Shayon Green (born July 9, 1991) is an American football player who plays as a Defensive line. He played college football at the University of Miami from 2009 to 2013.[1]
Green attended Tift County High School in Tifton, Georgia. He was Rated No. 65 weakside defensive end prospect in nation by Rivals.com. As a junior, he played defensive end and had 60 tackles, 8 sacks and 1 interception. As a senior, he had 125 tackles, 2 sacks and 5 forced fumbles. Green committed to the University of Miami to play college football.
Green played at Miami from 2009 to 2013.[1]
Coming out of college, Green was considered a "Prospect Worth Watching" by Dane Brugler.[2] He was rated the 61 best defensive end out of the 162 available by NFLDraftScout.com. Although undrafted the Miami Dolphins agreed to sign him as a free agents in 2014.[3] He attended Miami's Pro Day on 04/03/2014 where he ran the 40 yard dash in 4.58, Vertical Jump 29.5, 225 Lb. Bench Reps 34, 3-Cone Drill 7.49, and Broad Jump 09'01".[4] Green was later signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday April 2, 2015 where he played throughout the preseason and recorded 11 tackles 10 solo and 1 force fumble.[5] Green was waived by the Steelers on September 5[2] and was picked up by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2016, where he concluded the season with 22 tackles, 3 sacks and 1 interception.[6]