Tion Green

Tion Green (born December 14, 1993) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Cincinnati, and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2017.^[1][2]

Tion Green

No. 38
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1993-12-14) December 14, 1993 (age 30) Sanford, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs, Florida)
College:	Cincinnati
Undrafted:	2017
Career history
Detroit Lions (2017) Indianapolis Colts (2018)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts: 42 Rushing yards: 165 Rushing touchdowns: 2 Receptions: 2 Receiving yards: 14
Player stats at PFR

Early life

Green attended and played high school football at Lake Brantley High School.^[3]

College career

Green attended and played college football for Cincinnati from 2012 to 2016.^[4] In the 2012 season, he had 16 carries for 70 yards and a touchdown. In the 2013 season, he had 91 carries for 412 yards and seven touchdowns.^[5] In the 2014 season, he had 28 carries for 118 yards and a touchdown.^[6] In the 2015 season, he had 151 carries for 729 yards and eight touchdowns.^[7] In the 2016 season, he had 159 carries for 743 yards and two touchdowns.^[8]

Collegiate statistics

Tion Green		Rushing				Receiving
Year	G	Rush	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2012	7	16	70	4.4	1	0	0	0.0	0
2013	11	91	412	4.5	7	2	12	6.0	0
2014	3	28	118	4.2	1	3	15	5.0	0
2015	13	151	729	4.8	8	13	101	7.8	0
2016	12	159	743	4.7	2	29	167	5.8	0
Career	46	445	2,072	4.7	19	47	295	6.3	0

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Green signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017.^[9]

On December 3, 2017, Green made his NFL debut against the Baltimore Ravens and had 11 carries for 51 yards and a touchdown.^[10] On Christmas Eve, against the Cincinnati Bengals, he scored his second touchdown.^[11] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 42 carries for 165 yards and two touchdowns.^[12]

On May 10, 2018, Green was waived by the Lions.^[13]

Indianapolis Colts

On August 14, 2018, Green signed with the Indianapolis Colts, but was waived six days later.^[14][15] He was re-signed on August 22, 2018, but waived again five days later.^[16][17]

References

1. Birkett, Dave (May 2, 2017). "New Lions RB Tion Green wants to be 'a franchise special teams player'". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
2. Birkett, Dave (September 1, 2017). "Tion Green dazzles, but do Detroit Lions have room for 5 RBs on roster?". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
3. Hays, Chris (September 8, 2017). "Former Lake Brantley star RB Tion Green living NFL dream with Detroit Lions". OrlandoSentinel.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
4. "Tion Green College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
5. "Tion Green 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
6. "Tion Green 2014 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
7. "Tion Green 2015 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
8. "Tion Green 2016 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
9. "Lions sign 8 2017 NFL draft picks and 14 undrafted rookie free agents". DetroitLions.com. May 12, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
10. "Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravens – December 3rd, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
11. "Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals – December 24th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
12. "Tion Green 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
13. Alper, Josh (May 10, 2018). "Lions waive Tion Green". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
14. "Roster Move: Colts Sign RB Tion Green". Colts.com. August 14, 2018. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
15. "Roster Moves: Colts Sign WR Cobi Hamilton". Colts.com. August 20, 2018. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
16. "Roster Moves: Colts Re-Sign RB Tion Green; Waive-Injured Josh Ferguson". Colts.com. August 22, 2018. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
17. "Roster Moves: Colts Sign LB Brandon Chubb". Colts.com. August 27, 2018. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
• Cincinnati Bearcats bio