Marlon N. Humphrey is an American football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Hoover High School, where he was named to the USA Today All-USA high school football team in 2012 and 2013.
During his tenure, he won a silver medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine. He also was named to a USA Today All-American Track and Field Team.
Humphrey played college football at Alabama in 2015 and 2016. During his stint, he intended to compete in track and football but went on to play cornerback. In 2015, he and the Alabama football team won the CFP National Championship. In 2016, he was named to the College Football All-America Team.
Humphrey was drafted 16th overall by the Ravens in the 2017 NFL Draft. In 2019, he changed his jersey number from 29 to 44 after the team signed Earl Thomas. He earned a first-team All-Pro honour in 2019 and was named to the Pro Bowl team in 2019 and 2020.
Marlon Humphrey Parents: Who Are Bobby Humphrey And Barbara Humphrey?
He is the son of Bobby Humphrey and Barbara Humphrey. He was born to his parents on July 8, 1996, in Hoover, Alabama, United States.
Humphrey is married. He and his wife Barbara have five children. Two of his sons have gone on to play college football.
Maudrecus Humphrey played for the University of Arkansas and UAB. Marlon Humphrey followed his father’s footsteps and played for Alabama, donning his father’s jersey number 26, before being selected 16th overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2017 NFL Draft.
His father, Bobby Gene Humphrey is a former professional American football player who played for the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins in the National Football League.
In 1998, Humphrey returned to the University of Alabama and earned a bachelor’s degree in social work. In 2004, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
During his time coaching in AF2, he owned and operated Humphrey Construction Company. As of 2012, Humphrey is vice president of business development for Bryant Bank in Birmingham, Alabama.
He was appointed to the City of Hoover’s Parks and Recreation Board in 2014. In the summer of 2016, Humphrey was one of 75 players to be eligible for the 2017 Class of the College Football Hall of Fame.