Sean Porter (born January 12, 1991) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Texas A&M, and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft.
 Porter with the Bengals in 2013 | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 12, 1991 Schertz, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Samuel Clemens High School |
| College: | Texas A&M |
| NFL draft: | 2013 / round: 4 / pick: 118 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editPorter was born in Schertz, Texas. He attended Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz, and played high school football for the Samuel Clemens Buffaloes. He earned first-team all-district (26-4A) honors at linebacker, and was named to the San Antonio Express-News All-Area second-team. As a junior in 2007, he recorded 137 tackles (85 solo), seven quarterback sacks, an interception, forced two fumbles and recovered three more. The following season, as a senior in 2008, he tallied 139 tackles, seven sacks, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated the No. 61 outside linebacker in the nation. He accepted a scholarship offer from Texas A&M University over offers from Missouri and Houston.[1]
College career
editPorter enrolled in Texas A&M University, where he played for the Texas A&M Aggies football team from 2009 to 2012. As a junior in 2011, he was a first-team All-Big 12 Conference selection.
College statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blkd | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Total | TFL – Yds | No – Yds | Int – Yds | BU | PD | Qbh | Rcv – Yds | FF | Kick | Saf | |||
| 2009 | Texas A&M | 13 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 4.0 – 9 | 1.0 – 5 | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Texas A&M | 13 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 7.0 – 20 | 0.5 – 2 | 0 – 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Texas A&M | 13 | 50 | 29 | 79 | 17.0 – 93 | 9.5 – 74 | 0 – 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 – 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Texas A&M | 13 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 6.5 – 42 | 3.5 – 31 | 1 – 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 52 | 148 | 114 | 261 | 34.5 – 164 | 14.5 – 112 | 1 – 16 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 2 – 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Professional career
editCincinnati Bengals
editHe was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2013 NFL draft.[2][3]
He signed with the Bengals on May 13, 2013. He spent his entire rookie season on injured reserve.[4]
On November 30, 2015, he was waived.
Jacksonville Jaguars
editPorter was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad on December 7, 2015.[5]
On September 3, 2016, Porter was released by the Jaguars and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 6, 2016.[8] He was promoted on injured reserve on December 27, 2016.[9]
On May 1, 2017, Porter was released by the Jaguars.[10]
San Francisco 49ers
editOn August 9, 2017, Porter was signed by the San Francisco 49ers.[11] He was released on August 29, 2017.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Sean Porter - Recruiting". n.rivals.com. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "2013 NFL Draft: Bengals Grab Linebacker Sean Porter out of Texas A&M". April 27, 2013.
- ^ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Bengals put fourth-round pick on IR". ESPN.com. August 27, 2013.
- ^ "Mark Long on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ Oehser, John. "Down to 53: LB Davis, OG Bernadeau released". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017.
- ^ Oehser, John (September 4, 2016). "Jaguars claim LB Brown, S Huff". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017.
- ^ "Jaguars Waive LB Arthur Brown, Promote LB Sean Porter". December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Jaguars Sign RB Joe Banyard, Place LB Sean Porter On Injured Reserve". NFLTradeRumors.com. December 27, 2016.
- ^ Oehser, John (May 1, 2017). "2017 offseason: Undrafted free agents bring roster to 90". Jaguars.com.
- ^ "49ers Sign LB Sean Porter, Release OL Jeremy Zuttah". 49ers.com. August 9, 2017.
- ^ "49ers Release LB Sean Porter". 49ers.com. August 29, 2017.
External links
edit- Texas A&M Aggies bio Archived December 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
Media related to Sean Porter (American football) at Wikimedia Commons
