NFL Players From IMG Academy 2023

Odell Beckham Jr. took to Instagram and shared a few snippets of him training at the IMG Academy on the 27th of January.

Odell as he attended the academy briefly after leaving his home in Texas. He also went to Isidore Newman of Louisiana.

Here are his high school stats from his junior year at high school:

• 45 passes for 743 yards
• 10 touchdowns

Similarly, these are the highlights from his senior year:

• 50 catches for 1,010 yards
• 19 touchdowns

The wide receiver made history during his school by becoming the second school player to gain 1,000 receiving yards per season.

He became the winner of Super Bowl LVI when he played for Los Angeles Rams in 2021. Before that, he played for New York Giants and Cleveland Browns.

After graduating high school, Beckham Jr. enrolled at Louisiana State University to represent the Fighting Tigers.

Born on 5 November 1992, Odell Beckham Jr. plays as a wide receiver for the Ravens in the present time. The 5 foot 11 inches tall athlete was drafted in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Recently, Beckham Jr. made a finger-tip one-handed catch during practice and impressed Ravens coach Keith Williams.

IMG Academy NFL players include Safety Grant Delpit. Grant attended the Academy as a senior after transferring from Lamar.

Before that, he went to St. Thomas High School for 2 years. While studying at the illustrious school of Bradenton, Florida, the 24-year-old played along with Dylan Moses, the former football linebacker of the Jaguars.

His records during his time at IMG are:

• 47 tackles
• 5 interceptions

Luke Stampini of the @On3Recruits tweeted that Grant Delpit is the best college football player who came out of the IMG Academy.

The 4-star safety has been positively referred to as a beast by some fans online. After completing high school, as an alumnus of IMG Academy, he received several offers from prestigious colleges including the University of Missouri.

However, Delpit who grew up in Houston, got enrolled in LSU in 2017 and graduated in 2019. Some of his achievement includes the unanimous All-American title, CFP national champion, and Jack Tatum Trophy.

In the 2020 NFL Draft, the Jim Thorpe Award winner got drafted as the 44th overall pick of the Cleveland Browns. 

Grant’s career highlights include 168 total tackles, 1 sack, 11 pass deflections, 5 interceptions and 1 forced fumble.

During the Week 17 of the last regular NFL season, he was rated as the highest-graded Browns with 92.3 points.

K.J. Hamler is on the list of IMG Academy football players according to MaxPreps. Hamler got transferred to IMG from Orchard Lake St. Mary in June 2016.

Kahlee Jacoby Hamler joined the Florida boarding school to play as a senior. His ligament tore before he played his first game at his new school. Unfortunately, he had to miss his senior season.

During that time, Hamler’s teammates and other players, prayed for his speedy recovery. When he finally participated in school games, he stole the heart of all including IMG coach Kevin Wright.

Per Sports Illustrated, Wright was quoted saying that K.J. was something off the charts. He further stressed that he always walked an extra 10 yards whenever Hamler caught the ball.

Later, the 5 feet 9 inches tall and 178-pound wide receiver joined Penn State and completed his college in 2019. The 2020 NFL Draft second-round pick was drafted by Denver Broncos in 2020.

Saivion Smith joined the reputed IMG Academy as a senior. The cornerback of the Detroit Lions transferred there from Lakewood High School.

He is one of the IMG Academy football players who got felicitated with the USA Today All-USA High School All-American honor. Some of Smith’s achievements during his senior year are:

• 43 tackles
• Defense of one pass
• Blocked one punt
• Blocked three field goals

One of his achievements as a high schooler includes getting invited to an all-star summer prospect camp named ‘The Opening’ in 2015. The event took place at Nike Campus.

Before joining IMG, as a junior, his achievements included 67 tackles and 5 interceptions.

Since he was a 4-star prospect from one of the world’s finest educational institutions, Saivion got several college offers, but he joined LSU in 2016.

Later, the 25-year-old from Tampa, Florida, transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast but graduated from the University of Alabama in 2018.

2018 the Jacksonville Jaguars signed him up as an undrafted free agent. Their collaboration did not last long, as he played for Houston Roughnecks and Dallas Cowboys the following year.

Not only that, the athlete played for other NFL franchises like Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, and San Francisco 49ers in 2021. In recent times, he has served for the Lions.

Daniel Faalele is an alumnus of the IMG Academy class of 2018. Daniel got recruited by the Baltimore Ravens in the 4th round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

247 Sports has given him a 3-star rating. His journey in IMG Academy is fascinating. The Australian-born athlete was discovered when he had taken part in a local satellite camp.

The camp run by Michigan head coach, Jim Harbaugh, became the stepping stone for his journey in IMG because, during that event, several Division I programs noticed him.

In 2017, Faalele performed as a starter on the offensive line of the IMG football team. The team’s overall performance was exceptional, which led them to the Under Armour All-America Game the following year.

The 4-star prospect received offers from colleges like:

1. Arkansas
2. Hawaii
3. Miami
4. Michigan
5. Oregon State
6. Florida State
7. LSU
8. Alabama

However, Daniel chose Minnesota to join the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. The young athlete was born on 9 November 1999 and served as an offensive tackle in the National Football League.

With 394 pounds of body weight and an impressive height of 6 feet and 8 inches, Faalele has gained attention for his speed and power on the football field.

Besides football, Daniel has expertise in basketball and rugby as well.