Ja'Len Embry
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Detroit, Michigan
| No. 12 – Prague Lions | |
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| Position | Defensive back |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 14, 1994 Detroit, Michigan |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Martin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College | Iowa (2014) Iowa Central CC (2015) Northern Illinois (2016–2018) |
| NFL draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Ja'Len Embry (born March 14, 1996) is an American football defensive back for the Prague Lions of the European League of Football (ELF). He played college football at Iowa, Iowa Central CC and Northern Illinois.
Embry began his football career at the age of ten with the Detroit Northwest Lions, and went on to play for the Oak Park Trojans and the Detroit Dolphins.[1] He attended Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School in Detroit, where he initially played baseball and track. He did not think he could compete in football at the high school level. It was not until his junior year that he joined the Crusaders football team, along with future NFL athlete Avonte Maddox, at defensive back and wide receiver.[1] Embry was an immediate contributor on both sides of the ball for his team, which won the city championship in 2012. He was selected to the all-city team as well as the all-state second team. As a senior in 2013, he was named a first-team all-state selection as well as first-team all-metro and all-city.[2]
College career
In 2014, he committed to the University of Iowa as a three-star recruit, where he redshirted his freshman year with the Hawkeyes.[2][3] In 2015, he transferred to Iowa Central Community College.[4][5] For the Tritons, he recorded 49 tackles and one interception in ten games. For the 2016 season, Embry was recruited by Northern Illinois University.[6] After sitting out his first season with the Huskies, he appeared in every game at cornerback and on special teams in 2017. In his senior year, Embry was a regular. He recorded 60 tackles and eight pass break-ups, helping his team to the conference title.
