Nick Martin (American football)
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| Position: | Center | ||
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| Date of birth: | c. 1993 (age 30–31) | ||
| Place of birth: | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
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| High school: | Indianapolis (IN) Bishop Chatard | ||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick | ||
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Nick Martin (born c. 1993) is an American football center for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Texans in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.
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High school
Martin attended Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a senior, he helped lead Bishop Chatard to the 2010 Indiana Class 3A state title. He was named a first-team Indiana all-state pick on the Associated Press Class 3A team as offensive lineman.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the 68th-best offensive tackle prospect of his class.[1] Originally committed to play college football at Kentucky, Martin switched his commitment to Notre Dame.[2]
College career
After his first two seasons as a reserve, Martin emerged as a starter in 2013, starting on the offensive line with his brother, Zack.[3] Martin started 11 games, before sustaining a season-ending knee injury against BYU.[4] Martin returned to form in 2014, and was a named a team captain. Martin started the first three games at center, before an injury to his snapping hand resulted in his move to offensive guard, where he started the remaining 10 games of the season.[5] As a redshirt senior in 2015, Martin started all 13 games for the Irish, helping establish a running game that rushed for 207.6 yards per game, the highest since 1998.[6]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 4 in | 299 lb | 32 in | 9⅛ in | 5.22 s | 4.72 s | 7.57 s | 8 ft 1 in | 28 reps | |||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine,[7] | |||||||||||||||||||
Martin was selected 50th overall by the Houston Texans in the second round (50th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.[8]
Personal
Nick's older brother, Zack, is a Pro Bowl offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys. His father Keith played defensive tackle for Kentucky in the early 1980s.
References
- ↑ Nick Martin - Yahoo Sports
- ↑ Notre Dame Picks Up OL Nick Martin
- ↑ Martin brothers anchor ND offensive line
- ↑ Notre Dame loses center Nick Martin for rest of the season
- ↑ Martin to guard, Lombard to tackle in OL shakeup
- ↑ Notre Dame 2015 Data Summary: Offense
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Texans Draft Center Nick Martin With 50TH Overall Pick
External links
- Houston Texans currentteam parameter articles
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Indianapolis, Indiana
- Players of American football from Indiana
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- American football centers
- Houston Texans players
