Jerome Couplin III
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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August 31, 1991 Washington, D.C. |
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| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Forestville (MD) McNamara | ||||||||
| College: | William & Mary | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 7 |
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| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Sacks: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jerome Ellsworth Couplin III (born August 31, 1991) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at William & Mary. He went undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft before signing with the Detroit Lions.
Couplin grew up in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He attended Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland and played high school football for the Mustangs. He was a two-year letterwinner as a wide receiver and safety for head coach Bryce Bevill. Couplin registered 685 receiving yards and six touchdowns as a receiver while totaling 67 tackles, two sacks and an interception as a defensive back in 2008. He was named first-team All-WCAC, first-team All-County, first-team All-DCSportsfan, honorable mention Washington Post All-Met and honorable mention All-State accolades at wide receiver. Also was voted a team captain his senior year.
On February 4, 2009, Couplin signed a National Letter of Intent to play college football for the College of William & Mary.
He was also a standout track athlete at Bishop McNamara. He earned All-WCAC honors as a triple jumper. In addition, he was a member of the nationally ranked Bishop McNamara basketball team.
Couplin enrolled in the College of William & Mary, where he played for the William & Mary Tribe football team from 2009 to 2013. After redshirting in 2009, he worked his way to becoming a three-year starter at safety for the Tribe. He appeared in 45 games with 31 starts. His career stats at the College consisted of 257 tackles (158 solo), five interceptions, 21 passes defended, five forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and 2 touchdowns.
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