Jon Baldwin

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Jon Baldwin
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Baldwin with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2012
No. 84, 89
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1989-08-10) August 10, 1989 (age 34)
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Aliquippa (PA)
College: Pittsburgh (2008–2010)
NFL draft: 2011  / Round: 1 / Pick: 26
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2009 Rivals All-American (third team) [1]
  • 2009 First Team All-Big East [2]
  • 2009 Big East All-Academic Football Team [3]
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:44
Receiving yards:607
Receiving average:13.8
Receiving touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Jonathan Dupree Baldwin (born August 10, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh. Baldwin also played for the San Francisco 49ers.

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Early years

Baldwin attended Aliquippa High School in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, where he was one of the country's most elite receiver prospects and a multi-sport (basketball and track and field) star. In football, he was a SuperPrep All-American and was the Northeast Offensive Player of the Year. He was selected to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous 22", to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Terrific 25" and to the Harrisburg Patriot-News "Platinum 33." [4] [5] [6] He compiled 62 catches for 1,083 yards (17.5 avg.) and 14 touchdowns his final two years, helping his team to a combined 19-4 record (.826), including berths in the WPIAL Class AA playoffs each season. He earned a combined eight varsity letters at Aliquippa High, including four in basketball, three in football and three in track. [6] Academically, he had a 3.35 GPA. He was also selected to play in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. [7]

In addition to being a national football recruit, Baldwin also had several Division I scholarship offers in basketball, including Marquette. [6] He was an All-state performer, averaging 21.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and two blocks a game his senior year. He was teammates with fellow Pitt wide receiver Mike Shanahan. [6]

Also a standout track & field athlete, Baldwin competed in relays and sprints his junior and senior seasons. At the 2008 Midwestern Athletic Conference, he took second in the 200 meters, crossing the finish line at 22.07 seconds. [8] He tied for first place in the 100 meters at the 2008 WPIAL AA/AAA Qualifiers, recording a career-best time of 10.70 seconds. [9] At the PIAA T&F State Championships, he took bronze in the 100 meters, with a time of 10.94 seconds. [10] In addition, he was also a member of the Quips' PIAA and WPIAL champion 4 × 100 m relay teams, that recorded a school-record of 42.47 seconds.

Recruiting

Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com , Baldwin was ranked as the No. 5 wide receiver in the nation, the No. 26 prospect in the nation and the No. 2 best player in the state of Pennsylvania. He was rated one of the country's top 40 overall prospects by Scout.com (No. 20) and PrepStar.com (No. 38). Among national receiver prospects, he was rated No. 3 by SuperPrep, No. 5 by Rivals and No. 6 by Scout. He was named to The Associated Press Pennsylvania Class AA All-State Team (first-team), and was No. 3 on Scout's East Top 100 list.

College career

Baldwin played for the University of Pittsburgh. As a true freshman in 2008, Baldwin started 3 of 13 games, recording 18 receptions for 404 yards and three touchdowns.

During his sophomore season in 2009 he made 54 receptions for 1,080 yards and eight touchdowns in the regular season. [11] including six catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns against Cincinnati in the final game with the conference championship on the line, but Pittsburgh lost by one point. [12]

Heading into the 2010 season, Lindy's listed him as the nation's No. 3 wide receiver and a second-team All-American while the Sporting News listed Baldwin as a third-team preseason All-American. [13] In 2010, he had 55 receptions, 822 yard and five touchdowns in 13 games.

Professional career

2011 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+3⁄8 in
(1.94 m)		228 lb
(103 kg)		33+5⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		4.50 s1.59 s2.66 s4.34 s7.07 s42 in
(1.07 m)		10 ft 9 in
(3.28 m)		20 reps
All values from NFL Combine [14] [15]

Kansas City Chiefs

Baldwin was selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. [16] He was expected to be the second WR on the roster behind Dwayne Bowe. On July 29, 2011, he signed a 4-year deal with the Chiefs. In week 2 of the 2011 NFL preseason Baldwin suffered a wrist injury after a locker room fight with teammate Thomas Jones that sidelined him for the rest of the 2011 preseason. [17] Baldwin caught his first NFL catch against the Raiders on week 7 for 14 yards. On October 31, 2011, Baldwin played in his first game at Arrowhead Stadium as he played a key role in the Chiefs 23-20 victory over the San Diego Chargers. Baldwin caught 5 passes for 82 yards as well as catching his first career NFL touchdown on a 39-yard pass from Matt Cassel. Baldwin would finish the year with 254 receiving yards and one touchdown.

San Francisco 49ers

On August 19, 2013, Baldwin was traded to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for WR A. J. Jenkins. [18] He was waived on August 3, 2014. [19]

Detroit Lions

On August 4, 2014, Baldwin was claimed by the Detroit Lions, [20] but was waived the following day after failing a physical. [21]

Personal life

Baldwin has two sisters, and is the son of Jeffrey Baldwin. His father was a defensive lineman at Pitt from 1981 to 1984. His cousin, Charles Fisher, played cornerback in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jon Baldwin - Football". PittsburghPanthers.com. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ WHAS Staff (October 27, 2013). "2009 BIG EAST All-Academic Football Team Announced". whas11.com. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ "The 2008 Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 football team". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 26, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Trib Terrific 25". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . December 25, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "2009 Football Roster - Jonathan Baldwin". Pittsburgh Panthers . Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Jon Baldwin Bio - Pitt Football - PittsburghPanthers.com - Official Athletic Site of the University of Pittsburgh". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Midwestern Athletic Conference 2008 - Boys - Track Events (Raw)".
  9. ↑ "WPIAL AA/AAA Qualifiers 2008 - AAA Northern Boys (Raw)".
  10. ↑ "PIAA T&F State Championships 2008 - AAA Boys - Complete Results (Raw)".
  11. ↑ ESPN.com stats
  12. ↑ Cincinnati 45, Pittsburgh 44 Box Score ESPN
  13. ↑ "Pitt's Lewis, Pinkston and Penn State's Wisniewski garner All-American honors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. June 10, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  14. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Jonathan Baldwin". NFL.com .
  15. ↑ "2011 NFL Draft Scout Jon Baldwin College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  16. ↑ Teicher, Adam (April 28, 2011). "Chiefs Select Receiver Jonathan Baldwin". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Source: Jonathan Baldwin hurt in fight". ESPN.com . August 20, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  18. ↑ Rapp, Timothy (August 19, 2013). "San Francisco 49ers Trade A.J. Jenkins to Kansas City Chiefs for Jon Baldwin". Bleacher Report . Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  19. ↑ Florio, Mike (August 3, 2014). "49ers give up on receiver Jon Baldwin". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  20. ↑ Wesseling, Chris (August 4, 2014). "Jon Baldwin reportedly claimed by Detroit Lions". NFL.com . Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  21. ↑ Rothstein, Michael (August 6, 2014). "Lions waive WR Jonathan Baldwin". ESPN.com . Retrieved May 16, 2024.
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