Doug Middleton
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Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.[1]
 Middleton with the New York Jets in 2018 | |||||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born | (1993-09-25) September 25, 1993 (age 32) Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.[1] | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Parkland Magnet (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College | Appalachian State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||
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Douglas O'Neal Middleton Jr. (born September 25, 1993) is an American former professional football safety. He played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers and signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Middleton attended Parkland High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Appalachian State University, where he played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.[2] As a junior in 2014, Middleton was named First-team All-Sun Belt Conference.[3]
Professional career
New York Jets
Middleton signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2016.[4][5] He was waived on September 3, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 8, 2016.[8] He scored his first and only career NFL touchdown in Week 17 against the Buffalo Bills, recovering a kickoff in the Bills' end zone.[9]
On August 16, 2017, Middleton was waived/injured by the Jets after suffering a torn pectoral and placed on injured reserve.[10]
Middleton entered the 2018 season slated as the backup free safety to Marcus Maye. He played in seven games with four starts in place of the injured Maye, before suffering another torn pectoral in Week 7.[11] He was placed on injured reserve on October 23, 2018.[12]
On September 1, 2019, Middleton was released by the Jets.[13]
Miami Dolphins
On September 18, 2019, Middleton was signed by the Miami Dolphins.[14] He was released on October 12, and re-signed to the practice squad on October 31.[15] He was released on November 12.
Jacksonville Jaguars (first stint)
On November 26, 2019, Middleton was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on December 18, 2019.[17]
On August 8, 2020, Middleton was released by the Jaguars.[18]
Tennessee Titans
Middleton had a tryout with the Indianapolis Colts on August 18, 2020,[19] and with the Tennessee Titans on August 23, 2020.[20] He signed with the Titans on September 2, 2020, but was released three days later.[21][22]
Jacksonville Jaguars (second stint)
On September 18, 2020, Middleton was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.[23] He was promoted to the active roster on October 3, 2020.[24] He was released on October 5[25] and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[26] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17, 2020,[27] and was activated back to the practice squad on October 22.[28] He was promoted to the active roster on November 7.[29] He was waived on November 9,[30] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[31] He was promoted to the active roster again on November 14.[32] He was waived again on November 21,[33] and re-signed to the practice squad again three days later.[34] He was promoted to the active roster again on November 25.[35] He was released after the season on May 4, 2021.[36]
Carolina Panthers
On August 4, 2021, Middleton was signed by the Carolina Panthers.[37] He was waived on August 28, 2021.[38] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 13, but released the next day.
San Francisco 49ers
On December 1, 2021, Middleton was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[39] He was released on January 26, 2022.[40]
References
- ↑ "Doug Middleton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ↑ Wilkerson-New, Brant (July 22, 2015). "Middleton's goals go beyond football". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ↑ "UL Lafayette's McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". www.sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ↑ Allen, Eric (May 5, 2016). "Jets Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Nearly drafted by the Eagles, Doug Middleton trying to stick with Jets". NJ.com. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (September 3, 2016). "Jets Release 18 Players Ahead of Deadline". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (September 4, 2016). "Jets Sign 6 to Their Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (December 8, 2016). "Jets Place C Nick Mangold on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ↑ Rodak, Mike (January 1, 2017). "Un-Bill-ievable: Jets recover KO in end zone for TD". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (August 16, 2017). "WR Kenbrell Thompkins Returns to Jets". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ "Jets S Doug Middleton out for season with another torn pectoral". Jets Wire. USA Today. October 22, 2018.
- ↑ Allen, Eric (October 23, 2018). "Jets Sign WR Rishard Matthews, Place S Doug Middleton on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (September 1, 2019). "Jets Claim 4 Players, Add Another 7 to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ Williams, Charean (September 18, 2019). "Dolphins sign Doug Middleton". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ↑ "Dolphins Promote Nik Needham, Waive Doug Middleton". MiamiDolphins.com. October 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Jaguars Sign S Marcus Gilchrist to Active Roster". Jaguars.com. November 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. December 18, 2019.
- ↑ Oehser, John (August 8, 2020). "Transactions: Jaguars reduce roster to 80 players". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ↑ @AlbertBreer (August 18, 2020). "Today's tryout/visit list" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ @AlbertBreer (August 23, 2020). "And here's today's tryout/visit list. Ex-Ohio State QB Cardale Jones and ex-Lions RB Theo Riddick worked out for Vegas" (Tweet). Retrieved August 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Wyatt, Jim (September 2, 2020). "Titans Agree to Terms with DB Doug Middleton". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ↑ Wyatt, Jim (September 5, 2020). "Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ↑ @Jaguars (September 18, 2020). "We have signed third-year S Doug Middleton (@21DM_ERA) to the practice squad and released TE Matt Flanagan from the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved October 5, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Johnson, James (October 3, 2020). "Jags promote 3 players from practice squad for Week 4 game vs. Bengals". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ↑ "Jaguars Release S Doug Middleton". NFLTradeRumors.co. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ↑ Johnson, James (October 6, 2020). "Jags re-sign safety Doug Middleton to practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ↑ DiRocco, Michael (October 17, 2020). "Jaguars close facility and place 12 practice-squad players, Josh Mauro on reserve/COVID-19 list". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ↑ Williams, Charean (October 22, 2020). "Jaguars remove 11 players from reserve/COVID-19". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ↑ Johnson, James (November 7, 2020). "Jags make roster transactions on defense in preparation for Texans". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ Johnson, James (November 9, 2020). "Jags add OL Garrett McGhin, K Aldrick Rosas to practice squad among other roster moves". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ Johnson, James (November 11, 2020). "Jags safety Andrew Wingard designated to return from reserve/ injured list". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves and Announce Updates for Tomorrow's Game". Jaguars.com. November 14, 2020.
- ↑ Johnson, James (November 21, 2020). "Jags make several transactions to prepare for Steelers game". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ O'Brien, Mia (November 24, 2020). "Jaguars place three on Injured Reserve, one on Reserve/COVID-19 list". FirstCoastNews.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ Johnson, James (November 25, 2020). "Jags designate LB Shaq Quarterman, DT Abry Jones to return from injured reserve". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ Johnson, James (May 4, 2021). "LB Joe Giles-Harris among 4 released by Jags". USAToday.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Panthers sign safety Doug Middleton, waive Mason Stokke". www.panthers.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ↑ Gantt, Darin (August 28, 2021). "Panthers part ways with six more players". Panthers.com.
- ↑ "49ers Announce a Series of Practice Squad Moves". 49ers.com. December 1, 2021. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ↑ "49ers Sign a Safety to the Team's Practice Squad". 49ers.com. January 26, 2022.