No. 20 – Washington Commanders | |||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Lehigh Acres, Florida, U.S. | April 17, 2000||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Lehigh Senior (Lehigh Acres) | ||||||||
College: | Illinois (2018–2022) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023 | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Jartavius Quan Martin (born April 17, 2000) is an American football safety for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois and was selected by the Commanders in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Martin was born on April 17, 2000, in Lehigh Acres, Florida. [1] He attended Lehigh Senior High School, where he recorded 38 tackles and two interceptions for their football team. [2] Martin was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Fighting Illini at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. [3]
Martin moved to cornerback as a freshman and became a starter early on. [4] [5] Martin was moved back to safety during 2021 spring practices. [6] He finished the season with 55 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one interception, seven passes broken up, and one forced fumble. [7] Martin used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned for a fifth season in 2022. [8]
Season | Games | Tackles | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | FR | TD | PD |
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2018 | 9 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 8 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 12 | 56 | 33 | 23 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2022 | 13 | 64 | 51 | 13 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Career [9] | 50 | 225 | 148 | 77 | 10.5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
194 lb (88 kg) |
31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.46 s | 1.47 s | 2.51 s | 44.0 in (1.12 m) |
11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) |
15 reps | |||
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Martin was selected by the Washington Commanders in the second round (47th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. [11] He signed a four-year, $7.6 million contract on July 22, 2023. [12] [13] In Week 9, he had a game-sealing interception on New England Patriots quarterback, Mac Jones. [14] [15] In the final game of the 2023 season, Martin recorded his second career interception against Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Dak Prescott. [16]
Martin goes by his middle name Quan. [11] He works as an unofficial team barber for the teams he plays for; he learned by watching videos on YouTube during the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. [17]