Biography - Jalen Ramsey

Who is Jalen Ramsey?

Jalen Ramsey is a football player by profession and American by nationality. He is currently a cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL).

Jalen Ramsey – Bio, Age, Family, Education

Jalen Ramsey’s birth took place on October 24, 1994, in Smyrna, Tennessee, USA. He was born Jalen Lattrel Ramsey to his father Lamont Ramsey, a firefighter, and his mother Margie Ramsey. He is not the only child of his parents and has a sibling, an older brother named Jamal Ramsey.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, he attended Ensworth High School before transferring to Brentwood Academy. After graduation, enrolled at Florida State University.

His ethnicity is African-American.

Jalen Ramsey – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Gay

Jalen Ramsey was in a relationship with his girlfriend Breanna Tate, a former sprinter at Ole Miss and sister of Golden Tate. The couple welcomed their daughter Bree Erin on 26 July 2018. Their second daughter Brooklyn was born in September 2019.

However, the couple soon broke up as he left then-pregnant Tate for Monica Giavanna. Giavanna is a model, dancer, and Penn State University Alumni. This relationship ended in March 2020 due to cheating rumors.

There have also been rumors that he is gay after he was shown rolling his eyes, shrugging his shoulder, and flipping his hair in a locker room interview. But the rumors are untrue and he is not gay by sexuality.

Jalen Ramsey – Career

Early Career

While in high school Jalen Ramsey was a two-sport star in football and track & field. He was highly decorated in high school track and was rated by Rivals.com and Scout.com as a five-star recruit and one of the top overall recruits in his class. 

On May 24, 2013, which was his final high school track meet, he broke a 16-year-old record set in 1997 with a long jump of the mark of 25′ 3.25″.

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College sports

Also at the University, he played college football he played for the Florida State Seminoles. As a freshman, he started all 14 games and finished the year with 49 tackles, one interception, and one sack. 

In his sophomore year, Jalen Ramsey played 14 games with 80 tackles, two interceptions, 12 passes defended, three forced fumbles, and two sacks. He played 13 games in junior year with one sack, nine passes defended, and one fumble recovery on 52 tackles. 

Jalen Ramsey also competed in track & field as a relay sprinter and long jumper and was a member of the Florida State Indoor and Outdoor championship track and field team. 

In 2013 he was a three-time All-ACC honoree and in 2014 was ranked second nationally among NCAA Division I football players. The same year he was placed third at the 2014 ACC Indoor Championship in the long jump (7.46 m). 

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Professional career

In the 2016 NFL draft, Jalen Ramsey was selected by Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round with the fifth overall pick. On May 22, 2016, he signed a four-year, $23.35 million, including $22.90 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $15.18 million contract with Jacksonville Jaguars. 

Again on April 25, 2019, he was picked up as the fifth-year option by the Jaguars. He played the 2016 to 2019 season with the team. In June 2019, it was revealed that Jaguars won't be giving him a contract extension this year.

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Stats

His college statistics are 41 GP, 181 TOT, 15.5 TFL, 5 SACK, 22 PD, 3 INT, and 4FF. Jalen Ramsey’s NFL stats are 48 GP, 48 GS, 193 Comb, 169 Total, 24 Ast, 44 PD, 9 Int, 00 Yds, 11 Avg, Lng 35T, 1 TD, 1 FF, 0 FR.

Jalen Ramsey – Net Worth, Salary

His net worth is estimated to be over $50 million while his annual salary is more than $21 million.

Jalen Ramsey – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media, Jalen Ramsey is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with thousands of followers.

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