Marlon N. Humphrey is an American football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Hoover High School, where he was named to the USA Today All-USA high school football team in 2012 and 2013.
During his tenure, he won a silver medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine. He also was named to a USA Today All-American Track and Field Team.
Humphrey played college football at Alabama in 2015 and 2016. During his stint, he intended to compete in track and football but went on to play cornerback. In 2015, he and the Alabama football team won the CFP National Championship. In 2016, he was named to the College Football All-America Team.
Humphrey was drafted 16th overall by the Ravens in the 2017 NFL Draft. In 2019, he changed his jersey number from 29 to 44 after the team signed Earl Thomas. He earned a first-team All-Pro honour in 2019 and was named to the Pro Bowl team in 2019 and 2020.
How old is Marlon Humphrey?
He is 26 years, born on July 8, 1996. He was rated as high as the ninth-best recruit in the country, and three major recruiting websites all listed him as a top-five player at his position.
Rivals.com ranked Humphrey the highest positionally, behind only Jabrill Peppers. 247Sports.com ranked him third behind Tony Brown and Adoree’ Jackson, and ESPN.com ranked him fifth behind Peppers, Brown, Jackson, and Teez Tabor.
Rivals and 247Sports listed Humphrey as the best recruit from the state of Alabama in his class, while ESPN ranked him second behind Bo Scarbrough.
Where is Marlon Humphrey from?
Marlon Humphrey is from Hoover, Alabama, United States. A native of Hoover, Alabama, Humphrey attended Hoover High School, where he was a three-time All-State selection.
During his junior and senior seasons, Hoover went a combined 30–1, winning AHSAA 6A State Championships in 2013. Humphrey was named as a USA Today High School All-American for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
In high school, Humphrey also competed at a world-class level in track. He won a silver medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine.
He lost to Jaheel Hyde of Jamaica, who established a new championship record and came .01 seconds shy of tying the World Youth Best held by Wilhem Belocian. Humphrey was also named to the USA Today All-American Track and Field Team.