Jamal Adams

Jamal Adams
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Adams in the 2017 NFL season.
No. 33 – New York Jets
Position: Strong safety
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-17) October 17, 1995
Lewisville, Texas
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school: Hebron (Carrollton, Texas)
College: LSU
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018
Total tackles: 114
Sacks: 3.0
Forced fumbles: 2
Fumble recoveries: 2
Interceptions: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Jamal Lee Adams (born October 17, 1995) is an American football strong safety for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU, and was drafted sixth overall in the 2017 NFL Draft by the Jets.

Early years

Adams attended Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas. During his final two years, he had 138 tackles and seven interceptions on defense and 20 touchdowns on offense. In his senior year, Hebron finished 8–4 on the season, advancing to the UIL 5A Division II Area final at AT&T Stadium, where they lost 42–21 to Cedar Hill.[1]

Adams was rated by Scout.com as a five star recruit and was ranked among the top ten overall recruits in his class.[2] He committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.[3][4]

College career

Adams played in all 13 games with two starts as a true freshman at LSU in 2014 and had 66 tackles and a sack.[5][6] As a sophomore, he was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection as a safety by the Associated Press (AP) and SEC coaches.[7][8] As a junior, Adams was named to the AP All-SEC first team.[9]

On January 6, 2017, Adams announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.[10]

College statistics

Defense
YearTeamGPTacklesLossSacksIntFF
2014LSU12665.01.000
2015LSU12675.50.041
2016LSU12767.51.011
College Totals3620918.02.052

Professional career

Coming out of college, Adams was invited to the NFL Combine and performed all the required drills. On May 4, 2017, Adams attended LSU's pro day and opted to run the 40-yard dash (4.40s), 20-yard dash (2.57s), and 10-yard dash (1.58s) and was able to improve on his combine numbers. He was projected to be a first round pick by the majority of analysts and scouts. Sports Illustrated, DraftScout.com, Pro Football Focus, and ESPN ranked Adams the top safety in the draft.[11][12][13]

External video
Jamal Adams' NFL Combine workout
Jamal Adams' 40-yard dash
Adams' 40-yard dash at LSU Pro Day
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 0 in
(1.83 m)		 214 lb
(97 kg)		 33 3⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		 9 1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.56 s 1.60 s 2.67 s 4.13 s 6.96 s 31 1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 18 reps
All values from 2017 NFL Combine.[14]

The New York Jets selected Adams with the sixth overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.[15] He was the first defensive back selected in 2017.

External video
Jets select Jamal Adams sixth overall
Jamal Adams draft profile

2017

On July 20, 2017, the New York Jets signed Adams to a fully guaranteed four-year, $22.25 million contract that includes a $14.32 million signing bonus.[16][17][18]

Adams entered training camp competing against Calvin Pryor and fellow rookie Marcus Maye for a role as a starting safety.[19] Head coach Todd Bowles named Adams the starting strong safety to begin the regular season, alongside free safety Marcus Maye.[20]

He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the New York Jets' season-opener at the Buffalo Bills and recorded five combined tackles and deflected a pass in their 21–12 loss. Adams made his first career tackle on running back Mike Tolbert after his 13-yard run on the Bills' first drive.[21] On September 24, 2017, Adams recorded two solo tackles, broke up a pass, and made his first career sack on quarterback Jay Cutler during a 20–6 win against the Miami Dolphins.[22] In Week 17, he collected a season-high ten combined tackles (three solo) and a pass deflection in the Jets' 26–6 loss at the New England Patriots.[23] He finished his rookie season in 2017 with 83 combined tackles (63 solo), six pass deflections, and two sacks in 16 games and 16 starts.[24]

Personal life

His father, running back George Adams played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1985 to 1991.[25]

References

  1. ↑ Thomas, Justin (November 24, 2013). "No vacancy: Lodge, Cedar Hill keep Hebron out of third round of playoffs". Carrollton Leader.
  2. ↑ Scout.com
  3. ↑ 5-star Hebron safety Jamal Adams commits to LSU over Florida: ‘I’m ready to go win some national championships’ Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Surprise, Les: Jamal Adams commits to LSU
  5. ↑ Early success has helped LSU's Jamal Adams grab starting spot
  6. ↑ LSU safety Jamal Adams hits anything that moves: Ron Higgins
  7. ↑ "2015 Associated Press All-SEC football team". College Football. Associated Press. December 14, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ Kalland, Robby (December 8, 2015). "2015 Coaches' All-SEC Team: Alabama leads the way with 10 selections". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "It's a Sweep: No 1. Alabama Cleans up on AP All-SEC Team". ABC News. Associated Press. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ Chase Goodbread (January 6, 2017). "LSU's Jamal Adams declares his intention to enter 2017 NFL Draft". NFL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  11. ↑ Chris Burke (April 24, 2017). "2017 NFL draft rankings: Top prospects by position". si.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Top 32 Prospects For the 2017 NFL Draft". profootballfocus.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ Jeff Legwold (April 22, 2017). "Ranking the Top 100 Prospects". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  14. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/jamal-adams?id=2557979
  15. ↑ Sessler, Marc (April 27, 2017). "Jets select LSU safety Jamal Adams with sixth pick". NFL.com.
  16. ↑ "Jamal Adams finalizes rookie deal with Jets". ESPN. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Jets' rookie safeties Adams, Maye looking more like vets". The Turbine. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Jamal Adams contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  19. ↑ Barbato, Matt (May 7, 2017). "Jets' Todd Bowles says Calvin Pryor better not be afraid of competition". all22.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  20. ↑ "The Jets Opening Day Depth Chart". ganggreennation. September 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  21. ↑ "NFL Game Center: Week1-2017: New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills". NFL.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  22. ↑ "NFL Game Center: Week 3-2017: Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets". NFL.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  23. ↑ "NFL Player stats: Jamal Adams (2017)". NFL.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  24. ↑ "NFL Player stats: Jamal Adams (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  25. ↑ New York connections: LSU safety Jamal Adams has some
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