Drayton Florence
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| Jacksonville Jaguars — No. 21 | |
| Cornerback | |
| Date of birth: December 19, 1980 | |
| Place of birth: Ocala, Florida | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 195 lb (88 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2003 for the San Diego Chargers | |
| Career history | |
| College: Tuskegee | |
| NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Drayton Florence, Jr. (born December 19, 1980 in Ocala, Florida) is an American football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tuskegee.
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[edit] Early years
Drayton was an all-district selection at Vanguard High School in Ocala, Florida, but spent his sophomore year at Richland Northeast High School in Columbia, South Carolina.[citation needed]
[edit] College career
Florence attended Tuskegee University after transferring from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] 2003 NFL Draft
Florence was drafted by the Chargers 46th overall in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft and was the 2nd cornerback selected by Chargers that draft after Sammy Davis.
| Pre-draft measureables | |||||||||
| Weight | 40 yd | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | BP | Wonderlic | |||
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| 198 lb (90 kg)* | 4.37s*[1] | X | X | 35 in (88.9 cm)* | 18* | 22*[2] | |||
(* represents NFL Combine)
[edit] San Diego Chargers
Initially drafted as a nickel back who could fill in at safety if needed, Florence has fought his way to become a legitimate starting cornerback in the NFL across Quentin Jammer. Florence has the tools to be a great cornerback but needs to bite less on play fakes and focus more on catching interceptions before trying to score a touchdown.
[edit] 2007 playoffs
On Sunday, January 14, 2007 in the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the New England Patriots after a muffed punt by wide receiver Eric Parker at the San Diego 31 yard line, Florence committed a personal foul, head-butting Patriot TE Daniel Graham following a 3rd and long play.[3] During the play, the Charger defense had stopped the Patriots for a 7 yard loss putting the ball at the Charger 37 yard line (apx. 53 yard field goal range). The result of the penalty was a Patriots first down on the Charger 18. The extension of the drive led to a Stephen Gostkowski 34 yard field goal. The Patriots went on to win the game 24-21.[4]
The NFL fined San Diego Chargers cornerback Drayton Florence $15,000 for the illegal hit he put on Houston Texans Quarterback Matt Schaub on Sunday October 28th. On an interception return, Florence drilled Schaub from the blind side, and he was penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness. The league ruled that on a change of possession, Florence unnecessarily made helmet-to-helmet contact with Schaub, who suffered a concussion and missed the rest of the game.
[edit] Jacksonville Jaguars
On March 1, 2008, Florence was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars. [5] According to Adam Schefter, Florence continued the trend of free agent corners making a splash every offseason with a 6yr $36 million contract with $13 million in guaranteed money. [6]
[edit] Personal
He is the cousin of Chicago Rush wide receiver Carlos Wright.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ National Football League - CBSSports.com
- ^ Drayton Florence, CB, Tuskegee - 2003 NFL Draft Scout Profile, Powered by The SportsXchange
- ^ The Marty Watch begins following Chargers' ouster. Sporting News (2007-01-15). Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
- ^ Play By Play, 3rd Quarter. ESPN (2007-01-14). Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
- ^ "Jags sign former San Diego cornerback", 2008-03-01. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ "Jaguars boost secondary by signing ex-Charger Florence", 2008-03-01. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Ultimate Jaguars Newsroom: It's a Small world 02/19/04
