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woodbuck27

06-07-2006, 06:25 PM

Things You Should Know About Ingle Martin IV
Packers QB Draft Pick More Than Just a Pretty Name

Somewhat buried in the hype surrounding early Packer draft picks like A.J. Hawk, Daryn Colledge and Will Blackmon, the heavily monikered Ingle Martin IV was quietly selected in the fifth round. Below run a few tidbits about a guy who may just win the starting spot for the green-and-gold post-Favre. If Martin does see playing time, you can wow friends with a little trivia. If he doesn't, this may very will be the first and last piece ever written about the Nashville guy with the numbered name.
Ingle Martin was drafted from the Division I-AA University of Furman (the team name of which is the Paladins, surely the only Paladins in college football) in the fifth round as the 148th overall pick.

Ingle Martin represents the only Paladin drafted in 2006 and the first since 2000.

Ingle Martin was the first Southern Conference player taken this year, and the second QB out of division I-AA.

Ingle Martin is not the first Furman quarterback to be drafted by the Packers. In the eighth round of the 1977 draft, Green Bay selected none other than David Whitehurst. Whitehurst would become the starting quarterback for Coach Bart Starr's pathetic Packs of 1978 and 1979: perhaps a scary bit of foreshadowing for the post-Favre era, should Aaron Rodgers not improve his standing among Packer staff (and perhaps Brett himself).

Ingle Martin seemingly never quite caught on at Florida. Before ultimately ending up as the starting quarterback for Furman College, Martin red-shirted with the University of Florida as a freshman. In his second season with the Gators, Martin completed passes to the tune of sixty-one percent while racking up over 650 yards and three TDs. Despite such stats, Martin was taken out of the starting role for week five and never returned to the top spot while acting as a football version of the utility player. The QB transferred to Furman in response.

Ingle Martin finished his degree in business administration.

Ingle Martin is multi-dimensional. As a Gator sophomore, Martin started four games at quarterback, played wide receiver in five, and was called on to punt in six. As a senior at Furman, Martin acted as punter eight times, five times placing the ball inside the 20; Martin was named All-American as a punter in 2005. And, though never positioned at a running back spot, Martin's senior year saw him carry the ball seventy-eight times for 234 yards (for an average of exactly three yards per carry) and five TDs.

Ingle Martin dominates the Furman record book. In 2005, Martin set records with nearly 3,000 yards passing and twenty TD strikes. In just two seasons with the Paladins, Martin broke school records in passing yardage, total offense and TD passes.

Martin was the first draft pick out of Furman since 2000.

After just two seasons, Martin is the all-time Furman leader in TDs and total passing yards.

Martin also played punter and wide receiver in his college career.

Ingle Martin was married this year to Jennifer Wright, a University of Alabama softball pitcher. (Sorry, ladies.)

woodbuck27

06-07-2006, 06:37 PM

Ingle Martin | Quarterback | Furman | 6'2" - 220 lbs.

OVERVIEW
The former University of Florida product found a home with the Paladins after transferring to Furman in 2004. He started every game during his final two seasons, setting new school records for passing yards (5,761), passing touchdowns (42), and total offense (6,277) while finishing second in career touchdown responsibilities (50) and passing efficiency (147.65), and third in completion percentage (61.3%, 410-of-669).

Martin also established new Furman single season standards for passing yards (2,959), passing touchdowns (22), total offense (3,193), and touchdown responsibilities (25), while recording the third-best punting average in school history (43.2) in 2005.

Ingle was considered one of the nation's top prep quarterbacks in 2000 at Montgomery Bell Academy. He was named to the prestigious Parade All-American team, adding national honors from Prep Star, Super Prep and National Bluechips. He was ranked among the nation's top twenty quarterbacks by Prep Football Report and Super Prep ranked him the top player in the state of Tennessee.

Martin was a two-time Division II Player of the Year in Tennessee. He led Montgomery Bell to three consecutive Tennessee state championships with 32 consecutive wins and final USA Today National Top 25 rankings in both 1999 and 2000. As a senior, he completed 62-of-137 passes for 964 yards with seven touchdowns and also rushed for 935 yards. As a junior, he hit on 97-of-140 passes for 1,450 yards and 14 scores. He was 6-of-9 on field goal attempts in 2000 with three field goals of better than 50 yards, including a school-record 56-yarder.

Ingle was heavily recruited by Tennessee, Louisiana State, Alabama and Virginia before enrolling at Florida. He saw limited action in twelve games in 2002, completing 7-of-10 tosses for 96 yards and rushed eleven times for 51 yards (4.6 avg) while catching two passes for 14 yards for the Gators. He started four games in 2003 before his season ended when Martin suffered a concussion vs. Miami. He connected on 47-of-77 throws for 654 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Martin decided to transfer to Furman in 2004. He set new school season standards for passing yards (2,792), passing touchdowns (22), total offense (3,084), and touchdown responsibilities (25). Ingle averaged 31.2 yards on eight punts (all from shotgun formation), five of which were downed inside the opponents' 20-yard line.

Martin earned All-American honors as a quarterback and punter in 2005. He averaged 42.5 yards on 34 punts with eleven that were downed inside the 20-yard line, as only thirteen of his kicks were returned. He completed 212-of-349 passes (60.7%) for 2,959 yards, 20 touchdowns and thirteen interceptions, adding 232 yards and five scores on 77 carries (3.0 avg).

In 27 games at Furman, Martin shattered school records by completing 410-of-669 passes (61.3%) for 5,761 yards, 42 touchdowns and 22 interceptions. He rushed 139 times for 524 yards (3.8 avg) and eight scores, generating 6,275 yards in total offense on 808 plays. He also punted 44 times for 1,754 yards (39.9 avg) with 17 kicks downed inside the 20-yard line while only 24 of his punts were returned, finishing with a 36.27-yard net average.

For his entire collegiate career, Martin hit on 464-of-756 throws (61.4%) for 6,501 yards, 45 touchdowns and 24 interceptions. He gained 596 yards with eight scores on 165 carries (3.6 avg) and caught two passes for 14 yards. He punted 89 times for 3,351 yards (37.7 avg), placing 33 of his attempts inside the 20-yard line.

CAREER NOTES
Holds the school career-record with 42 touchdown passes, topping the old mark of 41 by Bobby Lamb (1982-85)...His 20 touchdown passes in 2005 rank second on Furman's season-record chart behind his 2004 total of 22...Gained 5,761 yards passing, breaking Furman's career-record of 5,379 yards by Braniff Bonaventure (1992-96)...Holds the top two season performances in school annals with 3,084 yards in total offense in 2004 and 3,193 yards in 2005...His 6,277 yards in total offense surpassed the previous Paladin career-record of 5,640 yards by Frankie DeBusk (1987-90)...Averaged 43.2 yards per punt in 2005, the third-best season total in school history behind Ronnie McCutchan (43.7, 1993) and Paul Stombaugh (44.7, 1949).

2005 SEASON
All-American second-team choice as a quarterback by the Sports Network, adding first-team honors as a punter from 1-AA.org...Captured All-Southern Conference first-team honors at both quarterback and punter...Named All-South Carolina as a quarterback by state sportswriters...Took home Furman's Vince Perone (MVP) Award following his senior season...Served as team captain, starting fourteen games...Completed 212-of-349 passes (60.7%) for 2,959 yards, 20 touchdowns and 13 interceptions...Carried 77 times for 232 yards (3.0 avg) and five scores...Collected 3,191 yards in total offense on 426 plays, an average of 227.9 yards per game...Punted 34 times for 1,446 yards (42.5 avg) with a long of 70 yards, as eleven kicks were downed inside the 20-yard line and eight others resulted in fair catches...Only 13 punts were returned, finishing with a 38.79-yard net average.

2004 SEASON
In his first season at Furman, Ingle directed the most balanced offense in school history (226.2 ypg rush/228.8 ypg pass)...Started all thirteen games, completing 198 of 320 passes (61.9%) for 2,792 yards, 22 touchdowns and nine interceptions...Carried 62 times for 292 yards (4.7 avg) and three scores...Gained 3,084 yards on 382 plays, an average of 237.2 yards per game in total offense...Punted ten times for 308 yards (30.8 avg), with six of his kicks being downed inside the 20-yard line.

2003 SEASON
Started the first four games of the season at Florida before UF coaching staff replaced him in the starting lineup with Chris Leak, one of the nation's top freshmen quarterbacks, after Martin suffered a concussion vs. Miami...Earned starts vs. San Jose State, Miami, Florida A&M and Tennessee...Completed 47 of 77 passes (61.0%) for 654 yards and three touch-downs (140.5 efficiency rating).

2002 SEASON
Saw action in 12 of 13 games and totaled 100 plays...Worked as backup quarterback to Rex Grossman but served as the starting punter in seven games...Also saw action as a wide receiver in eight games...Completed 7-of-10 passes for 96 yards...Caught two passes for 14 yards and rushed 11 times for 51 yards...Averaged 35.2 yards on 46 punts..

2001 SEASON
Member of Florida's scout team...Captured Florida's John Eibner Award, which is presented annually to the scout team unsung hero.

CAMPUS AGILITY TESTS
4.66 in the 40-yard dash...295-pound bench press...275-pound power clean...35-inch vertical jump...Right-handed.

COMBINE AGILITY TESTS
4.65 in the 40-yard dash...2.73 20-yard dash...1.64 10-yard dash...36-inch vertical jump... 9'3" broad jump...4.17 20-yard shuttle...7.13 three-cone drill...31-inch arm length...9 _-inch hands.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Montgomery Bell (Nashville, Tenn.) Academy, playing football for head coach Ricky Bowers...Considered one of the nation's top prep quarterbacks in 2000...Named to the prestigious Parade All-American team, adding national honors from Prep Star, Super Prep and National Bluechips...Ranked among the nation's top twenty quarterbacks by Prep Football Report and Super Prep ranked him the top player in Tennessee...Two-time Division II Player of the Year in Tennessee...Led Montgomery Bell to three consecutive Tennessee state championships with 32 consecutive wins and final USA Today National Top 25 rankings in both 1999 and 2000...As a senior, he completed 62-of-137 passes for 964 yards with seven touchdowns and also rushed for 935 yards...As a junior, he hit on 97-of-140 passes for 1,450 yards and 14 scores...Was 6-of-9 on field goal attempts in 2000 with three field goals of better than 50 yards, including a school-record 56-yarder.

PERSONAL
Business Administration major...Son of Anne and Harry Martin III...Born Harry Ingle Martin, IV on 8/15/82 in Memphis, Tennessee...Resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

PASSING STATISTICS
Year ATT COMP PCT YARDS TD YD/ATT YD/CMP INT I/PCT LG GM/AVG
2002 10 7 70.0 96 0 9.60 13.71 0 0.00 25 8.00
2003 77 47 61.0 654 3 8.49 13.91 2 2.60 50 163.50
2004 320 198 61.9 2792 22 8.73 14.10 9 2.81 75 214.77
2005 349 212 60.7 2959 20 8.48 13.96 13 3.72 87 211.36
Total Florida 87 54 62.1 750 3 8.62 13.89 2 2.30 50 46.88
Total Furman 669 410 61.3 5761 42 8.61 14.05 22 3.29 87 213.37
Total College 756 464 61.4 6511 45 8.61 14.03 24 3.17 87 151.42

RUSHING STATISTICS
Year GP GS NO YARDS AVG TD LONG
2002 12 0 11 51 4.6 0 14
2003 4 4 14 19 1.4 0 13
2004 13 13 62 292 4.7 3 58
2005 14 14 77 232 3.0 5 80
Total Florida 16 4 25 70 2.8 0 14
Total Furman 27 27 139 524 3.8 8 80
Total College 43 31 164 594 3.6 8 80

TOTAL OFFENSE
Year GM PLAYS PASS RUSH YARDS TDR P/AVG GM/AVG
2002 12 21 96 51 147 0 7.00 12.25
2003 4 91 654 19 673 3 7.40 168.25
2004 13 382 2792 292 3084 25 7.49 237.23
2005 14 426 2959 232 3191 25 7.49 227.93
Total Florida 16 112 750 70 820 3 7.32 51.25
Total Furman 27 808 5761 524 6275 50 7.77 232.40
Total College 43 920 6511 594 7095 53 7.71 165.00

PUNTING STATISTICS
Year GM YARDS AVG BK LONG In20 RET R/YDS N/YDS N/AVG
2002 46 1619 35.2 0 70 17 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2004 10 308 30.8 0 47 6 1 32 276 27.60
2005 34 1446 42.5 0 70 11 13 127 1319 38.79
Total Furman 44 1754 39.9 0 70 17 14 159 1595 36.25
Total College 90 3373 37.48 0 70 34 - - - -

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