No. 84 Baltimore Ravens | |||||||||
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | November 1, 1988 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Ozark, Alabama | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Ozark (AL) Carroll | ||||||||
College: | Grambling State | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 110 |
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Receiving yards: | 969 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 9 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Larry Donnell (born November 1, 1988) is an American football tight end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Grambling State. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
Donnell attended Carroll High School in Ozark, Alabama, where he played football, basketball, and baseball.
Donnell played football for four seasons at Grambling State University. He switched from quarterback to tight end during his freshman year. He finished his college career with 38 receptions for 432 yards and 11 touchdowns.
After his senior season at Grambling State, Donnell was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine.
Donnell, who was not drafted during the 2011 NFL Draft, sat out the 2011 season. He signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent on March 13, 2012. He was waived by the Giants on August 31, 2012 and signed to the Giants practice squad on September 1, 2012.
He was signed to a reserve/future contract by the Giants on September 2, 2013. He played on special teams for the entire regular season and started one game as a tight end. He finished the season with 3 receptions for 31 yards.
On September 25, 2014, in a nationally televised game on Thursday Night Football, Donnell scored 3 touchdowns on 7 receptions for 54 yards. Donnell was the first Giant tight end to accomplish the feat of scoring three touchdowns in the same game since Joe Walton in 1962.