Larry Webster III
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 14, 1990 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Elkton (MD) | ||||||||
| College: | Bloomsburg | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 4 / Pick: 136 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Larry Melvin Webster III (born February 14, 1990)[1] is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Bloomsburg. Webster is the son of former NFL defensive tackle Larry Webster Jr.
College career
Bloomsburg
Junior season
On January 8, Webster was selected to the 2012 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-Super Region One team following his Junior season.[2] On January 13, he was selected to the All-PSAC Eastern Division first team after the season.[3] On January 17, 2013, Webster was selected as an honorable mention on the 2012 D2Football.com All-America Team.[4] On January 30, 2013, he was selected to the 2012 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America Team.[5]
Senior season
On November 18, 2013, Webster was named the Beyond Sports Network Defensive Athlete of the Week for his performance.[6] On December 5, 2013, he was selected to the All-Super Region One first team by Daktronics.[3] On December 12, 2013, he was finished as a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award.[7] On January 19, 2014, Webster was selected to the All-PSAC first team following his senior season.[3] On January 21, 2014, he was selected to the Don Hansen Football Gazette NCAA Division II All-American third team.[8] On January 11, 2014, he was selected and participated in the 2014 East-West Shrine Game and was on the West team.[9] Larry Webster III finished college at Bloomsburg playing four seasons in basketball, and only two seasons of football[10] in which he recorded 88 tackles, 26 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and one interception.[3]
Professional career
2014 NFL Combine
| 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 6 in | 252 lb | 33 1/2 in | 10 1/8 in | 4.58 s | 3.98 s | 7.29 s | 36.5 in | 17 reps | |||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[11] | |||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Lions
Webster was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round (136th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.
On September 5, 2015, the Lions waived him.[12]
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers signed Webster to a futures contract on January 12, 2016.[13]
Personal life
Larry Webster III is the son of Larry Webster Jr. and Melissa Webster.[3] His father Larry Webster Jr. played in the National Football League for 11 seasons for four teams in his career. He grew up in Elkton, Maryland
References
- ↑ "Webster III Rotoworld Profile". rotoworld.com.
- ↑ "Football Earns 11 Selections to Don Hansen All-Region Team". buhuskies.com. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Bloomsburg Profile". buhuskies.com.
- ↑ "2012 D2Football.com All-America Team Announced". rmacsports.org. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ↑ "2012 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America Team Announced" (PDF). cugoldenbears.com. Retrieved January 2013.
- ↑ "Bloomsburg Football Receives Weekly Honors from Beyond Sports Network". buhuskies.com. Retrieved 2013.
- ↑ "Webster Named Finalist for Cliff Harris Award". buhuskies.com. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America Team Announced" (PDF). nwmissouri.edu. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ↑ "2014 East-West Shrine Game rosters". nfl.com. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ↑ "2014 NFL combine: Is Bloomsburg's Larry Webster a TE or DE?". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ - Larry Webster
- ↑ Katzenstein, Josh (September 5, 2015). "Joseph Fauria, Kellen Moore among Lions' cuts". DetroitNews.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Panthers sign seventh to future contract". Panthers.com. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
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