# Marlon Humphrey

Marlon N. Humphrey (born July 8, 1996) is an American professional football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Hoover High School, where he was named to the USA Today All-USA high school football team in 2012 and 2013. During his tenure, he won a silver medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine. He also was named as a USA Today All-American Track and Field Team.
Humphrey played college football at Alabama in 2015 and 2016. During his stint, he intended to compete in track and football, but went on to focus just on football. In 2015, he and the Alabama football team won the CFP National Championship. In 2016, he was named to the College Football All-America Team.
Humphrey was selected 16th overall by the Ravens in the 2017 NFL draft. In 2019, he changed his jersey number from 29 to 44 after the team signed Earl Thomas. He earned first-team All-Pro honors in 2019 and 2024 and was named to the Pro Bowl team in 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2024.

## Early life

A native of Hoover, Alabama, Humphrey attended Hoover High School, where he was a three-time All-State selection. During his junior and senior seasons, Hoover went a combined 30–1, winning AHSAA 6A State Championships in 2013. Humphrey was named as a USA Today High School All-American for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Humphrey was a highly-touted five-star prospect in the class of 2014 and received nine offers from Power Five schools, including Alabama, Florida State, UCLA, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Michigan State, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Humphrey was vocal about his preference for attending Alabama and officially visited only Mississippi, Florida State, and Alabama, officially committing to the latter on January 29, 2014.
He was rated as high as the ninth-best recruit in the country, and three major recruiting websites all listed him as a top five player at his position. Rivals.com ranked Humphrey the highest positionally, behind only Jabrill Peppers. 247Sports.com ranked him third behind Tony Brown and Adoree' Jackson, and ESPN.com ranked him fifth behind Peppers, Brown, Jackson, and Teez Tabor. Rivals and 247Sports listed Humphrey as the best recruit from the state of Alabama in his class, while ESPN ranked him second behind Bo Scarbrough.
In high school, Humphrey also competed at a world-class level in track. He won a silver medal in the 110 metres hurdles with a time of 13.24 seconds at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine. He lost to Jaheel Hyde of Jamaica, who established a new championship record and came .01 seconds shy of tying the World Youth Best held by Wilhem Belocian. Humphrey was also named to the USA Today All-American Track and Field Team.
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Marlon Humphrey CB | Hoover, AL | Hoover (AL) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 4.48 | Jan 29, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 9 247Sports: 11 ESPN: 15 |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Marlon Humphrey, 2014". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021. |||||||

## College career

Humphrey intended to compete in football and track for the Crimson Tide. After redshirting his initial year in 2014, he became a starter at cornerback in 2015.

### 2015

Humphrey earned the starting cornerback job in his first game against Wisconsin and ranked second on the team in interceptions with 3 during the 2015 season. Humphrey was an essential part of an elite 2015 Alabama defense earning Freshman All-American rights. The team went on to win their 16th national championship, with Humphrey recovering a key onside kick midway through the fourth quarter of the game.

### 2016

After his impressive first season, Humphrey ended up earning first-team All-American rights in his final stint with the team. He started 2016 with the team's first interception for a touchdown against USC, and started 14 games. Humphrey continued to dominate opposing receivers the rest of the season, and declared his early departure from the collegiate level for the NFL draft.

### College statistics

| Season | Team | Conf | Pos | GP | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Season | Team | Conf | Pos | GP | Solo | Cmb | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | FF | FR |
| 2014 | Alabama | SEC | DB | 0 | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt |
| 2015 | Alabama | SEC | DB | 15 | 35 | 45 | 10 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Alabama | SEC | DB | 14 | 26 | 36 | 10 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | Career | Career | Career | 29 | 61 | 81 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |

## Professional career
### Pre-draft

He received an invitation to the NFL Combine and completed nearly all of the drills, except for the shuttle and vertical. He participated at Alabama's Pro Day, but opted to only do positional drills for the scouts and team representatives present. He attended pre-draft visits with multiple teams, including the Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, and Pittsburgh Steelers.
At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Humphrey was unanimously projected to be selected in the first round by NFL draft experts. He was ranked as the second best cornerback prospect in the draft by ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.. NFL analysts Bucky Brooks and Mike Mayock had him ranked as the third best cornerback in the draft. He was ranked the fourth best cornerback by ESPN. Sports Illustrated and DraftScout.com had Humphrey ranked as the fifth best cornerback in the draft.
Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Three-cone drill | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 4.41 s | 1.52 s | 2.57 s | 6.75 s | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) | 10 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine ||||||||||

### 2017

The Baltimore Ravens selected Humphrey in the first round (16th overall) of the 2017 NFL draft. He was the second cornerback to be drafted in 2017, after the New Orleans Saints selected Ohio State cornerback Marshon Lattimore (11th overall).
On May 5, 2017, the Ravens signed Humphrey to a fully guaranteed four–year, $11.84 million contract that also included an initial signing bonus of $6.75 million.
Throughout training camp, he competed against Brandon Carr for a role as a starting cornerback. Head coach John Harbaugh named Humphrey the third cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind starters Jimmy Smith and Brandon Carr.
On September 10, 2017, Humphrey made his professional regular season debut in the Baltimore Ravens' season-opening 20–0 victory at the Cincinnati Bengals. On October 8, 2017, Humphrey earned his first career start as a nickelback and recorded three combined tackles (two solo) during a 30–17 win at the Oakland Raiders in Week 5. On November 19, 2017, he recorded three combined tackles, deflected two passes, and made his first career interception on a pass thrown by Brett Hundley to wide receiver Jordy Nelson during a 23–0 victory at the Green Bay Packers. In Week 13, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles (five solo), broke up a pass, and intercepted a pass by Matthew Stafford to wide receiver Marvin Jones during a 44–20 win against the Detroit Lions. He was promoted to starting cornerback for the last four regular season games after Jimmy Smith was placed on injured reserve after tearing his Achilles tendon. He finished his rookie season in 2017 with 34 combined tackles (30 solo), 11 pass deflections, and two interceptions in 16 games and five starts. He received an overall grade of 70.7 from Pro Football Focus in 2017.

### 2018

On January 9, 2018, the Baltimore Ravens to promoted linebackers coach Don Martindale to defensive coordinator after the retirement of Dean Pees. Throughout training camp, Humphrey competed against Brandon Carr to be a starting cornerback. Head coach John Harbaugh named Humphrey the No. 1 starting cornerback to begin the regular season and paired him with Brandon Carr after Jimmy Smith was suspended for the first four games for violating the league's personal conduct policy.
On September 13, 2018, Humphrey collected a season-high seven combined tackles (five solo) during a 23–24 loss at the Cincinnati Bengals. He was inactive for two consecutive injuries (Weeks 8–9) after sustaining a thing injury. On December 16, 2018, he recorded two solo tackles, a season-high four pass deflections, and intercepted a pass thrown by Jameis Winston to wide receiver Mike Evans as the Ravens defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20–12. He finished the season with 14 games with eight starts and had a total of 37 combined tackles (31 solo), a team-leading 15 pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and two interceptions. He was given a grade of 80.0 by Pro Football Focus, which ranked 11th among all cornerbacks.

### 2019

During training camp, he competed against Brandon Carr to be the No. 2 starting cornerback. He changed his jersey number from No. 29 to No. 44 as a show of goodwill to accommodate the newly acquired free agent safety Earl Thomas. Head coach John Harbaugh named Humphrey a starting cornerback to begin the regular season and paired him with Jimmy Smith.
In week 1 against the Miami Dolphins, Humphrey intercepted Josh Rosen once as the Ravens won 59–10. In week 4 blowout 25–40 loss to the Cleveland Browns, after getting into an altercation with Odell Beckham Jr., Humphrey pinned him to the turf. Initially, it appeared that Humphrey choked Beckham Jr., but the Ravens released a close-up video after the game that showed Humphrey had two fists full of jersey and did not touch Beckham Jr.'s neck. After the game, Humphrey apologized to Beckham and said that his response to Beckham was not a brand of football he wanted to represent. In week 5 against the Steelers, Humphrey forced wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to fumble the ball and recovered the ball. Humphrey's forced fumble set up a game-winning field goal by Justin Tucker in the 26–23 win. In week 6 against the Bengals, Humphrey recorded an interception off Andy Dalton in the 23–17 win. In week 7 against the Seattle Seahawks, Humphrey returned a fumble lost by rookie wide receiver DK Metcalf 18 yards for his first NFL touchdown in the 30–16 win. Then two weeks later against the New England Patriots, Humphrey recovered a fumble forced by teammate Patrick Onwuasor on wide receiver Julian Edelman for a 70-yard touchdown in the 37–20 win. This was Humphrey's second touchdown in two games. The 70-yard fumble recovery touchdown set the record for longest in Ravens team history. In week 16 against the Cleveland Browns, Humphrey intercepted a pass thrown by Baker Mayfield late in the fourth quarter which sealed a 31–15 Ravens' win. At the end of the regular season, Humphrey had been named to the Pro Bowl and the AP 2019 All-Pro Team. He was ranked 86th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.

### 2020

On April 28, 2020, the Baltimore Ravens officially exercised the fifth–year option on Humphrey's rookie contract for a guaranteed one–year, $10.24 million.
In Week 1 against the Browns, Humphrey recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by Baker Mayfield during the 38–6 win. On October 1, 2020, the Baltimore Ravens signed Humphrey to a five–year, $97.50 million contract extension that included a guaranteed $67.32 million, $40.32 million guaranteed upon signing, and an initial signing bonus of $20.00 million.
In Week 5 against the Bengals, Humphrey recorded his first career full sack on Joe Burrow during the 27–3 win. He also forced a fumble on wide receiver Mike Thomas which was returned for a 53 yard touchdown by teammate Patrick Queen. Humphrey was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 2, 2020, and was activated on November 11, 2020. He was ranked 38th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021.

### 2021

On December 5, 2021, Humphrey suffered a season-ending torn pectoral muscle injury in a Week 13 loss to the Steelers. He was placed on injured reserve on December 7, 2021, becoming one of the 19 players that the Ravens would place on the list that season. He finished the year with 58 combined tackles, a quarterback hit, an interception, a forced fumble, and 13 pass deflections.

### 2022

Humphrey returned to his starting role at the beginning of the 2022 season. In a 24–9 Week 1 win over the New York Jets, he had seven tackles, a quarterback hit, and recovered a fumble. He had his first interception of the year in a Week 3 37–26 win over the Patriots. The next week, Humphrey returned an interception 26 yards in a 20–23 loss to the Bills. He was ranked 92nd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.

### 2023

Humphrey missed the beginning of the season due to a foot injury that required surgery. In the 2023 season, he appeared in ten games. He finished with 26 tackles, one interception, and five passes defended.

### 2024

In Week 5 against the Bengals, Humphrey had an interception on Joe Burrow that helped shift the momentum in favor of the Ravens as they would go on to win 41–38. In Week 7 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Humphrey recorded 2 interceptions in the first half before leaving the game due to a knee injury he sustained on his second interception. In Week 16 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Humphrey picked off Russell Wilson and took it for a touchdown which would be his first career pick-six. Playing in 16 games in the season, Humphrey finished the season with 67 combined tackles (50 solo) as well as a career-high 5 tackles for loss, 15 pass deflections, 2 forced fumbles, and a career-high 6 interceptions. Humphrey would also be named to his fourth Pro Bowl as well as being named first-team All Pro, being selected as a slot cornerback.

## NFL career statistics

Legend :
| | Led the league |
| Bold | Career high |

### Regular season

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
| 2017 | BAL | 16 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | BAL | 14 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 0.0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | BAL | 16 | 15 | 65 | 53 | 12 | 0.0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 91 | 2 |
| 2020 | BAL | 15 | 15 | 82 | 70 | 12 | 2.5 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | BAL | 12 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 14 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BAL | 17 | 17 | 71 | 53 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| 2023 | BAL | 10 | 10 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BAL | 16 | 16 | 67 | 50 | 17 | 0.5 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 116 | 98 | 440 | 353 | 87 | 6.0 | 91 | 19 | 121 | 6.4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 91 | 2 |

### Playoffs

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
| 2018 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | BAL | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BAL | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 8 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |