Marshon Lattimore

BIOGRAPHY

Marshon Lattimore was born May 20, 1996, in Cleveland, Ohio, He is a cornerback in the NFL. 

He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by the Saints 11th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft. He is considered one of the best cornerbacks in the league. 

Lattimore attended Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio. He played cornerback and wide receiver for the football team. As a senior, he was one of six finalists for the U.S. Army Player of the Year Award. Lattimore was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to Ohio State University to play college football.

Lattimore redshirted his first year at Ohio State in 2014 and played in seven games his redshirt freshman year in 2015.  On November 29, 2016, Lattimore was named First Team All-Big Ten by the coaches.

The New Orleans Saints selected Lattimore in the first round (11th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the first of five cornerbacks selected in the first round of the draft.

He made his professional regular season debut on Monday Night Football during the Saints' season-opener against the Minnesota Vikings and recorded four solo tackles. The following week, Lattimore made a season-high seven combined tackles, forced a fumble, and deflected two passes against the New England Patriots. Lattimore became the starting cornerback prior to Week 4.  On October 15, 2017, Lattimore recorded five combined tackles, deflected two passes, intercepted a pass attempt from Detroit Lions' quarterback Matthew Stafford, and returned it for a 27-yard touchdown during the 52–38 victory over the Lions. The interception and touchdown were the first of his career. On November 2, 2017, he was named the NFC Defensive Rookie of the Month. On December 21, 2017, it was announced that Lattimore was selected to play in the 2018 Pro Bowl. On December 24, 2017, Lattimore made five combined tackles, four pass deflections, and intercepted his fifth pass of the year off of Matt Ryan in the Saints' 23–13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. Lattimore finished his rookie season with 52 combined tackles (43 solo), 18 pass deflections, five interceptions, and a touchdown in 13 games and 13 starts. His five interceptions were the fifth most of all players in 2017. Lattimore was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Lattimore received an overall grade of 90.5 from Pro Football Focus and had the fourth highest grade among all cornerbacks in 2017. He was ranked 82nd by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018, one of three rookies to make the list.

The Saints finished atop the NFC South with an 11–5 record. On January 7, 2018, Lattimore started his first NFL playoff game and recorded two solo tackles and a pass deflection during a 31–26 NFC Wild Card round victory over the Carolina Panthers. The following week, he made four solo tackles and deflected a pass.

After a stellar rookie campaign that earned him Pro Bowl and AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2017, Lattimore did not disappoint in 2018, opening up all 16 regular season contests, posting 59 tackles (49 solo), two interceptions to tie for the team lead, a team-high 12 passes defensed, a club-best four forced fumbles, which tied for sixth in the National Football League and three fumble recoveries, returned for 91 yards. He led the team in takeaways and tied for second in the NFL in defensive fumble recoveries, the highest total among defensive backs. Lattimore has established himself as one of the league's premier cornerbacks.

 

In Week 2 of 2022 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Lattimore was ejected after getting into a fight with Mike Evans in the fourth quarter in the 10-20 loss. Lattimore was shoved to the turf from Evans after Lattimore exchanged words with Tom Brady and being shoved by Leonard Fournette.