Jack Cornell

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Jack Cornell
No. 69, 72
Position: Offensive guard / Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1989-06-04) June 4, 1989 (age 34)
Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school: Quincy (IL) Notre Dame
College: Illinois
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Games started:0
Player stats at PFR

John Leslie Cornell Jr. (born June 4, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). Cornell originally signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Cornell played college football at Illinois. Cornell is currently head coach of the Quincy Notre Dame Raiders.

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In high school, Cornell was ranked the 12th prospect in the state of Illinois by Rivals.com and was nationally ranked as the 37th prospect at the offensive tackle position. [1] He was a 2006 Max-Enfinger All-American while at Notre Dame High School. He participated in the 2007 Illinois Shrine Bowl. [1]

Early years

Cornell attended Notre Dame High School at Quincy, Illinois, in which he earned three letters for football and four letters for wrestling. [1] Cornell was a 2006 Max-Enfinger All-American at high school. [1] [2] Cornell was a two-time Chicago Tribune All-state as both Junior and Senior. [3] [4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Jack Cornell Jr.
Offensive tackle 		Quincy, Illinois Notre Dame High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)291 lb (132 kg)5.33Dec 19, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 28 (OT)   Rivals: 38 (OT), 4 (Ill)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Illinois Football Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2007 Illinois Football Commits". Scout.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

Cornell played college football at the University of Illinois. Cornell played 29 games at offensive guard for the Illinois Fighting Illini. [1]

In his redshirt freshman year, he played in two games. [1]

In his sophomore year, he played one game for the season. [1]

In his junior year, he played 13 games and started 6 of them at guard and at tackle. [1] He helped the Fighting Illini offense lead the Big Ten in rushing and the 11th ranked rushing team in the nation with an average of 246.1 ypg. [1] On November 20, 2010, he helped the Illinois Fighting Illini offense record a total of 559 yards, including 519 rushing yards against Northwestern in which Illinois won the game 41-20. [5]

In his senior year, he was named a senior team captain for the season. Cornell was a recipient of Illinois Fighting Illini's Red Orange Award. [6] He played and started 13 games at offensive guard for the season. [1] On October 8, 2011, he helped the Fighting Illini offense to record 518 total yards including 308 rushing yards against Indiana in which Illinois wins the game 41-20. [7] On September 24, 2011, he helped anchored the Illinois Fighting Illini offense record a total of 463 yards against Western Michigan. [8]

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

On April 28, 2012, he signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. [9] [10] On August 31, 2012, he was released on the day of roster cuts. [11] [12] On September 1, 2012, he was re-signed to join the practice squad. [13] On August 25, 2013, he was waived by the Ravens. [14]

Oakland Raiders

The Raiders signed Cornell to their practice squad on September 11, 2013 and promoted him to their active roster on October 5 and was waived 2 days later on October 7, 2013 and re-signed to the practice squad on Oct. 9. On October 26, Cornell was promoted again to the active roster and was waived once more 2 days later on October 28, 2013. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 30, 2013. On November 9, 2013 Cornell was signed again and was waived two days later on November 11, 2013. Once again he was re-signed to the practice squad on November 13, 2013.

Coaching career

Culver-Stockton College

Cornell began his college coaching career in 2017 as the offensive line coach for Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri. [15]

Following his career at Culver-Stockton, he accepted a position at his high school alma mater Quincy Notre Dame as the head football coach.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Illinois Fighting Illini profile". fightingillini.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jack Cornell NFL draft CBS profile". cbssports.com.
  3. ↑ "The 2005 Tribune All-state football team". chicagotribune.com.
  4. ↑ "The 2006 Tribune All-State football team". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved December 3, 2006.
  5. ↑ "Illinois 48, Northwestern 27 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Illini Honor 15 Seniors at Annual Banquet". fightingillini.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014.
  7. ↑ "(19) Illinois 41, Indiana 20 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Western Michigan 20, (24) Illinois 23 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ravens bring in 20 undrafted free agents". cbssports.com. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Ravens forming undrafted rookie class". carrollcountytimes.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Ravens Cut Roster To 53". baltimoreravens.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Quincy-native Jack Cornell cut from Baltimore Ravens". wgem.com. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Ravens Sign Five To Practice Squad". baltimoreravens.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  14. ↑ Mink, Ryan (August 25, 2013). "Ravens Release 12 Players". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Jack Cornell 2017 Football - Culver-Stockton College". www.cscwildcats.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
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