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Jonte Green
Cornerback
New Mexico State Rookie
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 184
Born: 7/19/89 St. Petersburg, Fla.
Draft: ‘12, R6 (196)-Det
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TRANSACTIONS
¾ Drafted by the Detroit <strong>lions</strong> in the sixth round (196th overall) of the
2012 Nfl Draft.
COLLEGE
a transfer from Benedict College, Green began his career at New Mexico
state as a sophomore, but was redshirted for the 2008 season. in his
three-year career with the aggies, Green played in all 37 games and ended
his career with 218 tackles, 32 pass break-ups and two interceptions.
2011: Green recorded 70 tackles on the season and led the team with 14
pass break-ups on the season, which ranked him second in the WaC. Green
also grabbed two interceptions on the year, along with one forced fumble.
¾ finished fifth on the team with 71 tackles (53 solo) and added five
tackles for loss.
¾ Tallied his first career interception against louisiana Tech and then
grabbed his second in his final game as an aggie against Utah state.
2010: Played in all 12 games, averaging 6.1 tackles per game, ranking
18th in the WaC.
¾ finished the season with 74 tackles, 46 solo tackles and eight
broken-up passes.
¾ Best game came against Boise state when Green totaled 11 total
tackles, seven of them solo.
2009: Played in all 13 games, finishing fourth on the team in tackles with
74, one being a tackle for loss, and eight pass breakups.
¾ recorded six or more tackles in eight games on the season.
¾ Made at least four tackles in 10 games during the season and tallied
seven tackles and a pass break-up in his first career start against UTeP.
PERSONAL
attended lakewood High school where he played both defensive back and
running back. also played defensive back during his junior year and collected
40 tackles and four interceptions on the season.
¾ Green moved to running back for his senior year and rushed for 950
yards and six touchdowns, also returning three kickoffs for touchdowns.
¾ Green also ran track, qualifying for the state championships in the
100-meter dash, the 4x100-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay.
GREEN’S COLLEGE STATS
Year G S TT ST Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT
2009 13 13 74 40 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
2010 12 12 74 46 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 o 0
2011 12 12 70 20 0 0 2 79 2 14 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 37 218 106 0 0 2 79 2 32 0 0 0 0 0
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