American football player (born 1999)
American football player
Gregory Junior (born June 21, 1999)[1] is an American football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ouachita Baptist .
College career
Junior played college football at Ouachita Baptist . During his senior season in 2021, he recorded 46 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and seven pass breakups.[2]
Professional career
Junior was selected in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars , becoming the first player to be drafted to the NFL from Ouachita Baptist .[5] [6] He was waived on August 30 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[7] [8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 19.[9]
On September 16, 2023, Junior was placed on injured reserve after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 1.[10] He was activated on November 11, 2023.[11]
References
^ "Gregory Junior Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 26, 2023 .
^ O'Bleness, Ryan (April 30, 2022). "Jaguars select Ouachita Baptist cornerback Gregory Junior in sixth round" . Big Cat Country . Retrieved May 3, 2022 .
^ "Jaguars select Gregory Junior with No. 197 pick in 2022 draft" . NFL.com . Retrieved April 8, 2023 .
^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Gregory Junior College Football Profile" . DraftScout.com . Retrieved April 8, 2023 .
^ "Ouachita Baptist Players/Alumni" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 26, 2023 .
^ Deckelbaum, Kyle (April 30, 2022). "Gregory Junior becomes Ouachita Baptist's first-ever NFL Draft pick" . KATV . Retrieved March 26, 2023 .
^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars waive 15 from the roster" . Jaguars.com . August 30, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2023 .
^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars make 11 additions to the practice squad" . Jaguars.com . August 31, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2023 .
^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars sign cornerback Gregory Junior" . Jaguars.com . December 19, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2023 .
^ "Jaguars place CB Gregory Junior on injured reserve" . Jaguars Wire . USA Today. September 16, 2023.
^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars Active CB Gregory Junior From the Reserve/Injured; Designated For Return, Waived RB JaMycal Hasty" . Jaguars.com . November 11, 2023.
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