Jacoby Glenn (born August 4, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
Early life Glenn attended Vigor High School in Prichard, Alabama. He was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit.Rivals.com bio He originally committed to the University of Kentucky to play college football but changed to the University of Central Florida (UCF).Vigor defensive back Jacoby Glenn verbally commits to play at KentuckyAlabama CB Jacoby Glenn flips his commitment from Kentucky to UCF
College career After redshirting his freshman season in 2012, Glenn started 12 games as a redshirt freshman in 2013, missing one due to injury. He had 52 tackles, two interceptions, and two sacks.Central Florida's Jacoby Glenn of Vigor earns Freshman All-American selection As a redshirt sophomore in 2014, Glenn started all 13 games, recording 48 tackles and seven interceptions. He was named the American Athletic Conference's co-Defensive Player of the Year and was also a second-team All-American.UCF's Jacoby Glenn named American Athletic Conference's co-defensive player of the yearJacoby Glenn first UCF player named to AP All-America team since Kevin Smith
Although he initially intended to stay for his junior season, Glenn entered the 2015 NFL draft. All-America DB Jacoby Glenn plans to return to UCF football in 2015UCF CB Jacoby Glenn will enter 2015 NFL draft
Professional career Chicago Bears After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Glenn signed with the Chicago Bears on May 3, 2015. After being waived on September 5, he was re-signed to their practice squad. On November 17, Glenn was elevated to the team's active roster.
On October 2, 2016, Glenn recorded his first interception of his career against Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions. On October 25, Glenn was released by the Bears and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears on January 3, 2017. On May 1, Glenn was waived by the Bears.
Kansas City Chiefs On August 5, 2017, Glenn signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was waived/injured on September 2, and placed on injured reserve. Glenn was released by the Chiefs on October 18.
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External links UCF Knights bio