Jabari Price

Jabari Price (born August 31, 1992) is an American football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina. He was drafted by the Vikings in the seventh round, 225th overall of the 2014 NFL Draft.

High school career

Price attended Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida. He played as a cornerback and free safety. In 2010, his senior year, opponents threw his way only 23 times and he still made five interceptions and 12 pass break-ups, to go along with 39 tackles and 5 forced fumbles, helping lead Ely to an 11-2 record and the state 5A regionals, where they nearly pulled off an upset of St. Thomas Aquinas, the nation’s No. 1 team. He was named All-county and played in the annual Dade vs. Broward County high school all-star game in January. The United States Achievement Academy named Price an All-American Scholar in 2010.^[1]

As a member of Blanche Ely's track & field team, Price competed as a sprinter. In 2008, he took eighth in the 200 meters (23.42s) and eight in the 400-meter dash (52.95s) at the BCAA North Meet.^[2] At the FHSAA 4A District Meet, he ran a personal-best time of 11.32 seconds in the 100-meter dash and ran the third leg on the 4 × 100 m relay squad, helping them win the event with a time of 41.48 seconds.^[3] He also posted a career-best time of 21.42 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the Charles Johnson Invitational as a senior.^[4]

Recruiting

He was rated the no. 83 cornerback in the country by Rivals, and received 7 D-1 scholarship offers, including letters from Minnesota and Rutgers, but ultimately decided to play for Butch Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Jabari Price CB	Pompano Beach, Florida	Blanche Ely High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	N/A	Nov 3, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 115 (CB)   Rivals: 83 (CB)
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2010 North Carolina College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014.  "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014.

College career

As a true freshman cornerback, Price played in all 13 games, starting in the final four. He recorded 20 tackles, four pass break-ups and one interception. He missed a four games his sophomore season due to hand surgery, but still ended up with 16 tackles, two pass break-ups and a tackle for loss. His junior year is when he stepped his game up. In 11 games, he tallied 76 tackles (good for third on the team), 9 pass break-ups (good for first), 4 tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, one QB hurry and one interception. He registered at least 4 tackles in each game. His final year at UNC, he posted 74 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 9 pass break-ups and a forced fumble while starting all 12 games, earning All-ACC honorable mention accolades.^[5]

Professional career

After being projected as a 5th-7th round pick,^[7][8] Price was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round (225th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.^[9] On May 16, 2014, the Vikings signed Price and Kendall James (sixth round) to rookie contracts.^[10] He agreed to a 4 year/$2.28 million contract.^[11]

On September 3, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve.^[12]

References

External links

• North Carolina Tar Heels bio