Position: Guard Name Laken Tomlinson Games played: 8 Parents Audrey Wilson | Weight 145 kg Place of birth: Jamaica Height 1.90 m | |
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Date of birth: (1992-02-09) February 9, 1992 (age 23) NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28 Role American football offensive guard Current team Detroit Lions (#72 / Guard) Profiles | ||
High school: Chicago (IL) Lane Tech College Duke Blue Devils football | ||
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Laken Tomlinson (born February 9, 1992) is an American football offensive guard for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
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- Laken tomlinson vs kansas 2014
- Laken tomlinson pumps up the blue devils like you ve never seen before acc must see moment
- Early years
- College career
- Detroit Lions
- San Francisco 49ers
- References
Laken tomlinson pumps up the blue devils like you ve never seen before acc must see moment
Early years
Tomlinson was born in Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica and moved to Chicago, Illinois in March 2003. He attended Lane Technical College Prep High School in Chicago, where he was a two-sport star in both football and track. He was an All-state selection as a senior by both the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association and Chicago Tribune. He was named the team MVP as a senior. He was a two-time All-city selection. He was also a four-time first team All-conference selection. He helped lead his high school team to the 2008 Chicago Public League football championship.
In addition, Tomlinson lettered in track & field at Lane. At the 2009 Chicago Public League T&F Championship, he placed first in the discus (140-06 or 42.9m) and second in the shot put. In the 2009 Illinois 3A State T&F Championship meet, he threw personal-bests of 43.01 meters (141-1) in the discus throw and 14.58 meters (47-7) in the shot put to place 17th and 22nd, respectively, in the preliminary heats.
College career
Tomlinson attended Duke University from 2011 to 2014. He became a starter his freshman season and started 52 games during his collegiate career. As a senior, he was named an All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF). He was named the men's ACC Athlete of the Year by winning the Anthony J. McKevlin Award in 2015.
Detroit Lions
Tomlinson was drafted in the first round with the 28th overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the 2015 NFL Draft. He was the first Duke player to be selected in the first round of an NFL Draft since Mike Junkin in 1987.
San Francisco 49ers
On August 31, 2017, Tomlinson was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2019 fifth-round draft pick.
