Brodric Martin (born May 24, 1999) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Alabama and Western Kentucky before being drafted by the Lions in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft.
| No. 96 – Detroit Lions | |||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||
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| Born: | May 24, 1999 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 322 lb (146 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Northridge (AL) | ||||
| College: | North Alabama (2017–2020) Western Kentucky (2021–2022) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / round: 3 / pick: 96 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Early life
editMartin was born on May 24, 1999, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.[1][2] He attended Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa but was not a highly-recruited prospect, not even placing on 247Sports' player rankings.[3][2] He committed to play college football at North Alabama.[2]
College career
editNorth Alabama
editMartin redshirted as a freshman at North Alabama in 2017.[4] He appeared in all 10 games the following year, starting one, and posted 27 tackles, including three for a loss.[5] In 2019, he placed seventh on the team with 43 tackles while starting all 11 matches, additionally making 4.5 tackles-for-loss and two sacks.[5] The 2020 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Martin played in all four games, posting 11 tackles with 1.5 tackles-for-loss.[5] He transferred to Western Kentucky (WKU) in 2021, and finished his stint at North Alabama having appeared in all of their 25 games from 2018 to 2020, posting 81 total tackles (of which, 44 were assists and 37 solo), nine tackles-for-loss, two sacks, and four pass deflections.[2][3][5]
Western Kentucky
editIn his first year at WKU, Martin played in all 14 games and recorded 31 tackles with 4.5 tackles-for-loss, along with 2.5 sacks.[6] He helped them win the division championship, and his best game came in the conference title match against UTSA, in which he made seven tackles and a half-sack.[2] Martin started all 14 games for Western Kentucky in 2022, and was named honorable mention all-conference after tallying 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks, seven quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and two pass breakups.[7] He was invited to the East–West Shrine Bowl, at which he made two tackles and a fumble recovery, and finished his stint at WKU with 62 tackles, six for-loss, four sacks, three passes defended and one fumble forced.[3][8]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 4 5⁄8 in (1.95 m) |
337 lb (153 kg) |
35 in (0.89 m) |
9 1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
5.36 s | 1.81 s | 3.07 s | 4.94 s | 8.16 s | 25.0 in (0.64 m) |
8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) |
20 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Martin was selected by the Detroit Lions in the third round (96th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft.[11] As a rookie, he appeared in three games in the 2023 season.[12]
Martin began the 2024 season on injured reserve.[13] He was activated on November 20.
References
edit- ^ "Brodric Martin". ESPN.
- ^ a b c d e "NFL Draft Profile: Brodric Martin, Defensive Lineman, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers". Sports Illustrated. November 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Brodric Martin NFL Draft 2023: Scouting Report for Western Kentucky DL". Bleacher Report. March 17, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ Kozora, Alex (April 8, 2023). "2023 NFL Draft Player Profiles: Western Kentucky DL Brodric Martin". SteelersDepot.com.
- ^ a b c d Sparkman, Wyatt (May 29, 2021). "WKU Football signs North Alabama transfer Brodric Martin". College Heights Herald.
- ^ MacDonald, Jared (August 12, 2022). "Comfort Zone: DT Martin More Confident Heading Into Second Year With Tops". The Park City Daily News. p. B1, B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pool, Colton (March 22, 2023). "NFL Draft: Brodric Martin of Western Kentucky Proved Difficult To Block". HERO Sports.
- ^ Borquez, Gavino (April 11, 2023). "2023 NFL draft: Chargers had meeting with Western Kentucky DT Brodric Martin". USA Today.
- ^ "Lions select Brodric Martin with No. 96 pick in 2023 draft". NFL.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Brodric Martin College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Bianchi, Nolan (April 28, 2023). "'Excited about upside,' Lions take Western Kentucky DT Brodric Martin after another trade". The Detroit News.
- ^ "Brodric Martin 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 27, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.