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| Title | Director of recruiting/On-campus experience | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1979-11-08)November 8, 1979 (age 46) Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Delray Beach (FL) Atlantic | ||||||||||||
| College | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2002: 1st round, 27th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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Michael Jamaine Rumph (born November 8, 1979) is an American former professionalfootballsafety andcornerback in theNational Football League (NFL). He is currently the director of recruiting for theMiami Hurricanes football team.
Rumph attendedAtlantic Community High School in Delray Beach, Florida. He was among the SuperPrep National Top 50 players and was a SuperPrepAll-American. As a senior, he gained 519 yards rushing and receiving with five touchdowns and totaled 108 tackles and snagged six interceptions for 172 yards.[1] He was also a statewidetrack star intriple jump andlong jump.
Rumph was a quiet but productive player during his career at theUniversity of Miami which culminated with a national championship in his senior year. Rumph compiled 117 tackles (117 solo), 2 forced fumbles, and 6 interceptions (returning one for a touchdown) during his time at Miami. He was a second-teamBig East selection his sophomore and senior years and a first-team selection his junior year.
Rumph was selected by theSan Francisco 49ers in the first round of the2002 NFL draft, with the 27th overall selection.[2] He was originally acornerback, but the 49ers switched him to safety due to a combination of his strong tackling ability and poor man-to-man coverage skills. He missed large parts of the2004 and2005 seasons due to injuries.
On August 14, 2006, Rumph was traded to the Redskins forwide receiverTaylor Jacobs.[3] On December 27, 2006, the Redskins waived him.
Rumph was signed to the St. Louis Rams on March 20, 2007, but was released on August 3, 2007. He retired in July 2008.[4]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2002 | SFO | 16 | 1 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | SFO | 15 | 13 | 63 | 54 | 9 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | SFO | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | SFO | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | WAS | 7 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 19 | 141 | 124 | 17 | 2.0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2002 | SFO | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
In 2010, Rumph became an assistant coach for the Miramar Everglades, and then, for a brief time served as coach at theMiami Carol City Senior High School.[5] Following that, he served as head coach of theAmerican Heritage High School's varsity football team inPlantation, Florida until 2015. Prior to his departure from AHHS, Rumph had substituted a formerMiami Dolphins player and coachJeff Dellenbach in 2013.[6] Afterward, he accepted a job on Mark Richt's staff at the University of Miami as the cornerbacks coach.[7]
Rumph and his wife Veronica used to operate a puppy store. Mike and Veronica have two children, Jalen and Sienna.[8]