Jalin Marshall
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Middletown, Ohio, U.S.
 Marshall with the New York Jets in 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Positions | Wide receiver, return specialist | ||||||||||
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| Born | July 21, 1995 Middletown, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Middletown (OH) | ||||||||||
| College | Ohio State (2013–2015) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Jalin Delane Marshall[1] (born July 21, 1995) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist. He signed with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 NFL draft. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He has also played for the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Marshall attended Middletown High School in Middletown, Ohio. He played wide receiver and quarterback. During his career, he rushed for 4,759 yards and had 54 total touchdowns.[2] Marshall was rated by Scout.com as a five-star recruit and committed to Ohio State University to play college football.[3]
College career
After redshirting his first year at Ohio State in 2013, Marshall played in all 15 games as a redshirt freshman in 2014. He finished second on the team with 38 receptions for 499 yards and six touchdowns.[4] The receptions were second most by an Ohio State freshman behind Cris Carter's 41 in 1984.[5] Marshall also added a rushing touchdown and a punt return touchdown. Marshall was suspended for the first game of his redshirt sophomore year in 2015 due to a violation of team rules.[6] He returned from suspension and played in the final 12 games. He finished the year with 36 receptions for 477 yards and five touchdowns. After the season, Marshall decided to forgo his remaining two years of eligibility and entered the 2016 NFL draft.[7]