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John Urschel

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John Urschel

John Cameron Urschel Jr. (born June 24, 1991) is a Canadian mathematician and former professional 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. 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 served 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.

Infobox

Born
(1991-06-24) June 24, 1991 (age 34)Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Alma mater
mw- Pennsylvania State University (BS, MA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Fields
Mathematics
Institutions
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institute for Advanced Study
Thesis
Graphs, Principal Minors, and Eigenvalue Problems (2021)
Doctoral advisor
Michel Goemans
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight
300 lb (136 kg)
High school
Canisius (Buffalo, New York)
College
Penn State (2009-2013)
NFL draft
2014: 5th round, 175th overall pick
Games played
40
Games started
13

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Professional football career
6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)
6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)
Height
6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)
Weight
313 lb(142 kg)
Arm length
33 in(0.84 m)
Hand span
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 10+3⁄8 in(0.26 m)
40-yard dash
5.31 s
10-yard split
1.84 s
20-yard split
3.08 s
20-yard shuttle
4.47 s
Three-cone drill
7.55 s
Vertical jump
29.0 in(0.74 m)
Broad jump
8 ft 6 in(2.59 m)
Bench press
30 reps
Wonderlic
43
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Bench press
Wonderlic
6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)
313 lb(142 kg)
33 in(0.84 m)
mw- .mw- 10+3⁄8 in(0.26 m)
5.31 s
1.84 s
3.08 s
4.47 s
7.55 s
29.0 in(0.74 m)
8 ft 6 in(2.59 m)
30 reps
43
All values from NFL Combine

References

  1. "Baltimore Ravens: John Urschel"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170903143210/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/team/roster/John-Urschel/69bcc60c-a54b-460f-aa91-afc2d0a2ecee
  2. "Archived copy"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160716215405/http://math.mit.edu/~urschel/notices.pdf
  3. Deadspin
    https://deadspin.com/ravens-lineman-john-urschel-loves-math-more-than-you-lo-1692687404
  4. "John Urschel"
    https://twitter.com/MathMeetsFball/status/337671630551662592/photo/1
  5. Lenzi, Rachel. "Canisius High graduate John Urschel joins College Football Playoff selection committee," The Buffalo (NY
    https://buffalonews.com/sports/college/canisius-high-graduate-john-urschel-joins-college-football-playoff-selection-committee/article_09043eb3-5619-5a16-8fc3-ec6713a5115f.html
  6. math.mit.edu
    https://math.mit.edu/~urschel/
  7. Hmm Daily
    https://hmmdaily.com/2018/09/28/john-urschel-goes-pro/
  8. math.mit.edu
    https://math.mit.edu/~urschel/
  9. nbcsports.com
    https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/balitmore-ravens/wonderlic-test-combine-wasnt-scary-john-urschel
  10. NFL.com
    https://www.nfl.com/prospects/john-urschel/32005552-5311-1903-c8c2-027523bf59a0
  11. draftscout.com
    http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=97120&DraftYear=2014
  12. Pro-Football-Reference.com
    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2014/draft.htm
  13. pro-football-reference.com
    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/U/UrscJo00.htm
  14. BaltimoreRavens.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170728121511/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Genius-John-Urschel-Explains-His-Decision-To-Retire-From-NFL/f6bad749-3ef1-4f90-b4fc-f05aea3ca5c5
  15. NFL.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170728090609/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000822459/article/ravens-center-john-urschel-opts-to-retire-from-football
  16. The Baltimore Sun
    https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bs-sp-ravens-john-urschel-0727-story.html
  17. www.baltimoreravens.com
    https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/john-urschel-tells-the-full-story-of-why-he-retired-and-why-he-doesn-t--19341598
  18. math.mit.edu
    https://web.archive.org/web/20181208205659/http://math.mit.edu/~urschel/teaching.html
  19. Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
    https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/arthur-ashe/2014/male-sport-finalists/article/15112123/john-urschel
  20. "Unusual equation: Baltimore Ravens' guard John Urschel is a math whiz"
    http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/22/us/nfl-baltimore-ravens-john-urschel-math/
  21. Journal of Computational Mathematics
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150427111637/http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/openaccess/v33n2/pdf/332-209.pdf
  22. Notices of the American Mathematical Society
    http://www.ams.org/publications/journals/notices/201602/rnoti-p148.pdf
  23. Sporting News
    http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/ravens-john-urschel-straight-a-streak-college-mit-baltimore/a4zwr37liefw1x3jaeso9ttgq
  24. Sporting News
    https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/john-urschel-freakonomics-podcast-baltimore-ravens-news-mit-student-phd/cdfoz8ktenla1llde621xg2xa
  25. "Ravens' John Urschel makes prestigious Forbes '30 Under 30' list"
    http://www.espn.com/blog/baltimore-ravens/post/_/id/33058/ravens-john-urschel-makes-prestigious-forbes-30-under-30-list
  26. Forbes
    https://www.forbes.com/profile/john-urschel/
  27. "Michel Goemans People"
    http://www-math.mit.edu/~goemans/students.html
  28. mathscinet.ams.org
    https://mathscinet.ams.org/mathscinet/freeTools.html?version=2
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    https://math.mit.edu/~urschel/
  30. "School of Science welcomes new faculty in 2023"
    https://news.mit.edu/2023/school-science-welcomes-new-faculty-0925
  31. math.mit.edu
    https://math.mit.edu/~urschel/
  32. "Mr. Canisius | Canisius High School"
    https://www.canisiushigh.org/student-life/mr-canisius-2024
  33. "Heard on Campus: John Urschel at the Penn State Forum | Penn State University"
    https://news.psu.edu/story/506443/2018/02/20/campus-life/heard-campus-john-urschel-penn-state-forum
  34. Forbes
    https://www.forbes.com/profile/john-urschel/#4b2b679258e9
  35. Dartmouth.edu
    https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/04/announcing-2024-honorary-degree-recipients
  36. "2015 Pittsburgh Open"
    http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201503088782.4-15685531
  37. news.umanitoba.ca
    http://news.umanitoba.ca/mathlete-in-the-house-nfler-cum-mathematician-john-urschel-to-deliver-public-lecture-at-u-of-m/
  38. Associated Press
    https://apnews.com/article/1e202fa3d8ed4098a045eb5c654fd6bf
  39. math.mit.edu
    https://math.mit.edu/~urschel/
  40. Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football
  41. Talk Nerdy Episode 271 - John Urschel
    https://www.carasantamaria.com/podcast/john-urschel
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