Jashon Cornell (born December 29, 1996) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State.
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Born: | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | December 30, 1996
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Cretin-Derham Hall (Saint Paul, Minnesota) |
College: | Ohio State (2015–2019) |
Position: | Defensive end |
NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 235 |
Career history | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Cornell was considered the number one ranked defensive end prospect in the state of Minnesota, and number seven defensive end overall, by ESPN for the class of 2015.[1]
Cornell redshirted in 2015 and only appeared in five games during his freshman year in 2017 due to a groin injury.[2] During the 2018 season, he appeared in 13 games, where he recorded 14 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, and a forced fumble. He made his first start of his career on October 13, 2018, in a game against his hometown Minnesota Golden Gophers.[3] During the 2019 season, Cornell started all 14 games and recorded 30 tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, and four sacks.[4] Following the season he was named an All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention by both coaches and media.[5]
Cornell was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round with the 235th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[6] On August 2, 2020, the Lions signed Cornell to a four-year contract.[7] He was placed on injured reserve on August 20, 2020.[8]
On June 3, 2021, Cornell was suspended three games after violating the league's substance-abuse policy.[9] On November 10, 2021, Cornell was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list.[10] He was activated on December 28.[11]
On August 30, 2022, Cornell was waived/injured by the Lions and placed on injured reserve.[12] He was released on September 5, 2022.