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DeutschMaster Teague
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | May 19, 2000 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Blackman (Murfreesboro) |
| College: | Ohio State (2018–2021) |
| Position: | Running back |
| Undrafted: | 2022 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Master Teague III (born May 19, 2000) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and high school football at Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
High school career
[edit]Playing at Blackman High School, Teague committed to Ohio State on June 11, 2017, when he released a video on Twitter.[1] Teague chose the Buckeyes over South Carolina, Georgia and Auburn, among others.[2] Coming out of high school Teague was a four-star prospect by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com. He was rated as the No. 8 running back by Rivals and No. 11 by 247Sports.[3]
College career
[edit]Teague enrolled at Ohio State University in January 2018, so that he could participate in Spring practice. Teague was behind J. K. Dobbins and Mike Weber in the depth chart. Though he was deep in the running back rotation, he did see the field in four games where he totaled 106 yards on 17 carries, and scoring on one 33-yard touchdown run against Oregon State.[4]
Following a change in NCAA rules, Teague was able to earn a Redshirt for his true-Freshman year.[5] Going into 2019, Teague battled for the back-up spot on the Buckeye roster behind Dobbins. He quickly earned the role and averaged 11 carries and 69 yards per game and also scoring three touchdowns through the first half of the season. He finished the year with 135 carries for 789 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.[6] In the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened season in 2020, Teague had 104 carries for 514 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns in seven games.[7] In the 2021 season, Teague appeared in seven games and had 67 carries for 355 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.[8]
Statistics
[edit]Through 2021, Teague's statistics are as follows:
NCAA Collegiate Career statistics | |||||||||
Ohio State Buckeyes | |||||||||
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
2018  | 17 | 106 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 135 | 789 | 5.8 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 104 | 514 | 4.9 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 44 | 252 | 5.5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 317 | 1,661 | 5.2 | 16 | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 0 | |
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.47 s | 1.54 s | 2.59 s | 4.29 s | 6.95 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 11 in (3.33 m) | 27 reps | |
| All values from the Ohio State Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
Chicago Bears
[edit]Teague signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2022, but was waived three days later.[10][11]
Pittsburgh Steelers
[edit]On August 3, 2022, Teague signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[12] He was waived/injured on August 18 and placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 24. He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 23, 2022.[13] He was released on December 7.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2023.[15] He was released on May 22, 2023.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Givler, Marc (June 11, 2017). "Master Teague commits to Ohio State". BuckeyeGrove. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Master Teague, Ohio State Buckeyes, Running Back". 247Sports. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Master Teague, 2018 Running Back". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Oregon State at Ohio State Box Score, September 1, 2018". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Hope, Dan (December 11, 2018). "14 Ohio State Players in Line to Redshirt 2018 Season, While 12 Freshmen Will Not". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Master Teague 2019 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Master Teague 2020 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Master Teague 2021 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Master Teague III College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 6, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign undrafted free agents". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 9, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign six undrafted rookies". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 3, 2022). "Steelers sign Teague III". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (November 23, 2022). "Steelers make practice squad moves". Steelers.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (December 7, 2022). "Steelers make roster moves". Steelers.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (January 10, 2023). "Steelers sign 10 to Reserve/Future contracts". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (May 22, 2023). "Steelers make multiple roster moves". Steelers.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.