as a fifth-seventh round pick,[7][8] Price was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round (225th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.[9] On May 16, 2014, the Vikings signed Price and Kendall James (sixth round) to rookie contracts.[10] He agreed to a 4 year/$2.28 million contract.[11]
On September 3, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve.[12]
On September 2, 2017, Price was released by the Vikings.[13]
References[]
- ^ Brousseau, Dave (January 20, 2010). "Parade set to honor Miramar High football champs". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ "BCAA North Prelims 2008 - Complete Results (Raw)".
- ^ "FHSAA 4A District 11 2010 - Complete Results (Raw)".
- ^ "Charles Johnson Invitational 2010 - Complete Results (Raw)".
- ^ Barbour, Brian (December 2, 2013). "Four Tar Heels Named First Team All-ACC". Tar Heel Blog. SB Nation. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ^ NFL Combine Profile
- ^ Draft Profile
- ^ "Jabari Price". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ^ Zinski, Dan (May 10, 2014). "2014 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings Select CB Jabari Price". The Viking Age. Fansided. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ^ Gates, Christopher (May 16, 2014). "2014 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings Sign Kendall James and Jabari Price". The Daily Norseman. SB Nation. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ Jabari Price - Current Salary Information
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Roster". Vikings.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1992 births
- African-American players of American football
- American football cornerbacks
- North Carolina Tar Heels football players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Players of American football from Florida
- Sportspeople from Broward County, Florida
- People from Pompano Beach, Florida
- Blanche Ely High School alumni
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople