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Jacob Green
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Defensive line, Texas A&M, to 1979

Jacob Green

Born
Jan 21, 1957, in Pasadena, Texas

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Jacob Green played defensive line at Texas A&M (to 1979). The Seattle Seahawks took Green in the first round, No. 10 overall in the 1980 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2019.

Best season
1979
First-team All-Southwest Conference
Drafted
No. 10
Overall, 1980 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Honors

All-America: AP first team 1979; UPI second team 1979; Walter Camp 1979

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 2 (1986–⁠87) · First-team All-Pro: 1984 · Second-team All-Pro: 1983

All-Pro teams: Sporting News first team 1984; NEA second team 1983–⁠84.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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