Jartavius Martin

NOTE: Kartavius "Quan" Martin goes by his middle name. 

STATS

YEAR (GP/GS)   TKLS  TFL     SACK    FF    PD   IN

2018: (10/8)       42       1.5      0.0         0       6       3

2019: (12/5)       23       2.0      0.0         0       0       0

2020: (8/2)         38       0.0      0.0         1       2       0

2021: (12/8)       55       3.5      0.0         1       8       1

2022: (13/13)     64       3.0      1.0         2       14     3

Total: (55/36)    222     10.0    1.0         4       30     7

HISTORY -- From College Profile

2022 SENIOR

• Team captain for the ReliaQuest Bowl
• All-Big Ten second team (media)
• All-Big Ten third team (coaches)
• Accepted an invitation to the Reese's Senior Bowl
• Started all 13 games at STAR
• 64 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, three interceptions, 11 pass breakups, one quarterback hurry, and two forced fumbles on the season
• Led Illinois in solo tackles (51)
• No. 4 tackling grade in the nation among cornerbacks (90.4), according to PFF
• 22nd in the nation and third in the Big Ten in passes defended (14)
• Eighth in the Big Ten in interceptions (3)
• Second on the team in pass breakups (11)
• First career sack at Wisconsin 10/1/22
• Forced fumbles against Nebraska 10/29/22 and Michigan State 11/5/22
• Interceptions against Chattanooga 9/22/22, Minnesota 10/15/22, and Nebraska 10/29/22
• Illinois’ Bruce Capel Award winner
• Bednarik Award National Player of the Week after seven tackles and three pass breakups against Wyoming 8/27/22
• PFF National Player of the Week agaisnt Wyoming 8/27/22
• Sporting News Midseason All-American first team

2021 JUNIOR

• 55 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, one interception, seven pass breakups, and one forced fumbles on the season
• #2 tackling grade among Big Ten cornerbacks in 2021, according to PFF (88.8)
• Second on the team with seven pass breakups
• Fifth on the team with 55 tackles
• 10 tackles, 1.0 TFLs, one forced fumble, and one PBU against Maryland 9/17/21
• Seven tackles, 0.5 TFL, and one PBU against Virginia 9/11/21

2020 JUNIOR

• Played in all eight games and started two at defensive back 
• 38 tackles, one forced fumble, two PBUs on the season 
• Made first start of the season at Northwestern 12/12/20 

2019 SOPHOMORE

• Played in 12 games with five starts at cornerback
• 23 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, two fumbles recovered on the season
• Fourth in the Big Ten in fumble recoveries (2)
• Moved from cornerback to safety in the middle of the season

2018 FRESHMAN

• Played 10 games with eight starts at corner
• 42 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, three PBUs and three interceptions
• Second on the team in interceptions (3)
• Tied for the fifth-most starts by an Illinois true freshman DB (8)
• Career-high seven tackles against Nebraska 11/10/18 and at Rutgers 10/6/18
• Third interception of the season against Rutgers 10/6/18
• One of two true freshmen in the nation with multiple interceptions in the first three weeks of the season (Andre Cisco, Syracuse)
• Second career interception against South Florida in the third game of the season
• First career interception in his first career game, the season opener against Kent State
• Started the season opener and made his Illinois debut against Kent State 9/1/18
• Second Illinois true freshman cornerback to start the first two games of the season since 1980, joining Vontae Davis (2006)

HIGH SCHOOL

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN
• Two-star recruit by Rivals
• Ranked No. 101 safety in the nation by ESPN and No. 105 by 247Sports
• Ranked No. 206 recruit in Florida by ESPN and No. 206 by 247Sports
• Played for head coach James Chaney at Lehigh Acres
• 87 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery as senior
• 38 tackles and two interceptions as a junior
• Verbally committed to Illinois in July 2017

PERSONAL

• Born April 17, 2000
• Goes by "Quan"
• Majoring in communication

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
3.0	1.0	59.0	0.0	11.0	1.0	47.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
3.5	0.0	54.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	33.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	19.0	19.0	1.0

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	39.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	26.0

2019

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
2.0	0.0	0.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
2.0	0.0	23.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.0

2018

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
1.7	0.0	5.0	3.0	6.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	1.0	2.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
2.0	0.0	42.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	25.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0

puntReturns
AVG	NO	TD	LONG	YDS
-1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	-1.0