Marlon Humphrey
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Marlon N. Humphrey (born July 8, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. (NFL).
He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Ravens 16th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
He is the uncle of former NFL running back Bobby Humphrey.
High school career
Humphrey, a native of Hoover, Alabama, attended Hoover High School, where he was a three-time All-State pick. Hoover was a combined 30–1, winning the AHSAA 6A State Championships in 2013. Humphrey was named as a USA Today High School All-American for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Humphrey, a highly regarded five-star candidate in the class of 2014, has been accepted nine times by Power Five colleges, including Alabama, Florida State, UCLA, Auburn, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Humphrey was vocal about his preference for Alabama and only visited Mississippi, Florida State, and Alabama, the last two states having officially agreed to the former on January 29, 2014.
He was ranked as the country's ninth best recruiter, and three major recruiting websites all rated him as a top-five player at his position. Humphrey was ranked by Rivals.com as the second best finisher in the world, behind only Jabrill Peppers. He came third behind Tony Brown and Adoree Jackson, and ESPN.com ranked him fifth after Peppers, Brown, Jackson, and Teez Tabor. Humphrey was ranked as the best recruit from Alabama in his class by Rivals and 247Sports, while ESPN ranked him second, behind Bo Scarbrough.
Humphrey also competed at a world-class level in high school. At the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine, he received a silver medal in the 110 meters hurdles. He lost to Jaheel Hyde of Jamaica, who set a new championship record and fell.01 seconds shy of tying the World Youth Best held by Wilhem Belocian. Humphrey was also selected to the USA Today All-American Track and Field Team.
College career
Humphrey's goal was to compete in football and on the Crimson Tide. In 2015, he became a starter at cornerback after redshirting his first year in Tuscaloosa.
At Alabama, the Crimson Tide's second-string cornerback had an electrifying first year. In his first game against Wisconsin and ranked second on the team in interceptions with three out of three during the 2015 season, he started with a 3rd position. Humphrey was an integral part of an elite 2015 Alabama defense system, receiving the All-American right. The team went on to win their 16th national championship.
In his last season with Humphrey, he earned first-team All-American recognition in his first season. He made the team's first interception against the United StatesC on a touchdown in 2016 and the team's first interception since then and has appeared in 14 games. Humphrey continued to dominate opposing receivers for the remainder of the season, and he declared his early departure from the NFL draft early.
Professional career
Humphrey was given an invitation to the NFL Combine and undertook almost all of the required drills, except for the shuttle and vertical. He attended Pro Day in Alabama and decided not to do positional drills for the scouts and team members. He has worked with numerous franchises, including the Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, and Pittsburgh Steelers, among others.
Humphrey was supposed to be a first round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts at the conclusion of the pre-draft process. According to ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr., he was ranked as the third best cornerback in the draft and the fifth best cornerback in the draft, and was ranked as the third best cornerback by ESPN analysts. www.sportillustrated and DraftScout.com ranked him as the second best cornerback in the draft.
In the first round (16th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens selected Humphrey. Humphrey was the second cornerback drafted in 2017, after Ohio State cornerback Marshon Lattimore (11th overall) finished second.
The Baltimore Ravens agreed Humphrey to a fully guaranteed four-year, $11.84 million deal with a signing bonus of $6.75 million on May 5, 2017.
During training camp, Humphrey went against Brandon Carr to be in a starting position. Humphrey was the third cornerback on the depth chart to start the regular season, behind Jimmy Smith and Brandon Carr.
In the Baltimore Ravens' season-opening 20–0 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, he made his professional regular season debut. During a 30–17 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Week 5, Humphrey earned his first appearance in his career and had three combined tackles. In the Ravens' 23–0 victory over the Green Bay Packers in Week 11, Humphrey made three combined tackles, deflected two passes, and made his first interception in his career. Humphrey completed his first interception career off a pass attempt by quarterback Brett Hundley, which was originally intended for wide receiver Jordy Nelson, but the fourth quarter saw a 15-yard gain. During a 44-20 victory over the Detroit Lions, he recorded a season-high seven combined tackles, broke up a pass, and made an interception. Jimmy Smith was forced to return from injury after tearing his Achilles tendon. With 34 combined tackles (30 solo), 11 pass deflections, and two interceptions in 16 games and five starts, he had a fruitful season in 2017. In 2017, Pro Football Focus gave him a 70.7 overall rating.
After Jimmy Smith was suspended for the first four games for violating the league's personal conduct policy, head coach John Harbaugh called Humphrey a starting cornerback to begin the regular season. During a 48–3 win, he started playing in the Baltimore Ravens' season-opener against the Buffalo Bills, collecting two solo tackles and a season-high three pass deflections. He played in 14 games on the season, with 37 tackles, a forced fumble, and a team-leading 15 pass deflections and two interceptions. Pro Football Focus assigned him an 80.0 rating, ranking him 11th out of all cornerbacks.
Humphrey's jersey number increased from 29 to 44 in 2019 to accommodate Earl Thomas' arrival in the 2019 season. As the Ravens defeated the Miami Dolphins in week 1, Humphrey intercepted Josh Rosen once. After being involved in an altercation with Odell Beckham Jr., the Cleveland Browns lost by 25–40 in week four. Humphrey pinned him to the ground. Humphrey choked Beckham Jr. initially, but the Ravens released a close-up video after the game that revealed Humphrey had two fists full of jersey and didn't touch Beckham Jr.'s neck. Humphrey apologised to Beckham after the game, but said that his reaction to Beckham was not a brand of football he wanted to represent. Humphrey compelled wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to fumble the ball and recovered the ball against the Pittsburgh Steelers in week five. In the 26–23 victory, Humphrey's forced fumble set up a game-winning field goal by Justin Tucker. Humphrey beat the Cincinnati Bengals by an interception by Andy Dalton in week 6 for the 23-17 victory. Humphrey beat the Seattle Seahawks in week 7 on a field day for an 18-yard touchdown on a ball lost by rookie wide receiver DK Metcalf in the 30-16 victory. Humphrey beat the New England Patriots in week 9 after losing by a fumble called by teammate Patrick Onwuasor on wide receiver Julian Edelman for 70 yards. This was Humphrey's second touchdown in two games. The touchdown that took the longest in Baltimore Ravens history was 70 yards. Humphrey intercepted a pass with Baker Mayfield late in the fourth quarter that culminated in the victory of the Cleveland Browns by 31–15. Humphrey had been selected to the Pro Bowl and the AP 2019 All-Pro Team at the end of the regular season.
The Ravens tried a fifth-year contract on Humphrey's rookie deal on April 28, 2020. Humphrey's first interception of the season was recorded against the Cleveland Browns in Week 1 following a pass that Baker Mayfield gave during the 38–6 victory. Humphrey's five-year, $97.5 million contract extension was agreed on October 1, with a $66 million guarantee. Humphrey scored his first full sack on Joe Burrow in Week 5 against the Cincinnati Bengals. Wide receiver Mike Thomas was also fumbled on wide receiver Mike Thomas, who was credited with a 53 yard touchdown by teammate Patrick Queen. Humphrey was first placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 2, 2021, and it was activated on November 11, 2020.
Humphrey sustained a season-ending torn pectoral muscle injury in a Week 13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 5, 2021. On December 7, 2021, he was put on injured reserve, becoming one of the Ravens' 19 players on the roster for the 2019 season. He finished the year with 58 combined tackles, a quarterback's debut, an interceptor, a forced fumble, and 13 pass deflections.
Humphrey's appearance began in the 2022 season and he was back to his starting position. He had seven tackles, a quarterback stab, and recovered a fumble in a 24–9 victory over the New York Jets in Week 1. In a 43-26 victory over the New England Patroits, he had his first interception of the year. In a 20-23 loss to the Buffalo Bills, Humphrey completed an interception 26 yards.