Jimmy Moreland
![]() Moreland with the Washington Football Team in 2020 | |||||||||||
No. 22 – Houston Texans | |||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Belle Glade, Florida | August 26, 1995||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Royal Palm Beach | ||||||||||
College: | James Madison | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 7 / Pick: 227 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2021 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Jimmy Roger Moreland Jr. (born August 26, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at James Madison University and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Early years[]
Moreland was born in Belle Glade, Florida, and attended Royal Palm Beach High School.[1]
College career[]
Moreland played college football James Madison University, starting at cornerback for their football team from 2014 until 2018. Known there as a "ball hawk", he accounted for 18 total interceptions, returning five of them for touchdowns, both school records.[2][3]
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 9+3⁄4 in (1.77 m) |
179 lb (81 kg) |
29+5⁄8 in (0.75 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.46 s | 1.56 s | 2.50 s | 4.26 s | 6.83 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
8 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[4] |
Washington Redskins / Football Team[]
Moreland was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round, 227th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.[5] The Redskins placed him on injured reserve on December 17, 2019 after suffering a foot injury in the Week 15 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.[6] In Week 1 against the Eagles, he recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Carson Wentz in a 27–17 win.[7] Moreland was waived on August 31, 2021.[8]
Houston Texans[]
Moreland was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans on September 7, 2021.[9]
References[]
- ^ Elman, Jake. "2019 NFL Draft: Royal Palm Beach High's Jimmy Moreland making most of second chance". palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ Kring-Schreifels, Jake. "Jimmy Moreland May Be A 'Pick Machine,' But His Foundation Starts In The Classroom". Redskins.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ McElroy, Wes. "JMU's Jimmy Moreland ready to prove critics wrong with Redskins". Richmond.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Jimmy Moreland, James Madison, CB, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "Jimmy Moreland Drafted in Seventh Round by the Washington Redskins". jmusports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Redskins Make Several Roster Moves". Redskins.com. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Football Team - September 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Washington Makes Multiple Roster Moves". WashingtonFootball.com. August 31, 2021.
- ^ Kubena, Brooks. "Texans claim cornerback Jimmy Moreland off waivers from Washington". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American football cornerbacks
- James Madison Dukes football players
- People from Belle Glade, Florida
- Players of American football from Florida
- Sportspeople from the Miami metropolitan area
- Washington Redskins players
- Washington Football Team players
- Houston Texans players
- American football defensive back, 1990s birth stubs