Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Geno Stone was born April 19, 1999, in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He is a free safety in the National Football League.

Stone played in all 13 of Iowa's games as a true freshman, appearing mostly on special teams and finishing the season with 17 tackles and one interception. He became a starter during his sophomore year, recording 39 tackles with a forced fumble, three passes broken up and four interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference. As a junior, Stone recorded 70 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, four passes broken up, three forces fumbles, one interception, and one fumble recovery and was named second team All-Big Ten. Following the end of the season Stone declared to enter the 2020 NFL Draft, forgoing his final year of NCAA eligibility.

Stone was selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the 219th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was waived on October 8, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. He was elevated to the active roster on November 9 and November 14 for the team's weeks 9 and 10 games against the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He was promoted to the active roster on November 17, 2020.