Class Junior Height 1.98 m Date joined 2012 Name Jack Conklin Positions Tackle | High school Plainwell (MI) Weight 148 kg | |
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Date of birth (1994-08-17) August 17, 1994 (age 21) Parents Jennifer Conklin, Darren Conklin | ||
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Jonathan Jackson Conklin (born August 17, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State University.
Contents
- Jack conklin michigan state vs oregon 2015
- 1 on 1 with OT Jack Conklin
- Early years
- College career
- Pre draft
- Tennessee Titans
- References
1-on-1 with OT Jack Conklin
Early years
Conklin attended Plainwell High School in Plainwell, Michigan, where he played football under his father who was the head coach. He also played basketball in high school.
College career
Conklin joined the Michigan State University football team as a walk-on player. After redshirting his first year, Conklin started 13 of 14 games at either right or left offensive tackle his redshirt freshman year in 2013. As a sophomore, he started all 13 games at left tackle. Conklin was selected as a 2015 First-Team All-American (Sporting News, USA Today) as well as the 2015 First-Team All-Big Ten (coaches, media). During his career with the Spartans, Conklin started in 38 of his 39 career games (35 at left tackle, three at right tackle).
Pre-draft
After a senior year where Conklin gave up only two sacks and was penalized three times, he was projected to be a Top 10 pick going into the 2016 NFL Draft. He was the third-highest rated offensive tackle behind Laremy Tunsil and Ronnie Stanley. He cited that he worked out for or had meetings with the Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers during his pre-draft process.
Tennessee Titans
Conklin was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the first round (8th overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft. On May 26, 2016, the Tennessee Titans signed him to a four-year, $15.89 million rookie contract with $15.44 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $9.76 million. He became the Titans' starting right tackle, starting all 16 games and was named First-team All-Pro.