Carl Nassib

Carl Nassib
No. -- Cleveland Browns
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-04-12) April 12, 1993
Place of birth: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight: 272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school: Malvern (PA) Prep
College: Penn State
NFL draft: 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65
Career history
Roster status: Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards

Carl Paul Nassib (born April 12, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was the 65th overall pick in the 3rd round of the 2016 NFL draft.

Early years

Nassib attended Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pennsylvania, where he was a three-year letterman in football. He played as an offensive tackle and defensive end. He helped lead Malvern Prep to a 7–4 record in both his junior and senior years. Nassib also lettered twice in basketball and three times in track & field. As a senior, he was selected team captain in basketball, helping lead the Friars to a 24–7 record and an Inter-Ac Championship.

College career

Nassib joined the Penn State University as a walk-on in 2011.[1][2][3] After not playing his first two years, Nassib played in 10 games as a sophomore in 2013. He recorded 12 tackles and one sack. As a junior he appeared in all 13 games and had seven tackles and one sack.[4] He became a starter for the first time his senior year in 2015.[5][6][7] Nassib reached 10 sacks in only six games to start the year.[8]

Because of his stellar 2015 season, he was named the Big Ten Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year for 2015,[9] was presented with the Hendricks Award for the nation's top defensive end, and also given the Lombardi Award for being the best college football lineman or linebacker.

Nassib was also a finalist,[10][11] for several other awards, including the Nagurski Trophy, the award given to the best defensive player in the country, along with the Burlsworth Trophy given to the nation's best player who started their career as a walk-on.

USA Today honored Nassib as a Second-Team All-American.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 7 in 277 lb34 1⁄2 in10 3⁄4 in 4.84 s 4.37 s 7.27 s 28.5 in 11 ft 4 in 21 reps
All values from NFL Combine,[12]

Personal life

Carl is the son of Mary and Gilbert Nassib. His father, Gilbert Nassib, played college football at the University of Delaware.[13] He has four siblings, including two brothers, John and Ryan, and two sisters, Carey and Paige. Ryan, who is 3 years older, played college football for Syracuse University and currently plays quarterback for the New York Giants. John, who is 2 years younger, is also a 6'7" defensive end and is in his sophomore season at University of Delaware.[14]

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