Byron Maxwell
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Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: February 23, 1988 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: North Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: North Charleston (SC) Fort Dorchester | |||||||||
| College: Clemson | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 6 / Pick: 173 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2011 for the Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2013 | |||||||||
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Byron Maxwell (born February 23, 1988) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson. He is a member of the Legion of Boom.
Early years
Maxwell attended Fort Dorchester High School in North Charleston, South Carolina[1] As a junior, Maxwell had 60 total tackles, 19 pass breakups, led his team with 5 interceptions recovered for 64 yards, and 1 forced fumble at cornerback. He also saw some time at kick return and punt return.[2] Despite suffering an ACL tear and missing his entire senior season, he had many offers to places like Georgia, Maryland, Clemson, Nebraska, Notre Dame, South Carolina, and Virginia Tech. Maxwell committed to Clemson University on June 8, 2005 and signed his letter of intent on February 1, 2006, where he majored in sociology.[3]
College career
Due to Maxwell's ACL tear he got his senior year of high school, he redshirted his freshman year at Clemson. As a sophomore, he had 27 total tackles along with four pass breakups. He played as a reserve in the Gator Bowl against Nebraska with six tackles in 28 snaps including four special teams tackles. He earned the title Special teams player of the week in games against N.C. State, Wake Forest, and Duke, and defensive player of the week at Virginia. He led the team in special teams tackles with 21 tackles. As a junior, Maxwell had 15 tackles on special teams plays, which again led the team. He played in 13 games with eight starts, recording 48 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, seven pass breakups, and tied for the team-high with three forced fumbles as a senior. Maxwell played in four bowl games and had 16 combined tackles in those games. He earned team defensive player of the game against No. 16 Miami (Fla.) after totaling eight tackles and three pass breakups. Maxwell registered 165 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, a sack, four interceptions, 20 pass breakups, and six caused fumbles in a school record- tying 53 games (eight starts) in his career. He had 45 career special teams tackles, six career forced fumbles, among the top-10 figures in Clemson history. Maxwell tied for second in the ACC in forced fumbles in his tenure there. He was noted as being one of the hardest hitting defensive backs in the ACC.[4]
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
Maxwell was drafted with the 173rd overall pick in the 6th round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks with a pick they acquired from the Detroit Lions after a trade for Defensive End Lawrence Jackson.[5] He saw time in 9 games of his rookie season mostly on special teams except for the game against the Chicago Bears. His second season in the NFL saw slightly more action, while still only playing in 9 games, Maxwell amassed 14 tackles, 4 pass deflections, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery.[4]In 2013, he was named the no.2 cornerback opposite Richard Sherman after Brandon Browner was suspended for a year for substance abuse, and became the new third member of Legion of Boom. In Super Bowl XLVIII, Maxwell forced a fumble in the third quarter to seal the victory for the Seahawks. He finished the game with four tackles.
References
- ↑ "Byron Maxwell". Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Fort Dorchester 2004 stats". Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Byron Maxwell". Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Byron Maxwell". Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Seahawks Trade Lawrence Jackson to Detroit". Retrieved July 12, 2013.
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