Jack Conklin

Jack Conklin
No. 78 – Tennessee Titans
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-08-17) August 17, 1994
Plainwell, Michigan
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight: 308 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school: Plainwell (MI)
College: Michigan State
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2017
Games played: 32
Games started: 32
Player stats at NFL.com

Jonathan Jackson Conklin[1] (born August 17, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State University.

Early years

Conklin was born in Plainwell, Michigan on August 17, 1994 to Darren Conklin and Jennifer Jackson. He attended Plainwell High School in Plainwell, where he played football under his father who was the head coach.[2] He also played basketball in high school.

College career

Conklin joined the Michigan State University football team as a walk-on player.[3][4] After redshirting his first year, Conklin started 13 of 14 games at either right or left offensive tackle his redshirt freshman year in 2013. As a sophomore, he started all 13 games at left tackle.[5] Conklin was selected as a 2015 First-Team All-American (Sporting News, USA Today) as well as the 2015 First-Team All-Big Ten (coaches, media).[6] During his career with the Spartans, Conklin started in 38 of his 39 career games (35 at left tackle, three at right tackle).[6] On January 6, 2016, Conklin announced he would forgo his senior season and declare for the 2016 NFL Draft.[7]

Professional career

After a junior year where Conklin gave up only two sacks and was penalized three times, he was projected to be a Top 10 pick going into the 2016 NFL Draft. He was the third-highest rated offensive tackle behind Laremy Tunsil and Ronnie Stanley.[8] He cited that he worked out for or had meetings with the Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers during his pre-draft process.[9]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m)		 308 lb
(140 kg)		 35 in
(0.89 m)		 10 1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 5.00 s 1.25 s 2.50 s 4.57 s 7.63 s 8 ft 7 in
(2.62 m)		 25 reps
All values from NFL Combine,[10]

Conklin was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the first round (8th overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft.[11] On May 26, 2016, the Titans signed him to a four-year, $15.89 million rookie contract with $15.44 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $9.76 million.[12] He became the Titans' starting right tackle, starting all 16 games and was named First-team All-Pro.[13]

In 2017, Conklin started all 16 games at right tackle as the Titans went on to make the playoffs for the first time since 2008. In the divisional round against the New England Patriots, Conklin suffered a torn ACL as the Titans lost 35-14.[14]

Personal life

Conklin resides with his wife Caitlyn Riley and his daughter Riley Caroline Conklin.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile - Rostermon". Rostermon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Son of Michigan man a star on Michigan State's line". USA TODAY. 24 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Michigan State's Jack Conklin making everyone take notice - Big Ten Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com.
  4. ↑ "MSU's Jack Conklin was overlooked as a recruit, but not anymore". Detroit Free Press. 23 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "The top 50 Big Ten football players for 2015: No. 3, Jack Conklin, Michigan State offensive tackle". cleveland.com.
  6. 1 2 "Jack Conklin Bio - Michigan State Official Athletic Site".
  7. ↑ "Conklin Forgoes his Senior Season; Enters 2016 NFL Draft". www.msuspartans.com. January 6, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ Chris Pflum (April 28, 2016). "Todd McShay final Mock Draft:New York Giants select OT Jack Conkin". BigBlueView.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ Dave Bryan (April 19, 2016). "Michigan State T Jack Conklin says Steelers showed interest in him during the Pre-draft process". steelersdepot.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Jack Conklin". National Football League.
  11. ↑ "NFL draft: Results, analysis for every Round 1 pick". ESPN.com. April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Sportrac.com: Jack Conklin contract". Sportrac.com. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Three rookies, Matt Ryan among players named to All-Pro team". NFL.com. January 6, 2017.
  14. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (January 14, 2018). "Titans RT Jack Conklin Suffers Torn ACL, Needs Surgery". TitansOnline.com.
  15. ↑ https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2017/08/06/titans-conklin-lewan-protect-baby-daughters-marcus-mariota/542265001/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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