Jalen Reeves-Maybin
| No. 44 Detroit Lions | |||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
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| Date of birth: | January 31, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth: | Clarksville, Tennessee | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Northeast (TN) | ||
| College: | Tennessee | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 124 | ||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
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Jalen Ahmad Reeves-Maybin (born January 31, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee.
Reeves-Maybin is the son of LaDawn Reeves and Marques Maybin. He attended Northeast High School in Clarksville, Tennessee. He played high school football for Northeast. He contributed to the team on offense as a running back. He gained more than 2,000 rushing yards as a senior, including 1,000 yards in three postseason games, with more than 300 yards in each game. He scored five touchdowns in playoff game against eventual state champion Beech. He was named as an All-State selection on defense in 2012 by the Tennessee Sports Writers.
Before the 2013 season, Reeves-Maybin committed to play college football for the University of Tennessee under head coach Butch Jones.
During the 2013 season, Reeves-Maybin, as a true freshman, was a standout on special teams with a team-best 11 tackles. He rotated between linebacker and defensive back, playing in 11 games with 14 tackles on the season. He had at least one tackle on special teams in six games in a row. In the annual rivalry game against the #6 Georgia Bulldogs, he had three tackles and blocked a punt in the third quarter that resulted in a touchdown punt return by teammate Devaun Swafford.
During the 2014 season, Reeves-Maybin started in all 13 games. He finished tied for first on the team with 101 tackles with 11.0 tackles-for-loss. In his first career start, he recorded 10 tackles against Utah State in the 2014 season opener. He made his first-career interception, coming against rival Florida in the third quarter of a 10-9 loss. He posted a career-high 13 tackles in the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl win against Iowa.
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