Vaughn Martin
Martin with the San Diego Chargers
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| No. 47 Free agent | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 18, 1986 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lucea, Hanover, Jamaica | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 297 lb (135 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | London (ON) South Secondary | ||||||||
| College: | Western Ontario | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 4 / Pick: 113 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| CFL status: | National | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 79 |
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| Sacks: | 3.0 |
| Forced Fumbles: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Vaughn Martin (born April 18, 1986) is a Jamaican-born Canadian American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft, the first Canadian university football player drafted by an NFL team as an underclassman. He played university football at the University of Western Ontario.
Martin was born in Jamaica and raised in Toronto and London, Ontario. He attended London South Collegiate Institute, playing football for head coach Chris Marcus, and later Mike Stenning. He also attended The Kiski School under coach Marcus Muster for a short time before transferring. He competed as a linebacker, defensive end, defensive tackle and fullback in high school, recording 90 tackles with five stops behind the line of scrimmage in 2004. The three-time starter was rated one of the top 12 defensive ends in Ontario by All-Star Football and Weir's Magazine. He also received a two-star prospect rating from Rivals.com.
Prior to beginning his collegiate career, Martin competed for two summers with the Forest City Thunderbirds in the Central Ontario Football League. He also was a member of Team Canada, playing in the 2006 NFL Global Junior Championship in Detroit. He was named to the NFL Global Junior Championship X All-Tournament Team after helping Team Canada to a perfect 5-0 record, including five shutouts.
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