Professional football player D. J. Humphries plays offensive tackle for the National Football League’s Arizona Cardinals. His height is 1.96 m, and his weight is 139 kg. While a student at Mallard Creek High School, he competed in three sports: football, basketball, and track.
He played football for the University of Florida’s Florida Gators squad from 2012 to 2014. As a true freshman, he took part in all 12 games, starting three of them. He received first-team offensive SEC Coaches’ All-Freshman (OL) and Sporting News Freshman All-America recognition. He participated in the first seven games of his second season (2013) before suffering a season-ending injury.
He played in 10 games as a junior in 2014 during the season. He announced his intent to enter the 2015 NFL Draft after his junior year. Humphries was chosen by the Arizona Cardinals with the 24th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. In that year, he signed a four-year, $8.91 million rookie contract worth $7.26 million with a $4.74 million signing bonus.
In April 2018, the Cardinals chose to invoke the fifth year of his contract. In February 2020, he agreed to an extension that would keep him working for the Cardinals until the 2022 season for three years and $45 million. On August 2, 2022, he extended his deal with the Cardinals for three additional years and $66.6 million until the 2025 season.
What Is D.J. Humphries Position?
D.J. Humphries plays professional football in the position of an offensive tackle.