Marvin Austin
Austin with the Denver Broncos
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| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 1, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Washington, D. C. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 312 lb (142 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Washington (DC) Ballou | ||||||||
| College: | North Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 22 |
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| Sacks: | 0.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Marvin Austin Jr. (born January 10, 1989) is an American football nose tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina.
Austin has also played for the Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.
A native of Washington, D. C., Austin chose to attend Coolidge High School in the Manor Park neighborhood, despite being courted by notable D. C. area athletic programs like DeMatha coming out of middle school. As a junior in 2005, he helped Coolidge to the D. C. Interscholastic Athletic Association title game for the first time since 1986, where they lost 43–14 to a Dunbar team that was led by Arrelious Benn, Nate Bussey, and Vontae Davis. In the spring of 2006, Coolidge assistant Moses Ware was hired as the head coach at his alma mater Ballou High School in Congress Heights, and persuaded a number of rising seniors—including Austin—to leave Coolidge and play for him across town. He led Ballou to their first DCIAA title in 2006, beating Dunbar 34–33. Austin contributed 85 tackles and 17 sacks, and was named High School All-Metro First Team by Washington Post for consecutive times (2005 and 2006). Following his high school career, Austin played in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.USA Today named him to their All-American first team, and also National Defensive Player of the Year.
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