Shayon Green

Shayon Green is an American former football defensive lineman. He played college football at the University of Miami from 2009 to 2013.

Early life

Green attended Tift County High School in Tifton, Georgia. He was Rated No. 65 weakside defensive end prospect in nation by Rivals.com. As a junior, he played defensive end and had 60 tackles, 8 sacks and 1 interception. As a senior, he had 125 tackles, 2 sacks and 5 forced fumbles. Green committed to the University of Miami to play college football.

College career

Green played at Miami from 2009 to 2013.

College football awards and honors

Captain's award
Melching leadership award
Defensive Most Valuable Player
ACC's Brian Piccolo AwardCo-Winner

Professional career

Coming out of college, Green was considered a "Prospect Worth Watching" by Dane Brugler. He was rated the 61 best defensive end out of the 162 available by NFLDraftScout.com. Although undrafted the Miami Dolphins agreed to sign him as a free agents in 2014. He attended Miami's Pro Day on 04/03/2014 where he ran the 40 yard dash in 4.58, Vertical Jump 29.5, 225 Lb. Bench Reps 34, 3-Cone Drill 7.49, and Broad Jump 09'01". Green was later signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday April 2, 2015 where he played throughout the preseason and recorded 11 tackles 10 solo and 1 force fumble. Green was waived by the Steelers on September 5 and was picked up by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2016, where he concluded the season with 22 tackles, 3 sacks and 1 interception.