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. |
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Tight end | |
Personal information | |
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Date of birth: November 10, 1989 | |
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 | |
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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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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 |
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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:
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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]
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]