Craig Loston

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Craig Loston
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Loston with the Jacksonville Jaguars
No. 20 Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-12-21) December 21, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth: Houston, Texas
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Career information
High school: Eisenhower (TX) Houston
College: Louisiana State
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014
Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 0
Forced fumbles: 0
Pass deflections: 0
Sacks: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Craig Anthony Loston, Jr. (born December 21, 1989) is an American football safetywho is currently a free agent. He recently played for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He played college football at LSU, and signed with the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

Early years

Loston attended Eisenhower High School in Houston, Texas, where he was a four-sport star in football, basketball, track and baseball. In track & field, he was timed at 10.4 seconds in the 100-meter dash.[1]

Regarded as a five-star recruit, Loston was ranked as the best safety in the country by Rivals.com.[2]

College career

Loston played in two games as true freshman in 2009 before suffering an injury and being redshirted.[3] After spending 2010 and 2011 as a backup, he became a starter for the first time in 2012.[4] He finished the season with 55 tackles and three interceptions. He nearly declared for the 2013 NFL Draft, but returned for his senior season at LSU.[5]

Professional career

2014 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 11 in 217 lb ​30 3⁄4 in ​9 3⁄4 in 4.59 s 12 reps
All values from NFL Combine[6]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Following the 2014 NFL Draft, Loston was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent. The Jaguars released Loston on August 29, 2014.[7] However, he was signed to the practice squad on August 31, 2014.[8]

Loston was promoted to the active roster on September 13, 2014. He was released on September 20 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 22. He was once again elevated to the active roster on September 29.

He was released on September 5, 2015.[9] He was signed to the practice squad on September 6, 2015. [10] On October 14, 2015, he was released. On October 20, 2015, Loston was signed to the practice squad, but was released one day later. On October 27, 2015, he was re-signed to the practice squad. On November 18, 2015, Loston was promoted to the active roster.

References

  1. ↑ https://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=824482
  2. ↑ Rivals.com
  3. ↑ Loston given '09 redshirt
  4. ↑ Getting healthy and staying on the field are strong motivation for LSU's Craig Loston
  5. ↑ LSU's Craig Loston chose another year of comfort at DBU over a chance at fast money
  6. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/craig-loston?id=2543726
  7. ↑ Cut day: C Mike Brewster, QBs Ricky Stanzi and Stephen Morris waived
  8. ↑ Jacksonville Jaguars announce initial 2014 practice squad
  9. ↑ http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Marks-to-active-roster-as-Jaguars-move-to-53/702f793f-8ae8-4cce-8109-cb0627d3f620
  10. ↑ http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Jaguars-sign-eight-to-practice-squad/7bfafe23-7c40-4fa2-8b7f-f1abb75b2c7a

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