Martell Webb

Martell Webb

Webb (#80) on the 2010 Michigan Wolverines football team offense with #16 Denard Robinson, #20 Michael Shaw, #22 Darryl Stonum, #9 Martavious Odoms, #52 Stephen Schilling, #50 David Molk and #79 Perry Dorrestein, and #72 Mark Huyge.
No. --     Free Agent
Tight end
Personal information
Date of birth: November 10, 1989 (1989-11-10) (age 22)
Place of birth: Pontiac, Michigan
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 268 lb (122 kg)
Career information
College: Michigan
Undrafted in 2011
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Martell T. Webb (born November 10, 1989) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He has previous NFL offseason and practice squad experience with the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played his college football for the Michigan Wolverines football team. He was previously a highly rated tight end and wide receiver for Walled Lake Northern High School who was selected to the 2006 USA Today All-USA second team.

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High school

Webb was rated the 17th best high school football tight end in the class of 2007 by Scout.com.[1] He was rated as the 29th and 56th best wide receiver by Rivals.com and ESPN.com.[2][3] He was selected to the 2006 USA Today All-USA second team as a tight end along with fellow Michigan matriculant Ryan Mallett.[4]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Martell Webb
WR/TE
Pontiac, Michigan Northern (MI) 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 217.5 lb (98.7 kg) 4.65 May 2,
2006 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 17 (TE)   Rivals: 29 (WR), 12 (MI)  ESPN: 56 (WR)
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

College

During his Michigan career, he posted a total of 9 receptions for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns as well as 3 special teams tackles.[5] He started three games during his career, backing up Kevin Koger, Mike Massey and Carson Butler.[6] His touchdown in the October 9, 2010 against Michigan State in the Paul Bunyan Trophy game gave Michigan its final lead of the game.[7]

Professional career

On July 26, 2010, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles.[8] He posted one reception in the August 11 preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens.[9] He was released by the Eagles on August 29.[10] He worked out with the Denver Broncos.[11] He was signed by the New York Jets on September 27 and released on October 4.[12][13] He was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad on December 7, 2011,[14] and released on December 19.[15]

Notes

  1. ^ "Martell Webb". Scout.com. http://michigan.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=8&c=1&nid=2552797. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  2. ^ "Martell Webb". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Martell-Webb-49987;_ylt=AmnmVxe.ekQ3xnfdRtBimjJDPZB4. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  3. ^ "Martell Webb". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/38650/martell-webb. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  4. ^ "2006 All-USA second team". USA Today. 2006-12-27. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2006-12-26-all-usa-second-team_x.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  5. ^ "Team: Michigan: Year: 2010 Thru 01/10/11: Player: Martell Webb". National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2011-01-10. http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/playerDetail.jsp?yr=2010&org=418&player=80. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  6. ^ "Martell Webb 80". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2011-12-13. http://www.webcitation.org/63tJ5TIPG. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  7. ^ "Michigan St. 34, Michigan 17". USA Today. 2010-10-09 (revised 2011-1-28). http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/football/ncaaf/game/MichiganSt_Michigan/2010/10/09#box-score. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  8. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (2011-07-26). "Early Big Ten-NFL free agent roundup". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/tag/_/name/martell-webb. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  9. ^ "Ravens 6 (0-1, 0-1 away); Eagles 13 (1-0, 1-0 home)". ESPN. 2011-08-11. http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=310811021. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  10. ^ "Philadelphia Eagles Transactions (week of 9/4)". NFL.com. 2011-09-04. http://www.nfl.com/teams/transactions?transactionWeek=09%2F04%2F2011&team=PHI. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  11. ^ Florio, Mike (2011-09-22). "Catching up on Tryout Tuesday". NBC Sports. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/22/catching-up-on-tryout-tuesday/. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  12. ^ "NFL Transactions (Sep 21 - Sep 27)". ESPN. 2011-09-27. http://espn.go.com/nfl/transactions/_/date/20110927. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  13. ^ "NFL Transactions (Sep 28 - Oct 4)". ESPN. 2011-10-04. http://espn.go.com/nfl/transactions/_/date/20111004. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  14. ^ "NFL transactions for December 7, 2011". Pro Football Weekly. 2011-12-07. http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/12/07/nfl-transactions-for-december-7-2011. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  15. ^ "NFL transactions for December 19, 2011". Pro Football Weekly. 2011-12-19. http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/12/19/nfl-transactions-for-december-19-2011. Retrieved 2011-12-19. 

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