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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1996-07-08)July 8, 1996 (age 29) Hoover, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Hoover | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Alabama (2014–2016) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2017: 1st round, 16th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||
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Marlon N. Humphrey (born July 8, 1996) is an American professionalfootballcornerback for theBaltimore Ravens of theNational Football League (NFL). He attendedHoover High School, where he was named to theUSA TodayAll-USA high school football team in 2012 and 2013. During his tenure, he won a silver medal in the110 metres hurdles at the2013 World Youth Championships inDonetsk,Ukraine. He also was named as a USA TodayAll-American Track and Field Team.
Humphrey playedcollege football for theAlabama Crimson Tide in 2015 and 2016. During his stint, he intended to compete in track and football, but went on to focus just on football. In 2015, he and the Alabama football team won theCFP National Championship. In2016, he was named to theCollege Football All-America Team.
A native ofHoover, Alabama, Humphrey attendedHoover High School, where he was a three-time All-State selection. During his junior and senior seasons, Hoover went a combined 30–1, winningAHSAA 6A State Championships in 2013.[1] Humphrey was named as aUSA Today High SchoolAll-American for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Humphrey was a highly-touted five-star prospect in the class of 2014 and received nine offers fromPower Five schools, includingAlabama,Florida State,UCLA,Auburn,Clemson,Georgia,Michigan State,North Carolina,South Carolina, andTennessee. Humphrey was vocal about his preference for attending Alabama and officially visited only Mississippi, Florida State, and Alabama, officially committing to the latter on January 29, 2014.[2][3]
He was rated as high as the ninth-best recruit in the country, and three major recruiting websites all listed him as a top five player at his position.Rivals.com ranked Humphrey the highest positionally, behind onlyJabrill Peppers.247Sports.com ranked him third behindTony Brown andAdoree' Jackson, andESPN.com ranked him fifth behind Peppers, Brown, Jackson, andTeez Tabor. Rivals and 247Sports listed Humphrey as the best recruit from the state of Alabama in his class, while ESPN ranked him second behindBo Scarbrough.
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 | 2013 Donetsk | 110 m hurdles |
In high school, Humphrey also competed at a world-class level in track. He won a silver medal in the110 metres hurdles with a time of 13.24 seconds at the2013 World Youth Championships inDonetsk,Ukraine.[4] He lost toJaheel Hyde of Jamaica, who established a new championship record and came .01 seconds shy of tying theWorld Youth Best held byWilhem Belocian. Humphrey was also named to theUSA Today All-American Track and Field Team.[5] He still holds the State indoor track records for the 60 m (6.89), 60 mhigh hurdles (7.8), 400 m (48.11), and 4 x 400 m relay (3:21.76).[6]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Marlon Humphrey CB | Hoover, AL | Hoover (AL) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 4.48 | Jan 29, 2014 |
Recruit ratings:Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: (90) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 9 247Sports: 11 ESPN: 15 | ||||||
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Humphrey intended to compete in football and track for the Crimson Tide.[7] Afterredshirting his initial year in 2014, he became a starter atcornerback in2015.[8]
In 2015, Humphrey earned the starting cornerback job in his first game against Wisconsin. He ranked second on the team in interceptions with three during the 2015 season. Humphrey was an essential part of an elite 2015 Alabama defense earning Freshman All-American rights. The team went on to win their 16th national championship, with Humphrey recovering a key onside kick midway through the fourth quarter of the game.[9]
Humphrey started 2016 with the team's first interception for a touchdown against USC, and started 14 games. Humphrey continued to dominate opposing receivers the rest of the season, and declared his early departure from the collegiate level for theNFL draft.[9] He was named a first-team All-American for his performance during the 2016 season.
| Season | Team | Conf | Pos | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||
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| 2014 | Alabama | SEC | DB | 0 |  Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Alabama | SEC | DB | 15 | 35 | 45 | 10 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Alabama | SEC | DB | 14 | 26 | 36 | 10 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career[10] | 29 | 61 | 81 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
He attended theNFL Combine and completed nearly all of the drills, excluding the shuttle and vertical. He attended pre-draft visits with thePhiladelphia Eagles,Buffalo Bills,Dallas Cowboys, andPittsburgh Steelers.[11][12]ESPN analystMel Kiper Jr. ranked him as the second best cornerback prospect in the draft.Scouts Inc. had Humphrey listed as the third best cornerback prospect (23rd overall) in the draft.[13] NFL analystsBucky Brooks andMike Mayock had him ranked as the third best cornerback in the draft.[14][15] Jeff Legwold of ESPN ranked him as the fourth best cornerback (24th overall) in the draft.[16]Sports Illustrated had Humphrey ranked as the fifth best cornerback in the draft.[17][18] NFL draft analysts projected Humphrey to be selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
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| Humphrey runs 4.41s 40-yard dash |
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| 6 ft0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 4.41 s | 1.52 s | 2.57 s | 6.75 s | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) | 10 reps | |||
| All values fromNFL Combine[19][20] | ||||||||||||
TheBaltimore Ravens selected Humphrey in the first round (16th overall) of the2017 NFL draft.[21] He was the second cornerback to be drafted in 2017, after the New Orleans Saints selectedOhio State cornerbackMarshon Lattimore (11th overall).[22] He became the fourth cornerback selected in the first round by the Baltimore Ravens and their third highest cornerback drafted, only behind 10th overall picksChris McAllister(1999) andDuane Starks(1998).
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| Ravens select Marlon Humphrey No. 16 | |
| Instant Draft Grade: Marlon Humphrey |
On May 5, 2017, the Ravens signed Humphrey to a fully guaranteed four–year, $11.84 million contract that also included an initialsigning bonus of $6.75 million.[23][24]
Throughouttraining camp, he competed againstBrandon Carr for a role as a starting cornerback.[25] Head coachJohn Harbaugh named Humphrey the third cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind startersJimmy Smith and Brandon Carr.[26]
On September 10, 2017, Humphrey made his professional regular season debut in the Baltimore Ravens' season-opening 20–0 victory at theCincinnati Bengals. On October 8, 2017, Humphrey earned his first career start as a nickelback and recorded three combined tackles (two solo) during a 30–17 win at theOakland Raiders in Week 5. On November 19, 2017, he recorded three combined tackles, deflected two passes, and made his first career interception on a pass thrown byBrett Hundley to wide receiverJordy Nelson during a 23–0 victory at theGreen Bay Packers.[27] In Week 13, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles (five solo), broke up a pass, and intercepted a pass byMatthew Stafford to wide receiverMarvin Jones during a 44–20 win against theDetroit Lions. He was promoted to starting cornerback for the last four regular season games after Jimmy Smith was placed on injured reserve after tearing hisAchilles tendon.[28] He finished his rookie season in2017 with 34 combined tackles (30 solo), 11 pass deflections, and two interceptions in 16 games and five starts.[29] He received an overall grade of 70.7 fromPro Football Focus in 2017.[30]
On January 9, 2018, the Baltimore Ravens to promoted linebackers coachDon Martindale to defensive coordinator after the retirement ofDean Pees. Throughout training camp, Humphrey competed againstBrandon Carr to be a starting cornerback.[31] Head coach John Harbaugh named Humphrey the No. 1 starting cornerback to begin the regular season and paired him with Brandon Carr after Jimmy Smith was suspended for the first four games for violating the league's personal conduct policy.[32][33]
On September 13, 2018, Humphrey collected a season-high seven combined tackles (five solo) during a 23–24 loss at theCincinnati Bengals.[34] He was inactive for two consecutive injuries (Weeks 8–9) after sustaining a thing injury. On December 16, 2018, he recorded two solo tackles, a season-high four pass deflections, and intercepted a pass thrown byJameis Winston to wide receiverMike Evans as the Ravens defeated theTampa Bay Buccaneers 20–12. He finished the season with 14 games with eight starts and had a total of 37 combined tackles (31 solo), a team-leading 15 pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and two interceptions. He was given a grade of 80.0 byPro Football Focus, which ranked 11th among all cornerbacks.[35]
During training camp, he competed for the role as the No. 2 starting cornerback againstBrandon Carr. He changed his jersey number from No. 29 to No. 44 as a show of goodwill to accommodate the newly acquired free agent safetyEarl Thomas. Head coach John Harbaugh named Humphrey the No. 2 starting cornerback to begin the regular season and paired him with Jimmy Smith.[36]
On September 8, 2019, Humphrey started in theBaltimore Ravens' season-opener at theMiami Dolphins and made one solo tackle, set a season-high with two pass deflections, and intercepted a pass byJosh Rosen to wide receiverJakeem Grant during a 59–10 victory.[37] In Week 4, after getting into an altercation withOdell Beckham Jr., Humphrey was seen pinning him to the turf and it initially appeared that he was choking Beckham Jr., but after the game a video close-up released by the Ravens showed Humphrey's hands were grabbing Beckham's jersey and did not touch his neck.[38] After the Ravens' 25–40 loss to theCleveland Browns, Humphrey apologized to Beckham and said that his response was not a brand of football he wanted to represent.[39] The following week, he recorded three solo tackles, made one pass deflection, and forced a crucial fumble by wide receiverJuJu Smith-Schuster that he would recover to set up the game-winning field goal byJustin Tucker in the 26–23 win at thePittsburgh Steelers in Week 5.[40] On October 20, 2019, Humphrey recorded five combined tackles (four solo) and returned a fumble 18–yards for the first touchdown of his career after it was fumbled by rookie wide receiverDK Metcalf during the 30–16 win at theSeattle Seahawks.[41] The following game, he recorded six combined tackles (five solo) and recovered a fumble that teammatePatrick Onwuasor forced by wide receiverJulian Edelman for a 70–yard touchdown during a 37–20 win against theNew England Patriots in Week 9.[42] This became his second consecutive game with a touchdown, while his 70–yard touchdown also set the record for longest fumble recovery return for a touchdown in Ravens' franchise history.[43] On December 1, 2019, he set a season-high with seven solo tackles as the Ravens defeated theSan Francisco 49ers 20–17. In Week 16, he recorded four combined tackles (three solo), broke up a pass, and intercepted a pass byBaker Mayfield to wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. late in the fourth quarter to help secure a 31–15 win at the Cleveland Browns.[44] At the end of the season, Humphrey had a total of 65 combined tackles (53 solo), 14 pass deflections, three interceptions, set a career-high with three fumble recoveries, made two forced fumbles, and set a career-high with two touchdowns, while appearing in all 16 games with 15 credited starts.[45] He was named to thePro Bowl for the first time in his career and was also selected for the AP2019 All-Pro Team.[46][47] He was ranked 86th by his fellow players on theNFL Top 100 Players of 2020.[48] Pro Football Focus had Humphrey finish the season with an overall grade of 70.5.
On April 28, 2020, theBaltimore Ravens officially exercised the fifth–year option on Humphrey's rookie contract for a guaranteed one–year, $10.24 million.[49] He entered training camp slated as thede facto No. 1 starting cornerback, while Jimmy Smith was replaced by newly acquired free agentMarcus Peters. Head coach John Harbaugh named Humphrey and Marcus Peters the starting cornerbacks to begin the season.[50]
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On September 13, 2020, Humphrey started in the Ravens' home-opener against theCleveland Browns and made one solo tackle, two pass deflections, and had his only interception of the season on a pass byBaker Mayfield to wide receiverKhaDarel Hodge on the opening drive as the Ravens won 38–6.[51] On October 1, 2020, the Baltimore Ravens signed Humphrey to a five–year,$97.50 millioncontract extension that included $67.32 million guaranteed, $40.32 million guaranteed upon signing, and an initialsigning bonus of $20.00 million.[52][53]
In Week 4, he set a season-high with nine combined tackles (eight solo) during a 31–17 victory at theWashington Football Team. The following week, Humphrey recorded five combined tackles (four solo) and had his first career solo sack onJoe Burrow for an eight–yard loss as the Ravens defeated theCincinnati Bengals 27–3 in Week 5. He also forced a fumble on wide receiverMike Thomas which was returned for a 53–yard touchdown by teammatePatrick Queen.[54] On November 2, 2020, the Ravens placed Humphrey on the reserve/COVID-19 list.[55] On November 11, 2020, he was officially activated from the COVID-19/reserve list and added back to the active roster after missing a 24–10 win at theIndianapolis Colts in Week 9.[56] He finished the season with a total of 82 combined tackles (70 solo), 11 pass deflections, 2.5 sacks, one interception, and set a career-high with eight forced fumbles in 15 games and 15 starts.[45] He was voted to the2021 Pro Bowl and was also ranked 38th by his fellow players on theNFL Top 100 Players of 2021.[57] He received an overall grade of 76.4 fromPro Football Focus in 2020.[58]
He returned to training camp slated as a starting cornerback alongside Marcus Peters. Head coach John Harbaugh named Humphrey and Marcus Peters the starting cornerbacks to begin the season. On September 8, 2021, the Baltimore Ravens placed Marcus Peters on injured reserve for the entire season due to a torn ACL and replaced him withAnthony Averett entering the regular season.[59]
On September 13, 2021, Humphrey started in theBaltimore Ravens' season-opener at theLas Vegas Raiders and set a season-high with nine combined tackles (six solo) and made one pass deflection as they won in overtime 27–33. In Week 7, he made seven combined tackles (four solo), one pass deflection, and made his lone interception of the season on a pass by Joe Burrow to wide receiverJa'Marr Chase during a 17–41 loss to theCincinnati Bengals.[60] In Week 13, he recorded three solo tackles during a 19-20 loss at thePittsburgh Steelers, but suffered an injury during the game. On December 7, 2021, the Baltimore Ravens officially placed Humphrey on injured reserve due to a torn pectoral muscle and he remained inactive for the last five games (Weeks 14–18) of the season.[61] He finished with a total of 58 combined tackles (44 solo), 13 pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble in 12 games and 12 starts.[62]
On January 27, 2022, theBaltimore Ravens hiredMike Macdonald as their defensive coordinator following their decision to fireDon Martindale.[63] He returned to training camp as thede facto No. 1 starting cornerback. He started the season as a starting cornerback alongsideMarcus Peters and starting nickelbackKyle Fuller.[64]
In Week 11, Humphrey made two tackles, one pass deflection, and secured the Ravens' 13–3 victory against theCarolina Panthers by intercepting a pass bySam Darnold to wide receiverShi Smith with 3:35 remaining late in the fourth quarter. In Week 13, Humphrey made seven combined tackles (five solo) and set a career-high with his third sack of the season onRussell Wilson during a 10–9 win against theDenver Broncos. On December 24, 2022, he set a season-high with seven solo tackles and forced a fumble as the Ravens defeated theAtlanta Falcons 17–9.[65] He started all 17 games for the first time in his career and finished with a total of 71 combined tackles (53 solo), seven pass deflections, three interceptions, a career-high three sacks, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble.[45] He was ranked 92nd by his fellow players on theNFL Top 100 Players of 2023.[66] He received an overall grade of 76.7 from Pro Football Focus in 2022.
On August 16, 2023, the Ravens reported that Humphrey would undergo surgery on his foot due to an ongoing injury.[67] He was supposed subsequently inactive for the first four games (Weeks 1–4) of the season. Upon his return, head coachJohn Harbaugh named him the No. 1 starting cornerback alongsideBrandon Stephens and backup cornerbacksArthur Maulet,Rock Ya-Sin, andRonald Darby.[68]
In Week 5, Humphrey made his season debut and set a season-high with four solo tackles during a 10–17 loss at thePittsburgh Steelers. On November 12, 2023, Humphrey recorded three solo tackles before exiting in the third quarter of a 31–33 loss to theCleveland Browns due to an ankle injury.[69] He was subsequently diagnosed with a calf strain and remained inactive for the next two games (Weeks 11–12).[70] In Week 16, Humphrey made three combined tackles (two solo), set a season-high with two pass deflections, and made his only interception of the season on a pass thrown byBrock Purdy to wide receiverDeebo Samuel during a 33–19 victory at theSan Francisco 49ers.[71] In Week 17, he recorded one solo tackle before re-injuring his calf as the Ravens defeated theMiami Dolphins 56–19. He remained sidelined for the Ravens' 10–17 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 18 due to his calf injury. He finished with 26 combined tackles (22 solo), five passes defended, and one interception, while appearing in ten games with ten starts.[72]He received an overall grade of 65.3 from Pro Football Focus in 2023.[73]
On February 1, 2024, theBaltimore Ravens announced their decision to promoteZachary Orr to defensive coordinator following the departure of Mike MacDonald. Humphrey was retained as the No. 1 starting cornerback and led a group of cornerbacks that included Brandon Stephens,Jalyn Armour-Davis,Nate Wiggins, andTrayvon Mullen.[74]
On September 15, 2024, Humphrey set a season-high with ten combined tackles (eight solo), made one pass deflection, and had his first interception of the season on a pass byGardner Minshew to tight endHarrison Bryant during a 23–26 loss against theLas Vegas Raiders.[75] In Week 7, Humphrey made two solo tackles, two pass deflections, and set a career-high with two interceptions on passes by Baker Mayfield before exiting in the second quarter of a 41–31 victory at theTampa Bay Buccaneers after injuring his knee while making his second interception.[76] His knee injury would sideline him for the Ravens' 24–29 loss at theCleveland Browns in Week 8. On December 31, 2024, Humphrey recorded three combined tackles (two solo), made one pass deflection, and made the first pick-six of his career as the Ravens defeated thePittsburgh Steelers 34–17. He intercepted a pass thrown by Russell Wilson to tight endMyCole Pruitt in the fourth quarter and returned it for a 37–yard touchdown.[77] He finished the season with 67 combined tackles (50 solo), set a career-high with 15 pass deflections, made a career-high six interceptions, made two forced fumbles, and scored one touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts.[78] Humphrey would also be named to his fourthPro Bowl as well as being named first-teamAll Pro, being selected as a slot cornerback.[79][80] He received an overall grade of 81.0 fromPro Football Focus, which ranked 8th amongst 222 qualifying cornerbacks in 2024.[81]
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2017 | BAL | 16 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | BAL | 14 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 0.0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | BAL | 16 | 15 | 65 | 53 | 12 | 0.0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 91 | 2 |
| 2020 | BAL | 15 | 15 | 82 | 70 | 12 | 2.5 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | BAL | 12 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 14 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BAL | 17 | 17 | 71 | 53 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| 2023 | BAL | 10 | 10 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BAL | 16 | 16 | 67 | 50 | 17 | 0.5 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 116 | 98 | 440 | 353 | 87 | 6.0 | 91 | 19 | 121 | 6.4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 91 | 2 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2018 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | BAL | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BAL | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
'Probably Alabama as my leader,' he said. 'But I kind of have all of them together. I'm not even thinking of committing anytime soon.'
