Jalen Ramsey is an American football cornerback for the Florida State Seminoles.
Background
Jalen Ramsey was born on October 24, 1994 in the Nashville suburb of Smyrna, Tennessee to Lamont and Margie Ramsey, his father a member of the Nashville Fire Department. He grew up cheering for the Miami Hurricanes in a family of Florida Gators fans.
Education
Ramsey attended Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee, where he was a two-sport superstar in football and track. He was rated by both Rivals.com and Scout.com as a five-star recruit and one of the top overall recruits in his class. He originally committed to the University of Southern California ( University of Southern California) to play college football, but later changed to Florida State University.
Ramsey had a highly decorated high school track career.
On May 24, 2013 in his final high school track meet, he shattered the Tennessee state record in the long jump with a mark of 25" 3.25", breaking the 16-year old record set in 1997.
As of 2016, no other athlete in TSSAA history has surpassed the 25-foot mark. Ramsey competed in events ranging from the 100 meters to the shot put.
As a sprinter, he recorded personal best times of 10.50 in the 100-meter dash, 21.44 in the 200-meter dash, and 48.02 in the 400-meter dash. Ramsey established personal bests in the high jump at 6" 8" and the triple jump 47" 7".
He also posted a top throw of 49" 11" in the shot put.
Career
Jalen perfected his football skills playing with much older boys at a local park. Ramsey started all 14 games as a true freshman in 2013. He was the first true freshman to start a game at cornerback for the Seminoles since Deion Sanders in 1985.
Ramsey chose jersey Number.
17, a number that had been retired in honor of former superstar Charlie Ward who granted Ramsey permission to wear the number. He finished the year with 49 tackles, one interception and one sack.
He also competed on the Florida State Track & Field team, placing third at the 2014 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Indoor Championship in the long jump (746 m). After his junior year, he announced his intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.
Ramsey competes in track & field at Florida State as a relay sprinter and long jumper.
During the 2014 season, his best outdoor long jump mark was 25" 0" (759m) and his top indoor jump was 24" 11" (759m), ranking Number. 2 nationally among National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football players. Ramsey qualified for the National Collegiate Athletic Association East Preliminary meet in the long jump.
In March of 2015, Ramsey recorded his personal best jump of 26" 1.75" at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Championships.
2016 NFL draft Ramsey showcased his well-known athleticism at the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine, where he was a joint-top performer in the broad jump and vertical jump. In early March 2016 Ramsey was predicted to be a top 3 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Views
As a sophomore, Ramsey played 14 games with 2 interceptions, 12 passes defended, 3 forced fumbles, and 2 sacks on 80 tackles. As a junior, he played 13 games with 1 sack, 9 passes defended, and 1 fumble recovery on 52 tackles.
Membership
He was a three-time All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination honoree as a member of the Florida State Indoor and Outdoor championship track and field team in 2013.