Jeremiah Ledbetter

Jeremiah Ledbetter (born June 2, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas.

Jeremiah Ledbetter
No. 95 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-29) May 29, 1994
Orlando, Florida
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Gainesville
(Gainesville, Georgia)
College:Arkansas
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 205
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:15
Sacks:0.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

High School career

Ledbetter began his career at Olympia High School (Florida) before transferring to Gainesville
(Gainesville, Georgia)

College career

Ledbetter began his collegiate career at Hutchinson Community College in 2013, finishing there as an All-American in 2014, with 24.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks. He transferred to Arkansas and stepped in right away, making 55 tackles, 7.5 for loss, and two sacks as a junior in 2015. He topped those marks as a senior in 2016, with 5.5 sacks, and was credited with 49 total tackles, 7.5 for loss.

Professional career

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions selected Ledbetter in the sixth round (205th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[1] On May 12, 2017, the Lions signed Ledbetter to a four-year, $2.54 million contract with a signing bonus of $144,160.[2]

On September 1, 2018, Ledbetter was waived by the Lions.[3]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On September 3, 2018, Ledbetter was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad.[4] He was promoted to the active roster on December 19, 2018.[5]

Ledbetter was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[6] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 11.

Baltimore Ravens

On October 2, 2019, Ledbetter was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad.[7] He was released on October 21, 2019.[8]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers second stint

On October 22, 2019, Ledbetter was re-signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on December 30, 2019.

References
  1. Twentyman, Tim (April 29, 2017). "Detroit Lions draft defensive lineman Jeremiah Ledbetter". DetroitLions.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. "Spotrac.com: Jeremiah Ledbetter contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  3. "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2018.
  4. Smith, Scott (September 2, 2018). "Bobo Wilson Returns on First Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com.
  5. Smith, Scott (December 19, 2018). "Bucs Promote Jeremiah Ledbetter, Fill Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com.
  6. Smith, Scott (August 31, 2019). "Spence, Santos Among Final Cuts to Get Bucs' Roster to 53". Buccaneers.com.
  7. "Baltimore Ravens add defensive linemen to practice squad". PennLive.com. October 2, 2019.
  8. Brown, Clifton (October 21, 2019). "Ravens Waive Special Teams Standout Justin Bethel to Save Compensatory Pick". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  9. Smith, Scott (October 22, 2019). "DL Jeremiah Ledbetter Returns to Bucs' Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com.


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