Dalvin Tomlinson
| No. 94 New York Giants | |||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | February 28, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth: | McDonough, Georgia | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 312 lb (142 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | McDonough (GA) Henry Co. | ||
| College: | Alabama | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Dalvin Tomlinson (born February 28, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama.
High school and college
Tomlinson attended Henry County High School in McDonough, Georgia. He played football and was a wrestler in high school, winning three state titles.[1][2]
Tomlinson played at Alabama from 2012 to 2016.[3][4] During his career he had 122 tackles and four sacks.[5]
Professional career
Tomlinson received an invitation to the Senior Bowl and helped the South defeat the North 16-15 with four combined tackles.[6] The Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Diego Chargers all met and interviewed Tomlinson during the week of the Senior Bowl.[7] He attended the NFL Combine and performed all of the combine and positional drills except for the bench. He also participated at Alabama's Pro Day and opted to only run positional drills and perform the bench press for scouts and team representatives. The majority of NFL draft experts and analysts projected him to be selected anywhere from the second to fourth round. He was ranked the fifth best defensive tackle in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com and NFL media analyst Mike Mayock, ranked the sixth best defensive tackle by ESPN, and was ranked the ninth best defensive tackle by Sports Illustrated.[8][9][10]
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40‑yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in | 310 lb | 33½ in | 10⅛ in | 5.19 s | 1.81 s | 3.02 s | 4.59 s | 7.68 s | 27 in | 9 ft 2 in | 22 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine/Alabama's Pro Day[11][12] | ||||||||||||||
Tomlinson was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round, 55th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[13]
References
- ↑ Dalvin Tomlinson. "The story of Alabama's 'Renaissance man'". AL.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ↑ Matt Scalici. "Alabama signee Dalvin Tomlinson wins state wrestling title with 9-second pin (updated with video)". AL.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ↑ Terrin Waack (2016-09-17). "Dalvin Tomlinson: All in the hands". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ↑ Terrin Waack (2011-06-30). "University of Alabama's Dalvin Tomlinson plays for his late mom". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ↑ Joel A. Erickson (2017-02-21). "Alabama DT Dalvin Tomlinson trying to prove his power, wrestling background can help rush the passer in NFL | Saints". Theadvocate.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ↑ "Senior Bowl Roster: South". seniorbowl.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ "WalterFootball: 2017 Prospect Meetings". Walterfootball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ Chris Burke (April 24, 2017). "2017 NFL Draft Rankings: Top Prospects by Position". si.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ Jeff Legwold (April 22, 2017). "Ranking the 2017 Draft's Top 100 Prospects". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ Mike Mayock (April 12, 2017). "Mike Mayock's 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Dalvin Tomlinson". NFL.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Dalvin Tomlinson, DS #5 DT, Alabama". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (April 28, 2017). "New York Giants Draft DT Dalvin Tomlinson in Round 2". Giants.com.