Jacoby Glenn
| No. 39 Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 4, 1993 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Prichard, Alabama | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Prichard (AL) Vigor | ||||||||||||
| College: | UCF | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Jacoby Glenn (born August 8, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at UCF.
Early years
Glenn attended Vigor High School in Prichard, Alabama. He was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit.[1] He originally committed to the University of Kentucky to play college football but changed to the University of Central Florida (UCF).[2][3]
College career
After redshirting his freshman season in 2012, Glenn started 12 games as a redshirt freshman in 2013, missing one due to injury. He had 52 tackles, two interceptions, and two sacks.[4] As a redshirt sophomore in 2014, Glenn started all 13 games, recording 48 tackles and seven interceptions. He was named the American Athletic Conference's co-Defensive Player of the Year and was also a second-team All-American.[5][6]
Although he initially intended to stay for his junior season, Glenn entered the 2015 NFL Draft.[7][8]
Professional career
Chicago Bears
After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, he signed with the Chicago Bears on May 3, 2016.[9] After being waived on September 5, 2015, he was signed to their practice squad.[10][11] On November 17, 2015, he was elevated to the active roster.[12] On October 2, 2016, Glenn recorded his first interception of his career against Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions.[13][14] On October 25, 2016, Glenn was released by the Bears and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16]
References
- ↑ Rivals.com bio
- ↑ Vigor defensive back Jacoby Glenn verbally commits to play at Kentucky
- ↑ Alabama CB Jacoby Glenn flips his commitment from Kentucky to UCF
- ↑ Central Florida's Jacoby Glenn of Vigor earns Freshman All-American selection
- ↑ UCF's Jacoby Glenn named American Athletic Conference's co-defensive player of the year
- ↑ Jacoby Glenn first UCF player named to AP All-America team since Kevin Smith
- ↑ All-America DB Jacoby Glenn plans to return to UCF football in 2015
- ↑ UCF CB Jacoby Glenn will enter 2015 NFL draft
- ↑ Mayer, Larry (2015-05-03). "Bears add 15 undrafted free agents". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ↑ Campbell, Rich (2015-09-05). "Bears cut roster to 53, more moves likely". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ↑ Campbell, Rich (2015-09-07). "Bears set 10-man practice squad". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ↑ Campbell, Rich (2016-11-17). "Bears elevate cornerback Jacoby Glenn, waive Terrance Mitchell". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ↑ Mayer, Larry (2016-10-02). "Bears defense plays 'lights out' in win". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ↑ "Matthew Stafford intercepted by Jacoby Glenn". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ↑ Mayer, Larry (2016-10-25). "Bears Promote DB Demontre Hurst To Active Roster, Waive DB Jacoby Glenn". Chicago Bears.
- ↑ Eurich, Matt (2016-10-26). "Bears sign Jacoby Glenn to practice squad". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-10-29.