Leonard Floyd
| No. 94 Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 8, 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Eastman, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 251 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Eastman (GA) Dodge Co. | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Leonard Cornilus Floyd (born September 8, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia.
Early years
Floyd attended Dodge County High School in Eastman, Georgia, where he played football and participated in track. In football, he played defensive end and tight end. Floyd committed to play college football at the University of Georgia in April 2011.[1] After high school, he attended Hargrave Military Academy for a year to take classes that met NCAA requirements.[2][3]
In track & field, he competed as a thrower. He won the shot put event at the 2011 Region 3AA Meet, recording a career-best throw of 14.96 meters.[4]
College career
As a true freshman in 2013, Floyd started eight of 13 games. He finished the season with 55 tackles and a team-leading 6.5 sacks.[5] Floyd played in 11 games during his sophomore season, finishing the year with 55 tackles, six sacks, and a fumble recovery. In a game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium, Floyd recovered a Jalen Hurd fumble and ran it back 96 yards for a touchdown. As a junior in 2015, he played in 13 games with 72 combined tackles, 4.5 sacks, three passes defended, and a fumble recovery. After his junior year, he announced his intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.[6]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40‑yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | ||
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| 6 ft 5 5⁄8 in (1.97 m) |
244 lb (111 kg) |
33 1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
10 1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.60 s | 1.59 s | 2.68 s | 4.32 s | 7.18 s | 39 1⁄2 in (1.00 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[7] | ||||||||||||
On April 28, 2016, Floyd was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round with the ninth overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft after the Bears traded the #11 overall pick and a fourth round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[8]
Floyd finished his rookie season with 7.0 sacks, which placed him third among rookies.[9]
NFL statistics
| Season | Tackling | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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| Year | GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Asst | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 12 | 12 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
References
- ↑ Dodge County LB Leonard Floyd commits to UGA over Alabama and Florida
- ↑ "Dodge County’s Floyd shining early". macon.
- ↑ "Freshman linebacker Leonard Floyd drawing praise at Georgia". The Augusta Chronicle.
- ↑ "Region 3AA Meet Boys & Girls". MileSplit GA.
- ↑ Georgia LB Leonard Floyd draws strength from his family, community back home
- ↑ Leonard Floyd Announces He's Leaving Georgia: Latest Comments and Reaction
- ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Leonard Floyd". NFL.com.
- ↑ "NFL draft: Results, analysis for every Round 1 pick". ESPN.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Bears’ Leonard Floyd Proved His Place In Rookie Season". CBSLocal.com. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Leonard Floyd Stats". ESPN.com.