| No. 62 –Green Bay Packers | |||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | (2001-06-04)June 4, 2001 (age 23) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 308 lb (140 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Corinth Holders (Archer Lodge, North Carolina) | ||||||
| College: | Duke (2019–2023) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2024: 5th round, 163rd pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||
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Jacob Elijah Monk (born June 4, 2001) is an American professionalfootballcenter for theGreen Bay Packers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theDuke Blue Devils.
The son of Stanley and Chareen Monk, Jacob Monk grew up inClayton, North Carolina, a suburb ofRaleigh.
Monk has been involved in working with individuals with special needs in North Carolina, particularly because his older brother, Miles, hasDown syndrome, which Monk cites as formative in developing compassion for others in himself.[1]
Monk was a four-star prospect coming out ofCorinth Holders High School.[2]
He played five years ofcollege football for theDuke Blue Devils. Monk's father, Stanley, played running back for Duke from 1984–87.[3] His uncle,Quincy Monk, played linebacker in the NFL for theNew York Giants andHouston Texans from 2002–2004.[2]
At Duke, Monk primarily played right guard, but also took snaps as a right tackle, center and left guard in more than 50 games for the Blue Devils.[4] Monk was named All-ACC thrice. As a senior, he was team captain.[2]
It was during college that Monk learned he had an incredibly rare albeit mild allergy:cold urticaria, which is an allergy to cold water. For Monk, this manifests as breaking out out inhives after being submerged in anice bath.[5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 308 lb (140 kg) | 32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 5.09 s | 1.66 s | 2.93 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) | 31 reps | |||
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[6][7] | ||||||||||||
Monk was selected in the fifth round (163rd overall) of the2024 NFL draft by theGreen Bay Packers.[8] In doing so, Monk became the first student-athlete fromCorinth Holders High School to be selected in the NFL Draft.[2] On May 14, he signed his contract with the Packers.[9]