No. 22 Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth: | January 18, 1987 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Green Cove Springs (FL) Clay | ||||||||||||||
College: | Maryland | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 5 / Pick: 145 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Total tackles: | 278 |
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Interceptions: | 8 |
Pass deflections: | 47 |
Sacks: | 3.0 |
Forced fumbles: | 2 |
Defensive touchdowns: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Nolan Alexander Carroll II. (born January 18, 1987) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Maryland.
Carroll was born on January 18, 1987 in Green Cove Springs, Florida. His mother, Jennifer, is a former Lieutenant Governor of Florida and a former United States Navy lieutenant commander. His father, Nolan Carroll, Sr., was a Senior Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force.
Carroll attended Clay High School in Green Cove Springs, where he was a one-year letterman in soccer and a three-year starting wide receiver for the football team. In his second football game as a senior, he broke his leg and was forced to sit out for the rest of the 2004 season. Nevertheless, The Florida Times-Union named him to its Super 11 and Super 24 teams. PrepStar named him an All-Southeast region and SuperPrep an All-Dixie region player. Carroll received athletic scholarship offers from Central Florida, Colorado, Louisville, Maryland, and Mississippi.Scout.com rated him a two-star college prospect, while Rivals.com considered him a three-star prospect. He ultimately committed to attend the University of Maryland.