Doug Middleton

Douglas O'Neal Middleton Jr. (born September 25, 1993) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Appalachian State, and signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2016.[1]

Doug Middleton
Free agent
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1993-09-25) September 25, 1993
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Parkland Magnet
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
College:Appalachian State
Undrafted:2016
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-Sun Belt (2014)
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:33
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:4
Interceptions:0
Total touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years and college career

Middleton attended Parkland High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Appalachian State University, where he played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.[2] As a junior in 2014, Middleton was named First Team All-Sun Belt Conference.[3]

Professional career

New York Jets

Middleton signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2016.[4] He was waived on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] He was promoted to the active roster on December 8, 2016.[7] He scored his first career NFL touchdown in Week 17 against the Buffalo Bills, recovering a kickoff in the endzone.

On August 16, 2017, Middleton was waived/injured by the Jets after suffering a torn pectoral and placed on injured reserve.[8]

Middleton entered the 2018 season slated as the backup free safety to Marcus Maye. He played in seven games with four starts in place of the injured Maye, before suffering another torn pectoral in Week 7.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on October 23, 2018.[10]

On September 1, 2019, Middleton was released by the Jets.[11]

Miami Dolphins

On September 18, 2019, Middleton was signed by the Miami Dolphins.[12] He was released on October 12, and re-signed to the practice squad on October 31.[13] He was released on November 12.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On November 26, 2019, Middleton was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.[14] He was promoted to the active roster on December 18, 2019.[15]

On August 8, 2020, Middleton was released by the Jaguars.[16]

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References
  1. "Nearly drafted by the Eagles, Doug Middleton trying to stick with Jets". NJ.com. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. Wilkerson-New, Brant. "Middleton's goals go beyond football". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "UL Lafayette's McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". www.sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  4. Allen, Eric (May 5, 2016). "Jets Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com.
  5. Lange, Randy (September 3, 2016). "Jets Release 18 Players Ahead of Deadline". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  6. Lange, Randy (September 4, 2016). "Jets Sign 6 to Their Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  7. Lange, Randy (December 8, 2016). "Jets Place C Nick Mangold on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  8. Lange, Randy (August 16, 2017). "WR Kenbrell Thompkins Returns to Jets". NewYorkJets.com.
  9. "Jets S Doug Middleton out for season with another torn pectoral". Jets Wire. USA Today. October 22, 2018.
  10. Allen, Eric (October 23, 2018). "Jets Sign WR Rishard Matthews, Place S Doug Middleton on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
  11. Greenberg, Ethan (September 1, 2019). "Jets Claim 4 Players, Add Another 7 to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  12. Williams, Charean (September 18, 2019). "Dolphins sign Doug Middleton". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  13. "Dolphins Promote Nik Needham, Waive Doug Middleton". MiamiDolphins.com. October 12, 2019.
  14. "Jaguars Sign S Marcus Gilchrist to Active Roster". Jaguars.com. November 26, 2019.
  15. "Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. December 18, 2019.
  16. Oehser, John (August 8, 2020). "Transactions: Jaguars reduce roster to 80 players". Jaguars.com.
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