Jalen Ramsey

Jalen Ramsey is an American football defensive back for the Florida State Seminoles.

Early years

Ramsey attended Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee, where he was a two-sport superstar in football and track. He was rated by both Rivals.com and Scout.com as a five-star recruit and one of the top overall recruits in his class.^[1][2] He originally committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football, but later changed to Florida State University.^[3][4]

College career

Ramsey started all 14 games as a true freshman in 2013. He was the first true freshman to start a game at cornerback for the Seminoles since Deion Sanders in 1985.^[5][6] He finished the year with 49 tackles, one interception and one sack.^[7]

Track and field

Ramsey was also a track star at Brentwood. He competed in events ranging from the 100 meters to the shot put. As a sprinter, he recorded personal-best times of 10.50 in the 100-meter dash, 21.44 in the 200-meter dash and 48.02 in the 400-meter dash. He was most notable in jumps, with bests of 6-8 in the high jump, 25-3 in the long jump and 47-7 in the triple jump. He also posted a top-throw of 49-11 in the shot put.^[8]

He also competes in track & field at Florida State as a relay sprinter and long jumper. He was a three-time All-ACC honoree as a member of the Florida State Indoor and Outdoor championship track and field team in 2013. He placed third in the long jump at both the indoor and outdoor ACC T&F Championships and ran a leg on the conference champion 4x100 relay team at the outdoor meet. His best outdoor long jump mark was 25-0 (7.59m) and his top indoor jump was 24-11 (7.59m), which ranked No. 2 nationally among NCAA Division I football players. He qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary meet in the long jump. In 2015, he won the ACC Indoor Long Jump Championship and placed 4th at Indoor Nationals with a PB jump of 26.1 (7.96)^[9]

References

External links

• Florida State Seminoles bio