Jashon Cornell
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | December 30, 1996 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cretin-Derham Hall (Saint Paul, Minnesota) |
| College: | Ohio State (2015–2019) |
| Position: | Defensive end |
| NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 235 |
| Career history | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Jashon Cornell (born December 29, 1996) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State.
Early years[edit]
Cornell was considered the number one ranked defensive end prospect in the state of Minnesota, and number seven defensive end overall, by ESPN for the class of 2015.[1]
College career[edit]
Cornell redshirted in 2015 and only appeared in five games during his freshman year in 2017 due to a groin injury.[2] During the 2018 season, he appeared in 13 games, where he recorded 14 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, and a forced fumble. He made his first start of his career on October 13, 2018, in a game against his hometown Minnesota Golden Gophers.[3] During the 2019 season, Cornell started all 14 games and recorded 30 tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, and four sacks.[4] Following the season he was named an All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention by both coaches and media.[5]
Professional career[edit]
Cornell was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round with the 235th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[6] On August 2, 2020, the Lions signed Cornell to a four-year contract.[7] He was placed on injured reserve on August 20, 2020.[8]
On June 3, 2021, Cornell was suspended three games after violating the league's substance-abuse policy.[9] On November 10, 2021, Cornell was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list.[10] He was activated on December 28.[11]
On August 30, 2022, Cornell was waived/injured by the Lions and placed on injured reserve.[12] He was released on September 5, 2022.
References[edit]
- ^ Sherman, Mitch (August 29, 2013). "Cornell's ride to No. 1". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Fuller, Marcus (August 23, 2019). "Ohio State defensive tackle Jashon Cornell, of Cretin-Derham Hall, hopes to live up to prep hype". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Woodbery, Evan (April 25, 2020). "4 things to know about final Lions' draft pick Jashon Cornell". MLive.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Justin (April 25, 2020). "For good measure, Lions take one more Buckeye in DT Jashon Cornell". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Defense and Special Teams and Select Individual Honors". bigten.org. December 3, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Monarrez, Carlos; Alter, Marlowe (April 25, 2020). "Detroit Lions pick Ohio State DL Jashon Cornell in Round 7 of 2020 NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Birkett, Dave (August 1, 2020). "Detroit Lions ink final unsigned draft pick Jashon Cornell to 4-year deal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Charean (June 3, 2021). "Jashon Cornell will serve three-game suspension". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Detroit Lions claim WR Josh Reynolds, place on DL Jashon Cornell reserve/non-football illness". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Lions sign LB Curtis Bolton, TE Jared Pinkney in flurry of roster moves". Lions Wire. USA Today. December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 30, 2022.