John Urschel
John Cameron Urschel (born June 24, 1991) is a Canadian-American mathematician and former professional American football guard He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Urschel played his entire NFL career with Baltimore before announcing his retirement on July 27, 2017, at 26 years old.
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Position: | Guard | ||||
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Born: | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | June 24, 1991||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Canisius (Buffalo, New York) | ||||
College: | Penn State | ||||
NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 5 / Pick: 175 | ||||
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Urschel has bachelor's and master's degrees (both from Penn State) and a PhD (from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology), all in mathematics. Urschel is also an advanced stats columnist for The Players' Tribune. He is currently serving a three-year term on the College Football Playoff selection committee which began in the spring of 2020, and is an assistant professor at the Department of Mathematics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.