Minkah Fitzpatrick

Minkah Fitzpatrick
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Fitzpatrick in 2018
No. 29 – Miami Dolphins
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-17) November 17, 1996
Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Jersey City (NJ) St. Peter's Prep
College: Alabama
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018
Total tackles: 29
Sacks: 0.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Fumble recoveries: 0
Interceptions: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Minkah Fitzpatrick (born November 17, 1996)[1] is an American football safety for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama.

High school career

Fitzpatrick attended St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he played football. He was a wide receiver on offense and a defensive back on defense. In 2014, he caught 45 passes for 1,111 yards and 12 touchdowns, while recording 70 tackles and three interceptions on defense.[2]

Recruiting

Considered a five-star recruit by ESPN.com, Fitzpatrick was listed as the No. 4 cornerback in the nation in 2015.[3]

Fitzpatrick signed with Alabama at the 2015 National Signing Day,[4] after being verbally committed for almost a year.[5]

College career

As a true freshman in 2015, Fitzpatrick started 10 of 14 games, missing one game due to injury. He recorded 45 total tackles, with three for a loss, two sacks, two interceptions (both returned for scores), 11 pass breakups, and one quarterback hurry.[6] He was named a Freshman All-American by The Sporting News after Alabama's championship season.[7]

In his sophomore season in 2016, Fitzpatrick returned an interception 100 yards in a 49-30 win over then-#16th ranked Arkansas. The interception broke the Alabama Crimson Tide record for longest interception returned for a touchdown. In that same game, he tied the Alabama records for most interceptions in a game (3), and career interceptions returned for a touchdown (4). In the SEC Title game against Florida, Fitzpatrick broke the Alabama Crimson Tide all-time record for career interceptions returned for a touchdown (4).[8]

Statistics

Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions
CombTotalAstSackIntYardsAvgTDPD
2015Alabama 144530152.028844.0210
2016Alabama 156642241.5618631.027
2017Alabama 136038221.5100.007
Career42171110615.0927430.4424

Professional career

Forgoing his final year of eligibility at Alabama, Fitzpatrick decided to enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[9]

External video
Minkah Fitzpatrick's NFL Combine Workout
Minkah Fitzpatrick's 40-yard dash
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 1⁄8 in
(1.83 m)		 204 lb
(93 kg)		 31 1⁄4 in
(0.79 m)		 9 3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.46 s 1.52 s 2.58 s 4.13 s 6.73 s 33 in
(0.84 m)		 10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		 14 reps
All values from NFL Draft[10][11]

The Miami Dolphins selected Fitzpatrick in the first round (11th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Fitzpatrick was the first safety drafted in 2018.[12]

External video
Dolphins draft Fitzpatrick 11th overall
NFL Draft Profile: Minkah Fitzpatrick

On June 1, 2018, the Miami Dolphins signed Fitzpatrick to a fully guaranteed four-year, $16.4 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $10.04 million.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Minkah Fitzpatrick". 247Sports.
  2. ↑ Perez, Braulio (August 29, 2015). "Alabama freshman Minkah Fitzpatrick proving New Jersey football fans right". NJ.com. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Minkah Fitzpatrick". ESPN.com.
  4. ↑ Perez, Braulio (February 3, 2015). "Minkah Fitzpatrick announces he's signing with Alabama on Wednesday". NJ.com.
  5. ↑ "St. Peter's Prep's Minkah Fitzpatrick committed to Alabama, eyes visits to Florida State and Ohio State". NJ.com. August 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Minkah Fitzpatrick". RollTide.com.
  7. ↑ "3 Alabama players named Sporting News Freshman All-Americans". AL.com. December 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Minkah Fitzpatrick saves the day for Alabama's secondary". AL.com. October 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ Scarborough, Alex (January 11, 2018). "Minkah Fitzpatrick, Ronnie Harrison join Bama teammates in entering draft". ESPN.com.
  10. ↑ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Minkah Fitzpatrick". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Alabama CB Minkah Fitzpatrick : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  12. ↑ Teope, Herbie (April 26, 2018). "Dolphins take Bama safety Minkah Fitzpatrick at No. 11". NFL.com.
  13. ↑ "Dolphins sign No. 11 overall pick Minkah Fitzpatrick". NFL. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Minkah Fitzpatrick contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
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